Dr Julien Trokis on heart failure – from diagnosis to management
Dr Julien Trokis is a diabetologist, in practice at the Diabetes Care Centre,…
Focus on oats fibre to lower cholesterol
Keeping your heart healthy requires a healthy blood cholesterol level. Research…
Benefits of monounsaturated fat
Monounsaturated fats are healthy fats found in olive oil, avocados, and certain…
Cholesterol Lowering food
What are Plant Sterols and stanols? Plant sterols and stanols are…
Getting started with daily exercise
Andrew Heilbrunn, head biokineticist (or clinical exercise specialist) at the…
Why we don’t exercise
We live in an age of quick fixes, rapid results and instant gratification, where…
Why we should exercise
Benefits of exercise for your heart and for your health in general:
How to get moving
The only way for an inactive, (or previously active person), to adopt a new…
Foods High In fibre
What is Fibre? Many of us associate fibre with digestive health and bodily…
Cholesterol in South Africa
A survey of high cholesterol levels in South Africa (total cholesterol greater…
How to increase HDL Cholesterol
If you are eager to increase high density lipoprotein, otherwise known as HDL…
Living with Cholesterol
The different pillars associated with treating high cholesterol include…
Cholesterol food facts
Milk: Many of us have already made the switch from whole milk to some kind of…
How to make your kitchen a low-fat kitchen
Committing to a low-fat lifestyle means making some changes in our kitchens. But…
The cholesterol lowering effects of dietary fibre
Increasing dietary fibre has been recommended as a way to lower cholesterol…
How does dietary fibre lower cholesterol
Dietary fiber is found exclusively in plant foods. It serves as the structural…
The importance of exercise for CVRM
Have you taken your daily dosage of exercise? People who are active daily live…