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Desperate to make your teeth whiter? Let’s start with the bad news. According to Mayo Clinic, if your teeth are naturally discoloured and the stain goes deeper than the tooth’s surface, then a toothpaste is not going to be able to help much. , provided you use a dentist-approved whitening toothpaste, it can definitely make […] More
6 Common Daily Habits That Are Just As Bad As Smoking Vaping’s effect on fertility Vaping causing lung damage due to exposure to toxic chemicals Yikes! 6 Everyday Things That Could Hamper Your Health More
As gluten-gate continues to dominate dinner-table conversations, it turns out another gang may have been the third force behind those stomach woes all along. Say hi to the FODMAP family. On the roller-coaster trajectory of rising-and-falling trends, “gluten-free” is currently surfing a happy plateau somewhere alongside “athleisure”. As part of a growing free-from industry, it’s […] More
The first week of October is National Back Care Awareness Week. The South African Society of Physiotherapists dedicates this week to educate the public on the common causes, risks, complications and prevention of lower back pain. So what causes back pain? Back pain is caused by several conditions: arthritis that affects the lower back and […] More
Joint pain, swelling and stiffness are often associated with either working out too much or arthritis. The biggest misconception is that arthritis is for old people, but this is far from the truth. Adapting to a chronic condition can feel both daunting and unfair. There are more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions. The […] More
Your spine is the supporting column around which your body is built. So when it’s causing you grief, you can bet you’re going to know about it. What’s even worse? When you’ve been training really hard to see results, then back problems throw you off your A-game at the gym. Here’s a bit of a […] More
If you want to avoid unintended pregnancy, taking birth control is usually a no-brainer. But what if that same birth control upped your risk of breast cancer? According to research published in , women who take hormonal birth control pills or use hormonal IUDs for years experience a small yet significant increase in their risk of breast cancer compared to […] More
How is it possible that it can be impossible to have sex? Ask the thousands of women around the world who suffer from vaginismus. They are normal women like you and me who love their partners and who would love to have sex with them but are living in unconsummated relationships due to vaginismus. People […] More
