For 25 years, the National Wellbeing & HIV Commission has stood at the forefront of Barbados’ fight against HIV championing awareness, prevention, education, support and hope.
Since its establishment in...
The Worthing/Hastings police station is abuzz this morning following the revelation an officer there was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Before 9:30 a.m., a cleaning crew from...
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I’d say my diet has been a contribution to my good health.” That’s the assertion of Buggy Nhakente, this month’s cover feature, who shares how good food and good vibes helps him maintain a healthy and wholesome lifestyle. Rarely does Better Health repeat a cover story, but we thought it was fitting to begin the new year with encouragement through an example that shows if you keep
M aternity
M atters
by Midwife
The New Year is all about new beginnings, new possibilities, planning for a better future; and there truly could be no better time to plan for a pregnancy than now.
It’s true: properly preparing your body for your next pregnancy will improve your chances of success and a healthy outcome for both you and your baby; but believe it or not, women are more
THE NEW DAD
CHRONICLES,
TOBE
by
Philip Garnes
PART 1
So life is about as routine as it can get. You’ve got a steady job, in a cuddly relationship (take from that what you will), and are about as busy with the regular responsibilities revolving around adulting (and yes, I did not know that was a word).
Life is going alright, for all intents and purposes, and then, all of a sudden,
A Different
Type of Holiday
Family
by
Jomo Phillips MSSW-MFT (Clinical Fellow AAMFT) Couple & Family Therapist/Clinical Social Worker
In Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean, Christmas and New Year are important holidays for families to get together to engage in feasting, merriment, and fellowship. These gatherings and the sense of belonging is a crucial emotional health
SKINCARE
TRENDS
FOR 2021
by
Cherry-Ann D. Boyce
Natural beauty care brands, both locally and internationally, have shifted how beauty care products are delivered to consumers. Uncommon partnerships and forced paradigm shifts have been the order of the day in 2020.
While there is no big rush to re-characterise skincare offerings, many manufacturers have instead been seeking ways to