wellness are linked so closely, that they are often inseparable.

Caring, which is an expressional form of love, is the ability to honor another individual deeply enough to know what their principles are and the ability to convey your beliefs in terms of theirs.

If you identify your own values and priorities in your life, it will be easy to identify the values of those that you love and care about. By seeing the congruency between these values, love, care and wellness will flow .

Happy Valentine's day : it is time to reflect upon the meaning of love—not just in the context of loved ones—but also in the context of self-love and the role that love plays in the Law Of The Body And Mind. Wellness of self flows from understanding and living this principle, the basis of which is love.

It is undeniable that your mind and body are related. The best wellness promoters in life are love and gratitude. Changes in the body and mind

act as messengers of love and truth: whatever is inside mani-fests on the outside; a life lived in love for the self and others induces vitality and wellness. The converse is also true.

The Law of Love is the supreme law.

Everyone longs to be cherished for who they are. If you love others for who they are, your own heart will gleam and shine, and you will make a difference in their lives and your own.

True caring empowers others in their lives—and the by-product is empowerment of the self.

Love, caring, empowerment and

Water is the universal solvent, which contributes towards high vitality levels, better brain power, fewer snack attacks and keeping the kidneys healthy.

The general rule-of-thumb to calculate your water require-

ments is as follows:

Take your PRESENT weight and divide this by 10. This gives you the amount of 250 ml glasses to drink daily.

This formula applies to healthy individuals only. If you suffer

from heart or kidney disease, please seek medical or dietetic advice as regards to water re-quirements.

Love heals...

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• Berries

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“Love is all there is. All else is illusion. Love is the greatest of all healers.” - Dr John F. Demartini

Here are four agreements by Miguel Ruiz: Be impeccable with your word Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. Don’t take anything personally Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering. Don’t make assumptions Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life. Always do your best Your best is going to change from moment to moment. Under any circumstance, simply do your best and you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse and regret.

Here are some very abridged notes on lifestyle and eating ways which will keep your heart healthy: • Eat less total fat (beware of hidden fats) • Eat less saturated fat (mainly in animal products) • Eat fewer trans fatty acids( mainly in refined, processed foods) • Eat less total cholesterol • Eat more fibre (unrefined cereals, fruit and vegetables) • Drink alcohol in moderation. • Exercise more.

Healthy heart tips

Your best friend in measuring your success rate is your meas-uring tape, especially if you do not own a scale. Take circumference measurements of your waist, upper thighs, hips, calves, wrists, neck, upper arms and chest. Meas-ure your results in millimetres on a weekly basis. Compari-sons will enable you to establish localized losses, rather than looking at total losses as measured on a scale. The rate of loss will also help to identify your core problem areas.

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Questions in practice: success

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Congratulations to Jeanne Campbell, who reduced her cholesterol levels from 7.8 mmol/l to 5.0 mmol/l within 14 weeks of dietary treat-ment . The blood glucose

levels dropped from 7.4 mmol/l to 4.0 mmol/l within the same time span.

squashy patches. Store dry, but covered, in the refrigera-tor.

Rinse the berries carefully and drain on paper towel, then serve fresh with low fat ice cream, custard, fruit salad, sugar-free jellies or me-ringues.

For special occasions, rasp-

Raspberries are known as the king of berries and grow on climbing canes.

Raspberries contain significant amounts of vitamin C, fibre, iron and moderate amounts of magnesium.

When buying these berries, choose brightly colored fruit which has no brown or

berries can be added to champagne to add a touch of color and splendor.

Why are some patients more successful than others?

The answer lies in the com-mitment that patients make to learning about nutrition, get-ting to know their bodies and in applying the tools that are provided in terms of dietary counseling sessions.

The most common success patterns include:

Raspberries are the king

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Geraldt Kok stabilized his gout attacks with the gout diet and lost 9.8 kg. Congratulations!

Jeanne Campbell

1.Acknowledging that there is a problem and asking for advice, regardless of costs involved. 2.Being diligent in writing their food and lifestyle habits down daily and refining this process. 3. Being positive about life in general and their changed eating lifestyle. 4.Commitment to regular follow-ups. Every 2 weeks work well for most. 5.Admitting that there are re-lapses and continuing in-stead of giving up (perseverance). 6. Being open and honest about their goals, visions and missions. Every single patient has the potential of being a star per-

List of medical aids that carry dietetic benefits: Bankmed Discovery - Anglo Vaal, Discovery, CSIR, Edcon, IBM, LA Health, Lonmin, NASPERS, Quantum, Retail, Tsogo, Umed Nedcor Aacmed - Anglo American Afrox Altron Amanzi-Global Amanzi-U-Natal Bepmed Bestmed Bonitas BPSA Cape Medical Carecross - AECI, De Beers, Nedcor, Old Mutual, Oxygen, Remedi, Wooltru, Bankmed Carecross, Bestmed Carecross, Eyethumed, Day 1, Ingwe, Medipos, Meridian, Moremed, Open Plan, Renaissance, Resolution, Thebemed Cawmed Commed DCMed De Beers Discovery - Anglo Vaal, CSIR, Edcon, IBM, LA Health, Lonmin, Naspers, Quantum, Retail, Tsogo, Umed Engen Eternity - CAMAF Farani - Bonitas, Farani, Eclipse, Ingwe, Liberty, Medihelp, Medshield, Renaissance, Sizwe Fishmed Foschini True State Med GS Med Genesis Gen-Health Golden Arrow GEMS Holcim Hosmed Ingwe Integrated Health - Medimed, Medisense, Minemed, Rumed, Suremed Klerksdorp Medical Aid - KDM, Klerksdorp Mines Liberty Medicover Medihelp Medscheme-Medware - Eyethumed, Fedhealth, Libcare, Sasolmed Medscheme-Nexus - AECI Carecross, AECI Healthcare, Barloworld, BMW, DCMED, Ellerine, Massmart, Metrocare, Parmed, SABC, Siemens, Stocksmed, WITS, Xtrata Medshield Meridian Methealth - Metropolitan Mex MHG - Open plan Midmed Momentum Moremed MP Health Witbank Munimed - Munimed, World Bank Mutual & Federal Nampak Naspers Netcare Nimas NUFAWSA Old Mutual - PHP Billiton, Clicks, Imperialmed, Medipos, Nedcor, Old Mutual Staff Omnihealth Opmed Oxygen PG Bison PG Group Pharos Pick ‘n Pay Platinum Polmed Polprismed Primecure - Dunns, Furnmed, GEMS, Global Primecure, NBC Prime Cure, Protea, Primecure Profmed Protector Health Purehealth - NBC Rand Mutual Assur Rand Water REMEDI Renaissance Sa Breweries Samwumed Sappi Selfmed Sigma health - Prosano Sizwe Spectramed Status - Biz Health, CIMAS, Compcare, Good Hope, Grintek, Lifemed, Protea, Tiger Brands Telemed Thebe Topmed Transmed Triangular Health - Automed, Ingwe Calabash, Medcor, Medshield, Mimed, Pathfinder Wooltru

Please note that not all plan options cover dietetic services. Usually the top plans cover auxiliary services such as dietetics. If in doubt, request a brochure from your medical aid, in which all annual benefits are detailed.