Midday Spice Newsletter Jan-feb 2014

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MIDDAY SPICE NEWSLETTER JAN/FEB 2014

Midday Spice Newsletter Jan Feb 2014

ON THE 8THJANUARY, LOTUS FM CELEBRATED 31 YEARS ON AIR!!!

Patrisha Naidoo, (pictured above, front row center), an ardent Lotus FM listener, shares her birthday

with the station. Patrisha visited the Midday Spice show to celebrate her birthday and also

congratulate Lotus FM on another milestone. Heres to many more years of broadcasting magic!

Thank you for supporting and choosing LOTUS FM!!

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In this edition of the Midday Spice Newsletter:-

The Winners of the Maid to HonorCompetition

Get a grip on your debt and financeslearn about how to create a healthy savings plan in

2014 and about the benefits of Debt Counselling

Sweet Treat recipes

Burn Fat Fast with Patrick Holford & Kate Staples

Pampering home-made bath and body treatments

Highlights of the Midday Spice show


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Joyce Shabalala with Varshan & Pravina

Charity Mhlongo

Priscilla Govender and her domestic helper Samuke Gumede


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SWEET TREATS.

Vaneshree Pillay is the owner of Decadent Desserts. She says she has always

enjoyed baking and shes turned her passion for baking into a thriving business.

Decadent Desserts offers a range of cakes, biscuits and desserts for all occasions.

Contact Vaneshree Pillay on 031 7084228/ 0787946204 / email

[email protected]/ websitewww.decadentdessertsdbn.webs.com

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Vaneshree Pillay shares some of her favorite recipes

ECLAIRS

1 cup boiling water

125ml marg

1 cup cake flour

4 eggs

200g choc

250ml fresh cream

100g sugar

Method

- Heat water in pot.

- Add marg and stir until boiling

- Add all cake four and cook until mix forms a ball.

- Place in mixer and quickly add eggs while beating.

- Place in piping bag and pipe into rosettes.

- Cook at 190 for 20 min and reduce to 160 for 20 min.

- Dip top into melted chocolate.

- Slit and fill with cream


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MILLIONAIRES SHORTBREAD

250 butter

125 sugar

500g flour

Caramel

100g butter

100ml golden syrup

1 can condensed milk

125g sugar

200g Chocolate

Method

- Cream butter and sugar until creamy.

- Sift in flour

- Place dough onto tray and bake until brown.

- Combine all ingredients in pot and cook until thick

- Pour over hot shortbread.

- Pour melted chocolate on top and cut into slices


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HUNGARIAN TARTS

250g margarine

200g sugar

4 tbl cooking oil

5ml vanilla essence

2 eggs beaten

4 cups flour

2 tbs baking powder

Half teas salt

Smooth apricot jam

Method

-Preheat oven to 150 degrees.

-Cream marg and sugar,oil and essence. Mix well.

-Add beaten eggs

-Sift dry ingredients and fold in. Mix to form a stiff dough.

-Half the dough and place in a beer box size pan and flatten.

-Spread jam over.

-Grate remainder dough on top.

-Bake for 45 minutes.

-Cut in squares when cold and dust with icing sugar


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TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR DEBT IN 2014

If youve begun the New Year shouldering

a heavy debt burden, take comfort in

knowing that you share this problem withmillions of other South Africans and that

there are ways to take control of your

finances again.

Nobantu Mtsweni, debt counsellor at Legal

& Tax, was interviewed on the Midday

Spice about the benefits of debt

counselling.

According to Mtsweni, as an over-indebted

consumer, you have a range of options to

free yourself of your financial problems.

You can deal with debt without having your

goods repossessed or getting blacklisted by

a credit bureau.

A good place to start is by asking your

creditors the people who loaned you

money to change your repayment terms

to ones that you are better able to match

each month. But if that option will notwork, you could look at entering the debt

counselling process, says Mtsweni.

This is a legal process where you apply to

have your debt restructured so that you can

pay household expenses and still be able to

pay off debt at a reduced installment at the

end of the month. Itsnot an easy way out

- it demands commitment and sacrifice

from you, says Mtsweni. But it can be the

fresh start you need if you have become

overburdened by debt.

You can enter the debt counselling process

by approaching a counsellor who is

registered with the National Credit

Regulator (NCR). If you are unsure who to

use, contact the debt counselling team at

Legal and Tax who can assist you.

The debt counsellor will take care of your

debt restructuring process for you, asking a

court for a consent order for new payment

agreements that better meet your financial

circumstances. Once you have this consent

order, your creditors must stick to the new

repayment arrangement and may not take

legal action against you, says Mtsweni.

