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DIET FOR DIABETES

Health

7 POINTS TO REMEMBER:

Adopt a healthy lifestyle. Exercising regularly and eating.

Healthily is the first line of defence when it comes to preventing or delaying the onset of type...

Widespread Ignorance of Alzheimer’s

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Alzheimer’s is the second most-feared condition, after cancer, yet most adults (62%) said they had little or no knowledge about Alzheimer’s, according to a new report What America Thinks:...

PUT YOUR BURDENS DOWN FOR A WHILE

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How heavy is a glass of water?

A lecturer was addressing his students on stress management.

He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, “How heavy do you think this...

How to deal with pain

Health


Exercise:  Prolonged exercise lifts the spirits and reduces pain, as evidenced by the “runners’ high” which is driven by the naturally produced painkillers, endorphins...

Chocolate is good for you!

Health


Treat yourself to chocolate. Cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate, has high levels of antioxidants called flavanols, which have strong heart and brain protecting properties.

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A few budget tips

Finance


After retirement you have to try and make your hard earned pension go a little further.  Here are a few tips:

  • Make your status as a pensioner known and enquire...

Mental Health Resources

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National Help Lines

Life Line

Child Line

SADAG: South African Depression and Anxiety Group

FAMSA

 

Please download the full listing...

Maternal Mental Health Resource Directory

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Maternal Mental Health
RESOURCE DIRECTORY


SELECTED RESOURCES FOR THE
CAPE TOWN...

"The Green Thing"

Health

Here is something to think about............

In the line at the store, the cashier told the older woman that she should bring a reusable bag because plastic bags weren’t good for the...

Interesting facts about Alzheimers

Health

Two new studies highlight the powerful medicine that walking can be for brain health.  In the first, conducted over 10 years, a team at the University of Pittsburgh led by Dr Cyrus Raji,...

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Our Bargain Shop is stocked with only donated items, we do not ‘buy in’ and the people who work in the...

On 24 November 2011 CPOA hosted The Annual Awards and Cocktail Evening at Seapoint Place. This has become a highlight...

One English Christmas carol well-known worldwide today is, however, more than a repetitious tune with pretty phrases...

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