BE WELL: Mind your achy 'breaky' heart - Women suffer heart attacks too
The number one cause of death, disability and hospitalisation, cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity and cancer accounts for about 56 per cent of deaths annually in Jamaica. Cardiovascular disease has been labelled...
FITNESS CLUB: Is stretching the same as warming up?
Quite often some of us confuse stretching and pre-exercise warm-up, however, they are distinct though complementary activities. Warming up - Warming up involves light exercises that increase our body temperature and heart rate or pulse...
DIETITIAN'S DESK: A flavour full of citrus
Citrus includes, but is not exclusive to, fruits such as orange, grapefruit, mandarin, tangerine, ugli, shaddock, citron, lemon and limes. A citrus fruit such as orange is available year round in Jamaica, and provides...
PHARMACY TODAY: When you are on several tablets
Many seniors with chronic illnesses struggle to take several tablets at various times each day. This is not an easy thing to do. This may be of concern especially to elderly people who are vulnerable to several...
People who con,
lie and cheat
"I met this man, he was so charming. He blew me off my feet. However, after two months things changed rapidly. He became reckless and irresponsible. He was a persistent liar and I realised that he was not able to stick to anything....
A primer on breast implants
Tired of not filling out swimsuits and T-shirts to her satisfaction, 32-year-old Kristin Brackemyre decided it was time to get some serious breasts. But before that could happen, she knew she had to do some serious homework.
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