All posts tagged: wellness

[Recipe] Gluten free pizza crust

No matter what your ingredients preference might be we all love pizza! This recipe is a wonderful substitute which your whole family will enjoy.  Makes 4 medium pizza bases  Ingredients:  2 cups Gluten free flour blend 1 additional teaspoon xanthan gum* 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp dried basil 1/2 tsp dried oregano 2 tbs grated

Cord blood stem cells save lives

Giving birth to a child is one of the most amazing things parents will ever experience, but how would you feel if your baby’s birth could save a life? Cord blood stem cells, found in the umbilical cord, have proven to work better than normal bone marrow. Cord blood stem cells are biologically younger and

11 ways men and women deal with depression

Depression comes in many shapes and sizes. Some of us can live with mild depression without ever knowing it, whereas others may suffer severe depression which completely takes over their lives. Each and every one of us will suffer from depression at one point or another, depending on what’s happening in your life. Depression in

[Recipe] Gluten Free Black Forest Hot Chocolate

And so we start the month of February with our “Gluten Free” theme. For those of you who aren’t aware, we have decided to give each month its own theme. The month of February will be Gluten free recipes only! As Gluten intolerance have increased over the years more an more people are opting for

Drink to your health!

Some of us prefer red and some of us prefer white. What may I be talking about? Wine of course! We all have our preferred colour and type of wine. Some of us prefer making our wine choices according to the food rather than having a select few favourites. But is it really good for

Boost your health with this delicious Apple, Pear and Cherry drink

If you feel you are in need of some Vitamin A, B, C and E. Give this recipe a try and fuel your entire body! This drink will help in the fight against aging, improve collagen production for better skin, strengthen bones and muscles, strengthen your immune system and improve digestive system. This recipe makes

Autism and learning

Hearing the word “Autism” has become more frequent over the last few years. Specialists aren’t sure if it is due to more children developing Autism or if it’s due to parents knowing more and detecting the disorder early. What is Autism, you may ask. Autism is a combination of closely related disorders with a main

Causes of cancer

These days it is as if everything and anything can cause cancer; from what you eat to what you drink and even the vaccines you got as a baby. How do we truly know we are safe? The problem is we never will. Although we are a lot more advanced than a hundred years ago,

Heartburn

The implications of just accepting a little bit of heartburn can be far worse than you realize. That niggling pain in your diaphragm, that comes from heartburn, is often written off as temporary discomfort and we don’t pay much attention to it, but there is more to heartburn that the burn. Usually when you swallow,

[Recipe] Rice noodles with sweet and spicy shrimp

We all love to spice up our menus every now and again. This delicious low-calorie dish is perfect for a summer dinner. This recipe serves four and each serving is about 300 calories Ingredients: 1 tbsp rice vinegar 2 1/2 tsp honey 1 tbsp chili paste 1 tbsp lower-sodium soy sauce 340g peeled and deveined