Probably a few of the most common New Year’s resolutions are: embracing a healthier life-style, starting off the New Year with a good detox programme and getting rid of those extra kilograms that put in an appearance during the festive season.

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.

I am sure you have noticed that it is much harder to stick to your diet if you have to pass the yummy doughnut shop each time you leave the office.

You also know it is harder to put across your point confidently when you meet a person in their intimidating office. Our environment silently influences our behaviour.

The Glycaemic index (GI) was developed to measure the speed at which carbohydrate-containing foods are broken down into glucose and absorbed into the blood stream.

Nutritional expert and acclaimed international author Patrick Holford has given home-grown Rooibos tea a resounding thumbs-up in his latest book. The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People:

Are you consistently:

Forgetful? Day-dreamy? Unable to sit still?

This led me to thinking about writing this months article on HEALTH AND WEALTH and relating it to our children. I just could not stop thinking about my children when I was thinking about ideas for this article.

Apples

Apples lower cholesterol by at least 16% because the pectin in apples reduces LDL or “bad cholesterol”. The pectin in apples also lowers the body’s need for insulin and helps manage diabetes.

There's a huge shift toward alternative medicine right now, but when the smoke clears, traditional medicine is still medicine.

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.

Always at the forefront of innovation, Woolworths has together with its suppliers, pioneered a new method of farming fresh produce. Farming for the future aims to radically improve soil and plant health, preserve resources like water and soil and protect biodiversity.

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.

How many times have you bitten into a piece of chocolate and found yourself moaning from the sheer pleasure of it? How often have you joked about why chocolate is as good as or better than sex?

Coffee. Far from being just another drink choice, it is truly a worldwide institution—and obsession. I have wonderful memories that revolve around coffee, the first date coffee, the great conversations with good friends that lasted many hours and many cups of coffee, my university days were lived in a veritable haze of coffee’s rich aroma and it’s thanks to strong cups of java that I made it through the years of assignments and late night study sessions.