“The Wally Hayward is the last Gauteng qualifier before the year’s Comrades and it is estimated that 70% of the runners in the 42.2 km marathon are taking part to qualify for the 2012 Comrades”

Take the TLC Challenge this summer and help make A World of Difference by Saving Water.

Entries for Sunday’s Cross Triathlon and Duathlon at Buffelspoort Dam near Rustenburg close at midnight tonight (Thursday), with some of the sport’s top competitors expected to take part, organisers said.

Getting a good night’s sleep is one of the best things you can do for yourself. But for many who live a modern lifestyle, sleep can be one of the most difficult things to come by. Fortunately, with a bit of effort and discipline, most sleep woes can be relieved.

The first week of February is national Fresh Breath Week in order to highlight how to get your mouth into mint condition to be ready for romance this Valentine’s Day.

In the animal kingdom, when lions, for example, begin to feast, their starter is almost always an internal organ. In various old cookbooks, offal features in many recipes and the great diversity of ingredients (hearts, tongues, livers, kidneys, spleen, stomachs and sweetbreads) adds to the intrigue of offal.

Spring is in the air and love is all around us! It’s time to throw away those winter woollies and expose those gorgeous curves. Sadly for most of us, it is also the ideal time to get the body into shape and get rid of the love handles and cellulite that somehow latched onto us this winter!

For many children, the reality of childhood is altogether different. Food, or the lack of it, is one of the factors affecting the nutritional status of children in South Africa.

Free Range meat is something that all chefs should aspire to have on their menu, because you truly can taste the difference in this ethically produced meat. However, because there is no governing authority in South Africa there are many farms that label their produce as free range through loopholes in the system.

Most of us are petrified of the “C” word. Especially as we get older and more conscious of our mortality, we can usually name at least one friend and maybe even a family member who has had it or has lost someone close to the illness.

Skin cancer is a growing concern and widespread condition in the United States and elsewhere. In the US there are over 1 million people diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma and 50,000 people diagnosed with melanoma every year.

Advertising agencies are geniuses when it comes to selling empty promises. Deep down every overweight person who has struggled to lose weight, knows that there is no such a thing as a miracle drug. No remedy can ensure weight loss whilst a person is still consuming thousands of calories in the form of cakes, breads, chocolates and chips etc.

Freckles may be cute, but there is a fine line between having cute freckles and pigmented skin. Hyperpigmentation affects a number of women and there are multiple reasons for this, but with the right treatment there is no need to hide your beautiful face anymore.

Life is crazy enough having to deal with bills, managing your booming career and dealing with family issues. The last thing you want to worry about is having to live with acne and all the baggage that comes with it. The most important thing is knowing what causes acne in various stages of your life, and how to treat it.

Heartburn is a painful burning sensation in the chest area which is caused by the backflow of stomach acid (reflux) which can irritate the oesophagus (the tube that connects the throat to the stomach).

We all want to live a Shweet life, but often this sweetness can cause more harm than good. What a relief to know that you wont have to give up your two sugars please just because you are diabetic or are watching your weight. Safe artificial sweeteners are the way forward for health conscious girls on the go who dont want to sacrifice their Shweet side.

As part of a series of articles examining heartburn, this article examines a number of conditions which are linked to and can be the cause of heartburn.

Like many other Western countries, many South Africans suffer the risk of high cholesterol.80% of westernised South Africans have raised blood cholesterol, of which 20% have levels that place them at high risk of developing heart disease, according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

By Frank Graewe, Professor and Head: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Stellenbosch; Justus Apffelstaedt, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Stellenbosch and Head: Breast Clinic, Tygerberg Hospital; Dr. Rika Pienaar, Oncologist in Private Practice in Cape Town

September 2004, was a time when my world as I knew it – changed. I had always enjoyed an active sporting life, having completed numerous marathons and ultra-marathons.

Greens and Raw Food for the Best Acid Alkaline Balance.

If you suffer from frequent headaches, nausea, bloating and digestive problems, you may be gluten intolerant. It’s not the end of the world though. Contrary to popular belief, gluten intolerance does not resign you to a boring, tasteless diet that cuts out all your favourite foods.

Why water is no. 1 for the body.

Diet plays a tremendous role in maintaining or destroying our health. We tend to pack far too much into each day, and most of our food choices are determined by how much time we have available to prepare and eat our meals rather than by their nutritional quality.

Many people think that being a vegetarian means healthier eating, but does it really? Different eating patterns are found to exist amongst vegetarians, where not only meat is excluded.