E-cigarettes: Are they better for you and the planet?
byMost people thought that e-cigarettes would be a passing fad, but these electronic pipes are here to stay.
Health & Fitness
Is sugar really addictive?
byWe’ve all heard of people claiming that they’re “chocoholics” or addicted to a certain kind of treat or dessert. Who doesn’t like a something sweet after a meal? The problem is that for some of us, our taste buds scream for the sweet-tasting, sugary substance that gets flooded into our bodies and blood streams within seconds. Sugar addiction is real and many of us are sufferers.
The gluten and wheat free craze – what’s the deal?
byIt seems like the trend to cut out gluten and wheat has reached an all-time high. Magazines are flooded with articles and recipes and our grocery stores are giving an increasing amount of space to gluten and wheat-free food items.
What happens during a SCIO body scan?
byWhen you start to talk about “energy medicine”, people raise their eyebrows – holding crystals and burning incense comes to mind. Carte Blanche’s recent coverage of the bogus DiaScan machine (and the dodgy consultants who are passing themselves off as medical experts) also cast a new light on the pr
Drinking amongst young professionals
byWhen you hear the term “binge drinking”, you usually picture a scene out of X-Factor with a bunch of college students doing keg stands, body shots and poking holes into beer cans and sucking out the beer (while being sprayed in the face with foam).
New Canderel Yellow- ideal for baking
byRecently I got to attend a Canderel Blogger Cook-off held at Jenny Morris´s CooksPlayGround with a couple of other local foodie bloggers and their partners. Each team was given a station with a gas oven and the necessary ingredients. The purpose of the event was to highlight Canderel´s latest range,
Working out under the blue sky
byThe war against the bulge is on for residents of Dlamini and surrounding areas in Soweto as they now have an outdoor gym which they don’t have to pay a premium to use.
The myth of the fat burning zone
byDoes this sound familiar: you regularly do cardio classes at the gym – you katabox, step and zumba, work up a sweat and go home. You spend hours on the elliptical glider – you’re not really sweating, but you’re exercising, so you should be losing weight, right? Not necessarily.A lot of us ladies foc
Scheckters Organic Energy – the world´s first 100% natural & organic energy drink
byScheckters Organic Energy is a beverage with a difference – where most energy drinks contain artificial ingredients and have been said to cause health problems, Organic Energy is made from 100% Organic ingredients and gets it’s ‘buzz’ from completely natural ingredients. Toby Scheckter, son of the F
Going green and losing weight
byFor many people, going green isn’t a once-off decision – it’s a gradual process that takes time and commitment. Healthy weight control and health have always been important to people, but recently a higher emphasis has been placed on green living