Breast cancer versus heart disease – woman perilously misguided
Key points: Women don’t seem to realise that they are nine times more at risk of developing a heart condition than breast cancer. Women are also notoriously bad at getting their cholesterol checked....
View ArticleInactivity and your health – Sitting could be just as bad as smoking
Why is sitting bad for you? It is not only sitting, but inactivity (sedentary behaviour) in general that is bad for you. Until about 200 years ago, people were not inactive for more than 5 hours a day...
View ArticleAntaGolin and insulin resistance
Insulin is natural hormone which plays a major role in regulating your use of energy. Its primary role is as a signal which tells cells what to do with glucose, a form of sugar and the main fuel...
View ArticleParental Anxiety – Is Your Stress Affecting Your Children?
Childhood is an incredible time of growing, learning and adjusting to new experiences but today’s children seem to be carrying increasing burdens of stress which can impact their development. There is...
View ArticleBeing The Ideal Role Model For Your Children
Children learn behaviour in a number of ways, two of which are what they are told to do and what they see others do. Out of these, observational learning, or mimicking how others act in certain...
View ArticleAn Organised Work Space Reduces Homework Time
Procrastination, or the delay of tasks that need to be completed, can be affected by both internal (personality, motivation and concentration and so on) and external (a distracting or disorganized...
View ArticleAvoiding Technology Before Your Child’s Bedtime
Sleep is one of the most important parts of staying mentally and physically healthy. Quality sleep is essential to self-regulation, immune function,and cardiovascular health, development of the brain,...
View ArticleFibre and cholesterol – not the whole story
Keeping your cholesterol levels low is one of the most important things you can do to keep your heart healthy. Our modern world, however, where fast foods and office work is the norm make this...
View ArticleA stronger approach to cholesterol management
We all know that living with high cholesterol can lead to all sorts of anxiety and stress about the potential health repercussions. Repercussions that can be very real. Real, but manageable, and...
View ArticleImproved and approved weight loss solution
Fighting the fat is a daily battle for many of us (recent stats suggest up to a third of South Africans are overweight or even medically obese) The fight is a source of constant torment. Not just...
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