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Climate change a major health threat to children

July 25, 2019 2 Comments

Kids face unique health burdens because of the climate crisis, including “the broad effects of weather disasters, exacerbated allergic and asthmatic diseases, food and water insecurity, and heat-related deaths.” When the world gets warmer, the results impact real people’s lives. It’s a truth that too often gets lost amid data points and science jargon, late-breaking news, … [Read more...]

Pushing the edges to a new frontier of medicine

October 20, 2018 Leave a Comment

The medical world and patients alike are searching for new solutions to chronic diseases that will not only mask symptoms but lead to full recovery. The place to find these answers is at the second SA Congress of Integrative Medicine from 17 – 18 November at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West. “At this stage of Integrative medicine (IM), each one of us is still a … [Read more...]

Like, share and win – competition to help tortoise get perspective

November 8, 2016 Leave a Comment

You know the story of tortoise who rested at the dam when eagle landed next to him? “Look at these magnificent reeds and all this water,” he said. “This is all there is.” Eagle ascended into the heavens bearing tortoise in his claws. Tortoise saw the whole dam, he saw the animals running across the plains, then he saw the curve of the earth. Eagle put tortoise down in the … [Read more...]

Reaching out a sustainable hand of comfort to the needy

January 23, 2015 2 Comments

Can you believe that recycled bottles could turn into warm bedding for those in need? Well, it can, and it does. Legacy Project is a heart-warming initiative that reaches out a caring and comforting hand to challenged communities, and especially also to children. It was developed as part of the ten year birthday celebrations of the PET Recycling Company (Pty) Limited … [Read more...]

Let your animals heal themselves

March 15, 2013 Leave a Comment

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For as long as mankind has been on planet earth, we have been trying to heal ourselves when physical ailments have troubled us. Through the centuries this healing has continually evolved and changed until what it is today. Looking back it all began with the humble plant and noticing changes in our bodies when taken into the system or applied to wounds. In the last 100 years … [Read more...]

Nifty gadget heals infections and inflammations fast

August 31, 2012 Leave a Comment

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What to do when a sudden, severe cystitis threatens to derail your most exciting plans? Boy, have I experienced this many times! This time I was packing for the trip of a lifetime – my journey with the Rainbow Warrior III – and NOTHING was going to stand in my way. So even though I had landed in hospital many times in my life with this recurring bother, I was determined to … [Read more...]

Good news for teenagers

March 2, 2012 Leave a Comment

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We’re so lucky to have a whole plethora of natural cosmetics to choose from nowadays, so gone are the days when you simply had to take what you can get. I have only ever used natural products, as my skin has a built-in chemical detector and breaks out in red itchy bumps from any regular cosmetics. Hence I frequented health shops since my teen years. We may also have good … [Read more...]

Can nanotechnology help rescue our water?

November 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Finding new ways to tackle the growing challenge of accessing clean drinking water has become a priority for most countries around the world, including South Africa. With recent statistics indicating that more people are dying annually from unsafe water than from all forms of violence combined, including war, there has never been a greater global need. In South Africa, an … [Read more...]

Poison drift debilitates Boland residents

October 18, 2011 6 Comments

Poisonous sprays from farms drifting onto people, 'workers, children, family and neighbours' is finally coming to a head in the Boland. Numerous incidences of long-term, serious health problems, linked by doctors to the careless management of spray drift from surrounding farms mobilized the establishment of a special group in Stellenbosch, called TATIB (The Air That I … [Read more...]

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Bongwe's owner is moving overseas. This beautiful girl is due back at the DARG at the end of this month. She is a gentle soul and is great with other dogs and with children. Please share so we can find her a forever home.
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An unusual Ocean anomaly is being detected in the Gulf Stream, not seen in at least 150 years, bearing importance as we face the next weather seasons

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United States and Europe are strongly influenced by Gulf Stream, where an unusually strong anomaly is being detected in the Ocean

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