Lifestyle Medicine – completing the prescription (3)
Author: Dr David Glass A multipronged intervention on the “silent killer”. What do you think is the most prevalent non-communicable disease in South Africa? It was reported in 2016 to affect nearly 48% of the adult population, and is more common in males. (1) I am not...
Lifestyle Medicine – completing the prescription (2)
Author: Dr David Glass A prescription with a difference – the scientific considerations. Any number of patients in most clinical practices present with infections on a daily basis. These may include urinary tract infections, otitis media, bronchitis, septic wounds,...
Healthy Chocolate Spread Recipe
Ingredients: 1 tin black beans (rinsed and drained) 4 T cocoa powder 1 t salt 4 T honey/date paste 2 T coconut oil 2 t vanilla essence 6 T hazelnut butter/ any other nut butter Method: Blend together until smooth. Store in a glass jar. Can be kept in the fridge for up...
Lifestyle Medicine – completing the prescription (1)
Author: Dr David Glass Finding the jackpot! We read with envy of those rare, lucky people who win the lotto, or inherit a fortune from an unknown relative. When we receive that seductive e-mail from some unknown source informing us of prospective wealth, with little...
Plant packed stir-fry
Stir-fry is a great weeknight meal as it is very quick to make and you can use almost anything which is in season or in your fridge. This is a recipe for a tofu and peanut stir-fry with wholegrain rice Ingredients: 250g of sliced mushrooms 4-5 baby marrows thinly...
What rural Uganda taught me about Lifestyle Medicine and how we can help our patients
Author: Dr Yakira Mishan The wooden boats that provide transport between the mainland and the Island This February I was fortunate enough to volunteer in Uganda . I was based at a clinic on an Island in the middle of Lake Victoria. The island taught me the true...
Mexican Zucchini Boats
These easy to make Mexican boats are as tasty as nachos but unprocessed and filled with fiber, phytonutrients and protein Ingredients: 5 large baby marrows 50g baby tomatoes 1.5 cups of black beans(canned or raw which have been soaked and boiled) 2 Mielies/sweet corn(...
Chana Masala Stuffed Potatoes
Ingredients: 4 large baking potatoes 1 small diced onion 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp garam masala 1 tbsp turmeric 1 tbsp ground coriander 1 tbsp smoked paprika 1 tsp salt Cayenne pepper to your liking 2 tins of chickpeas 1 tin of chopped tomatoes Garnishing (featured in...
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila….no more!
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION NOW STATES THAT THERE IS NO SAFE LOWER LIMIT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION Author: Dr Yakira Mishan Society’s relationship with psychoactive substances has been a long and continuously evolving one. From Coca-Cola containing cocaine to...
Lifestyle Medicine: An Emerging Urgency?
Author: Dr Roxanne Becker Introduction We know about the global pandemic of Covid-19 that has dominated our lives for the past 2 years, but did you know about the pandemic of non-communicable (or non-infectious) diseases that is responsible for 71% of all deaths...
