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Why you should know about Metabolic Syndrome

There’s a condition you’ve probably never heard about, which is extremely dangerous and increasingly common in Africa. Metabolic syndrome, also known, as Syndrome X is a group of conditions — high blood pressure, high blood...
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8 years ago
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Vaccination Works – A Mother’s Story

Vaccination is by far one of the greatest success stories of the twentieth century, surpassing the discovery of penicillin and the landing on the moon. Think about it – by giving someone portions of viruses...
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8 years ago
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Improve your Mental and Emotional Health

“Wellness, is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” – World Health Organization. Wellness is an active process. A process of becoming aware of...
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8 years ago
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Stress Eating – a pitfall to avoid

Have you ever wondered why you crave “comfort” foods when you’re stressed? The sweeter, the greasier, the saltier, the food the better! Chocolates, cookies, cakes, donuts, ice-cream, and greasy fried foods – nothing, is off...
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8 years ago
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Alcohol – Is that your poison of choice?

Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world. It is also the most abused drug in the world. The generally accepted use of alcohol for celebrations and relaxation makes one unaware that it...
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8 years ago
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Smoking – It really can kill you

No rational person would knowingly put 250 harmful chemicals in their body, right? You would think so, but that’s exactly what you do when you smoke! Do you know that tobacco smoke contains over...
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8 years ago
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The ABCs of health for your child – Part 2

The ABC’s of child health are the health basics you need to pay careful attention to at home on a daily basis. Never mind the academics, if your child is unhealthy he or she can’t...
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8 years ago
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The ABCs of health for your child – Part 1

As parents, our responsibility to nurture our children requires a holistic approach – taking into consideration the whole child. Healthy living for your child requires that you place equal importance on your child’s physical, developmental,...
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8 years ago
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Sexually Transmitted Infections – Dangers of stigmatization

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) or STDs, also known as venereal diseases, are infections or diseases that are passed from one person to another through sexual contact – usually spread by having vaginal, oral, or anal...
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9 years ago
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Sexually Transmitted Infections – An rapidly evolving danger

There was a time when the worst things about having a sexually transmitted disease (or STD), were the physical discomfort from the symptoms and the embarrassment and stigma of having the condition. How times have...
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9 years ago

There’s a condition you’ve probably never heard about, which is extremely dangerous and increasingly common in Africa. Metabolic syndrome, also known, as Syndrome X is a group of conditions — high blood pressure, high blood...

Vaccination is by far one of the greatest success stories of the twentieth century, surpassing the discovery of penicillin and the landing on the moon. Think about it – by giving someone portions of viruses...

“Wellness, is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” – World Health Organization. Wellness is an active process. A process of becoming aware of...

Have you ever wondered why you crave “comfort” foods when you’re stressed? The sweeter, the greasier, the saltier, the food the better! Chocolates, cookies, cakes, donuts, ice-cream, and greasy fried foods – nothing, is off...

Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world. It is also the most abused drug in the world. The generally accepted use of alcohol for celebrations and relaxation makes one unaware that it...

No rational person would knowingly put 250 harmful chemicals in their body, right? You would think so, but that’s exactly what you do when you smoke! Do you know that tobacco smoke contains over...

The ABC’s of child health are the health basics you need to pay careful attention to at home on a daily basis. Never mind the academics, if your child is unhealthy he or she can’t...

As parents, our responsibility to nurture our children requires a holistic approach – taking into consideration the whole child. Healthy living for your child requires that you place equal importance on your child’s physical, developmental,...

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) or STDs, also known as venereal diseases, are infections or diseases that are passed from one person to another through sexual contact – usually spread by having vaginal, oral, or anal...

There was a time when the worst things about having a sexually transmitted disease (or STD), were the physical discomfort from the symptoms and the embarrassment and stigma of having the condition. How times have...