Old Medicine: Manglier Tea
"Old medicine” is what Rebecca Henry calls the herbal and folk traditions that people used for relief when medicines weren’t readily available.
Jewel Gould – founder of Balanced Women
You never know just where your life will take you. Take, for instance, Jewel Gould. She’s currently making a huge difference as an influencer, innovator and wellness advocate – but it might not have appeared that she would have ended up here when she was in her early 20s.
Katrina Thompkins
Katrina Thompkins could quite easily be deemed a modern-day hero. It’s not just the fact that she’s a registered nurse who’s been working on the frontline during the pandemic, but also that she has successfully launched a thriving business during that same time. Best of all? It’s a business designed to help people who are suffering.
Marie-Louise Lachapelle – The Mother of Obstetrics
This woman has probably had an effect on each of us and our families, although we probably have never heard of her. Marie-Louise Lachapelle has often been called the “mother of obstetrics”.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a challenge to healthcare.
Dr Colin Michie, FRCPCH FRSA FLS RNutr, London; Dr Beatrice Kenol, MD, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Wont You Celebrate With Me
Won't you celebrate with me
what i have shaped into
a kind of life? i had no mod...
Sickle cell anaemia – what is written in your genes?
Author: Dr Colin A Michie, Paediatrician
When it is your birthday, or you have just had a weekend with some of your family, do you reflect on how blood must be thicker than water? Who else is left-handed in...
What Fruit Do You Buy?
Text by: Colin Michie (FRCPCH FRSPH RNutr) & Pamela L. Duarte American University of the Caribbean, St Martin
A young Scottish naval captain, Colin Michie, was killed in 1759 by the French. He had led ...
8 All-Natural Remedies for Treating Scars
Almost everyone has a scar or two that they wish would disappear, and in some cases scarring can impact self-esteem or confidence in public. Common treatments to diminish the appearance of scar tissue include s...
A Simple Summer Skin Care Routine
While the summer months are much gentler on your skin than the harsh winter temperatures, your skin still needs a certain amount of extra care. However, this does not need to be anything complicated, as all you...
Fun Push-Up Workouts
Push-ups are just about the most traditional of all of the body weight exercises. Yet push-ups offer some of the best all around workouts for the body. With each repetition, the body is focused on strengthening...
Four Key Habits to Encourage Healthy Sleep
Healthy sleep makes you feel incredible; you have an appetite for life after a good night's kip. Lack of shut-eye, though, brings misery. When you can't get to sleep, or wake several times a night, you feel let...
Striking the Right Balance Between Diet and Exercise
The words "diet" and "exercise" often appear in the same sentence, but if there's disharmony between the two, you won't get very far on the road to weight loss.
Putting in hours at the gym or on the jogging pa...
Effective Ways for Women to Improve Their Fertility at Home
When you were younger, you probably took for granted the idea that having sex could equal getting pregnant, right? In reality, women's fertility starts to decline in their late 20s, and there are many reasons y...
Seven Facts A Woman Needs To Know About Her Heart
Many women don't think about heart disease, especially if they are thin and don't smoke. They assume only those who smoke and are overweight are susceptible to the number one killer of women. High blood pressur...
How to Lose Weight With Intermittent Fasting
If you've been looking for ways to drop a few pounds, chances are you've encountered the term "intermittent fasting" at some point. Though it may seem like just another fad dieting trend on the surface, intermi...