ARE ARTIFICIAL Sweeteners FAKE HEALTHY?
ARE ARTIFICIAL
Sweeteners
FAKE HEALTHY?
By
Katrina Welch
Confession: I love ice cream. Yes, I know that sugary foods are not good for the body,yet this is my sweet tooth weakness. What’s yours?
For years, it has been said that people need to reduce their sugar intake as it can be a catalyst for a myriad of health challenges such as obesity which is a leading cause of several
HOLY BASIL
HOLY
BASIL
In a nod to the Christian festival of Lent, Better Health takes a look at another healing herb called ‘holy basil’.
Known for centuries as ‘tulsi’ in India, it has been traditionally used for its ability to support a healthy response to stress, natural detoxification, boost to immunity, increase of stamina, endurance and energy, as well as restoring balance and harmony
SKIPPING CHALLENGE April 2021 23
SKIPPING CH AL LE NG E
April 2021 23
SKIPPING IS PART OF OUR HISTORY
AS A PASTIME, WITH NO GENDER BIAS, SKIPPING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STAPLE OF EVERY YOUNG BARBADIAN’S UPBRINGING
by
Katrina Welch
To get people moving while holding on to the Barbadiana lifestyle.” This is the goal of the local family fun skipping challenge which was launched earlier this year by Government
TESTIMONY OF A MEDICAL CANNABIS USER
TESTIMONY OF A MEDICAL
C A N N A B I S
USER
In 2013, Barbadian Marvin King arrived at his job as an assistant psychologist at a mental health hospital in England. What started out to be a normal day, in turn began a journey for Marvin that he could not have ever predicted.
“I was struck on the head with an object thrown by a patient. With that, I suffered a mild concussion
Rush for fish ahead of Easter
There is a mad rush for flying fish ahead of the Easter weekend.
Before the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex opened at 8 a.m., scores of people...
Early morning quake
The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre recorded a 5.6 magnitude tremor around 2:35 a.m. about 130km to the north east of...