The Nutritional Institute

We used to think that lots of exercise was good for us. We were wrong. High volumes of endurance training, whether it is oriented towards aerobic or resistance training, can be very hard on our body.

Ladies, athletes, sportswomen – have you ever wondered how your menstrual cycle affects sports training and race performance?

If you feel constipated all the time or you’re not as regular as you’d like to be, you might be lacking in dietary fibre. Being irregular could also be due to the stress of modern-day life and low physical activity levels, but increasing your dietary fibre intake should give you some relief.

Feeding our kids a wholesome nourishing meal at school has never been more important. If you would like your child to be able to sit still and concentrate during lessons, then it is vital that you feed them properly.

Protein is a word derived from the Greek language, meaning ‘first importance’. Yet, in this era of carb phobia and/or fat phobia, the role of protein in our diet tends to be neglected, meaning that based on dietary ‘fadishness’, some individuals under-eat it (predominantly vegans and vegetarians), while others totally over-eat it (predominantly bodybuilders, ‘banters’ and actually your stereotypical South Africa meat eater)!