Cape Times 2021-10-12

The most ironic fact about intuitive eating, is it is not very intuitive for most. It takes intentional effort to get to that point. Eighty percent of women in the US alone are dissatisfied with their bodies. The impact of diet culture is rippling across the world. Here are some of the top characteristics to consider: l It demonises certain groups of food. l It makes dieters feel unworthy of enjoying the good moments in life. l It puts a lot of pressure on women, especially brides and new mothers, to lose weight. l It can lead to excessive emotional eating behaviours if weight loss is not achieved within the set time frame. The list is endless. The by-products of dieting are feelings of lethargy, eating disorders, mood swings, guilt,…

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not fly back to London for a reception to celebrate Princess Diana. A spokesperson has confirmed to the Telegraph that the royal couple – who live in Santa Barbara, California – won’t attend the bash at Kensington Palace next week. The celebration was originally planned to take place in July after the Diana statue was unveiled at the Sunken Garden of the palace to mark the 20th anniversary of Diana’s tragic death. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was massively scaled back. However, Prince Harry, 37, reunited with his brother Prince William, 39, for the special moment, while Meghan, 40, stayed at home in the US, as she had not long given birth to their daughter Lilibet. The likes of Sir Elton…

Gerry Cupido geraldine.cupido@inl.co.za The sales of white slip-on Vans have rocketed and the search for green tracksuits has risen by 97% since the release of the Netflix series Squid Game. The Korean survival of the fittest thriller drama series, Squid Game, has taken the world by storm and is rapidly becoming one of the most popular Netflix series this year. The global impact of this thought-provoking series, which shows 456 cash-strapped players desperately trying to outplay each other through a series of six children’s playground games with a horrid twist, for a $38 million (about R568m cash prize, has gone beyond the small screen. The outfits worn in the series have become some of the most searched for fashion items, and one can understand why. From the retro-inspired green and…

Lutho Pasiya lutho.pasiya@inl.co.za Philadelphia writer Jim Salisbury shook the internet in 2017 after he revealed that he added mayonnaise to his coffee. This information is hard to swallow, we know. But the American brand popular for its mayonnaises, dressings and spreads, Hellmann’s, says it is the right thing to do. What sparked Salisbury’s confession was a Twitter user who was making mac and cheese and ran out of milk. He asked if cottage cheese was a suitable replacement. He struck then to share his tale, but the world was not ready for this crime against coffee. Just like how people were not ready when Hellmann’s told them, on a Twitter thread, that coffee went well with mayonnaise. Tweeps were disgusted at the thought. American singer Dionne Warwick went as far…

From page 1 “If there be any vaccine that is the work of the devil, meant to infuse 666 in the lives of the people, meant to corrupt their DNA, any such vaccine, Lord God Almighty, may it be destroyed by fire in the name of Jesus.” Earlier this year, his handling of the interviews for positions on the Constitutional Court was considered to be reckless and combative. Political analyst Bheki Mngomezulu said Mogoeng had “done well” given some of the positions he found himself in over the years. While he congratulated and commended Mogoeng on many accomplishments, he said the chief justice began getting involved in issues that did not concern his office. “He stepped out of line. “When it comes to his legal credentials he performed well,…

Chevon Booysen chevon.booysen@inl.co.za THE LABOUR Court has dismissed an arbitration review appeal by the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) after being ordered to conduct a retrospective reinstatement of a groundsman employed at a Special Forces facility. This after Stephen Blaauw, employed by the SANDF on a fixed-term contract for one year, was further employed on a “month-to-month” basis for a period of three years. His fixed-term contract expired on January 9, 2013, but he remained in the employ of SANDF, albeit with no formal contract in place. “The applicant’s version is that, from this date onwards, Blaauw’s contract of employment was extended “on a month to month basis” – that is, it was renewed at the end of each month for a further one month period. “Blaauw, on the other…