Did you know that, in menopause, hormone production moves from the ovaries to the adrenals? Functional medicine health coach Anita Hamilton-Williams explains how to support the body as it moves from being ovarian-centric to adrenal-centric. We can ensure optimal cortisol levels by stabilising blood sugar, calming inflammation, eliminating circadian disruption and addressing mental-emotional stress.

How about a safe, total-body exercise that burns more calories than walking but requires less exertion - and impacts your joints less? Nordic Walker and trainer Lohra de Waal discusses this fast-growing sport, suitable to all ages and many chronic, medical or geriatric conditions. She discusses research findings, the advantages of Nordic Walking, suitable poles and how trail and ultra runners as well as individuals walking for enjoyment can benefit.

Living a productive and relatively stress-free life has more to do with a healthy gut than we may realise. Naturopath and wellness coach Dr Francois du Toit discusses the microbiome, probiotics, the biology behind a “gut feeling” and how gut health affects brain function, mental health & sleep. He offers advice on factors crucial to healing and tips on how to best support your gut.

Angel medium Belinda Bras-Nel explains how a life-long autoimmune condition, only recently diagnosed, has impacted her physically and psychologically and affected her work and relationships. Viewing these challenges in a spiritual light, she sees herself as being “pregnant with the earth, ” contributing to a general shift in consciousness.

Autoimmune disease signals an urgent need to tend to an individual’s gut health and the influence of environmental factors. Functional medicine health coach Anita Hamilton-Williams explains why believing that autoimmunity cannot be treated is a myth; although existing tissue damage cannot be turned around, nutrition, lifestyle and behaviour changes can halt and stop the disease’s progression.

An estimated 1 in 3 adults have pre-diabetes. Food writer Vickie de Beer introduces a hands-on guide to understanding and managing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes as well as insulin resistance. She highlights low carb living as a long-term solution for children, adults, women in menopause and older individuals. Fortunately, the low carb recipes in “Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Handbook” are delicious! Sponsored content.

Growing older can impact every aspect of our lives. Counselling psychologist Dr Hannetjie van Zyl-Edeling discusses research findings and practical ways to optimise our physical, psychological, financial and social “portfolios” to ensure quality of life in our later years. She mentions the rectangularisation of ageing, our 6 crucial needs, being proactive, savouring life, and having fun!

Did you know the aim of detoxification is to protect your DNA? Functional medicine health coach Anita Hamilton-Williams discusses our exposure to toxins, the 3 phases of detoxification, and how poor detox pathways may be linked to cancer and excess weight. Here’s how to support detoxification through nutrients, lifestyle, and understanding your genetic variants.

What’s the secret behind the healthy centenarians of the Blue Zone areas? Functional medicine health coach Anita Hamilton-Williams discusses connectivity, natural movement, down-shifting, a diet rich in bio-actives and other factors contributing to these individuals’ well-being. Her practical tips can help you incorporate some of these habits into your life.

Many menopausal and perimenopausal women lack down-to-earth support. Functional medicine health coach Anita Hamilton-Williams explains which hormonal and other changes trigger certain symptoms. She discusses practical solutions - including targeted nutrition - from a holistic and bio-individual viewpoint, bearing in mind the role of stress. Most of all, Anita offers support in affecting these changes step by step.

Functional medicine, an individualised approach that treats not by symptom but by cause, leads to more lasting results. Functional medicine health coach Anita Hamilton-Williams discusses its success regarding chronic conditions; its focus on genetics, biochemistry, nutrition, lifestyle and behaviour changes; and why genetics needn’t determine our disease profile. She mentions the tests she uses, case studies, and good news concerning ageing.

Discovering that your child has Type-1 diabetes is traumatic. Knowing that a coma may be fatal, making optimal, sustainable lifestyle changes, and successfully managing your child’s school and social life creates constant stress. Food writer Vickie de Beer shares what this path has taught her, and how the advantages of a low-carb lifestyle inspired her to write best-selling cookbooks.

“We’re not really broken, we’re just not tuned to our bodies,” says mind-body eating and wellness coach Bev Liebson. “Good nutrition involves both what we eat and who we are as eaters.” Bev highlights the question of “good” versus “bad” food, factors influencing digestion and calorie burning, befriending your body, and rewriting your food story.  

When experiencing weight, health or image challenges, we tend to focus on what we eat. In fact, says mind-body eating and wellness coach Bev Liebson, food issues are connected to our personal and work relationships, sexuality, fulfilment, etc. Sharing her journey with severe autoimmune conditions and nine miscarriages, Bev explains how she returned to health - also discussing stress eating, toxic nutritional beliefs, and being mindful of what you really need.

Few people have the healthy or attractive body they desire. Our health, diet and fitness paradigms are based on “no pain, no gain” - i.e. punishment - which impedes reaching our long-term goals. Homeopath and mind-body coach Dr. Loretta Ferrucci illuminates the flawed premise that willpower can outsmart limiting beliefs, and explains where willpower should be applied to attain sustainable results.

Homeopath and mind-body coach Dr. Loretta Ferrucci explains why your current body is “ideal”, though it may be ill or not look the way you want. Accepting your body and asking the right questions can illuminate your subconscious needs; identifying viable strategies to have these needs met can help you transform your body. Loretta outlines the process involved, which incorporates the work of Dr. John Demartini.

Do you have a complex, guilt-ridden relationship with food? Would you like to get to a place of healing and freedom around eating? Health coach Zena le Roux discusses factors shaping our eating habits and practical ways to tune into our bodies. Restoring our physiological balance, addressing emotional issues, and removing dietary restrictions can help us regain our body’s trust.

When we want to lose weight, we often overlook the symbolic messages our subconscious sends us via the body. Dr. Hannetjie van Zyl-Edeling explains how excess weight can function as protection, have hidden advantages, and relate to our family context. She discusses ways in which emotional eating can be addressed and the effectiveness of hypnotherapy in weight loss.

Would you like a healthy lifestyle to be sustainable rather than overwhelming? If so, you’d best get rid of guilt. Health coach Zena le Roux reframes self-reproach around eating and exercising, explains which “external voices” should be disregarded, and advocates understanding of the gut-brain connection and other aspects of holistic well-being.

Hoewel die persepsie dat maer wees gelyk is aan mooi wees toenemend vervaag, bly gewigsverlies om gesondheids- en ander redes vir baie mense belangrik. Opvoedkundige sielkundige Karin Bronkhorst praat oor die verband tussen emosies en eetpatrone, wanneer ‘n gebrek aan selfbeheersing geen rol speel nie, wat hipnoterapie behels en hoe die behandeling van kwessies soos trauma tot gesonder gedragspatrone kan lei.