HEALTH & FITNESS
Diabetes Month - join Moon Walk and presentation
Diabetes Month is in full swing with the Moon Walk on Sunday and a presentation by the Bermuda Diabetes Association's Sara McKittrick on November 19.
Fibromyalgia – a condition that can be treated
Stephanie Simons: Equally debilitating, widespread pain and fatigue are the key symptoms of fibromyalgia.
Nothing influences your health more than food
Colin Ayliffe: Food is the most powerful drug on Earth. You eat it several times a day, every day of your life. The body uses the compounds in food as the fuel for life.
Desilva warns of diabetes dangers
Zane Desilva: November marks the beginning of Diabetes Awareness Month and represents an opportunity for Bermudians to educate themselves about this deadly disease.
Build a better body for a better game of golf
Colin Ayliffe: Not enough golfers see the game as an athletic sport. It must be the only sport where strength conditioning is not viewed as essential.
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Tai Home Spa is outbreak free and back on track
Mikaela Ian Pearman writes that Tai Home Spa is a relaxing, wonderful spa experience and that the spa is completely clean and MRSA free.
Nearly every meal we eat is spiked with sugar
Colin Ayliffe highlights the key points from TEDx speaker Professor Robert Lustig's talk exposing the dangers of sugar to the world.
Part 2 - Is your stressful lifestyle making you fat?
Colin Ayliffe: When we're in a stressed state, the Sympathetic Nervous System is activated which forces most of the blood flow in the body to rush from the digestive and reproductive organs and give it to the muscles, brains and eyes in preparation for fight or flight.
Two new breast cancer awareness and fundraising events coming up
Free health screenings and a presentation on the important topic of breast health are due to take place on October 24 at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
Marathon run to raise funds for Daily Bread
Earl Jones and Bermuda Sun photographer Nicola Muirhead have joined forces to raise money for The Daily Bread programme.
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MSRA skin infections up 13.6% (Update)
There has been an increase in the number of community acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections, according to the Department of Health.
National Health Accounts Report released
The Bermuda Health Council (BHeC) on Thursday announced the release of the National Health Accounts Report 2013, available at bermudasun.bm.
‘Flu Express’ is back
The flu vaccine will be available starting October 14, from the Department of Health, at a cost of $10 per shot for adults and children.
Minister provides update on college nursing programme
Education Minister Nalton Brangman on Monday provided an update on the Bermuda College's process for international accreditation for the Associate of Science Degree in Nursing.
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