There’s no doubt that a healthy heart is a happy heart. Keeping your heart healthy can be as easy as making easy lifestyle changes. This can be in relation to diet by eating healthy, getting enough exercise, ensuring you get enough sleep and keeping stress levels manageable. It is true that every one is at risk for heart disease, but some of us are at higher risk. Heart disease isn’t…
Iron is a mineral that is necessary for our bodies to function properly. Most of the iron in our body is found in the blood as haemoglobin, which is a protein used to carry oxygen to the body’s tissues. There are broadly two types of iron: heme and nonheme iron. Heme iron is derived from the breakdown of haemoglobin and is only found in animal products. Plant-based iron is referred…
March 14 – today – is World Kidney Day. And yes, you can not only keep your kidneys healthy, but also take steps to prevent kidney disease. Fact is, the kidneys, like any other organ, become less efficient as we age. So it makes sense to ensure that we don’t overwork them, make them weak and invite kidney disease. Can we prevent kidney disease? All things considered, we can certainly…
Eating healthy is important if you want to live healthy. I am sure your Mama always encouraged you to eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Now, while we all agree over healthy eating – and that vegetables and fruits are a must-have in our diet, the point is to actually practice it. The next time you’re out shopping groceries, make sure you pick up a variety of fruits and vegetables.…