The disease of affluence is increasing organ donations! According to the World Health Organisation, an organ is sold every hour on the black market, and money is the driving factor. Kidneys amount to 75% of all illegal organ donations, with some kidneys fetching up to R1,5million! Gangs in China, Pakistan and India harvest the organs from desperate donors for as ... Read More »
Remove the fat, decrease the cancer? We all know that excess fat can be linked to heart disease, diabetes and other health problems, but tests are being done to determine whether removing the excess fat would decrease cancer risk in humans too. Studies have been carried out on mice and they found that by reducing the fat, the ultraviolet light-induced ... Read More »
Falling pregnant at any age can have it’s challenges, and it will always be scary and exciting at the same time. When you are young you have way more energy, but definitely no where near the same amount of financial support, and you are more likely to go into labour prematurely, and to have a low birth weight baby. There ... Read More »
There are links between oral health and systemic health. Poor oral health has been linked to cardiac disease, diabetes, respiratory problems and osteoarthritis. The blood is usually a sterile environment, but when bacteria enters it from normal daily routines such as brushing, this all changes. It can also work the other way around, as in the case of diabetics where ... Read More »
If you can’t sleep for 8 hours without having to get up to wee, then you may have a problem. This could be as simple as drinking too much alcohol or taking certain medication, or excessive caffeine consumption before bed time. This could also be a sign of kidney problems, diabetes, heart or prostate problems. Get it checked out by ... Read More »
For any of you who have ever experienced gout, I feel for you, really! My husband, Francois suffers from it and I know all about it. Most of the time it appears in his foot, but he also gets gout in his knee, and from what I have seen, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone! Gout is a form of ... Read More »
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a problem that occurs in people with diabetes. People with Type 1 diabetes do not have enough insulin, a hormone the body uses to break down sugar (glucose) in the blood for energy. When glucose is not available, fat is broken down instead. As fats are broken down, acids called ketones build up in the blood and ... Read More »
I am sure there are many out there who have suffered from this condition, or who currently suffer from it. It is a fairly common ocurrence in both men and women, however, it is more prominent in women in the childbearing years and older people. To understand it better, let’s look at the function of veins. Veins are vessels which ... Read More »
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