A Facebook friend of mine, Irene, posted an interesting article recently (see the end of this blog for the link) which got me to thinking that therein lies a blog article! The basic message in the article is : May 20, 2013 — Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer’s disease – when [...]
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….so, I’ve been sharing some insights around things that seriously contribute to, if not cause, health problems. I’ve actually been a bit ‘stronger’ with my comments, calling these things the ‘deadly sins’ that cause disease, disability and an early death. Every day I am confronted by patients that are submitting themselves to any one, or [...]
….continued Yesterday I was sharing some thoughts on Facebook around factors that predispose us to disease, disability and early death. Number one factor is stress. I was saying that there are 2 types of stress, acute stress i.e. usually an ‘emergency’ type of stress (an accident, a huge fright, a big dog chasing you etc.). [...]
There’s a health and wellness crisis ahead of us…here are 7 ways to avoid it. It’s predicted that by the end of the 21st Century 75% of all deaths, world wide, will be as a result of chronic degenerative diseases such as heart and vascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, etc. It has also been suggested, [...]
On Saturday 20th August we hosted a Health, Wellness and Healthy Eating Workshop at La Maison Cairn B&B in Glencairn. Just as an aside, La Maison Cairn is a beautiful, 4 star B&B with the most magnificent views across what must be one of the most spectacular bays in the world, False Bay. Mr Weatherman [...]
What is stress? Well essentially stress is nothing until it results in the up regulation of certain hormones that we know only react, or are produced in response to stress. That means that there has to be a physiological reaction to some sort of stimulus (an initiating factor, either from outside the body, or from [...]
Eternal youth, the commodity sought after so intensely by so many; the commodity on which billions of dollars, pounds, rands are spent every year; the source of billions in income for companies specialising in anti aging, vitamin therapy, spa treatments and the list goes on and on. Is the ageing process modifiable or even avoidable? [...]
Our bodies don’t distinguish between the real stress of a physical danger like a near motor car accident or the self-inflicted stress of becoming anxious because of our thoughts, such as getting tense and upset about being late. Unchecked emotions and thoughts cause actual physiological change in our bodies taxing the endocrine system, and particularly [...]
Here’s a double bonus for this week.. 2 tips !! We’re getting there; only 2 to go after this.. 7. Undertake regular maintenance therapy Mechanical back problems are unfortunately not curable as they are related to lifestyle situations, e.g. stress, posture, lifting, carrying and driving, which are all things that are a part of life. [...]