“A negative thinker gives up when confronted with difficulty, but an optimist rises to the occasion when the going gets tough.” – Norman Vincent Peale Mental Health and choice According to the World Health Organisation, Mental Health is a state of wellbeing in which an individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope [...]
Understanding that you are not responsible for offering a cure for someone’s depression is the first key to being of any value to a depressed person. Most often the things you can do to help such a person are remarkably simple and easy and can make a marked difference to how he or she [...]
Wellness. Magic moments. Transient opportunities. These are the core ideas here… We all want to be well, or more well. Many of us truly NEED to be more well, even. But it’s hard to make the lifestyle changes we know we want and or need to make. Isn’t it? This is so often the [...]
Who would like more energy? Who would like to be less tired? What causes fatigue?...We all feel tired from time to time of course, but ongoing fatigue is not normal and should be taken seriously by all of us… The problem of fatigue is a very real one indeed. It affects many people but [...]
Exercise helps with weight control, energy, fitness, blood pressure, heart health, diabetes, and so on. It is one of the foundation-elements of healthy living. But we all know that. Don’t we? (If you’re not sure please-please-please read more on the general physical benefits of exercise). What fewer people know is that exercise is good [...]
Depression can make you feel exhausted, worthless, helpless and hopeless. Such negative thoughts and feelings make some people feel like giving up. It’s important to remember that these negative views are part of the depression and typically do not accurately reflect the situation. Negative thinking fades as treatment begins to take effect. In the [...]
We all know that proper hydration is quite important and most of us (should) try to drink about 1.5 litres a day (perhaps more in hot weather or when exercising). But what sort of water? Recent decades have seen a huge increase in the demand for bottled water. This water may be sourced from [...]
The saying that “mom knows best” really does apply when you’re told to eat your carrots for better eyesight but, in addition to vitamin A (or rather provitamin A like the carotenoid beta-carotene), there are various nutrients which are beneficial for healthy eyes. These nutrients include the ACE vitamins, namely vitamin A, vitamin C [...]
Endometriosis is a complex and challenging condition where endometrial tissue (tissue lining the womb) grows in places other than the womb (usually elsewhere in the pelvis but potentially anywhere in the body), causing a range of problems. Endometriosis affects some 10% of adult women and while it usually presents in women aged 20-40 (reproductive [...]
Conjunctivitis refers to inflammation of the white part of the eye (the conjunctiva). It typically presents as a red swollen eye that may be tearing excessively and or have a sticky mucous discharge. The eye may feel tender, burning, itchy or actually painful. The eyelids may stick together after sleep. The most common causes [...]
