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Melinda Bam Graces The Cover of Longevity Magazine
Melinda Bam is an advocate for holistic health and how it contributes to personal success. Here we provide a snippet from our exclusive interview with her. To find out the secrets to her health and beauty success, look out for your April copy of Longevity. A presenter, director and Miss South Africa 2011 – Melinda Bam is…
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Cyber Safety: How Secure Are You?
We share expert tips and the inside scoop on how to protect your information from cyber criminals. In the real world we are incredibly security conscious. We lock our doors, have security bars, gates and alarms. To avoid smash and grabs, we place our valuables in our car boot when we drive. We are on the…
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How To Boost Serotonin – Your ‘Feel Good’ Hormone
Relaxing on a sunny beach with a good book, taking a long walk through a quiet forest, curling up on your couch with a loved one or pet … You know that feeling? That wonderful, warm, serene feeling that life is good – well, that’s all because of serotonin, the “feel good” hormone. By simply…
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Should You Avoid Eating Sodium Benzoate?
What Is Sodium Benzoate? We use Sodium Benzoate as a preservative to prevent food from moulding. In this form it is safe, however, scientists have shown that negative side-effects occur when it is mixed with Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C). Their studies indicate that it then turns into Benzene, a known carcinogen and DNA-damager. Where Is It Usually Found? Acidic…
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Your Ultimate Guide to Gut Health
Research has placed a spotlight on gut health in recent years and emphasized its importance to our overall health and wellbeing. However, many of us still don’t really know why our gut has such a large impact on the rest of our bodies. Nutrition expert Madaleine Helm shares her insights on gut health. “Everything you eat…
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Top 3 Anti-Aging Tips From A Nobel-Prize Winning Biologist
Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn is a biologist and Nobel Laureate. Together with Dr Elissa Epel, she leads a team of researchers. Her team has found that these are the three most effective ways to stay young. Their research emphasises taking care of your DNA to prevent aging. They suggest in The Telomere Effect, that giving your telomeres the TLC…
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Hypothyroidism: The Epidemic of Under-Active Thyroid
There is an epidemic of underactive thyroids or hypothyroidism as it is also known. Indeed, the prevalence of hypothyroidism has increased in the past 50 years. It occurs so frequently that it is often not considered to be a disease, rather an inevitable commonality. Women make peace with this condition and continue to take thyroid…
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Why 7 Nobel Prize Winners Do Not Validate This Anti-Aging Supplement
When navigating the world of anti-aging techniques it is crucial that we keep our wits about us. Not everything is what it seems. Not even when seven Nobel prize winners are backing it. As 2017 has kicked into full swing, critics have been assailing seven Nobel prize winners and two dozen high profile scientists for…
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Melinda Bam’s Top Holiday Health & Beauty Tips
We interview TV presenter, director, ex-Miss South Africa and Veet Ambassador Melinda Bam about her top health and beauty tips for the festive season. Q: How much weight do you gain over the festive season? A: I don’t actually mind putting on a few kilos, because at the end of the day I think I…
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New Cure? 82% of Leukemia Patients In Remission
Novartis says it has developed a groundbreaking new leukemia treatment. 82% of leukemia patients went into remission after receiving this experimental treatment. The patients were treated with modified immune cells. Researchers say the treatment involves genetically altering a patients white blood cells and then infusing them back into their blood stream. Scientists reported phenomenal results with…