Born too soon
Premature births make up about 10 per cent of the 50,000 babies born each year in Jamaica but nearly 70 per cent of them will die before leaving hospital.
Exercising for total fitness
I T IS always best to be conservative when starting an exercise programme and progress gradually. You can start by working out for a total of 12 minutes and slowly work up to 20 minutes and beyond.
The importance of diet and exercise Responding to readers' letters
THE EMAIL from our Jamaican reader in Orlando, Florida, was much appreciated. A Tai Chi instructor, she shared that exercise and faith helped her to survive breast cancer.
Angry? Learn to calm down
I WAS ABOUT to explode. The feelings got worse. I smashed everything in the house. The feelings boiled inside of me. My hands clenched. I lost control and slapped her.
Responsible sex
THE NEWS is out that HIV/AIDS is a pandemic, affecting all four corners of the world and the Caribbean. Jamaica carries more than its fair share of the pandemic.
Eating for a healthy retirement
PERSONS ARE encouraged to do financial planning for retirement but many of us will not enjoy the benefits of this because we do not simultaneously plan for good health.
Easing the pain of osteoarthritis
THE WORD "arthritis" describes more than 100 different conditions involving the body's joints and connective tissues. However, osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive degeneration of the synovial joints due to the loss of cartilage.
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