Be warned that if some of your creditors

have taken legal action for late or non-

payment of your accounts, those debts

cannot be included under the debt

counselling processes. That means you

should seek debt counselling at the earliest

opportunity if there is a big chance you will

default on debt repayments, Mtsweni

advises.

Mtsweni also says that before you enter thedebt counselling process, you should

consider the following:

Debt counseling involves reducing

your monthly payments on your

debts, therefore it will take longer

for you to settle the amount you

owe and you will pay more interest.

Debt counselling has a fee attached

to it.

Under debt counselling, you areunable to get more credit and you

cannot make further use of your

credit facilities.


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never too late to start an emergency

fund work towards saving three

to six months worth of living

expenses. This will take some time,

but the trick is to start small and

build up the capital over a few

months.

4. Educate yourself about the

principles of investing

Making an effort to learn more

about the fundamental truths of

investing is actually one of the best

investments you can make. These

principles include risk vs. return,

diversification, and the impact of

costs and taxes over time. Also,

avoid trying to time the market

instead focus on long-term results.

Anil Jugmohan joined Nedgroup Investments in 2007 as an

Investment Analyst. He is a member of NedgroupsAsset Allocation Committee with specific responsibility

for Equity Research. Anil is also a member of the Team which monitors and selects Fund Managers for

their Best of Breed range of Unit Trust products. He is a CFA Charterholder and a member of theActuarial Society of South Africa.

For further financial and investment advice, log ontowww.nedgroupinvestments.co.za
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BURN FAT FAST BY PATRICK HOLFORD & KATE STAPLES

Kate Stapleshas been one of the UKs most

prominent names in health, fitness and

exercise for more than two decades. As a

Great Britain pole vaulter she broke and re-

broke a staggering 50 national and

Commonwealth records. Kate has forged an

impressive career in a wide variety of health

and fitness environments, and holds

qualifications in fitness, nutrition and yoga.

Kate Staples teamed up with international

authority on nutrition Patrick Holford for

his book Burn Fat Fast: The Alternate-Day

Low-GL Diet Plan. Burn Fat Fast is a step

by step guide on how to lose excess weight

quickly - for the long term and at the same

time slow down the ageing process.

Kate Staples spoke to Varshan Sookhun on

the Midday Spice about the fat burningexercises she devised for the book : a

series of eight minute resistance exercises

to build muscle cells which further

accelerate burning of fat. She has

combined these with 30 minute cardio

workouts (such as brisk walking, running or

cycling) and incorporating these withinterval training of 30 second sprints to

further speed up the metabolism

Burn Fat Fast combines Holfords proven

and trusted low -GL (glycaemic load) eating

plan with alternative-day dieting and the fat

burning exercise routine which ensures

quick weight loss without going hungry or

most importantly, compromising long term

health. The secret to Burn Fat Fast is making

three simple lifestyle changes a low-GL

diet, eating less every second day and

resistance and endurance fat- burning

exercises.

The key to the low-GL diet is to eat foods

that do not have a massive effect on raising

blood sugar levels because this causes the

production of the fat-storing and potentiallyharmful hormone called insulin.

This production of insulin says Holford is the

cornerstone to both weight loss and weight

maintenance. When blood sugar levels

increase, insulin is released into the blood
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in an attempt to remove the glucose

(sugar). However, if you have eaten high-GL

foods (more sugar than your body needs),

the remainder goes to the liver where it is

converted into fat and stored mostlyaround the waist.

In Burn Fat Fast Holford takes this low-GL

concept a step further by combining it with

an alternate-day eating plan.

Holfords alternate-day low-GL diet is made

up of three days of modified fasting where

a maximum of 35GLS are consumed on

these days. This modified fasting everysecond day promotes drastic weight loss

and switches on skinny genes and

switches off genes that make us age faster.

With alternate-day eating the reason you

lose weight and slow down the ageing

process is not due to the number of calories

consumed but again to do with controlling

the production of insulin. Quite simplythemore insulin your body produces, the faster

you age and the more weight you put on,

especially around the middle.

Combining this eating plan with specific

exercises speeds up your metabolism,

builds muscle and turns your body into a

fat-burning machine.

For further information, go towww.patrickholford.com

For more information on Kate Staples see

www.fitnesscamp.co.uk
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N TUR L BE UTY

Nicole Seabrook (pictured above) recently released her first book, Soap, Bubbles & Scrubs.

Nicole was interviewed on the Midday Spice show about the benefits of using natural bath

and body products.

