Evidence-based whole foods, plant-based lifestyle: Plant-Based Living & Whole Foods Health
Visceral fat is not simply the fat you can see around your waist. It sits deeper inside the abdomen, around internal organs. Higher levels of visceral fat are associated with poorer metabolic health and a greater risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes and Read more
Quick Answer: Yes — morogo (South Africa’s traditional wild and African leafy greens) is genuinely good news if you’re managing diabetes or insulin resistance. It’s high in fibre, low in carbohydrates, and rich in the kind of polyphenols that help blunt blood sugar spikes. It’s Read more
By Zama Zincume — Public Health Specialist & Plant-Based Food Writer Quick Answer Adopting a plant-based diet reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease by up to 25%, lowers blood pressure, and significantly reduces LDL (“bad”) cholesterol. In South Africa, where heart disease is a leading Read more
By Zama Zincume — Public Health Specialist & Plant-Based Food Writer · Meta Description: Discover how men over 50 can fix sluggish digestion, repair gut dysbiosis, and boost energy naturally using evidence-based dietary and lifestyle strategies. Quick Answer How do men over 50 fix their Read more
By Zama Zincume — Public Health Specialist & Plant-Based Food Writer · Quick Answer: How to Boost T Naturally After 50 To naturally elevate free and total testosterone after 50 without relying on synthetic HRT/TRT, focus on four lifestyle levers: heavy compound strength training, targeted Read more
Quick Answer: KOO Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce are a mixed bag for blood sugar control. Small white (navy) beans are great for blood sugar control. They contain resistant starch and about 3.8g of fibre per 100g. KOO’s tomato sauce includes cane sugar and salt. Read more
Quick Answer Yes — clinical evidence supports diabetes reversal with a plant-based diet. A 2024 randomised controlled trial published in Diabetologia found that a whole-food, plant-based diet with exercise put 23% of participants with moderate baseline HbA1c into remission within 24 weeks, while a 2025 Read more
By Zama Zincume — Public Health Specialist & Plant-Based Food Writer Quick Answer: A 50-year-old man can naturally raise testosterone by doing four things in sequence: reducing the hidden load on his body, training and eating in ways that signal strength, restoring deep sleep and Read more
This is your guide to the gut-brain connection. Introduction Did you ever experience that nervous “butterflies in your stomach” feeling? Or perhaps you experienced a “gut instinct” regarding a decision you needed to make? It appears that those feelings are not merely a figment of Read more
A testosterone reset after 50 is a structured lifestyle plan that uses food, sleep, exercise, and stress management to help your body naturally restore declining testosterone levels. It works by removing the modern habits that suppress hormone production and replacing them with science-backed daily actions. Read more