Lifestyle & Wellness Archives - Page 8 of 59

04 Aug FtN Talks to MOSAIC About GBV

Posted at 11:06h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness, Natural Wellbeing by Inga Sibiya 2 Comments

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According to our national calendar, the month of August is dedicated to appreciating the woman in our lives. When considering our statistics of gender-based violence, it seems we find ourselves in a state of emergency rather than a state of celebration. On average, 110 South...

30 Jul 5 Great Hikes in Cape Town to Knock Off Before Lunch

Posted at 13:10h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Movement by Simon Quill 0 Comments

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With lockdown rules the way they currently are, the Cape mountains are busier than they’ve ever been. This past Saturday, the parking area on Table Mountain looked like Camps Bay during Christmas holidays and some of the queues on the mountain resembled a Harry Potter...

29 Jul Let’s Normalise the Talk Around Periods

Posted at 15:03h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Natural Wellbeing, Style & Beauty by Claire Allison 0 Comments

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From ‘Aunt Flo is in town’ and riding ‘the crimson tide’, to telling your partner, ‘it’s shark week’, there are countless ways to avoid saying it — you’re on your period. We all know the feeling of hiding our pads and tampons away when a male...

21 Jul Cramps Got You Down? Try These 4 Surefire Natural Remedies

Posted at 12:01h in Beauty, Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Style & Beauty by Inga Sibiya 0 Comments

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Every month, the symptoms begin like clockwork. A surge of menstrual-related hormones might result in blemishes appearing along your chin and forehead. Some women complain about swollen joints while others experience extreme nausea. Food cravings and the fluctuation of emotions are universal. Menstrual cramps are agonising....

16 Jul 12 Lessons From Stoicism That Can Help Us Mentally Deal With the Pandemic

Posted at 15:45h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness by Simon Quill 2 Comments

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Feeling anxious? Or overwhelmed? What about desperate or disillusioned? That’s ok. It’s probably a reflection of a sound mind, considering … well, everything. However, a smattering of writers and thinkers have come forward and said: “It might not be as bad as you think… if...

13 Jul 4 Ways to Boost Your Energy When the 3pm Slump Hits

Posted at 09:22h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Natural Wellbeing by Ishani Chetty 0 Comments

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We have all been there, trying to hide our yawns as we gaze over the numerous emails piling into our inbox with a blue light reflecting off our tired eyes. This is often paired with an overwhelming sense of sleepiness and referred to as the...

01 Jul Magnesium vs Melatonin – Which is Better For a Restful Sleep?

Posted at 13:18h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness by Guest Writer 2 Comments

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Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic placed the world at a standstill but the disruption to our daily lives, anxiety, uncertainty and additional daily stresses have caused many of us to lie awake in our bed's long into the night staring into the abyss as...

30 Jun All You Need to Know About The Dirty Dozen

Posted at 13:41h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Plastic Free, Wasteless Life by Ishani Chetty 1 Comment

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Within all the plastic waste that filters into our oceans from the rivers and originating from landfills did you know that one of the most common waste items found on our beaches are earbuds? The original 'Dirty Dozen', is a term used to refer to the...

29 Jun The Numbers Don’t Lie: We Need To Fight Plastic Waste Now More Than Ever

Posted at 11:07h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Plastic Free, Wasteless Life by Ishani Chetty 0 Comments

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According to reports, there is currently 5.25 trillion macro and micro pieces of plastic plaguing our once thriving oceans. With numerous headlines alerting us to the atrocities of plastic filling our precious ocean waters, the time to change and act is now. At least eight million...

23 Jun Make the Most of Your Time, Stay Focused & Achieve Your Goals in Lockdown, according to Gates, Buffett and Jobs

Posted at 15:23h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness by Simon Quill 0 Comments

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The experts agree that more waves and outbreaks of COVID-19 are expected. We’re in the eye of the storm, they say. It stands to reason then that remote work will be a part of our lives for the foreseeable future. So what does productivity look...