Fun run/walk honours ‘superheroes’ living with diabetes and cancer
This year’s fun walk/run hosted by Atlantic Medical is celebrating “Superheroes for a Day”, honouring those living with diabetes and actively fighting cancer.
Pushathon event to encourage healthy aging
IN an effort to create awareness of healthy aging, the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre will host its fifth annual geriatric pushathon/walkathon this month.
Violence, women and men
In the Interamerican Bank’s Quarterly Bulletin “Crime in Paradise”, released this year, we in the Bahamas rank as one of the most violently criminal in the world and extremely high levels of the fear that evokes.
Local doctor warns of the dangers of processed meat
Processed meat may be killing more Bahamians than crime, according to Dr Arlington Lightbourne, owner of the Nassau-based Wellness Clinic.
Our toxic world III
In the last article we looked at the importance of avoidance when it comes down to detoxifying the body and removing harmful chemicals from our system. This only makes sense, right?
Live a Fulfilling Life: Modern life stress
The term stress was first used in the 1930s and represented biological trauma, which is described as an incident causing physical harm.
Fifty shades of teeth
When we look at magazines and watch TV, the first thing we notice about a celebrity’s smile is the colour of their teeth. Their teeth are usually pearly white, but if you look around at everyday people our smiles appear a little duller. There are a number of things that can affect the colour of our teeth and turn them that yellow hue.
Stimulating minds and revitalising bodies
ORGANISERS of the “Mind.Body.Spirit.” festival have declared last weekend’s instalment a success and will most likely be back next year to stimulate people’s minds, revitalise their bodies and pamper their souls.
St Andrew’s students pull off successful fundraiser
SENIOR students looking to end their final year at St Andrew’s School with a bang, successfully staged a community centered initiative to assist the Bahamas AIDS Foundation.
Bad breath solutions
Bad breath is an embarrassing problem. Most people who have it are usually unaware of it. It is not an easy subject to broach with strangers, and sometimes even difficult with people whom you know.
Festival seeks to touch the mind, body and spirit
THOSE in search of “inspiration, inner peace and mental stimulation” will get a good dose of it during the Mind.Body.Spirit festival next week.
Healthy mouth – healthy body
World Oral Health Day (WOHD) is observed every year on March 20.
Live a Fulfilling Life: What’s your vision?
Life can be challenging. There are ways to handle situations which make the difficulties seem like less of an issue. How do you manage everyday things that cause drama, sadness, tension and stress?
Starting young with heart health education
TO make sure all Bahamians start as early as possible to take proactive steps towards stopping the “silent killer” that is heart disease, the Bahamas Heart Association is targeting the nation’s youth with its awareness campaign.
Cancer and nutrition
It seems as though the world is becoming more health conscious than ever before. We have so many choices when it comes to what we eat. But which choices are the right ones? Add a cancer diagnosis on top of that and things can get even more confusing. Many people wonder if they should change what they eat, take dietary supplements or eat organic food. Sometimes it seems as though we end up with more questions than answers.
