Eat properly and become a healthier you

MOKOPANE – “Nearly 85% of lifestyle illnesses originate from problems in the gut, but by making a few changes to your diet, you can eat yourself healthier,” said functional nutritionist Dr Nelly Silvis.

Open to the public, the workshop was the first of many informative workshops which will be hosted at the RET Centre. Mokopane Destiny Academy (MDA), at the RET Centre, made its conference room available for the workshop and treated attendees to a healthy lunch.

“These sessions are about creating a central platform where the town’s residents can come to learn about personal wellbeing,” said the RET Centre’s Ps Thomas Marshall. The centre is situated at the corner of Geyser and Fourie Street and is home to MDA, Marshall Gymnastics Academy, HIIT Revolution Fitness and Destiny Alive.

During the nutrition workshop, Dr Silvis, who has 35 years’ experience as a nutritionist and registered dietician, focused on how healthier choices and eating more frequently can stabilise one’s blood sugar levels. She explained how our bodies receive one of two messages from what we eat, either ‘energy’ or ‘harm’.

“Eating properly can reduce inflammation and other medical conditions. It is about including variety and colour into our diets. We need to move away from the beige and brown foods that hold very little benefit for our bodies,” she explained.

Each of the attendees also received a body assessment on an InBody machine that looked at not only their weight, but also muscle tone and fat percentages. They were also treated to a healthy lunch and sent home with some healthy snack recipes for their lunchboxes.

“Thank you to the RET Centre for organising this wonderfully informative workshop,” said one attendee Adele Essakow. “Eating healthy takes planning and a bit of work but then you’ll feel a lot better if you start looking after yourself and your eating habits,” Silvis concluded.

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