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Make today your goal
When people take on a long term task, specifically when connected to self improvement or health, we tend to be quite hard on ourselves....
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,...
COVID19: Take personal responsiblity to prevent infection
Take personal responsibility to prevent infection
We have all seen the almost sci-fi glimpses into ICUs around the world on our TV screens: medical staff...
The Funny Side of COVID-19
Its hard to feel that things are real right now. Covid 19 has certainly turned our entire world upside down. Who would have thought...
Can stress during pregnancy harm my baby?
Monique Robinson, University of Western Australia
Most pregnant women are aware of the advice to quit smoking, avoid alcohol, and wholeheartedly fear soft cheese in...
Weight loss
5 reasons why Maca is good for you
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...
13 Push up variations you can do at home
Push ups are quite tough to get into and quite easy to get bored with but if it is all you got to work...
Fitness & Exercise
Yoga Workouts
Yoga Workouts is a great form of exercise that strengthens your core and cardiovascular system while calming the mind and providing a great stretch...
The benefits of exercise and a healthy lifestyle for Cancer patients
I had a remarkable recovery from Breast cancer due to my fitness. As a former elite/springbok athlete I have been exercising most of my...
Woman
Both sides of my cancer story
As I approach almost four years since I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer from that indescribable fear of a cancer diagnosis to an...
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...
Beauty, Hair, Nails & Skin
Hair Loss In Women
Hair
loss in women is just that- when a women experiences unexpected heavy loss of
hair. Generally, 50-100 single hairs are shed per day. Hair shedding...
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...
Mental Health
ADHD in a nutshell
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD in a nutshell, is generally diagnosed in children by the time they're teenagers, with the average age of...
Dealing with Dementia
Dementia is a general term used to describe a wide range of symptoms connected with a life impairing decline in memory and mental function....
Food
Mood Food
Depression is a mood disorder with a diagnosis that isn’t always as clear-cut as one would hope. Depression is usually described as sadness, hopelessness,...
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
Supplements after 40: Are you getting what you need?
After forty, our body's physiology starts to change in a big way. Before, you might have been able to get away with burning the...
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...
Pragnancy & Baby
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...
Myth: you can control the sex of your baby
Despite most parents ultimately just wishing for a healthy baby, there are many cultural and social factors that can drive the desire for a...
Men
Rust-Proof Your Body with Vitamin E
We’ve all seen those little paint bubbles on a car which, when peeled away, reveal the nasty blight of rust. When left untreated, the...
It’s Not Just Hype – Hypertension is More Serious Than You May Think
Hypertension is an increasingly common term and often appears on the list of bullet points under headings such as ‘lifestyle diseases’. What exactly is...
HEALTH ANGELS: Causes & Projects *DONATE NOW*
Teddy Bear Foundation
Working
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...
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;...
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...
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...
