Health

Dear Doc, In the old-time days, people used to purge with Epsom Salts. Is this harmful doing it all the time? - Marston Dear Marston, Epsom salts consists of magnesium and sulfate and obtained its name from a town called Epsom, in Surrey, England where it is found naturally occurring in sulphur springs. Interestingly, it is not actually a salt but has a similar appearance, of a white crystalline

Dear Doc, Hair styles and trends always seem to involve putting chemicals or false hair on the head. It’s so great to see women with natural hair, and styled in so many creative ways, especially the cornrows. The new trends now seem to be these very long plaits with beads at the end. Some of the plaits look very tight on some people’s heads. What are the longterm effects of tight hair

Dear Doc I have varicose veins and recently they seem to be getting bigger. I sit at my job all day and I wonder how I can help my problem.- Stephanie. Dear Stephanie, Thank you for your question as this is a frequent issue. Varicose veins also known as Chronic Venous Insufficiency is when the blood in the veins has a difficult time returning to the heart and therefore tends to pool in the legs.

Dear Doc, There seemed to be an upswing in bed bugs recently. What are the harmful effects of bed bug bites? I’ve had them and I notice they itch and cause welts where they bite, but this goes away gradually.- Tim Dear Tim, The increase in individuals having bed bugs I can only speculate as to why. Some possibilities include many people being home, or many individuals in a bed making transmission

ENDO METRI OSIS: MORE THAN A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUE Endometriosis is one of the most enigmatic diseases1 which is characterized by debilitating pain for many of those who have been diagnosed with it2. While endometriosis derives its name from the endometrium (tissue that lines the uterus), it is defined as the presence of endometrial-like deposits (lesions or implants) outside of

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