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COVID-19 Update for Saturday, April 23

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New COVID-19 cases numbered 355 (156 males and 199...

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PG 3 What’s in a number? PG 6 Maternity Matters PG 8 Adolescent Health PG 10 Better Families PG 12 Pandemic fatigue & burnout PG 14 Fitness in small spaces PG 16 Cleaning contact lenses Nutrition PG 18 Food combinations Pt.2 PG 20 Replacing refined grains PG 22 Water watch Pt.1 PG 24 Dietician Victoria Cox Health PG 26 Nicole Carter’s nutrition PG 28 The Delta variant

Editor’s Note

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This month’s issue takes more of a turn along the road of nutrition, great health and well-being. There are features on fitness, how much sun to actually take in, how ultraviolet rays affects your skin, and information about the Delta variant of COVID, among other informative articles. One highlight is the feature on the Better Health resident Nutritionist, Victoria Cox, as we continue

Maternity Matters

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Maternity Matters by Midwife Andrea Jordan Three Troubleshooting Solutions for your Breastfeeding Woes! Why is breastfeeding such a struggle? What am I doing wrong? These are the words spoken by many a new mother in the early days with their newborns. Let’s face it, even though breastfeeding is supposed to be a natural process, for some mothers, and babies, it can be a real
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE VIRUS VACCINE

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T H E S C I E N C E B E H I N D T H E V I R U S & V A C C I N E by Nick Nunes Advances in technology and medicine are the reasons why the COVID-19 vaccines have been created and put on the market so quickly. This explanation came from Clinical Scientist Dr Kim Quimby, Chair of the UWI Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners CME Committee and a member
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VAC CINE FAQs

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VAC CINE FAQs by Katrina Welch Will you take it? This question has been up for discussion over the past few weeks as thousands of vaccines arrived on island to bring a great fight against COVID-19 in Barbados. While many were prepared to receive their vaccination, fear and apprehension flooded the nation as several people expressed their disinterest in receiving a vaccine at this time.
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Prickly Arms

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Dear Doc, When I bend over and stretch and reach for something, I feel a prickling, straining sensation all along my left arm. I am left-handed and would usually reach for stuff with this hand. I was checking for a while to see if it happens with my right arm, but it is not as noticeable. Can you tell me what this is? Has it got something to do with my heart? - Hester Dear Hester, Thank you
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Best Weight Lost Exercise

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Dear Doc, I’m a big sized woman, and I’m doing exercises at home to lose weight. Because my legs are so big, they rub together and get sore. What are the best exercises for big women to lose weight? - Monica Dear Monica, Thank you for your question. To lose weight regardless of your size requires both aerobic and weight resistance exercising. Aerobic exercises often referred to as cardio
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How COVID Kills

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Dear Doc, Why do individuals without prior underlying illnesses die from COVID-19? - Wondering Dear Wondering, The causes of death from COVID-19 do not differ between individuals who have comorbidities and those who do not. However, those with underlying illnesses, such as non-communicable diseases, for example, diabetes or asthma, have a higher probability of becoming severely ill and therefore
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Teens And Anal Sex

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Dear Helen, Can you please help me talk to my teens about the dangers of anal sex!!? To them it’s normalised behaviour now, and I feel powerless to stop them.- Desperate Mom Dear Desperate Mom, I could, but I’m sure you realise that as teens, they a) won’t necessarily listen to you and b) even if they do, you can’t actually stop them, as they don’t understand risk at that age. That
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Ex-Pat Health Help

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Dear Helen, ’ve recently moved to Barbados from Britain and I don’t know many people here. I found you through an acquaintance whom I asked about sexual health professionals on island with experience in England. I want to find out how to prepare for intimacy with my partner with my problem of urinary incontinence. Can you help me with that, and do you know any British health professionals here?
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70 And Not Getting Up

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Dear Helen, Having read your column fairly regularly in the Better Health magazine, I never thought I would write to you to address a query I have. It is embarrassing for me as a man, so that I cannot even talk to my friends or my long time doctor. I wonder too in spite of their bravado, if any of them have this problem too. I’m just over age 70 and I am not getting an erection. I am in fairly
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I Want A Threesome ….

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I Want A Threesome “As it’s usually a private activity I suggest that you follow the same body language clues as you would for anything else.” Dear Helen, I know you usually answer questions about sexual health, but I want to talk to someone and I don’t know who, as Barbados is so small and people talk. My question is not really about a physical problem, more a social one. I want
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HENDERSON LEWIS MORE THAN SURVIVING, HE’S THRIVING

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HENDERSON LEWIS MORE THAN SURVIVING, HE’S THRIVING by Nick Nunes O ur health is precious to us. The prospect of some silent and debilitating occurrence happening within our bodies which is detrimental to our quality of life or deprives us of that life is one of the most daunting prospects of participating in life itself. Henderson Lewis is 58 years old and hasn’t worked
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