by Tasleem Kassam | Jan 7, 2020 | Healthy Eating, Lifestyle, Mind & Spirit, Nutrition & Food
For the first time in a century, life expectancy at birth has stopped increasing in parts of the Western world. While the US has seen this decline for the last three consecutive years, ¹ the UK has also noted a similar trend in 2019. ² Longevity is a balance...
by Tasleem Kassam | Nov 20, 2018 | Healthy Eating, Lifestyle, Nutrition & Food
Considering sugar is one of the most addictive, yet incredibly delicious substances on the planet, you have likely asked yourself – is it really that BAD for you? Since 1989, WHO (World Health Organization) has been encouraging people to reduce intake of added sugars...
by Tasleem Kassam | Mar 31, 2018 | Lifestyle
A fast is simply abstaining from something for a period of time. Fasting is a time honored, often spiritual, tradition. Though it is often associated with food, there are many elements that can insidiously insert themselves into our lifestyles when we are not...
by Tasleem Kassam | Oct 15, 2017 | Lifestyle
There are about 150 different species of bacteria found on the average human hand – some harmless, some beneficial and some capable of causing serious illness. Germs get spread every time you touch something. On average, about three hundred different surfaces...