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Why magnesium is important for your everyday vitality Magnesium is essential to your body, it is one of the 24 essential vitamins and minerals that your body needs. You do not produce magnesium naturally and therefore your body is reliant outside sources to replenish your magnesium stores. Magnesium deficiency is common and it can result in muscle … Continue reading “Why magnesium is important for your everyday vitality”

I am posting this recipe by popular demand from Facebook followers and customers who had a taste test.It’s another made-up-myself concoction of a variety of recipes.  It’s extremely delicious and quite filling Great for school lunches and an after school/work snack.  I’m also posting it as part of our ‘Do Easter Well’ campaign.  Look out, there will be a few yummy chocolate recipes coming up.  We don’t live on chocolate, but can’t deny that it rules our Easter celebrations, and I’d like to give you options…..

It’s that time again, to book yourself in for a tasty, informative session at a Natural Grow workshop near you. Please read the details of our two workshops for the month of May and book your spot as soon as possible. There is plenty of room at both our venues, but workshops are growing in popularity and, if we have to, we’ll limit numbers so that those who attend get the most out of the morning/evening presentation. Here’s the details…

The following came from an email newsletter from BioTrust Nutrition.  While it may seem basic to some, I feel there’s a great deal of value in re-visiting the basic.  Enjoy the read!
Did you know that almost. ALL yogurts are flat out bad news for your waistline? “Light” yogurts, for instance, are absolutely terrible for you, and for more reasons that one.First, most “light” yogurts are loaded with artificial sweeteners and/or high fructose corn syrup….

I find that eating well takes preparation.  Anything in the supermarket that is quick and easy is highly processed and full of additives.  Cooking with nutrition is simple, but you need the ingredients on hand and, especially when you’re changing old habits into something new, you need the headspace to cook something that will tempt the whole family…

Recently, I posted a quote on facebook from Professor Tim Noakes MD (South African Professor of Exercise and Sports Science): “The benefits of exercise are unbelievable.. but if you have to exercise to keep your weight down, your diet is wrong.”  After around 4 years of faithful gym attendance, I only recently got a brainwave on this myself!  Although I exercise for a variety of reasons, I would have definitely included weight loss/weight control…