Let’s face it, almost all of us have had at least one drink in our lives. These days very few people have never misused alcohol and ended up getting drunk. Let’s not even talk about the dreadful hangover. Alcohol misuse in underage individuals is drastically on the incline all around the world. Not only have
Over the past few years, road biking has become one of the most popular sports among young and old in South Africa. Cycling, is one of the best types of exercise one can do. It is a low impact sport and when done properly, with enough enthusiasm, one can achieve an almost full body workout.
Many people do not develop symptoms after getting infected with HIV. Some people have a flu-like illness within several days to weeks after exposure to the virus. They complain of fever, headache, tiredness, and enlarged lymph glands in the neck. These symptoms usually disappear on their own within a few weeks. Following initial infection, you
This delicious recipe is low in cholesterol and high in carbohydrates. Rather opt for whole wheat linguine as whole wheat will help lower your cholesterol further. This recipe yields 6 servings. Ingredients: 1 tsp Olive oil Cooking spray 1 1/2 cups Red bell pepper, chopped 1 clove Garlic, crushed 2 tbsp Fresh basil, chopped 2
These days we are bombarded with products and advertisements on how to detox. But why is it so important? To detox means to clear your body of unwanted toxins and impurities. When toxins and impurities are trapped in your body they can cause severe long-term damage. That is why it is so important to detox
Diabetes mellitus, often simply diabetes is a syndrome characterized by disordered metabolism and inappropriately high blood sugar (hyper- glycemia) resulting from either low levels of the hormone insulin, or from abnormal resistance to insulin’s effects coupled with inadequate levels of insulin secretion to compensate. The characteristic symptoms are excessive urine production polyuria, excessive thirst and increased
Hypertension, commonly referred to as “high blood pressure” or HTN, is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically elevated. While it is formally called arterial hypertension, the word “hypertension” without a qualifier usually refers to arterial hypertension. Hypertension can be classified as either primary or secondary. Primary hyper- tension indicates that no
These days there are more diseases than we can keep up with. From the well known ones like diabetes, liver disease and IBS to the strange diseases like water allergies, elephantiasis and schizophrenia. In this blog I will explain how Ozone Therapy can help you fight one or more of the deadliest diseases. According to
Cervical cancer is a cancer that starts in the cervix and can spread to the rest of the womb. 1% of all cancer deaths are from cervical cancer. If cervical cancer is caught in its early stages the fatality rate is almost zero. Women should go for annual pap smears. You might not have any
The Ebola Virus first appeared in 1976. The first two outbreaks occurred in Nzara, Sudan and Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. Ebola can be fatal to humans, there is no known treatment and vaccinations are currently being tested. This virus was first transferred to humans by sick animals or carcusses of bats, chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys,