FIBRE – Why you need to be eating more of it

FIBRE – Why you need to be eating more of it

It used to be called “roughage”, and people tried to get rid of it.  Now we have heard plenty about it, but why do we need fibre in our diet? Dietary fibre is actually a form of carbohydrate that does not get digested by enzymes in our small intestine and so it’s...
Rookie mom: Mommy-shaming

Rookie mom: Mommy-shaming

I recently had the misfortune of being mommy shamed and it is as unpleasant to experience as it sounds. What is ‘mommy shaming’ you may ask – well it’s when a mother is made to feel ashamed or embarrassed by the way in which she chooses to parent her child. Sometimes,...
Did you have breakfast this morning?

Did you have breakfast this morning?

Making sure I eat breakfast is one of the most important choices I make everyday in order to get my day going smoothly. I don’t know how I even functioned before when I used to skip breakfast. So it concerns me that there are still lots of people who just...
Tranquini: Calm yourself

Tranquini: Calm yourself

Today life has become so stressful, what with work stress, personal challenges, and life in general, it’s sometimes hard to just stay calm and relaxed. I know one way to get me highly stressed is dealing with gridlock traffic, its stressful and depressing to...
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