Health

How To Tell If Your Child Is Overweight By: Jay Jenkin Many parents are concerned about their child’s weight. This is a concern because they want the best for their children now and in the long run. Is the child too heavy for his or her height? First of all, understand that many children can

How To Quit Smoking Without The Weight Gain If you want to quit smoking and have a healthy lifestyle you should start by making a firm decision to give up. While the short term effect may be weight gain, this is something that can be overcome after your battle with the nicotine cravings is overcome.

The world seems fascinated with weight loss, some for health reasons and others for cosmetic. Obesity is on the increase and weight can make a significant contribution to serious health conditions. When people are overweight, self-confidence takes a dive and often leads to comfort eating, which in turn increased weight.

Author: Gerry Restrivera The teenage years is a very difficult period not only for you as the parent but for you teenager as well. Most parents would ask how to deal with stubborn teenagers since this age is really where independence and individuality is cultivated. But you need not worry about this stage, a lot

Clinical depression is a condition caused by chemical imbalances in the brain that make a person constantly feel aloof, negative, sad, and unmotivated. Depression can last for weeks, months, or even years. It can result from stress, certain situations, or triggered by nothing at all. Depression can affect people of any age, including teens and young children.

Stress is the condition which a person undergoes when he has to deal with situations which are beyond his grasp. He is unable to cope with the impossible circumstances and develops stress. The definition of stress differs from person to person. What constitutes stress for one person might be a normal everyday occurrence for another.

It was previously thought and to a large extent still is, that simple carbohydrates are absorbed and utilised quickly in the body and complex carbohydrates are absorbed and utilised slowly.

Swine Flu has finally hit South Africa and people are very worried about it. With confirmed flu-bedcases of death in it makes the pandemic even a little more scary. We decided to search the Internet to find a few helpful and practical tips that you could use to protect you and your family.

  Tandy’s Tips: Alternative Remedies Do you have pesky fish moths? Green friendly fish moth repellent You can use any of the following essential oils: • Lavender, • Lemongrass, • Camphor, • Rosemary or • Citronella Place a couple of drops of an essential oil onto a cotton wool ball and place the cotton wall

To drink or not to drink – it’s all about moderation I love red wine. Red wine just doesn’t love me. Of course, that doesn’t stop me from enjoying a good glass from time to time.  I was told that my post consumption sinus congestion headache was a result of the sulphites and while wine