Nicole is a qualified Therapeutic Aromatherapist. After attending a natural product workshop

during her time as an aromatherapy student, she became interested in creating her own, personalised

natural products.Her book, Soaps, Bubbles & Scrubscomprises more than 100 simple, easy-to-follow recipes that Nicole

has developed for use on your body and in your home.

There are chapters on facial products, hair products, treatments for hands and feet, as well as products

for babies and children, and for use during pregnancy.


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Below is a sample of some of the recipes from Soaps, Bubbles & Scrubs, courtesy

of Random House Struik.

SHIMMERING HAIR MASKArgan oil originates from Morocco. This oil, extracted from the nuts of a desert tree, is a good

conditioner for the skin and hair, creating protection and shine without leaving a heavy residue.

Jojoba oil is useful in balancing dry and oily skin, and provides extra moisture for the scalp and

hair follicles. The oil can also be used as a conditioning treatment for all day use. Add a few

drops to clean, dry hair and massage gently into the scalp and the rest of the hair. Comb

through with a wide-toothed comb.

Makes 150 ml

40 ml coconut oil

10 ml shea butter

50 ml argan oil

50 ml jojoba oil

1 drop rose geranium essential oil

1 drop fennel essential oil

1. Melt the coconut oil and shea butter in a saucepan over gentle heat. Pour all the

ingredients into a glass bottle or plastic container and shake well.

How do I use the hair mask? Wet hair and apply a handful of hair mask. Massage the mask into

the scalp and hair. Cover the hair with a shower cap (or a little plastic wrap, wrapped loosely

around the hair) and wrap your head in a small towel for about 30 minutes, or even overnight!

Shampoo twice and follow with a herbal conditioning rinse.


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GENTLE ROSE WATER AND WITCH HAZEL FACIAL TONER

I like to use a spray bottle, and spray the facial toner directly onto the skin. The subtle rose

fragrance is so pleasant and the witch hazel has astringent properties, which helps to tone and

refresh the skin. I have used the water from the distillation process of essential oils, called

hydrosol/hydrolat. Either rose geranium or lavender hydrosol/hydrolat may be used in this

recipe.

Makes 120 ml

100 ml rose geranium or lavender hydrosol/hydrolat

20 ml witch hazel solution

1. drop rose geranium essential oil

2. Pour the hydrolat and witch hazel into a glass or plastic container.

3. Add the essential oil, close the container and shake well.

How do I use the toner? Apply directly to cleansed skin to tone and refresh.

SOOTHING EYE CREAMWater-based gel, sweet almond oil and frankincense are combined to create a soothing eye gel,

useful for helping to revitalize the skin surrounding the eyes.

Makes 35 ml

30 ml carrier gel5 ml sweet almond oil

1 drop frankincense essential oil (or 1 drop lavender essential oil if you donthave frankincense)

1. Place the carrier gel and sweet almond oil together in a bowl and mix well.

2. Add the essential oil and mix through.

3. Spoon into a small lip balm-sized container.


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How do I use the eye cream? Apply a very small amount to the area underneath the eye before

applying your day cream.

MENS AFTER SHAVE BALM

Masculine scents of sandalwood and cedarwood essential oils make this a popular blend for

a soothing after-shave balm. Lavender essential oil also helps to calm skin irritation and

is used for its regenerating properties.

Makes 50 ml

50 ml carrier cream

5 ml jojoba oil2 drops sandalwood essential oil

2 drops cedarwood essential oil

1 drop lavender essential oil

1. Place the carrier cream and jojoba oil in a bowl and mix well. Add the

essential oils and mix through.

2. Spoon the cream into a sterilized glass or plastic jar.

How do I use the after-shave balm? Apply the balm to the skin immediately

after shaving.


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MIDDAY SPICE

HIGHLIGHTS

Where in the World

The super fun game, Where in the World returned to the Midday Spice show in a new time

slot!

You can catch the cryptic clues to fascinating destinations, Mon-Fri at 14h40 on Lotus FM!

Mystery Voice

Catch the Mystery Voice game at 12h15listen to a snippet of a famous voice and see if you

can correctly identify the mystery personality.
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Mirchi

All the scandals! All the hot gossip!

Tune in at 12h25 to get your daily dose of gossip. Find out what the rumor mills are churning

out about your favorite celebrities!

Classic Caf

Pop into the Classic Caf between 13h30-14h00 to sample a selection of beautiful classic

songs.
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MPOWER

Catch MPOWER at 14h50 for inspiration, motivation, success tips and the secrets to creating

a life filled with prosperity, joy and beauty.


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THE MIDDAY SPICE SHOW ON LOTUS FMWEEKDAYS 12H =15HPRESENTED BY VARSHAN SOOKHUNPRODUCED BY PRAVINA MAHARAJ

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