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With over 40 delicious, healthy recipes alongside simple stretches, exercises and wellbeing tips, 4 Steps shows that you don't need lots of time or money to make every day that little bit healthier and a lot more fabulous. For the very first time, model, presenter and mum of two Tess Daly shares her take on simple ways to look and feel amazing, whether you're 17 or 70. Eat: Gut-friendly advice and 40 easy family-friendly recipes Breathe: Expert practices to unlock the healing power of breath Move: Exercises and stretches to help you stay energised and flexible Sleep: Ways to help you get that vital rest to recharge you, ready for each day With accessible lifestyle hacks and expert advice, alongside simple recipes that are both healthy and delicious, this book is your one-stop shop for better wellbeing every day.
Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online
sensation Dr Julie Smith shares all the skills you need to get through
life's ups and downs.
BAKING is a collection of over 80 inspiring recipes for experienced or beginner bakers. With advice on equipment, costings, packaging, branding and top tips for successful home baking, you’ll soon be rustling up a host of delicious treats, from sensational cakes and savoury platters, to traybakes and traditional fare. And being healthy doesn't mean that you should give up baking: there are recipes for gluten-free, vegan and low-sugar bakes.
As human beings, we are hard-wired for connection. Gathering around a
table feeds that need. It's a place where bonds are reaffirmed and
where breaking bread together actually breaks down barriers. The most
lasting human relationships are formed around the table, rooted by love.
A science-based, practical blueprint for cultivating a life – at work and at home – full of a sense of belonging, joy and vitality, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code How do we set about finding greater fulfilment in our lives? How do we achieve a sense of well-being? How do we foster relationships that will add depth and meaning to our existence? How, in other words, do we go from living to flourishing? In his new book, bestselling author Daniel Coyle trains his expert eye on the people who have demonstrated exceptional powers of dynamism and connectivity, and teases out their secrets. The Chilean miners who withstood being trapped deep underground for 33 days by establishing rituals of belonging and purpose. The Dutch community that sparked urban renewal through a smart system of self-organisation. The delicatessen in Michigan that has grown into a multi-million dollar enterprise, not by writing business plans but by shaping attentional space – focussing on how people show up, listen and engage. From such remarkable stories of individual and group achievement, Coyle distils the core dynamics that make them possible – and, in the process, shows how small, deliberate shifts in how we think and interact can create extraordinary impact. Whether you are seeking a deeper sense of personal contentment or aspiring to transform a team or community, Flourish is the indispensable guide to shaping the future you want.
The book Fertility SOS by Daminda Senekal-Griessel is for anyone who may be frustrated, at a loss and feeling unsure if having children is a realistic option. If you desire to start a family, but experience unexplained infertility, Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), recurrent miscarriages, secondary infertility, or male factor infertility, then this book will give you a unique insight into understanding why this may be happening and how to solve it. Infertility is not uncommon nowadays, with up to 20% of couples having difficulty conceiving. Male infertility is at an all-time high, with a 35 to 50 percent share of overall cases. Over-the-counter drugs, chronic medications, inadvertent exposure to dangerous pollutants, epigenetics, blood types and nutrition deficiencies, are some of the causes of infertility. Infertility also has significant negative social consequences for women who face social humiliation, mental anguish, sadness, anxiety, and low self-esteem because of their infertility. As a result, many of these women will go on to develop mental health problems. Increasing maternal age is linked to a higher incidence of miscarriage, which is assumed to be caused by low egg quality, which leads to chromosomal (genetic) abnormalities. In certain cases, the mother or father may have a minor genetic abnormality, but the baby may be more seriously damaged, resulting in miscarriage. Assisted reproduction like IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) for example continues to remain inaccessible and unaffordable for most couples, especially in the current economic conditions we experience. Thus, people are increasingly turning towards more affordable, natural yet effective therapeutic assistance. It all starts with understanding your own health, what factors may be affecting your ability to conceive, and taking the appropriate steps to ensure a successful pregnancy. Following the guidance provided, will result in optimum fertility, fertilisation and optimal preparation of the uterus for implantation. Not only do genes play a large role, but some medications can cause infertility and increase the risk of miscarriage. Couples will learn how to increase the health of eggs and sperm, and understand other variables such blood types, PH levels, mucous, hidden PCOS, and many other factors, influencing chances of procreating. Male infertility is also on the rise, so it is important to consider both partners potential influencing factors. In addition to the book, FertilitySOS is launching Fertility Health Coaching sessions to offer guidance to couples struggling with infertility. By making use of the fertility coaching sessions, couples will achieve their goal to get their bodies into optimal reproductive health, with a tailored personal plan. The Fertility Health coach will uncover the possible root causes of individual cases of infertility.All sessions are available online www.fertilitysos.com
The South African Keto and Intermittent Fasting Cookbook gives you all
the tools you need to make the positive switch to a healthier you.
