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New LOYALTY PROGRAM

 Up to FIVE free snacks with every online order   Health Island now has a LOYALTY PROGRAM, with increasing extra freebees for every order you place online (see terms below). HOW IT WORKS1.       Every time you order online exceeding a total value of R350, we allocate ONE extra yummy...

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The Dorito effect – the link between flavour and nutrition

Mark Schatzker in his book, The Dorito Effect, claims we have killed the nutrition in food by trying to flavour all our food synthetically, as a trade-off for real nutrition. Over the last 70 years, American animal and plant breeding has focused on yield, pest resistance and appearance —...

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It's what's inside that counts!

I saw a post recently about a guy in his 50s that worked out regularly and played tennis 3 times a week, yet he suddenly dropped dead in his mid 50's.Upon autopsy they discovered that his arteries were seriously clogged, and he had died from a heart attack....

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Forget diets, focus on gut-health!

Welcome back to all in 2023! Tim Spector, an epidemiologist and co-founder of the ZOE nutrition study, wants to change the way people think about food.His 2015 book The Diet Myth popularised the idea that each of us has a unique and constantly changing gut microbiome that is...

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