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Healthiest cooking oils

The best oils for cooking depend on how you intend to use them – in salad dressing, for frying or for lightly sautéing.

Health benefits of Milk Thistle

With its distinctive purple flower surrounded by spikes and leaves, milk thistle is used predominantly to support the liver and gallbladder; it’s also effective for cleansing the blood, regulating hormones...

Foods to balance hormones

7 Must-Eat Foods to Boost Immune Health

1)Garlic: keeps gut bacteria healthy which is essential for immune health.Add raw diced garlic into soups, curries, stir-fries.2)Ginger is an anti-inflammatory with antioxidant, antiviral and antibacterial properties.3)Turmeric contains curcumin, a...

Superfood Smoothie

Just looking at this drink makes you think of health! Full of colour and flavour, superfood smoothy offers countless benefits for our bodies.

Pumpkins..Butternut

Autumn colours on our plates.. are now with us and in season so let's take advantage of eating Pumpkin and butternut they are fantastic for supporting wellbeing.

Dairy free

Dairy contains a protein called casein which many people don’t tolerate well and find hard to digest. It also contains lactose, a type of natural sugar found in milk.

Nettle

Excellent for detoxification, nettle is able to increase urine production, helping speedily remove toxins. Nettle contains histamine that blocks the body’s own histamine production, slowly de-sensitising the effects of allergen...

How to Remove Pesticides

Farmers use pesticides on fruits and vegetables to prevent the crops from being ravished by disease, insects and bacteria.

Boost your mood with magnesium

Magnesium is needed for a multitude of body functions and keeps your immune system healthy.Improves your energy levels.Reduces stress and lifts your mood.Relaxes your muscles and stops cramping by counteracting...

liver detox

Eat organic whole foods including the following liver detox foods: Cruciferous vegetables, kale, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, artichoke, beetroot, lemons, grapefruit, sprouts, mung beans, onions and garlic, leeks,...

Alternative sources of Vitamin C

Freshly squeezed orange juice made yourself however, is good for you as it contains plenty of nutrients and antioxidants.You don’t need to drink orange juice daily to top up your...

Day 3 immunity

Breakfast: Soft-boiled eggs with avocado on toast.

Day 2 immunity

Day Two

Day 1 immunity diet

Day One

Immunity

Nutrients that will play a key role in boosting your immunity.

Autumn

There is a certain, stirring excitement that comes with the change of every season.

Green Spirulina Smoothie

Blend all ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth and enjoy.

Perfect Healthy Smoothy

It is certainly convenient to have a quick, filling, healthy breakfast that you can drink on the go.

Dandelion

Dandelion is primarily a detoxifier and a diuretic.It is the most effective of all herbs for detoxifying the body.

Everyday Herbs

Turmeric:An anti-inflammatory, turmeric is used in everything from skin care to weight-loss and even arthritis support.

Anti-ageing

1)Eat the Rainbow:Fill your plate with red, orange, yellow, green and purple vegetables and berries.

Cape Town

A coming-together of cultures, cuisines and landscapes, there's nowhere quite like Cape Town, a singularly beautiful city crowned by the magnificent Table Mountain and beaches stretching for miles, the Atlantic...

Happy New Year time to Detox

What do we exactly mean by detox? These days our bodies work harder than ever mostly caused by our stressful and modern life,with increased pollution, frantic lifestyle and diets high...

A white Christmas

Wishing you a very Happy Christmas for all the wonderful highlights, the best has to be the spirit of togetherness while sharing amazing food.Spending time with family and friends in...

Oranjezicht City Farm - Market

I started off my day with a wonderful flat white with almond milk looking out onto the magical Atlantic Ocean, wanting to buy all the delicious home grown organic foods.

Eggs:White vs Yolks

Eggs are an all-natural source of high quality protein and low fat, all for 75 calories per large egg,they contain all 9 essential amino acids.

Almonds..

I usually eat them raw, add to salads or winter casseroles. You can soak them in water overnight so you can eat them the next morning on your oats or...

Sunday lunch drizzling with olive oil

Enjoying a delicious meal with friends in the Alps, crunching to start off on Kale chips I covered in Olive oil and a dash of paprika, then baked at 70C...