Are you breathing correctly during exercise?

Are you breathing correctly during exercise?

Breathing is an involuntary bodily function, however during exercise one’s breathing plays an integral role in getting the most out of your workout. The way in which you breath during working out can change and sometimes hinder or help the way you get through...
Rookie Mom: Postpartum Me

Rookie Mom: Postpartum Me

My son Esa is almost 5 months old and I am enjoying every moment of seeing him grow and change. A few things I am not enjoying so much is this ‘postpartum version’ of myself. After almost half a year like this, I have not gotten used to the way I am right...
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...
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