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Back Your Belly: The Irony of The “Anti-bloat” Lifestyle
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) Back Your Belly: The Irony of The “Anti-bloat” Lifestyle It’s August, and we’re celebrating Women’s Month. But, you’d be forgiven for thinking the official theme of the month is "Total War on the Waistline." As woman we...
Holy Cow: Why lactose Intolerance isn’t a Milk Allergy
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) Picture this: I’m standing in the ICU, playing clinical salesperson and feeling like an absolute hero after successfully convincing a very reluctant patient to try an oral nutritional supplement- basically a specialized, high-protein...
Only Human: The Weight of Being a Registered Dietitian
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) In honor of ADSA Dietitians Week 2026 and this year's theme, "It's More Than a Job," I felt this was the right time to make things a little personal. My surname is Human. And long before I became a dietitian, I was only Human too. That...
Aging VS Weight gain: Why your body isn’t playing by the same rules
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) Somewhere between your mid-20s and your late 30s (and definitely into your 40s), something starts to feel… different. The same meals, the same workouts, the same routine, but suddenly your body is responding like it didn’t get the...
Detox Delusion: Your Liver Is Not on Leave.
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) In honour of World Kidney Day and National Nutrition Month, it feels like the perfect time to unpack one of the most persistent nutrition myths: the idea that we need to “detox.” If wellness trends had a personality, it would be a...
Primal Instinct: Breastfeeding in a Filtered World
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) In honour of Pregnancy Awareness Month, I’ve decided to gently step into slightly controversial territory: breastfeeding. I say gently because I’m fully aware of the irony - I haven’t had a baby yet. But as a newly qualified (and yes,...
Relationship goals: “For I can’t help falling in love with… food.”
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) Let me paint the picture. My best friend and I had just finished a gym session when I realised I needed to grab a few things from Pick n Pay. While stretching she casually said, “I think I’m really lus for a doughnut.” Dangerous words....
Sleigh rides & semaglutides: Santas not judging, are you?
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) If there was ever a year where needles were poking out of Christmas stockings, it’s this one. Amid tinsel and mince pies people are quietly sliding GLP-1 pens into bathroom cabinets, keeping injections as secret as the re-gifted...
The Gluten Identity Crisis: Allergy, Autoimmune or Simply the Wrong Carbs?
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) It is with great pleasure that I step away from the nightclub analogy of insulin resistance to tackle another minefield of digestive confusion that lands on my desk daily: the tangled web of gluten, wheat, and intolerance VS allergy VS...
Insulin Resistance: When your Cells become Snobs!
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) When you eat, your pancreas sends out insulin, the bouncer with the key to the hottest nightclub in town: your cells. Insulin’s job is to let the partygoers (sugar) in off the street (your bloodstream) to burn up their energy on the...
“A healthy outside starts from the inside.”
– Robert Urich