The World Health Organization identifies the overall increasing of noncommunicable diseases as a major issue, such as premature heart diseases, diabetes, and cancer. Unhealthy diets have been ...

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Through trial and error, Thuynsma has been able to cultivate close to 200 protea varieties. Image: Phill Magakoe / AFP “I hope to unlock the power of some of these varieties,” Thuynsma said.

The King Protea’s status offers it some protection but almost half of South Africa's other protea species face extinction because of pressures on their native habitats in the mountains of the ...

S.Africa's iconic protea flower relocates as climate warms Cullinan (South Africa) (AFP) – On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow ...

Protein is the main driver behind the extra calorie burn, as it “has a naturally high thermogenic effect on the body.” This means your body torches more calories while digesting and processing it ...

The diverse protea family has more than 350 species in South Africa. The King Protea is SA’s largest flower export with more than 10 million stems sent abroad last year, worth close to R275 million.

On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow and pink proteas in flower and thriving 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) from their natural ...

An example is Thuynsma's farm in the grasslands of the north, where he began planting proteas three decades ago. Here, winters are dry and frosty, and the summers rainy -- conditions very different to ...