1. Flu: get fighting fit

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    With winter here, you’re bound to be surrounded by coughers and sneezers wherever you go, greatly increasing your flu risk. Running like crazy from anyone who’s ill is the first step to avoid succumbing yourself, as is doing a Lady Macbeth and continually washing your hands. That’s because the flu virus is not only...
  2. Medication can cause weight gain

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    Medication can potentially cause weight gain via two routes, namely either through stimulation of the appetite so that the patient tends to eat more food,or due to changes in blood glucose levels. In this article we will first consider those food-drug interactions that may stimulate the appetite thus leading to an increase...
  3. Medicine addiction

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    Many people are addicted to medicines – and it’s often the over-the-counter medicines that can be bought without prescription. Medicines that can be bought in this way and that may be addictive include the following: Medicines and cough syrups containing codeine Slimming remedies containing ephedrine and/or amphetamine Although men and...
  4. Meds that affect nutrient intake

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    Food-drug interactions are a very complex subject. On the one hand, many different diseases require medication, while on the other hand the use of certain meds can affect the patient’s food intake and, in turn, cause nutritional problems. If we also keep in mind that the number of available drugs or medications is increasing...
  5. Vitamins often taken by people who need them least

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    Vitamins are often taken by the people who need them least, a new study suggests. The study showed that people who take mineral supplements also to get more nutrients from their food than those who don’t take supplements. Indeed, in some cases, supplement users may be getting too much of...
  6. Being doped on the job

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    Boozy lunches, suspiciously long bathroom breaks, another day “off sick”. Most drug abusers are employed – and some jobs carry a heavier risk than others. “Substance abuse in the South African workforce is on the rise,” says Ronelle Sartor, executive officer at the South African Association for Social Workers in...
  7. Facts about STD’s

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      To eliminate most bacteria, yeast, fungus and protozoa use the ozone sauna for ozone steam therapy treatment. __________________________________________________________________________ Which generation according to you is most at risk? __________________________________________________________________________ Follow us:  
  8. Modern Health

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    The days of reactive treatments are slowly coming to an end. Traditional pills and syrups are being replaced by proactive, preventative lifestyles… Yes lifestyles, as health today is not just feeling fine to get up in the mornings to go to work, school or University. We are shifting our minds to complete healthier...

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