Cooking enhances the palatability and digestibility by denaturing proteins and softening muscle fibres. In other words, it makes meat more digestible. However, cooking at very high temperatures, such as charring, initiates the release of amines and cyclic chemical compounds that might contribute to development of cancers.

The use of food additives is rising with increasing use of processed foods. Food additives can be natural (derived from plants or animals) or synthetic (made from chemical substances or enzymes).

Apple confit with pistachio cream, puff pastry, and vanilla ice cream. A refined dessert with caramelised apples, nutty custard, and crisp pastry — perfect for impressing guests.

Crispy snapper bites meet zesty feijoa slaw in these flavour-packed mini kawakawa tacos. Pat the snapper dry, season, coat in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs, then fry until golden and crispy.

Healing is a process and is often more than skin deep. Many times we can only start to heal once we have gone through far more than we initially thought we could. It is in that darkness that we can distinguish the faint light that leads us forward, and becomes our guide to the new chapter in our lives.

After losing her husband suddenly, Shona deals with the double bombshell of a cancer diagnosis for both her and her mother. We follow her journey through loss, chemotherapy and surgery. Despite the constant adversity, this is the start of something positive in her life.

We all have a story, and my story has changed the direction of my life. It all began many years ago, when I met a gorgeous Cook Island man at Training College. We were both 19 at the time. We went out once with a group of others and did not see each other again for another 27 years.

Advanced yoga poses that we discussed in our last article aim at increasing suppleness, decompressing the spine and enhancing circulation. Now, we can slowly introduce expert-level asanas to our routine that will help with muscle and spinal health by building strength, flexibility, and mobility.

It might be time to place your pain killers and different medication aside for a moment because there is a therapy that is non-invasive and helps with our brain and body recovery and repair. Today we will be talking about neurofeedback and how it can help us long term.

We all like to have more energy throughout the day and this is quite important when doing exercise and working out. If our goal is to increase stamina and energy levels, and not to buy products made in a factory to do that, then we should look for natural and herbal supplements.

What kind of drink and refreshment is suitable for you and your type of activity and training? Should you drink water or sport drinks to have optimal hydration during exercising? Water seems to be a better choice but are there disadvantages for sugar-added sports drinks?