We hear it constantly: don’t eat processed food. We’re told to eat raw, unprocessed, unrefined or organic ingredients. From people advocating raw vegan menus, to those who “eat like our ancestors” on the Paleo diet,…
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How to build up your smoothie pantry
Hi, I’m Elene and I am addicted to smoothies. There, I said it! I love smoothies in all forms, shapes and sizes. I don’t mind if they taste like vegetables or are quite bland, but…
Taking a look into probiotics
Personally, probiotics is a term that only recently made its way into my vocabulary. Until this year, the only time I’ve heard about probiotics was when I was told to drink them after taking antibiotics….
Moving soon? Here are my top 5 tips to make it much easier
Moving house is a stressful event and most of us will have had to do it a couple of times throughout our lives. Trust me, I’ve moved a total of four times within a single…
Say hello to The Cat Café in Somerset West
This weekend I was able to check out a new favourite hangout: the Cat Café in Somerset West. It has two of my favourite things, namely cats and coffee, not to mention free WiFi. So…
I tried out intermittent fasting for a week
Intermittent fasting is a form of dieting that consists of periods of fasting and eating. It has received quite a lot of attention over the past few years and can be a sustainable way to…
This diet cured my heartburn
I’m one of the lucky ones who inherited chronic heartburn from my dad. I never really understood why he ate Rennies as if it was candy, until the day the heartburn struck me. Now I…