Ronald is an entrepreneur, international keynote speaker, a qualified physiologist with a degree in Physical Education and Human Movement Sciences and he is also a qualified 5th degree black belt in karate. As a renowned radio and television wellbeing expert, Ronald wins the hearts and minds of audiences through his practical approach to overcoming challenges and the honest belief that wellbeing is not a lofty aspiration but something that every person deserves and can attain with the right information and tools to fix what might be perceived as broken or breaking. He has won numerous awards in recognition of the impact he makes both within his own company and those he works with.
Jennie Gault, a jewelry designer was an exceptionally fit 41 year old when in 2007 she had a series of Heart Attacks and subsequently a Stroke. Over the next four years, she had 18 TIA’s. In 2010 and 2012, she had both left and right total hip replacements. In 2018, she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, this led to a double mastectomy. She is very excited to have received Remission Status. She has led a very exciting life and traveled and shown in incredible places. A highlight for her was in 2017 when she was awarded the accolade “The World’s Most Talented Fashion Jewellery Designer ” by Hermann Winkler, Swarovski. In spite of her medical complications, she decided to be a Mountaineer and has summited Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Kalapatthar and Everest Base Camp.
Being in nephrology for over four decades, it’s Sister Paddy Chettia’s passion to date as it was once said that ‘Paddy Chettiar is changing the world’. She intends to change the world community by community and person by person due to premature deaths suffered as a result of insufficient funding and being denied good medical care once diagnosed with a chronic illness. Having shared platforms both internationally and locally in renal and nursing has given her satisfaction whilst being affiliated with the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA has made taking and testing of blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol a level higher.
Jenny Morris reaffirms her ambassadorship for the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa in 2024 bringing in a new set of chef-focussed skills to the NPO’s mission of driving Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke prevention within the country. Jenny brings in a wealth of media skills as well as a gleaning resume in chef tv show production serving as a celebrity chef, major author, teacher, celebrity and caterer in the mainstream media industry. Partnered with the majority of major retail, Jenny (a seasoned traveller) has a host of experience in dealing with Food products as provided by major retailers in the country. Jenny is most respected and trusted for her curatorship and authorship of signature dishes that matches the moment in line with the most relevant and most fashionable trends in South Africa.
Jenny’s work with the Foundation will be focussed on Heart Healthy cooking as well as the delivery of Hearty meals to a very hungry South African public and a very discerning consumer. Her primary goal is to drive impetus and growth of the Foundation’s jewel in the crown – the Heart Mark range of products. Heart Mark is a certificate of endorsement applied on major retail products to certify that the product has met the nutritional and compliance standards of the Foundation. Jenny’s pedigree spans decades of consistently produced cooked meals to generations / constituents of delegates ranging from presidents, to royals to celebrities. She is also a judge and a major examiner of programs and culinary events in the country. It is a love-affair, a love-affair with Food in the truest sense of the word. She understands the value of sensorial communication and the role it plays in determining cooking outcomes – this dove tails perfectly with the scientific element that the Heart Foundation brings. Jenny drives the value of the basket purchase informing the South African consumer public to make good product selections as well as the right cooking decisions in a cost-effective yet very democratic decision-making process.
This is what South Africa needs at this stage – a considered purchasing decision that resonates in a Heart-healthy way!
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