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25/08/2024

So proud to be a Dietitian. And what an honour to attend CCSSA congress in Sandton.

Building bridges with amazing colleagues and saving lives together through scientific based evidence.

Feeling empowered and blessed x

21/12/2023

Thank you for the amazing support this year, we are truly blessed. Thank you for trusting me with your nutrition. Thank you to all my referring doctors, clients, friends and family.
I am taking time off to spend with my personal crew xx hope you all enjoy a lovely festive season with your loved ones

31/12/2022

APPRECIATION POST
you you you

I am closing off this year with a thankful heart.
you for the amazing support this year!
you to every referring Healthcare professional, it's been amazing working with you.
you to all my wonderful colleagues, thank you for sharing and helping me to learn and grow.
you to amazing clients, it's been truly an honour to walk a journey to better nutrition with each and every one of you!
you to representatives, you really help a lot!
you to all my friends and family for your continuous support!

And thank you to my amazing husband for allowing me to live my passion and calling ### I am truly blessed and humbled.

I am excited to do all of this all over again in 2023, but for now am I closing my practice from the 1 - 11 January '23. It's time to make memories with my crew 😁

21/11/2022

The way you cook your food matters.

By changing your cooking methods, it could allow you to consume more [healthy] calories per day! People often reach for the oil, cream, butter, sugar and other calorie-dense ingredients when cooking a dish in an attempt to make it tastier.

By utilising fresh herbs, veggies and spices, you can add so much more flavour to your meal. Some recommended flavour enhances include:
☘️ Parsley
☘️ Onion
☘️ Coriander (fresh or dried)
☘️ Celery
☘️ Lemon juice
☘️ Turmeric
☘️ Paprika
☘️ Garlic
☘️ Leaks
☘️ Rosemary
☘️ Thyme

Instead of reaching for the frying pan and oil, try:
✅ Roasting
✅ Baking
✅ Steaming
✅ Dry-frying

17/11/2022

For some, it's easy to consume the required 2-3L of water per day.

For others, it doesn't come naturally...

But the importance of drinking enough water per day greatly outweighs the reasons not to. Some reasons to motivate your water intake:
💧 We lose water in our bodies on a daily basis, mainly through our kidneys, skin (sweat) and lungs (breathing)
💧 Our bodies consist of 50 - 60% water, so keep hydrated!
💧 Your liver detoxifies your body by identifying waste and then passing it through the kidneys and colon, by drinking enough water your ease this process
💧 Although we say consume 2-3L per day, it is also dependent on your body size, activity levels and environment
💧 Don't rely on your thirst mechanism to get you to drink water
💧 Use water enhancers or fruit to flavour your water, should you not like the taste of water on its own
💧 While some believe that tea and coffee count as water, the caffeine content acts as a dehydrator
💧 Water intake is optimal for good gut health

Side note, there is no difference between still and sparkling, as long as its water! 😉

15/11/2022

Everyone is aware of the benefits of partaking in some form of exercise, improved moods, increase energy levels and a reduction in appetite, to name but a few...

By combining regular exercise and a healthy diet, research has shown that it reduces the risk to develop Type 2 Diabetes by up to 58%!

We should all be doing at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity per week. For example, brisk walking, with the aim of achieving and maintaining a heart rate that is 50-70% of your maximum heart rate.

So what are some of the benefits?
✅ Increase cardiorespiratory fitness
✅ Improved blood pressure
✅ Maintenance of weight loss
✅ Decreased stress, depression and anxiety
✅ Improved glydemic control
✅ Decreased insulin

Swipe to view ways to improve your physical exercise regime ➡️

12/11/2022

𝗕𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹 🍷🍺

What we eat and drink can have a significant impact on how our gut moves. Some people are more sensitive than others, whereby fatty foods and alcohol can slow down the movement of the stomach and delay gastric emptying. This may be why many people with more sensitive gastrointestinal tracts can suffer from issues such as reflux when they consume alcohol and fattier foods.

10/11/2022

Avoid those extreme and restrictive diets!
Scroll to view the effects these types of diets have on our bodies 👉

08/11/2022

𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀

Traditional fermented foods have been around for thousands of years and there are lots of different varieties, such as
✅ Live yoghurt
✅ Sour cream
✅ Sourdough
✅ Sauerkraut
✅ Miso
✅ Kimchi
✅ Kefir

They are thought to be an important part of our diet and researchers have advised that fermented foods should be an additional food group within dietary guidelines.

Outside of the more common fermented foods such as yogurt and cheese (for which there is evidence for a benefit in weight management and heart disease), the most widely investigated, more traditional fermented food so far is dairy kefir, with evidence from at least one RCT suggesting beneficial effects in both lactose malabsorption and Helicobacter pylori eradication.

As with their non-fermented counterparts, dairy-based fermented foods such as kefir and yoghurt can also be good sources of calcium, as well as containing protein, b-vitamins, iodine, potassium and phosphorus.

05/11/2022

𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 ⬆️

Dietary fibre is an essential nutrient for our GM that our microbes break down to produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which can also stimulate our immune system and are known to directly impact fat tissue, the liver and our brain.

There is great research that supports an increase of fibre intake linking to reducing the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and colon cancer.

For a healthy gut microbiome, we recommend an intake of 25-28g of fibre per day. You can reach this by including the following in your daily diet:
🍓 2 fruits per day
🥦 3-5 vegetable portions per day
🌾 Only choose wholegrain carbohydrates
🫘 Include legumes at least twice per week in your diet

04/11/2022

𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆

🌱 The diversity of our gut microbiota (GM) is an indicator of gut health and targeting the diet is one of the most effective ways we can boost our GM diversity.

🌱 Most of the research done so far has found that people with high-fibre diets, from a wide range of plant-based foods, have greater diversity.

🌱 Essentially, the more plant-based diversity in our diet, the more diverse the nutrient supply for your GM. Having a more diverse GM also increases our resilience to infection.

✅ The dietetics profession has been advocating a Mediterranean diet for a long time and this pattern of eating has also been linked with greater microbial diversity.

02/11/2022

New series loading:
𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 🍎

We'll be doing a 5 part series on various dietary changes you can do to promote good gut health.

We all want to have regular bowel movements (yes, I said it, because it is a real problem for some), but you have to be serious about making certain changes in order to reap the rewards.

Stay tuned for more info coming your way 🤩

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273 Main Road, Walmer

6001

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Wednesday	08:00 - 17:00
Thursday	08:00 - 17:00
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