Breast is best. Or is that part of the test? When I was first asked to be part of the Kalila team one of the first things that came to my mind was breast feeding, the difficulties I experienced and wouldn’t it have been great if I’d been able to find an honest account of […]
Category Archives: Lifestyle
Eat Well, Exercise, Running, Special Features
Eat for Race day & Recovery – marathon training and endurance walking (Part 3)
05
Mar
Mar
As Race day approaches and after weeks of training it’s time to consolidate everything you’ve practised ready for racing. Kalila’s Kathy is race ready for Boston 2018 and the Kalila team are all here cheering her on. She’s put in the miles in training and has fuelled her body to reach peak fitness. Now it’s […]
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Feb
Feb
We’re all aware that to make a baby, having sex is usually a vital step. It’s a classic part of baby making that does get altered from time to time but, generally speaking, it gets results. But what about this wives tale about making love to get baby out? If you’ve ever neared your due […]
14
Feb
Feb
Suffering from varicose veins during pregnancy is not uncommon. If your mom had them, you’re even more likely to get them as varicose veins are (yay!) hereditary. Spider and varicose veins are many things: ugly, uncomfortable, inconvenient and in some cases, dangerous. But they can also be manageable and temporary. Many issues associated with varicose veins […]
Eat Well, Exercise, Special Features
Eat for endurance – marathon training and endurance walking (Part 2)
05
Feb
Feb
So last month we looked at some of the basics for eating to run, and how to get a balanced source of energy for exercise. This month our focus shifts to eating for endurance in support of our very own Kathy who is busy training for Boston 2018. For anyone out there who has completed […]
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Jan
Jan
So we are now well and truly into 2018 and hands up how many of us have already gone astray with our New Year goals? Life has a funny way of getting in the way and for mums that means dealing with whatever is thrown at us and our kids for example the dreaded back […]
10
Jan
Jan
As Kalila’s Kathy starts 2018 with some intensive marathon training ready for Boston 2018, the focus of this month’s nutrition slot is all about eating to run. And it’s not just marathon training that requires specialist fuel but all forms of running and power walking. We need energy to exercise, and more importantly we need […]
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Dec
Dec
Family traditions are a beautiful thing. They are the childhood joys that become some of your favourite memories. My family is a bit of a mixed bag, as are many of the families I know. In my family alone, we are part Canadian, Italian, Christian (both Catholic AND Protestant) and Jewish. You could say that for us […]
04
Dec
Dec
Ah, the holidays. Always busy, always stressful. But what about if we could have “healthy holidays”? Do we dare dream of a holiday season without stress? A festive season filled with personal time and yummy treats that don’t leave you on a sugar high? Maybe it’s my age or the fact that this is the […]
01
Dec
Dec
We’re thrilled to have guest collaborator Karen Rigatti share this article with us on how to manage holiday stress. You can check out all of Karen’s amazing articles on her website: www.karenrigatti.com Here we go again…the holidays! For some, it really is the most wonderful time of the year, but for many of us, it’s […]
