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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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5 WAYS TO DETOX

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5 WAYS TO DETOX by Shanelle Butler PT2 In last month’s issue, we shared information about the various ways our hormones are harmed, and promised to provide five tips for getting started on the path back to hormone balance and better health. Here are two of my five favourite ways: STEP NO. 1: CHANGE YOUR DIET. If you do one thing, make it this: eat whole/unprocessed, seasonal foods…
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CARCINOPHOBIA

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by Behavior Change Specialist Cecelia Neblett-Brathwaite CARCINOPHOBIA, OR FEAR OF GETTING CANCER The word cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to spread to other cells. Even though individuals may have different levels of fear to being diagnosed with cancer, a general approach to managing that fear is not applicable to individual problems
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What’s with Sneezing?

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What’ts'sw w itithh Sneezing by Nick Nunes Sneezing is one of those reflexes that we all share. So many things can cause a sneeze and there are those around the world who are constant victims of sneezing fits where one or two sneezes just aren’t enough, and they rapidly devolve into embodying the eponym of one of Snow White’s dwarfs. A sneeze is a semi-autonomous, convulsive
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The top Nutritious foods you should be eating

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The top N fouotrditsious you should be eating by Nakiah Thomas-Edwards The importance of eating nutritious food all the time to avoid long-term illness cannot be underscored. It often may be It often may be difficult based on the reality of the costs of (organic) healthy foods and the meagre budgets of the majority of the population, but there are some foods which, if consumed
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Living with FIBROMYALGIA: ANDRINA ALLEYNE

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Living with FIBROMYALGIA: ANDRINA ALLEYNE by Katrina Welch One day life was normal for Andrina Alleyne and in a flash it all changed. That day, she woke up and went about her usual business without the slightest inclination that one brief incident would occur and completely change her entire life. She recounted the unfortunate experience which she endured 18 years ago saying, “While
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IN HER OWN WORDS – MYASTHENIA GRAVIS & ME

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IN HER OWN WORDS - MYASTHENIA GRAVIS & ME by Deanne Phillips My name is Deanne Phillips and I have Myasthenia Gravis. Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune condition which means grave muscle weakness. It affects the eyes which is known as Ocular MG or general MG, and that affects the whole body. My diagnosis of MG in 2014 was a relief and a life changer. My initial diagnosis of Ocular
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JUNE IS MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AWARENESS MONTH

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JUNE IS MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AWARENESS MONTH by What is Myasthenia Gravis? Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a chronic neuromuscular disease which derives its name from the Latin and Greek words meaning “grave muscle weakness”. The disease is characterised by abnormal weakness of voluntary muscles (those controlled by will). This weakness increases with activity and decreases with periods
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TALKING ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS TENETS

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TALKING ABOUT TBTUBERCULOSIS TENETS by Nick Nunes What do all the Brontë sisters, John Keats, Chopin, Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Simón Bolívar, and famed cowboy John Henry “Doc” Holliday have in common? They all suffered from an infectious disease that we rarely hear about today—consumption (as they would know it), tuberculosis or TB to the 21st century. Even though
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The Effects of Synthetic Drugs

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Say NO to drugs! We’ve been hearing this message for a decades and since then, many new illegal drugs have emerged, and others have waned in popularity, but are still used. The National Council for Substance Abuse clarifies for Better Health readers the different ‘new’ types that are in vogue today. What are Synthetic Drugs? The term synthetic drugs can refer to those drugs that are
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Effects Of Long-Term Ash?

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Dear Doc With all the volcanic ash we are constantly breathing in, even though we are wearing masks, how will those fine particles affect our nostrils and membranes? Sometimes I can feel the dust between my teeth and it feels crunchy. That can’t be good. Will it affect our stomach? Could it lead to cancer? Would it affect people who already have bad health conditions? - Scared Dear Concerned
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