Hi,

My name is Sipiwe Mashingaidze and I welcome you. I am a mother, a wife and a grandmother.  I am a self-made health guru. In my 30s and 40s I suffered from numerous but minor health problems like frequent burning urine, swollen feet, skin breakouts, constant fatigue, frequent yeast infections, constipation and indigestion . Frequent visits to the doctors did not solve my problems. Later I learned that my frequent burning urine was not always caused by bugs but high acid in the urine which could be alleviated by taking an alkalizer. That alerted me to a huge problem.

Research from books and the internet led me to realize that the food that I ate affected my health by making my body acidic and causing inflammation. Basically the numerous complaints that I had were warnings that bigger things (like high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes and any autoimmune diseases) were on their way.

I changed my diet to a plant-based diet and all my symptoms disappeared within a month. Within 3 months I had even lost weight from 76kg (168lb) to 62kg (137lb). The weight loss was unplanned but it was a welcome bonus. That was in 2008 when I was 46 years old. I am now in my 50s and I do not suffer from any health condition whatsoever. In fact I am told that I look like a 35 year old and I love the compliments. Keep them coming!

This is why I decided to share my new found knowledge through books. Enjoy my books Top Secrets of Health and Lose Weight Naturally and Look Younger. 

I enjoy researching everything about health to make sure I keep up with what is happening. I enjoy eating natural food which, to me, means whole plant foods. I also enjoy writing about health. You can trust me to keep you informed!

I enjoy experimenting with natural products. In 2013 I started using Shea butter on my skin as a moisturizer and I changed to coconut oil in 2014. In 2016 I started making my own home-made toothpaste from coconut oil, baking soda, bentonite clay and essential oils. Now I add essential oils to various base oils and shea butter to make home-made toner, moisturizer and skin lotion. Now I am learning to make my own soap from natural ingredients. Basically I am going natural! I still have to work on my household cleaning products. So far I have stopped using commercial fabric softener and replaced that with white spirit vinegar.

I am a family woman and I enjoy family time. I come from a family of nine (I have 2 sisters and 6 brothers) and I have dozens of cousins and dozens of nieces and nephews. I even have grand-nieces and grand-nephews and a great-great niece. I love them all and at holiday time we make an effort to come together and have a great time.