Dental Health and Breast Cancer
By Donnette Sands
Effective mouth cleansing for adults
SUCCESSFUL care for the mouth all boils down to cleansing. This is as true for a healthy mouth as it is for an unhealthy mouth.
Myth: Milk causes acne
BUSTED: This is another misinterpretation. Milk doesn’t trigger acne or breakouts. It’s the hormones produced by cows that are found in milk that can actually overstimulate oil glands and cause overproduction of oil. As cows that give milk are pregnant most of their lives, the natural hormones that occur during pregnancy are found in the milk you drink.
Getting fit in the fight against breast cancer
IN HONOUR of persons who are fighting breast cancer in the Bahamas, Club One Fitness Centre has designated this entire week to bring awareness to breast cancer prevention.
Stem cells to treat blindness appear to be safe
LONDON (AP) — An experimental treatment for blindness that uses embryonic stem cells appears to be safe, and it improved vision in more than half of the patients who got it, two early studies show.
Saving young hearts
THE Heart Ball Committee is back and striving to save as many hearts of children as possible. Despite current economic challenges and imposing changes to the economy, the Heart Ball Committee recently met to plan their upcoming events. This group of dedicated volunteers give their time and efforts to raise funds to help repair the hearts of children. When committee members Zelia Bethell and Linda Lafleur, who also serves as treasurer, were asked why they do what they do, they replied as follows.
A parent's guide to chiropractic health
By THE BAHAMAS ASSOCIATION OF CHIROPRACTIC
Five critical dental years
PEOPLE aged 21 and older who missed seeing the dentist during the “five critical dental years” keep wondering thereafter “what has happened to my teeth?” They are wondering because their teeth, in many ways, have hit rock bottom early in life.
Noni - the health drink that stands the test of time
By DR BETTY ADDERLEY
Five top tips for boosting your confidence
Do something good for someone else
How a check-up can reduce worries about your child's health
By BAHAMAS ASSOCIATION OF CHIROPRACTIC
‘I looked in the mirror and saw a total stranger’
EVEN after feeling a lump in her breast and taking a mammogram, the possibility of having breast cancer was the last thing on Sharine Symonette’s mind since she had no family history of the disease. Unfortunately, her doubts, did nothing to change the test results.
Why your mouth is no place for fashion
WOULD you have your tongue pierced if you knew that it might cost you your life? Well, some people have taken that chance and died as a direct result of this one decision.
Heart and sole
DOING WHAT they can to lend a helping hand to Bahamian communities in need, the members and staff at Club One Fitness Centre at Sandyport have created a new outreach project - Sole 2 Sole.
