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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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Loving without

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Loving without Expectations BETTER FAMILIES by Jomo Phillips MSSW-MFT (Clinical Fellow AAMFT) Couple & Family Therapist/Clinical Social Worker During this Valentine’s period, when love is in the air, there is often a discussion about romantic love’s true nature, mainly if it is without expectations. When I started my training as a helping professional, I remember the challenge my
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CHILDREN’S HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

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CHILDREN’S HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH by Katrina Welch The month of February is recognised as Children’s Dental Health Awareness Month. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 20 per cent of children between the ages of five and 11 have at least one decayed tooth which has never received treatment. Furthermore, their data also reveal that cavities
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THE BENEFITS OF Singing in Children

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THE BENEFITS OF Singing in Children by: Kellie Cadogan IBelieve the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.” (Greatest Love of All) Do you have a child or know of one who has an immense desire or love for music and you would like them to maximise their full vocal potential? If so, you can play an active
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TOO MUCH? OR TOO LITTLE? FEEDING THE AWARENESS OF EATING DISORDERS

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TOO MUCH? OR TOO LITTLE? FEEDING THE AWARENESS OF EATING DISORDERS by Katrina Welch BOTH OF THESE ISSUES REPRESENT COMMON EATING DISORDERS WHICH PLAGUE PEOPLE THE WORLD OVER We all need to eat to live, but there are some people who will admit that they live to eat. Beyond satisfying their hunger, food is consumed to quell boredom, to relieve anxiety, to distract
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DIETS: WHY WE SHOULD AVOID THEM!

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DIETS: WHY WE SHOULD AVOID THEM! by Victoria Cox, MSC, Registered Dietitian For the purpose of this article, let us define a diet as “a specific selection of foods, in specific amounts, to which one restricts oneself, usually to lose weight, or for medical reasons”. Before we dive into the many reasons why “going on a diet” is probably NOT a good idea, let us clarify that we
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NEW YEAR HEALTH RESOLUTIONS YOU CAN ACTUALLY KEEP!

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NEW YEAR HEALTH RESOLUTIONS YOU CAN ACTUALLY KEEP! All COVID 19 jokes aside, let’s be positive and try to make this new year even more healthy than 2020. Who would have thought – who would have known how the year would have turned out? And people have started asking: “ What in the world will be next!?” Well, we can determine what is next for us in pursuing better
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STOCK UP: CREATING YOUR HEALTHIEST SELF

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STOCK UP: CREATING YOUR HEALTHIEST SELF by Janea Ifill, Registered Nutritionist As Barbadians we always wait until the night before the hurricane to stock up. We suffer the exhausted lines in the supermarket and mini-marts to purchase our canned goods and water. Why are we such a reactive society? Being proactive with our health means we take responsibility, and actively become
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KEVIN FARMER vs The Widow Maker

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KEVIN FARMER vs The Widow Maker TESTIMONY OF A HEART ATTACK SURVIVOR by Jason Sifflet Kevin Farmer was an active teenager, an athlete, a cadet with enough consciousness to watch what he ate. He was always a big boy, in danger of being overweight, but as he grew up, he exercised and took care of himself. But everybody lapses some times. And even if he didn’t,
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SURVIVING & SOARING:

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SURVIVING & SOARING: by Katrina Welch January 2014 started like any other year for Kimberley Bourne. She was full of hope, and expectations for a good year ahead and as she prepared to embark upon the New Year, she made a list of her goals which included completing routine health checks such as a dental visit and a Pap smear exam. However, what the mother of one did not anticipate,
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WHY DO WE CRAVE JUNK FOOD?

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by Nick Nunes It’s fantastic, it’s fast, it’s frighteningly addictive, and it’s everywhere. If you dream back to feudal times, no one, even the lower economic classes of the 21st century, could deny that we live with taken-for-granted luxuries that ancient emperors would blush to even imagine. Picture the awe that a simple Hot Pocket would inspire upon presentation to an Elizabethan
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