Tracy Wood

About Tracy Wood

Tracy Wood believes that while food nourishes the body, a positive and grateful attitude (and the occasional indulgence!) feeds the soul. She has a B.Tech. in Consumer Science: Food and Nutrition from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and has worked in the food industry for 15 years, both locally and abroad. She currently resides in St. Louis, USA.

The A to Z of Nutrition can Calm our Anxiety

2023-02-14T14:39:44+00:00By Tracy Wood|Natural Nutrition|

The link between nutrition and our physical health is well established. Along with a host of nutritional deficiency diseases like rickets or beriberi, it’s common knowledge that, for example, excess salt can lead to hypertension. However, the link between nutrition and our mental wellbeing is not nearly as widely accepted or understood.

Vegetables Frozen vs. Fresh – a question of nutrition?

2023-03-22T20:23:02+00:00By Tracy Wood|Natural Nutrition|

Frozen vegetables are undeniably handy – they are relatively inexpensive, require minimal preparation, last for ages in the freezer, and can be prepared in minutes. Any form of vegetables would be better than no vegetables at all, but are we sacrificing nutrition for the sake of convenience?