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How to Reduce Bloating
How can you reduce bloating, a common complaint? Bloating not only causes discomfort due to griping pains but can be exacerbated by clothes becoming too tight when bloating occurs. Frequent bloating is a sign that the…
Chronic Stress & Sugar
When we are stressed and anxious the amygdala in the brain activates what is commonly referred to as the stress response. This results in the hypothalamus in the brain activating the sympathetic nervous system and…
How a Lack of Sleep Impacts Appetite
How does a lack of sleep impact our appetite? Have you ever noticed that after a late night out or generally just not getting enough sleep, the next day you are hungrier? This can be…
What is the Healthiest Diet?
What is the healthiest diet? There are hundreds of dietary models or ways of eating; vegan, vegetarian, paleo, low carbohydrate, ketogenic, 80:20, zone diet, 5:2, gluten-free, intermittent-fasting, dairy-free, and that’s just to name a few,…
Weight Loss, What’s Stopping Yours?
What are some of the things that can hinder weight loss? There is nothing more frustrating than making the commitment to lose weight and making dietary changes but not seeing significant results. Equally challenging is…
Mindful Eating
Mindful eating, what is it and why is it important for our health. Mindfulness is about being engaged in the moment, taking notice of your surroundings, emotions and thoughts. In other words being present in…
Menopause Diet: Manage your symptoms with food
Menopause Diet: Manage your symptoms with food How you can use your diet to help you pass smoothly through the period when your hormones are changing and you’re coming to the end of your reproductive…
What is the Menopause Diet? Let’s explore what to eat!
This phase in your life comes with its challenges and adopting a menopause diet is a smart choice Your body has been cycling every month for many years with the hormones oestrogen and progesterone fluctuating…
Healthy Herbs and Spices – A Focus on Peppercorn
Use healthy herbs and spices and see how easy it is to incorporate them into your everyday diets. They shouldn’t be forgotten just because we add them to our food in small quantities. When used…
From Cooking Passion to Career
Shahdan Mahmoud has a passion for cooking and recipe development and is the co-founder of www.cairocooking.com. CairoCooking is a collaborative platform spreading cooking inspirations among passionate home cooks. It is brought to you by three…
Magnesium in food
Magnesium is an important mineral for health. Magnesium is involved in hundreds of enzymatic reactions in the body making it important to multiple health areas. Of particular note are; its role in, neurological health, muscular…
Healthy Mind and Body
Nike Lawal is a Sano Nutrition Coach providing a holistic approach to a healthy mind and body. Her standpoint is that what you ‘consume’ affects how you think, feel and behave – your life: with awareness…