Tag: Health

  • Milk Thistle:  What is it and why is it important for us?

    Milk Thistle: What is it and why is it important for us?

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  • Kratom: What is it, is it safe and could it help?

    Kratom: What is it, is it safe and could it help?

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  • Could red wine be a better choice this festive season?

    Could red wine be a better choice this festive season?

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  • Tidbits of Information Urgent Care Providers Wish to Share With The Public

    Tidbits of Information Urgent Care Providers Wish to Share With The Public

    Longevity Live Partner Content. The staff and clinicians with the Urgent Care facilities want patients to realize the limitations of the treatment they’re able to render. A genuine emergency needs urgent tending to in the ER.  For those coming in with any sort of serious bleeding, chest pain, shortness of breath, seizure or other neurological…

  • Managing Fear During The Second Wave Of COVID-19

    Managing Fear During The Second Wave Of COVID-19

    South Africa, Cape Town, December 2020.  With countries all around the world imposing second ‘hard’ lockdowns on their citizens – South Africans are asking if we can avoid the same fate as our infection rate increases?   The fear of a second wave is impacting the way people live their lives and look forward to the…

  • B Vitamins: What are they and how can they help?

    B Vitamins: What are they and how can they help?

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  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Puts A Strain On The Heart, Too

    Obstructive Sleep Apnea Puts A Strain On The Heart, Too

    Eastern Finland, 10th December 2020.  New research from the University of Eastern Finland, shows the extent to which sleep apnea puts a strain on the heart and causes reduced daytime alertness. Longer nocturnal respiratory events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) cause higher immediate heart rate variability. It also causes greater changes in beat-to-beat…

  • Smart Watches: Give The Gift Of Fitness This Christmas

    Smart Watches: Give The Gift Of Fitness This Christmas

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  • 21 Tips for Living a Healthier Lifestyle in 2021

    21 Tips for Living a Healthier Lifestyle in 2021

    The end of the year is officially here, which means that it is time to think long and hard about your New Year’s resolutions. After a challenging 12 months, both physically and mentally, one of the best resolutions to consider is working hard to get your health back on track. Here are 21 amazing tips…

  • 15 Things To Stop Doing If You Want To Live To 100

    15 Things To Stop Doing If You Want To Live To 100

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