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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...
How To Get Medically Boarded for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
We’ve spoken at length about CFS in our past few articles, and it’s easy to see why sufferers can feel frustrated, ashamed, and stigmatised...
12 Simple Steps to Improve your Health and Well-being
Many people put a lot of pressure on themselves to improve their health.They set big goals for themselves like "I'll never eat sugar again" or "I'm going...
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...
Gut Bacteria for the win
Improve Your Gut BacteriaBacteria are hugely important for your health, however, certain types of bacteria in your intestines may contribute to many diseases. The...
Weight loss
Bone Density 101
As the years catch up to you bone density becomes something you need to keep an eye on. The more bone density you lose...
Vitamin D – Why we Love the Sun
By Dr. Jatin Joshi, Founder of OneSecond Supplements
Vitamin D, ‘the sunshine vitamin’, has certainly gained a lot of attention in the media recently, being...
Fitness & Exercise
Training for golf
Golf is one of the most underestimated sports in terms of injury and lower back pain. Most people think that you don't need...
Outdoor upper workout
It is tough enough trying to work out how all the machines work in the gym, trying to work out what to do outdoors...
Woman
Brain & Mental Benefits from Cardio
Usually when you think about cardio you think about your heart exploding out of your chest, which can be enough to make you queasy...
Unpacking Leaky Gut – Disease Hiding in Plain Sight.
We have no doubt that you’ve heard the term “leaky gut.” It has, in fact, been accused of being the latest “trendy” disease of...
Beauty, Hair, Nails & Skin
Coconut
Due to out of mind out of sight mentality, many forget about foods that are not found in their area. Coconut is usually one...
The effects of not washing your makeup off at night
We’ve all been there - You arrive home exhausted, possibly plonk down on the couch and try to recuperate from the day’s efforts, wolf...
Mental Health
Free online courses & diplomas
There are many online learning resources out there, so instead of giving you a list that is too big to go through here are...
Sugar Addiction
Sugar is found in most foods and is almost impossible to avoid. Emotional or psychological dependence on sugary foods and drinks, known as ‘sugar...
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
Heart Health: A Holistic Guide to Gauging Heart Attack Risk
The traditional approach to heart attack risk assessment has involved the evaluation of factors that are associated with increased risk of a heart event....
Coconut
Due to out of mind out of sight mentality, many forget about foods that are not found in their area. Coconut is usually one...
Pragnancy & Baby
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...
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...
Men
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...
Understanding Faulty Immune Responses – Autoimmune Disease Versus CVID (Common-Variable-Immune-Deficiency
Autos, in Greek, encompasses the meaning of “same” or “self” so, aptly, autoimmune disease relates to the unhappy state when one’s own bodily immune...
HEALTH ANGELS: Causes & Projects *DONATE NOW*
Teddy Bear Foundation
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with children & families
Our vision is that children will not be abused anymore, but where
they are being abused, we want to provide efficient and...
Health Angels Foundation
HELP OUR FOUNDATION HELP MANY MORE
Health Angels Foundation is governed by an independent Board of Directors.
The Foundation is managed by a management team who are...
Health Angels: Trees for life
Trees have always fascinated people. They are the biggest living things on our planet and one of the most beautiful. Trees appear in many religions...
Little Eden
We believe that no matter how profoundly disabled a person may be, he or she is still a whole complete being, with a body;...
Waste Angels Cleaning the Community
It’s the early hours of the morning and a loaded
trolley of stacked with recycle material is being loaded on to a trolley by an
angel...
