July 21 - Ballito Umhl
Beautiful beach sunrises, winter holiday getaways and any excuse to indulge in coffee and wine spoils … these are just some of the things we're celebrating in the month of July!
Beautiful beach sunrises, winter holiday getaways and any excuse to indulge in coffee and wine spoils … these are just some of the things we're celebrating in the month of July!
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Text: Leah Shone | Photograph: Chris Allan Photo | Hair and makeup: Volenti Laurentina<br />
Being truly healthy is about more<br />
than just losing weight or being<br />
able to run or cycle for hours on<br />
end. It’s about having a strong<br />
immune system and following<br />
a balanced, sustainable lifestyle.<br />
And, according to Kate, it all starts<br />
with knowing how to breathe<br />
correctly.<br />
“I truly believe that stress is the<br />
root cause of almost all health<br />
ailments. Stress directly affects<br />
our gut and poor gut health<br />
leads to all other illnesses. Being<br />
aware of and able to control your<br />
breathing is the very best way to<br />
manage your stress.”<br />
After hearing a little about her<br />
childhood and upbringing, it’s<br />
Just breathe<br />
Good health starts with simply knowing how<br />
to breathe correctly, says Salt Rock nutritionist,<br />
lifestyle coach and yoga practitioner Kate Arnott.<br />
She shares her knowledge and some useful<br />
advice for sustainable, holistic health.<br />
not hard to understand why the<br />
lovely, petite Kate is as passionate<br />
about health and the natural<br />
environment as she is.<br />
“My brother, sister and I were<br />
brought up in a mud house<br />
(also known as wattle and<br />
daub), designed and built by<br />
our mother, in the Midlands.<br />
All of our holidays were spent<br />
camping in the bush in rural<br />
parts of Botswana, Mozambique,<br />
Zimbabwe and South Africa. We<br />
were also always treated with<br />
natural, alternative medication<br />
and I’ve actually never been on an<br />
antibiotic for being sick. I think it<br />
can be hard for parents to remain<br />
true to their beliefs these days,<br />
but my mom did. I definitely got<br />
my passion for health and my<br />
connection to nature from her,”<br />
says Kate.<br />
After attending boarding school<br />
in Hilton, Kate moved to Cape<br />
Town where she did an honours<br />
degree in nutrition science. Her<br />
special interest (and her thesis)<br />
was on stress management and<br />
gut health and the link between<br />
the two. “It was quite a new<br />
concept at the time, but I think<br />
people have a much better<br />
understanding of it these days.”<br />
Although she was always very<br />
active growing up, competing in<br />
multiple Dusi canoe marathons<br />
and doing lots of trail running,<br />
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