I recently read wise words from a lady who managed to break free from the crippling effects of bulimia. “Losing weight didn’t change my personality and it didn’t lighten the emotional baggage I carried from my childhood. I thought I wanted to be thin. What I really wanted was to be happy and neither my looks, nor my achievements could ...
August 27, 2009 | No Comments
Candice Lee De Carvalho (MSc Med Human Genetics) Introduction As a common ailment, nausea is one of the most disturbing states of being. It is an overall uncomfortable and sick feeling. Often the only way to treat nausea is to identify and treat the cause; however clients can find relief from the symptom of nausea even without tackling the ...
August 26, 2009 | 24 Comments
Infant colic L Crause (M.Pharm) The wonderful day the parents have always dreamed of has arrived! The beautiful, healthy baby has come home. Grandmother comes over for a first visit describes in detail about the horrible colic that the baby's father had as an infant. Sure enough, at 6 pm on the dot, the little angel launches into a three-and-a-ha...
August 26, 2009 | 8 Comments
Elna Keeve M.Sc & B.Pharm Introduction The average person eats three meals a day, seven days per week, and 352 days per year! They “occasionally” overeat and frequently snack between these meals and late at night resulting in an overburdened digestive and elimination system. The incomplete processed food is retained and stored as c...
August 26, 2009 | 50 Comments
Contact Lens Hygiene Retha van der Walt B.Optom (RAU) FOA (SA) Intro Contact lenses are among the safest forms of vision correction when patients follow the proper care and wearing instructions provided by their Optometrist. However, when patients do not use lenses as directed, the consequences may be dangerous. In fact, contact lens wearers co...
August 25, 2009 | 2 Comments
[ Mature and Aging Skin Frieda Kilian BA (Hons), Dip IMM. Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who is the fairest of them all? The thought of growing older always seems far away in the future for younger people. As the years pass, the skin and body ages and one day, suddenly, potential remedies and skin care become much more important and cu...
August 24, 2009 | 1 Comment