Tag Archives: health and wellness

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  Defeating Diabetes: The Best Way to Beat It Is to Never Develop It

  [fl]D[/fl]iabetes is a disease that has devastating consequences. In addition to increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke, it is a major cause of blindness, amputation and kidney failure. According to the Nigerian Diabetes Foundation, Nigeria has the highest rates of diabetes in Africa and ...

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  It’s (Sadly) True: Men Lose Weight Faster than Women

  Radiant Health Weekly Website News – 17 August 2018It’s (Sadly) True: Men Lose Weight Faster than Women[fl]I[/fl]f you’ve ever tried to diet with your husband and been disappointed that his loss outstripped yours, you’re not alone. A new study, published in Diabetes, Obesity and Meta...

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  Emelyne Museaux: Life Under the Shadow of Pain

  This is part of our Woman Interrupted series for Radiant Issue No.11, The Survivor Issue. Out now at newsstands worldwide. [fl]O[/fl]ne rule dominates the road at intersections: stop. Cars and pedestrians move to the rhythms of the red-light signal, the stop sign, and the unspoken rules of the ...

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  World AIDS Day: Where Does Nigeria Stand?

  RH Weekly News Roundup – 1 December 2017 World AIDS Day: Where Does Nigeria Stand?[fl]W[/fl]orld AIDS Day occurs on 1 December annually and this year’s Nigerian theme is “Right to Health – Making it Happen”. So, where exactly does the country stand in the fight against HIV and AID...

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  An Evening Walk Is Better for You Than You Think

  RH Weekly News Roundup – 10 November 2017An Evening Walk Is Better for You Than You Think[fl]G[/fl]etting out from behind your desk or off the couch is always good – and we’ve always known it to be beneficial. But, researchers had no idea just how powerful moderate-to-vigorous physical...

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  Fighting for Good Health at Ground Level (Literally)

  RH Weekly News Roundup – 3 November 2017Fighting for Good Health at Ground Level (Literally)[fl]A[/fl]Anyone who’s spent time in a house with dirt floors knows just how much trouble they can be. But it’s more than just mud when it rains and rats scurrying into the corner. Dirt floors ...

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  Understanding Vitiligo

  The disease. Vitiligo is a disease which causes the skin to lose color in patches. Some people will have a few patches, others many more. The condition isn't contagious or life-threatening, but it can be emotionally devastating. It affects people of all skin colors and ethnicities, men and women, eq...

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  When Artificial Food Colour Hurts

  Raise your hand if you are a mother  who has ever given her child a  brightly coloured treat, only to observe him/her transform into a little menace, literally bouncing off the wall, talking excessively and running around as if they had a battery driving them on!As you helplessly watched them ...

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