Find your creative joy and master the art of amigurumi crochet in this sweet Craft Maker Cosy Crochet Mini Cuties kit! Packed with the softest yarn and stuffing, this kit has step-by-step instructions plus everything you need to crochet four cute projects! All handmade by you! Kit includes:
The love language of the Cape Malays is food, and author Cariema Isaacs says tramakasie (thank you) every day that she gets to express herself in this way. Modern Cape Malay Cooking, Cariema’s fourth cookbook, is a celebration of food and feasting, providing a contemporary view of Cape Malay cuisine and simple home cooking. The recipes showcase a blend of flavours that redefine the Cape Malay palate through modern ingredients and global influences. Though traditional Cape Malay cuisine and recipes have stood the test of time, adaptations have given rise to a culinary fusion. This is especially thanks to the Cape Malay millennial generation that craves popular dishes from the East and West, such as a comforting pasta or a quick stir-fry, but with a Cape Malay twist – this means it must be spicy, it must be saucy and it must be packed with flavour! In Modern Cape Malay Cooking, Cariema shares the recipes and influences that have inspired these modern dishes, with simple ingredients and vibrant aromatics for anyone who is curious and courageous enough to create flavour.
The highly anticipated new cookbook from South Africa’s award-winning and bestselling cookbook author and chef. Here she presents a brand-new cookbook full of delicious and easy-to-follow recipes from the African continent. Mogau shows readers how to host any occasion with stylish and tasty food, from soul-warming one-pot dinners, hearty plant-based dishes, and irresistible easy bakes to signature seven-colour meals, decadent desserts, and a vibrant cuisine. Patiently and with the exuberance her social followers will know well, she explains how to cook her incredible Oxtail stew, her savoury rice-stuffed chicken or her mouth-watering blueberry malva pudding. Hosting with the Lazy Makoti is the food cookbook for every occasion - even if it's just a party for one.
The ancient practice of tarot can bring insight to personal and professional situations, help the reader understand emotional issues and guide them through life's journey. A reading of the cards offers advice on how to approach and make the most of life's experiences and opportunities. Learn how to take the wisdom gained from centuries of tarot and be prepared for what lies ahead. Included are a 96-page book and a 78-card tarot deck.
The third design book from the TV and social media star and author of Habitat and Down to Earth, Feels Like Home explores the emotional connection that a home can have to a person's life A house is a feeling. That is the conceit behind designer Lauren Liess's third book, which explores the emotional connection between the way we decorate our homes and our daily lives. She advises readers to think beyond just the objects in their homes and explore how design informs an intentional, happy, and authentic life. The book includes practical design information, with never-before-seen case studies on a variety of homes including a beach cottage, a farmhouse, a home in the woods, a Spanish colonial, and other more traditional homes. Each case study explores a hardworking design aspect (such as proportion, scale, and color), while also focusing on the emotional aspect of the home. The chapters are inspired by the following themes: comfort, calm, excitement, belonging, carefree, love, and contentment.
Food and memory are inextricably linked; flavours and dishes evoke
emotion, rooted in nostalgia or specific experiences. The Hungry Table
embodies this idea. For Fatima Saib, food exists as a backdrop to her
childhood memories, intertwined with her precious relationship with her
late father. Derived from this culinary inspiration, the book expertly
weaves story and memory through a journey of over 90 contemporary
recipes, most with a nod to the author’s South African-Indian heritage.
Anxiety. It's all in your head, right? Wrong. Psychiatrist Dr Ellen Vora challenges the conventional view of anxiety as a mental disorder, suggesting instead that much of what we call anxiety begins in the body. Rather than our troubled thoughts creating physical symptoms, she argues that many types of anxiety are the result of states of imbalance in our bodies, whether blood sugar crashes, caffeine highs or sleep deprivation. Her clinical observation shows this type of anxiety is far more preventable than we may realise, responding almost immediately to straightforward adjustments to diet and lifestyle. Backed by the latest scientific research and Dr Vora's own clinical work, The Anatomy of Anxiety offers a fresh, much needed look at mental health, offering actionable strategies for managing our moods. She further argues that other forms of anxiety, when listened to and honoured instead of suppressed, can be seen as a course correction to help nudge us back to a more balanced life. In her groundbreaking book, Dr Vora walks beside us through a healing process to reframe our relationship with anxiety, creating a more joyful and fulfilled life.
