Slim chance of contracting 'mad cow disease'
BEEF IS really getting some hard knocks these days. In one corner, there are nutritionists unravelling a long list of reasons not to eat it - too much fat, it packs in the cholesterol, clogs up the heart vessels, it's not 'white meat' and so on.
Ephedra - friend or foe?
SPARKS ARE flying in the United States of America (USA) over plans to ban dietary supplements containing Ephedra (Ephedra sinica) a.k.a Ma Huang, desert herb, Bringham Young weed or squaw weed.
Exercise to keep good health
I WAS reminded recently of my training for high school sports in deep rural Jamaica over 30 years ago. At that time a neighbour asked my brother if I was training for the army or just going crazy.
Imagined ugliness syndrome
BODY IMAGE is defined as a mental picture of the size, shape and form of our bodies coupled with our feelings about these physical characteristics. Put another way, body image is how we perceive our body and our attitude towards it.
Nutritional pitfalls during pregnancy
AS THE circle of life unfolds, you may be at the stage where building your own family is uppermost in your plans. If you have already started on this road, you may be experiencing the many changes involved with pregnancy.
Enjoy sex more: don't chase your orgasm
I charge you: do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
Groundings on breast cancer
TODAY, I highlight the importance of healthy lifestyle behaviours as we focus on an important health issue affecting women - breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the US (apart from skin cancer) and according.
Keeping those resolutions
"I WANT to lose weight this year," reports Mary. Harold has been smoking for the past 20 years, he said: "My resolution for 2004 is to stop smoking."
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