Health
All articles and researched information pertaining to Healthcare, Alternative and Complementary Health (CAMS), Holistic Healing, and Health News / Research / Innovation are published in this section.
Chronic Fatigue or Lyme disease?
‘From a happy, energetic, productive and healthy person the one day, to an anxious, fatigued, pain-filled, and bed-ridden one the next day’: It has been said that this is the picture of what… Continue reading
Facing Fats
. . . From seed to oil . . .
Over the years, natural unrefined oils have been replaced by bland, refined oils without taste. Since inception of the industrial revolution we have come believe that oils should be… Continue reading
Hormone Harmony
Today more and more women are suffering from symptoms of hormonal imbalances. Whether it’s polycystic ovarian syndrome(PCOS), infertility, or hot flushes, these problems all stem from the same culmination of stressors. In fact problems with adrenal stress, thyroid disorders, reproductive… Continue reading
Stress and the Mind
Stress is the most common disorder known to man and in fact affects the majority of people on the planet in some way or another. It can be debilitating and the cause of hundreds of physical dis-orders, particularly stress, as… Continue reading
New HIV mobile app guides treatment of patients
Metropolitan Health, the largest administrator of medical schemes in South Africa, has launched a first-of-its-kind HIV treatment guideline app aimed at healthcare professionals.
Siraaj Adams, Executive Manager of the HIV YourLife programme at Metropolitan Health, explains: “The prevalence of… Continue reading
Structured Water
The hydrologic cycle is one of the most important life support systems on the planet. We are facing serious consequence for the current and future generations in the way we are contaminating our freshwater resource. Incidences of water-related diseases are… Continue reading
A Vegetarian Diet for your Dog
In Europe, there are plenty of commercially available, healthy vegan diets for pets. There is no reason why vegan / vegetarian pet lovers in our country shouldn’t have the same choice.
Some may argue that a vegan diet for… Continue reading
SUPERBUGS: Are the bugs winning the war?
People the world over are admitted to hospital for a particular problem and acquire secondary infections there, which can be fatal. In Africa, outbreaks of deadly viruses, such as Ebola and Marburg, are on the increase, causing a rising… Continue reading
STRESS LINKED TO RISING INCIDENCE OF HEARTBURN
A national poll among South African pharmacists has revealed a steep rise in the number of South Africans complaining of heartburn and acid reflux of late.
According to Pharma Dynamics (a leading provider of heartburn medication), the prevalence of heartburn… Continue reading
Dutch Parliament Bans Glyphosate Herbicides
SUSTAINABLE NEWS – As from the end of 2015 onward the sale of Glyphosate based herbicides for non commercial use, to private persons, including the World’s number one herbicide ‘Roundup’, will be prohibited in the Netherlands as a… Continue reading