In How to Be Selfish, chartered psychologist Suzy Reading challenges everything we’ve learnt about selflessness, and dispels the widely accepted myths about what it is to be 'selfish'. Drawing on somatic therapy, neuroscience and psychology, alongside highly effective coaching tools and techniques, Suzy presents seven steps to guide you towards reclaiming your peace and your power. We can only become calmer, stronger, well-rested people by prioritising ourselves and also allowing others to fill up our cup. It is time to receive! By reclaiming the right to self and honing the skills of self-advocacy, we deepen the authenticity of our bonds, we protect the energy to take care of others and also tend to our own needs and ambitions without depletion. Understanding the true glory of being able to embrace 'selfishness' is our opportunity to break the cycle of stress and toxic productivity, disrupt patriarchal pressure and transform the way we live, love, work and parent.
Look good, feel younger and learn how to age well with this beginner’s guide to biohacking. Packed full of practical tips, activities and the most effective hacks to improve your overall health. Dr Lara Hemeryck, a stem cell researcher, science communicator and longevity advocate, will teach you how to take years off your biological age. Covering everything from sleep and exercise to nutrition, alongside tips and tricks to elevate your social connections, mental wellbeing and sense of purpose, this book will show you how to create a personalized health routine that works for you, and will get you eating, moving and thinking in a way to impact your body positively. Featuring more than 40 practical and easy-to-follow ideas, Living Young also brings together the latest science on biohacking to show you that lowering your biological age doesn’t need to include fancy gadgets or lots of money. It’s all about getting to know your body and using simple yet effective preventative techniques to make you feel the best you can. Dr Hemeryck will help you to create a practical and accessible plan to overhaul your habits, improve your nutrition and optimize your physical and mental health in a way that is perfectly tailored to you.
TRYING TO BE A SUPERHUMAN IS OUT. BEING A HALF-ARSE HUMAN IS IN. Have you ever shaved one leg and forgotten the other? Eaten cereal out of a mug with a fork? Washed your clothes, forgotten to hang them up and then found them smelling worse than before? Congratulations - you're a half-arser! Welcome to the club. There are more of us than you might think. In Half-Arse Human, Leena Norms helps you harness the power of considered chaos and upgrade the parts of your life that really matter, without expending more than you have to give. Living a slap-dash life isn't something to be ashamed of - it might just be your secret weapon. In a world of high-flyers and hustle, this book won't launch you into orbit, but it will get you off the ground - and you will enjoy the ride.
Do you ever feel your life could be more? There are so many reasons we might hide ourselves, hold back, or accept patterns we're caught in. If you find you're ready for change and are looking for ways to level up in your life, Andrea Owen offers wisdom drawn from her own lived experience, with a savvy outlook and the authentic voice she's known and loved for. Embrace the true grit and determination that live inside you and be proud of how you show up, every damn day. To "live like you give a damn" is to consciously stand in the power that is your one great life, to understand that your existence is not a dress rehearsal but the real show. Andrea offers straight-shooting advice on common beliefs and behaviours that may be tripping you up and keeping you stuck. From taking responsibility for your life to finding your motivation, saying what you mean, learning to parent yourself, treating your trauma with respect, and more, 25 behaviours are described, with specific advice to help you implement and practice a new way of living. It's every person's birthright to live a fulfilling life―one with joy, healthy relationships, and resilience. While life throws curveballs that may leave you feeling ready to settle for the status quo, the truth is that every day is our last chance to show up. Every day is a fresh start. Every day is an opportunity to live like you give a damn.
Many of us were told to stuff our feelings down when we were younger. We were taught that that our emotional reactions and responses should be controlled so we didn't embarrass or upset our parents and those around us. However, if that control oozes over into our relationships it's considered a bad thing. Controlling our friends or romantic partners is seen as toxic. Control is a precarious thing. So, what are we supposed to do? In Why Do I Keep Doing This? licensed family and marriage therapist, Kati Morton, explores this common struggle with control. Kati shows how our upbringing and anxiety are often connected to our struggle to take up space. We can feel like we are too much by just existing in the same place as someone else, or that we are less deserving of their time and care. This struggle with asserting ourselves or taking what we require can harm our development. We sometimes think the only way to feel okay and get what we need is to please everyone else first. Why Do I Keep Doing This? is a vital tool in helping us understand why control can be so attractive, but if left unmonitored can become detrimental to our lives. Kati will shed light on shared struggles as readers follow her through some key points of growth in her own life while incorporating what she has learned as a therapist and content creator who knows how to create lasting healthy change. This book gives readers the ability to not only ask themselves why do I keep doing this? but also have the insight to find a real answer.
