Category: Lifestyle Diseases
Personalised nutrition and chronic disease management: Nutrition plans for Managing Chronic Diseases like Diabetes and Heart Disease
Articles, Food and Diet, Healthy Living, Lifestyle Diseases
This article discusses how personalised nutrition plans can be effective for managing chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.…
Fun ways to nurture mind and soul
Articles, Healthy Living, Lifestyle Diseases, Mindfulness
Good health is not only about looking after your body, it’s a holistic approach that includes the wellbeing of your…
How to Live Longer
Articles, Lifestyle Diseases, Mindfulness, Psychology
As well as being the month of love, February is also healthy lifestyle awareness month in South Africa, which essentially…
10 Cancer Facts
Today, 4 February, marks World Cancer Day, which means it’s time for us to reflect on what we know about…
Top 6 Summer Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
Articles, Farming, Food and Diet, Heart Disease
To celebrate the season and the farmers who grow our food, we wanted to share our favourite summer vegetables, herbs…
Family and Diabetes
On the 14th of November, we commemorate World Diabetes Day. As the number of diabetes cases continues to rise –…
The Truth About Added Sugar
Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases
There is natural sugar, then there is added sugar. Natural sugar is found in foods like fruits, vegetables and dairy…
Eating to Avoid a Stroke
Articles, Heart Disease, Lifestyle Diseases
As the world observes World Stroke Day, we wanted to shine a spotlight on this very common ailment and look…
Embracing our Food Heritage
Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases
In South Africa, indigenous crops and traditional foods have been so downgraded that we have forgotten the tastes and even…
5 Food Groups to Boost Heart Health
Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases
September is Heart Awareness Month in South Africa, an initiative to raise awareness about heart health and cardiovascular disease in…
The Rainbow Diet for Optimal Health
Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases
Mother Nature has gifted us fruits and vegetables in different colours, not by chance but for our optimal health. This…
6 Keys to Good Health
Articles, Healthy Living, Lifestyle Diseases
With so much available information on lifestyle diseases, it’s easy to think that achieving good health is unrealistic.While not easy,…
5 Fab Herbs and How to Use Them
Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases
The importance of herbs in the diet is never emphasised enough.Herbs are not just pretty green sprinkles that make food…
Air Pollution From Food is Killing us
Articles, Farming, Lifestyle Diseases
The theme of this year’s World Environment Day, celebrated on 5 June, is “air pollution” – one of the greatest…
5 Things That Happened When I Quit Smoking
For the second time, I quit smoking cigarettes last year, August 2018.I don’t even remember the exact date because it…
Know Your Blood Pressure Numbers
Articles, Heart Disease, Lifestyle Diseases
High blood pressure has no symptoms, which is why it’s often referred to as the “silent killer”. Checking your blood…
Poor Diet Causes More Deaths Than Smoking
Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases
Poor diet is now cited as the leading cause of death from lifestyle diseases – which is more than those…
Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere
Articles, Healthy Living, Lifestyle Diseases
Since 1950, the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have been commemorating World Health Day on the…
South Africa – World’s Most Unhealthy Country
Articles, Healthy Living, Lifestyle Diseases
As part of 191 countries studied for being the healthiest and unhealthiest, South Africa is the unhealthiest in 2019. You…
Sugar: The Bittersweet Story
Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases
For the past 10 years, the debate about sugar has been raging locally and globally, and it’s no surprise when…
African Cancer-Fighting Foods
Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases
Yesterday, the 4th of February, the world observed World Cancer Day. The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) says that…
Food Awareness – The Key to Your Health
Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases
Food awareness and understanding proper nutrition can be a tool of prevention for so many lifestyle diseases. It’s what we…
How Healthy is Your 7 Colours Meal?
Articles, Diabetes, Food and Diet
With so much variety and range of flavours, who doesn’t love a traditional “7 colours” meal to wrap up the…
There’s No Sugar-coating Diabetes in SA
Articles, Diabetes, Healthy Living, Lifestyle Diseases
While we don’t believe in scaring people into submission, the facts around diabetes in South Africa are pretty frightening, and…
Plant-based Diets You Should Know
Articles, Food and Diet, Heart Disease, Lifestyle Diseases
At Abundance Wholesome Foods we’re all for plant-based diets and in support of anyone whose diet consists predominantly or wholly…
Is Vegan The Diet For You?
Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases
As the world commemorates World Vegan Day on 1 November, we did some research to try and understand exactly what…
5 Things You Need To Know About Stroke
Articles, Diabetes, Healthy Living, Heart Disease, Lifestyle Diseases
Every day in South Africa nearly 240 people will suffer a stroke and nearly 70 people will die as a…
How PGS Makes Sure Your Food is Grown Organically
Articles, Farming, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases, Obesity
This year, South Africa has extended National Nutrition Week to include the National Obesity Week, making the 9th – 19th…
Indigenous Foods That Are Excellent For Health
Articles, Diabetes, Digestive Disorders, Food and Diet, Heart Disease, Lifestyle Diseases
South Africa has a diverse range of indigenous food crops, which are a not only a rich source of nutrition…
5 Easy Ways to Avoid Heart Disease
Articles, Healthy Living, Heart Disease, Lifestyle Diseases
While there are certainly factors that make us predisposed to heart disease, there is still plenty we can do to…
Over 200 South Africans Die Every Day Due to Heart Health
Articles, Food and Diet, Heart Disease, Lifestyle Diseases
September is Heart Awareness Month, and there’s a reason why heart health is such a big deal in our country.…