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Is palliative care the end of the road?
The phrase might make patients and their loved ones uneasy, but luckily Dr Martin de Villiers sheds some light on…
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Is your home as a place of healing a realistic alternative?
Over the past years, many have started to weigh the option of healing at home to the standard hospitalisation choice…
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Supplements to target anti-ageing
We are all familiar with the expression “age is but a number.” It is also true that you’re only as…
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Your health improvement may be a laugh away
Laughter is widely acknowledged as having a positive psychological benefit, but current research is now beginning to show that laughter…
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Mental wellbeing during stressful times
As we are flying through 2022 and wondering how it can go this fast, so much has happened in our…
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Iron deficiency
A deficiency could potentially be due to either lacking dietary intake, reduced absorption of iron taken, or blood loss.
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Self-care in health – My responsibility
Self-care means that every individual will aim to stay as fit as possible and to maintain a good physical and…
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Depression – Put back the zest in your life!
Let’s start with the core construct – what is health? The constitution of the World Health Organisation (WHO) defines Health…
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Mental health during loss
We have all experienced loss on some level, be it a family member, a friend, a colleague or someone you…
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Vaccines relevant to the older person
A few vaccines that the older person should consider are: Influenza vaccine, Pneumonia vaccine, Covid vaccine and boosters Herpes Zoster vaccine
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A change is as good as a holiday
Making a change in your immediate environment can really help to feel a little less stuck.
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I HAVE A HEADACHE. IS IT SERIOUS?
Headache is a very common problem and generally provokes a sense that something is wrong. A pain in the head…
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