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In the last few years it seems like people are making an effort to be more educated about their health. Suddenly everyone has an opinion regarding what food to eat, how to loose weight, how to stay healthy and everyone has tried aromatherapy,...
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Having recently moved from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg, I have noticed a difference in the racial ‘climate’ up here. The Afrikaans people are a lot different that in PE. It seems like people are more racist than in PE, especially the Afrikaans...
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Desperate times call for desperate measures. In my search for better health I discovered the Rife Resonator. I heard about it from a family friend (as it usually happens with these ‘alternative’ treatments), who had suffered from chronic bladder...
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Being someone that enjoys eating, and who have used food to try and improve my health in the past, I’ve stumbled upon a new eating disorder, called Orthorexia Nervosa. It literally means ‘correct appetite’, and is characterized by an obsession...
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I used to remember hordes of people emigrating roundabout 1994. England, Australia and New Zealand were on everyone’s lips. People were scared… of affirmative action, of what will happen with the new government, especially in the areas of public...
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People moaning and bitching about the state of public health care in South Africa is nothing new... Having spent many years getting chronic medication from the Provincial Hospital in the city where I grew up, Port Elizabeth, I have experienced both...
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This is the story of Tricia and Nathan Lawrenson. Tricia is a 26-year old woman who suffers from Cystic Fibrosis (like myself). During last year she experienced the normal end-stage CF decline in health and lung-function, which led to her having a...
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A few recent events, including this article in the Sunday Times two days ago, have really managed to get me, and probably a lot of other South Africans, thinking… ‘When does patriotism become offensive’?
According to Wikipedia patriotism is a...
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I wasn’t sure what to write my first article on, but decided to write about a topic close to home, namely organ donation.
I received a bi-lateral lung transplant in January this year, and my life has changed dramatically, from being dependant on...
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