Reducing the risk of Breast Cancer

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. During this month people wear the colour pink to raise awareness about the disease. There are many activ...

Take steps to prevent unhealthy weight gain, related health problems

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Last week, there were many activities surrounding World Obesity Day 2018. The focus of World Obesity Day this year was on weight stigma. Weight stigma...

Exercise and health

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Many people exercise for one reason or another. Some understand the importance of exercise to health and so they do it voluntary and on a regular basi...

Your wellness

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Last week was designated as Caribbean Wellness Week. In 2011, Caribbean Wellness Day was expanded to become Wellness Week in the Americas. This was pa...

Healing and aging

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The aging process changes both the body and the mind. Many aging changes are physiological in nature, as the body begins to degenerate and break down....

Is your school healthy?

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The School term has just begun. Children will now spend more time at school than anywhere else, except when they are at home. Schools can have a major...

Preparing your child to head back to school

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This is the last week that many students have at home before they head back into the school environment. It is the culmination of a long summer break ...

From styrofoam to plastic

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St Vincent and the Grenadines implemented a ban on the use of Styrofoam products sometime this year. I wrote on this topic applauding this ban in a pr...

Supervise your children’s health during summer break

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It is the summer vacation and our children are home from school. It is not possible for many parents to be with their children during the entire summe...

Chemical hair products linked to cancer

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African-American and white women who regularly chemically straighten their hair or dye it dark brown or black have an elevated risk of breast cancer, ...