From the founders of Ritual Vitamins and Nucifera Beauty, a new holistic wellness manual for optimal health, including nutrition, skincare, and mental well-being, empowering readers with the knowledge and tools to Help Your Self. Help Your Self is the wellness authority, combining both knowledge and solid research to bring you a nutrition-hacking, food-loving, life-simplifying, science-backed guidebook to optimal health for the entire family. As the pursuit of wellness reaches a fever pitch, the lines between fringe and fact have become blurrier than ever. Kat Schnieder and Meredith Baird, two moms, fact-finders, and chefs who have shaped the wellness industry for decades, are not about pseudoscience and half-truths—health fads make their eyes roll. Rather, they have dedicated their lives to unearthing the latest research, and in Help Your Self, they show readers that not only is it possible to create and maintain a healthier lifestyle, but it’s also easier and more enjoyable than you would think. The book is a holistic guide to wellness with tangible and actionable steps, from addressing some of the most common health concerns––like better sleep, better sex, healthier skin, proper hydration––to more extensive routines to incorporate into your life, to healthy dessert recipes that also make your skin glow, like Lemon Meringue with Sea Moss.
In Timeless South African, renowned cook and food writer Ilse van der
Merwe has compiled a list of the top 101 iconic South African dishes –
meals not only seen as ‘heritage food’, but dishes that are still
relevant, recognisable, loved and prepared in many South African
communities today. Well-researched and based on formal and informal
discussions with chefs, members of the public and food lovers of
different backgrounds, this book celebrates the country’s diverse
cultures and culinary traditions, highlighting the history of each
recipe as well as the modern ways in which they have been reinvented.
The dishes in this book – whether humble or celebratory – are paired
with classically styled and vibrant photos. Do you know your vetkoek
from your amagwinya? Or your koeksisters from your koesisters? And do
you know the interesting histories of bobotie, the gatsby, hertzoggies
and Durban naan? The more we share our food and our stories, the more
we’ll be able to celebrate what unites us: being South African.
In Leozette Roode’s second book, she pays homage to all her favourite recipes. Discover new vegan favourites like courgette and lemon tea loaf, couscous roulade, lemon pepper pasta, polenta fries and green couscous salad with tzatziki, as well as much-loved classics that she has veganised, like her version of a Peppermint Crisp tart, a lentil shepherd’s pie and paptert with chakalaka. If you are starting your vegan journey, then this collection of delectable recipes will make your time in the kitchen effortless.
When it comes to preparing a quick meal, if I really want to please myself or someone else, it will be the plate of my life, literally three ingredients — pasta, olive oil and truffles. Simple to put together to impress. The flavours tick all my boxes. When I first thought to compile this book of recipes, I was concerned by the possibly ambiguous relationship between tradition and contemporary ways of cooking being presented together, all in one place. There was a chance that it was not going to work. Some of my own recipes turn tradition on its head, but now that I see them all together here, I trust that you will find a wonderful balance of nostalgic food stories influenced by my mother and grandmother alongside my recipes of indulgent contemporary cooking that stem from my love for trying new things inspired by years of travel. These, I hope, will allow you to explore different cultures, ingredients and recipes in your own home by switching things around in the kitchen. What you will find on these pages are recipes that provide a wonderful contrast in both origin and style, you will be invited to experience my family’s rituals of goat slaughtering and pot bread by the fire, the ancestral food from the soil and woven in between is my own epicurean culinary journey.
Lugbraaier-meester Louisa Holst weet net wat die mark wil hê en is
terug met nog ’n vuurwarm treffer – propvol watertand-maaltye,
kitsgereed in net 30 minute! Geniet smullekker biryani-hoenderslaai,
pikante stokvis-en-jalapeño-gebak, varktjops met geroosterde chakalaka
en stomende frikkadelle-en-pap. En die ietsie soets ter afronding?
Ontspan, onweerstaanbare nageregte sorg vir daardie soete verleiding –
alles kant en klaar in net 30 minute.
"Die resepte in hierdie boek het ek fyn uitgekies. Dit is kos wat ék sien as onthoukos." Marinda se koskas maak voorsiening vir ontbyt, sop en voorgeregte, brood en beskuit, slaai, seekos, vleis, groente, pasta en bygeregte, nageregte, terte, koeke en ander soetigheid. Lipleklekker kos wat jy in ’n japtrap kan berei sonder fieterjasies of vreemde bestanddele. Die resepte is in eenvoudige taal geskryf vir elke dag se gebruik, vir elke kosliefhebber. Nou kan jy die gewilde aanbieder van Marinda Kook op VIA, se eerste kookboek geniet. |
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