Eating disorders are mental disorders characterised by abnormal eating patterns that impact physical and or mental health. There is quite a bit of misunderstanding so let's take a look at the most common conditions here... Anorexia nervosa - this is perhaps the "classical" eating disorder where the patient eats extremely little food and becomes [...]
Could THIS be the answer? You may have heard of intermittent fasting (IF) in recent years and perhaps you're wondering if this might be for you? Let's take a look at some facts... Intermittent fasting is what it says it is. It is an approach to weight loss based on the idea of fasting [...]
On 07 June 2019 a group of Wealthsmiths™ took part in a wellness spinning challenge at Bellville head office. 6 bikes were organised and 48 people took part over 2 hours.The purpose of the event was a reminder to staff to remain active even in winter. The event also proved to be a great fun [...]
Pancreatic cancer (cancer of the pancreas) is a very nasty cancer that is associated with a poor prognosis in most cases. It is most common in older people, the overweight, smokers, and those with a family history of pancreatic cancer. Heavy drinking (alcohol) has long been associated with an increased risk although more recent [...]
Depression is a very common mental illness, affecting some 3-5% of the population at any one time - it's thought that 1 in 5 of us will experience at least one episode of significant depression in our lifetimes. Employers and health insurers are acutely aware of the cost of depression, which is becoming one [...]
6 years ago I found myself divorced with two kids under the age of 4 - facing not only a mountain of responsibility to take on by myself, but also a mountain of financial pressure ….to take on with only one income. So naturally the first thing I did was give up any form [...]
My name is Keteng Lenko, I’m 28 years old young man living with a disability. I always strive beyond my disability, I believe everyone has the ability to do great things in life. We all are capable of being a better person than we are today. Going against what you experiencing at the moment [...]
As an Enterprise Business Consultant, I work all over the Western Cape and spend a lot of my time on the road to see clients. This makes healthy eating difficult and therefore knowing where each town’s drive-through is, became important! This was my lifestyle, together with being very sociable, contributed to me being 45kg [...]
If Angelina Jolie can do it … so can I BRCA 1 positive but I’m choosing life, you always have a choice This whole journey started when I was 7 years old, when my role model, my Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 31. At the same time my maternal [...]
My stories starts a few years back. I have been participating in sport my whole life, soccer, cycling and now running, from 5km and now I run Marathons and Ultra Marathons. I have many injuries caused by sport, snapped Achilles Tendon on my left leg, broken ankle in two places on my right leg, [...]
