All posts tagged: diet

The Kitchen Cheat Sheet,

The Kitchen Cheat Sheet

Because what you eat is such an important part of health and wellness, this info graphic shows how to store your food, what temperatures to cook it and much more. Enjoy! InfoGraphic Source: The Everest UK

InfoGraphic on Sugar Consumption,

InfoGraphic on Sugar Consumption

This info graphic paints a startling picture about our diets and the amount of sugar we consume. What is worse is the health risks refined sugar is linked to; obesity, high blood pressure, headaches and clogging of arteries just to name a few. It is important to monitor and reduce our daily intake of sugar,

InfoGraphic on The Organic Debate,

InfoGraphic on The Organic Debate

Organic products are cited to be better for a variety of reasons according to the info graphic, but probably one of the more common reasons are the issue about pesticides on produce. These pesticides and growth hormones affect humans negatively, but even if we switch to organic now, we already have large amounts of of

The Caffeine Poster,

The Caffeine Poster

Some countries will celebrate National Coffee Day this month, so we are taking a look at one of the prominent ingredients in coffee, caffeine. The poster below shows us which beverages contains which amount of caffeine, and just how much “jitters” we can expect when consuming these. Caffeine is described by various medical practitioners and

InfoGraphic on How the Brain Ages,

InfoGraphic on How the Brain Ages

As we can see in the picture, the brain is fragile and we must do everything we can to prevent the aging and degenerative processes of our brain. One of the factors that negatively impacts the brain and which is somewhat out of our control is hypertension (high blood pressure). One way to remedy this

InfoGraphic on the link between Caffeine and Calories,

InfoGraphic on the link between Caffeine and Calories

We consume coffees, fast foods, wine and frappe latte’s, but how does that affect our caffeine and calorie intake? This info graphic shows the correlation that certain beverages has on our energy level and what that translates to in our weight. Feeling it’s time to cut back? Maybe change your Mocha frappe latte that you

InfoGraphic on the Weight of the US,

InfoGraphic on the Weight of the US

Obesity is a growing concern worldwide, and it’s not just a weight problem, but a health problem. When you are overweight your chances of diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and kidney failure increases, and these are just to name a few. To address your weight problem various chances need to be made, including changing your

InfoGraphic on Organic Foods,

InfoGraphic on Organic Foods

Moving to an organic lifestyle will improve your health tremendously, but what about all the pesticides and growth hormones that we are already exposed to and have consumed? How do we cleanse our bodies to “start on a clean sheet”? Regular detoxification of the body and lymph system is a great way to get rid

InfoGraphic on Vitamin D deficiency,

InfoGraphic on Vitamin D deficiency

The temperatures are climbing, and the sun is bright in a cloudless sky, at least for now in sunny South Africa. It’s in the middle of winter and we have temperatures towards the mid 20’s ‘C. But do we, even in this great weather, get enough sun to create sufficient Vitamin D? The info graphic

InfoGraphic on chemo therapy and it's diet,

InfoGraphics on cancer, the immune system and chemo diet

The immune system, our natural defense against virus and bacteria, but why don’t our bodies fight of cancer? The infographic below explains this phenomena and also a possible solution. Alternatively it is a well known fact that cancer cannot survive in cells with sufficient oxygen. Ozone saunas increases oxygen at the cellular level through ozone