The first step for managing pre-diabetes is understanding what a pre-diabetes diagnosis means. Treatment may include lifestyle changes, such as diet, exercise, and medication.

Low in calories and sugar, diet sodas appear to be a good alternative to sugary drinks. Diet sodas are 99% water, and when checking the nutrition facts panel, you should see less than 5 to 10 calories and less than 1 gram of carbohydrate per serving. Even though they contain no sugar, diet sodas are usually sweetened with artificial sweeteners. They may contain natural or artificial flavours, colouring agents, acids, preservatives, and caffeine. 

Commonly known as sweet leaf or sugar leaf, stevia rebaudiana is a widely grown plant that belongs to the sunflower family and is native to Central and South America. Studies have shown it to be a safe, naturally derived, calorie-free sugar substitute and is increasingly used to sweeten food and drinks.

Whether it’s scrolling Instagram or flicking through newsfeeds, we’re constantly being fed messages to make sure we eat healthily. But what does good nutrition really mean, and how can we separate the myths from the tips actually worth following?

There’s no scientifically based or regulated definition for superfood, but generally, a food is promoted to superfood status when it offers high levels of desirable nutrients, is linked to the prevention of a disease, or is believed to offer several simultaneous health benefits beyond its nutritional value.

Termed either as Type 1.5 diabetes, or latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA), is a condition that shares characteristics of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. LADA is diagnosed during adulthood, and it sets in gradually, like type 2 diabetes. But unlike type 2 diabetes, LADA is an autoimmune disease and isn’t reversible with changes in diet and lifestyle.

Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

When we feel we're drowning in life's many challenges, we forget to apply coping mechanisms that are normally at arms reach. If we could learn to spot subtle signs of drowning in stress, we could really change our relationship with it, and how we can be there to help each other. 

Maintaining good mental wellness can be a challenge in the hustle and bustle of daily life and we are all susceptible to pushing it to one side if we aren’t consciously checking in with ourselves. Fortunately, there are several things we can do to maintain mental wellness as part of our daily routines.

One of the common issues that people want to understand is why they continue to self-sabotage.  We describe being really frustrated by our behaviour which appears to be, at the very least, getting in the way of our progress.

Stress is something that all of us experience. Stress can come from many areas, and we can often trace them back to big events in our lives. But something you may not be so aware of is the way that micro stressors affect our wellbeing.

When it comes to weight loss, both research and nutritionists agree that fad diets don’t work. Thanks to their restrictive nature, fad diets can leave you feeling discouraged and anxious when it comes to eating. 

Different foods can cause blood sugar dips or spikes, but tools such as glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic load (GL) can fill you in on how your body will respond to what you're eating.

We are constantly bombarded with unsolicited nutrition advice, diet trends, and lofty promises to lose 10 pounds in a week. Because fad diets focus on quick results with hardly any effort, many people flock to them as an easy, go-to option for dropping excess weight. 

Manufacturers make protein powder by extracting protein from whole foods and then concentrating and preparing it into a powdered form. The source of the proteins used for pea and whey protein powders is one of the biggest differences between the two.

Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.