Health General

Superfruits to the rescue!
‘Superfoods’ feature in magazines more than superheros these days, so what exactly are they; are they really the good guys; and should we kneel before them with our mouths agape?
The term superfoods is used to describe a group of foods that are considered to be exceptionally high in nutritional content (a.k.a.: special [...]

Stevia Recipes

Spiced Cookies
1 ½ cups of mixed gluten free flour
1 ½ tsp of Stevia powder
¼ tsp salt
¾ tsp ground ginger
¾ tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp aluminium free baking powder
¼ cup softened butter
3 tbsp cold-pressed vegetable oil
Stir dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl beat remaining ingredients. Add the flour mixture and stir [...]

Glycaemic Index & Glycaemic Load

Have you seen the terms ´GI Index´ and ´glycaemic load´ scrawled on so many supermarket products that you feel like you ought to know what they mean?
Let us give you the gist of GI, to take a glycaemic load off your back.
The glycaemic index (GI) is a rating [...]

This month, we continue with Part 2 of health writer and Naturopath Eric Bakker ND to get his views on the differences between Butter and “other” spreads
( such as margarine ) .
Note: In our last month’s newsletter we began an interview addressing Butter versus Margarine and their advantages and disadvantages. We received a lot of [...]

Your Child’s Immune System

Did you know that a child’s immune system is not fully developed until age 14?  That’s why they sometimes seem to fall prey to every germ they come into contact with!
The good news is that there are a number of things you can do to protect and support their immune system during [...]