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Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine
published: Wednesday | July 25, 2007

BE WELL - Spare the rod, you won't spoil the child
This article will make some people angry or, at the very least, very uncomfortable. It's just been so amazing listening to talk radio over the past week or so, to some adults express their views on this revived, anachronistic national debate on corporal punishment.

It's physical violence

Beating is physical violence. There is just so much local and international research on the ineffectiveness of beating as punishment and the emotional and psychological damage to children who are beaten that the big problem ...

DIETITIAN'S DESK - Summer salads to beat the heat

WE ARE experiencing some very hot summer days. Most of us are not looking forward to spending too much time in warm kitchens, preparing meals over warm stove tops and in ovens. One way to continue to consume nutritious meals without too much cooking....

Vibrant living with food

Remember always that food and the state of mind work hand in hand. "The very best of food becomes a poison in the system when negative emotions are present during eating. When one is tired, angry, worried, fearful, jealous, or in any other state of consciousness, one should refrain...

Smokers drink and drinkers smoke

Alcohol and tobacco are the two most widely abused legal drugs in Jamaica. We often discuss the abuse of these drugs as separate issues without considering their combined effect. What is not generally knownis that alcohol consumption combined with tobacco use is especially dangerous.

FITNESS CLUB - Chiselling out great abs!

Hello Mr.Gardner, I saw your article, 'I want muscles' and thought that maybe I could get some tips from you. I have excess, no I would think moderate belly fat. I started doing crunches and leg raises to help to reduce the fat in that area because I am starting to feel..

Hit your peak with these super foods

Skip the aspirin and instead have a giant helping of spicy curry? Forget your blood pressure meds and sip another cup of green tea? Give up cholesterol-lowering statins and try a handful of almonds or walnuts? Could good health and reduced risk of disease...





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