Be Well Magazine

Living la dolce vita (the sweet life) is so appealing, right? But not if we take it literally. Some of the sweetest things in our lives might be doing us the most harm. Are we sugar-coating our lives? Well, yes!

Reduced fat, less fat, low fat, no fat. Every day you see the labels suggesting fat is the enemy. That’s far too simple. You hear about high fat, low carb diets. Now you’re confused. So where does fat fit into your life?…

  By Kim Scott-Puata BHSc (Comp Med), Adv Dip Nat, Dip Nut. Traditional cultures have used fermented foods and Bone Broths for their health benefits for thousands of years. Their respectful, yet resourceful way of nose-to-tail eating ensures that the whole animal…

In my experience, brain and neurological health is one of the most frequent challenges we face because of the nature of the food we have become customised to eating in general society. When I talk about neurological health, this encompasses a wide…

  “I just seem to look at food and I put on weight these days” “I am doing the same amount of exercise and eating well but I am putting on weight” Have you ever heard these types of comments? In clinic…

  We often attach an emotion to our food and this can reflect and influence our own emotions and the way we feel about ourselves. We often think and feel about food in terms of it being good or bad, sound familiar?…

  Lecithin Generally available as granules and derived from soy, it’s an emulsifier which makes them a potent fat metaboliser and reducing the accumulation of fat in the liver, so good if you are trying to shed some kilos. Due to its…