A Zimbabwean's guide to living a fitter, healthier and happier life
No more eggs and bacon. Since taking part in Veganuary l have been challenging myself to make all kinds of recipes to keep things fresh and interesting. I have never been an oatmeal and fruit kind of girl so l have been looking for vegan savory breakfast ideas that are tasty and easy to make. …
Juicing has been around for a good while with health expert touting its numerous benefits. Short of giving you a man, juicing reportedly detoxifies your liver, lowers cholesterol, gives you clearer skin and an improved immune system. Who wouldn’t want that?! Clearly not me! Enter my 3 day juice cleanse. I decided to do the …
I have been wanting to try a few of Thrive’s gut friendly offerings for a while now but dreaded having to go across town to get the products. But now that they are now stocked in a number of stores l had no other excuse. I planned on getting sauerkraut, kimchi and kombucha. Well the …
Cold pressed juices provide a healthy and easy way to boost our intake of fruit and veg. FYI: Cold-pressed juice is made by pressing fruit and vegetables. Pressing the fruit or vegetables releases the juice. Although I prefer fruit juices they are often very high in sugar so l have been trying to incorporate veg …
What should you eat before and after a workout? Well l do not know about anyone else, this is what l eat. But it depends on what activity you are going to be doing and if you like to eat before a workout. Before a workout. If you want to eat before a workout or …
Baby steps! Misinformed people think adopting a healthy lifestyle is difficult and too rigid to be sustainable. Switching to a healthy diet is easier than you think. Below are a few smart eating habits, l have implemented to have helped me shed excess weight and kept me on track with my health and fitness …
Since l have lost weight a lot of people who knew me before that are always surprised when they bump into a trimmer me. And the question they almost always ask is what are you eating. Short answer? A lot of things. But today l thought l would do a “what l eat on a …
l am a sucker for a good chilli, because it is arguably the most cooked dinner around these parts. It takes about an hour to make and does not require any Nigella skills which nobody needs to know! I always make a big batch which lasts me forever! I have been alternating between the …
When the year started l had all these lofty ideas about how l was going to become a minimalist even read this here Minimalists Essays and this The life changing manga of tidying up your life. I was so fired up. I was going to get rid of all the clutter and cool it with clothes …
‘Sugar and other junk foods, because of their powerful effect on the reward centers of the brain, are said to function similarly to drugs of abuse like cocaine and nicotine’. Step away from that biscuit jar… Because let’s face it, just one biscuit can quickly turn into five or ten if l’m not careful. I …