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How to read and understand food labels
Food labels are supposed to help you understand what is in packaged foods. To protect the consumer, there are many regulations which relate to...
Vitamin B12 Deficiency. Are you at risk?
Suffering from Crohn’s Disease gave me first-hand experience, regarding the effects of vitamin B12 deficiency.
As a doctor, I should have appreciated the importance of...
What pillow do I have beneath me? That is the question
There are so many pillows on the market today, so which is the best pillow to choose? Everyone has their own style of sleeping,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Fitness & Exercise
Is Gym the only answer?
While gym is a usually seen as the only way to gain physical strength and doing cardiovascular exercise it can be a roadblock for...
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...
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C is for Health. The Essential Role of Vitamin C in...
Have you ever been told to grab a bottle of vitamin C supplements at the first signs of a cold? There is a certain...
Diabetes Mellitus – The Differences Between Type 1 and Type 2
How often have you had a decadent dessert at a restaurant, and jokingly referred to it as “diabetes on a plate?” The thing is,...
Beauty, Hair, Nails & Skin
Simple Self-Care Ideas to Lift your Spirits
Are you feeling low on energy or a little down? Well, a bit of self-care could be just what you need.
Self-care is about taking...
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...
Mental Health
In honour of our Doctors – they are human just like us
In honour of our Doctors - they are human just like usOur Doctors always condone so much respect. Some would say they are almost...
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...
Food
Vitamin B12 Deficiency. Are you at risk?
Suffering from Crohn’s Disease gave me first-hand experience, regarding the effects of vitamin B12 deficiency.
As a doctor, I should have appreciated the importance of...
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...
Aging Well
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...
Brain workouts
The mind/brain is just like any other muscle in the body, it needs care and ongoing use and training. The more you use your...
Pragnancy & Baby
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...
Myth: women forget the pain of childbirth
In an evolutionary sense, memory of pain serves an important purpose. Pain indicates a threat to our safety or our life, and human survival...
Men
Get Moving for a healthy brain
Your brain is no different than the rest of the muscles in the body- you either use it or lose it! A growing number...
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...
HEALTH ANGELS: Causes & Projects *DONATE NOW*
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;...
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...
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...
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...
