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Symptoms of stress
Stress may cause a number of different symptoms. These symptoms may be broken down into two main categories, namely Physical and Mental. They affect...
Hypertension in South Africa among the masses
In 2018, scientists from Wits University revealed that approximately 54% of South Africans have hypertension, and this is the highest percentage recorded in Southern...
Longevity Foods
What we eat is meant for more than simply keeping us full. By selecting the right foods you can help increase your metabolism and...
Myth: peanuts in pregnancy cause allergies
Anyone else have the feeling something radical has happened with peanut allergy in the past 30 years? I don’t recall knowing anyone allergic to...
Causes Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a vastly misunderstood illness, yet it affects upwards of 20 million people worldwide. Also referred to as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), CFS...
Weight loss
Should you walk, hike, run or jog?
As with most things people are big advocates for their practice of choice, but for someone looking to start out or someone that has...
Moringa
Moringa is one of our favourite plants. The Moringa tree is unique as it has provided balanced diets and healing properties for thousands of...
Fitness & Exercise
Skipping for beginners
This is probably one of the most feared forms of cardio. Skipping is well known, outside the school yard, as punishment to the heart,...
Natural Fat Burners
To lose weight, a person needs to burn more calories than they take in. Some natural fat burners, however, may help the body burn...
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Cystitis
Cystitis is the medical term for inflammation of the bladder. This unpleasant condition usually caused by bacterial infection c and requires prompt medical attention.an...
Exploring Alternative Cancer Treatments
According to the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), cancer only has a 40% survival rate in this country. This is a general statistic for all...
Beauty, Hair, Nails & Skin
Morning makeup routine tips
Very few among us feel excited about getting up early every morning to do our makeup. In my experience, the two reasons why...
Aging Like a pro
Like the old saying goes “Getting old ain’t for sissies”, it is not easy managing new challenges as they arrive with age, but there...
Mental Health
The power of our words
Do we use language or does language use us? This wise question is posed by integrative clinical psychologist Asha Dullabh. She will be featured...
Bullying – Equipping your children to cope
Dan Pearce, from Single Dad Laughing, made a profound statement, when he said: "People who love themselves, do not hurt other people. The more...
Food
Coming Up Vegan
Quinoa and bean salad, chickpea mayo, smokey black bean soup, kale burrito bowls, mushroom and soya burgers… The list is endless. Vegan options are...
Gooseberries
This is quite a common fruit in South Africa, which grows fast and abundantly. While it is commonly used for jams, pies and desserts...
Aging Well
Maca to the rescue
The maca plant,is known scientifically as Lepidium Meyenii. It mainly grows in the rich soils of the Andes mountains ranges in central Peru. It...
Live and Learn from fools and from Sage’s
I have always found the saying, live and learn from Fools and from Sages profound. I first heard it in the lyrics of one...
Pragnancy & Baby
Does sex induce labour?
Sex. It’s what got you into pregnancy, but is it also the pathway to getting you out?
Around a quarter of all Australian pregnancies are...
Are maternal hormones different when carrying a boy or a girl?
With advances in prenatal testing it’s now possible to find out whether a pregnancy will result in a male or female baby as early...
Men
The Two Dominant Manifestations Of IBS (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) – Crohn’s Disease And Ulcerative-Colitis
Anyone struggling with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) knows the agonising pain and immensely uncomfortable situations there are to cope with. Not to be confused...
B is for Balance: Reaping the Benefits of Vitamin B
We’ve all heard the term, “Busy as a bee” but we’re going to use it a little differently today. The vitamin B group make...
HEALTH ANGELS: Causes & Projects *DONATE NOW*
Health Angels Foundation
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Health Angels Foundation is governed by an independent Board of Directors.
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Waste Angels Cleaning the Community
It’s the early hours of the morning and a loaded
trolley of stacked with recycle material...
Little Eden
We believe that no matter how profoundly disabled a person may be, he or she...
Teddy Bear Foundation
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Our vision is that children will not be abused anymore, but where
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Health Angels: Trees for life
Trees have always fascinated people. They are the biggest living things on our planet and one...
