by Michele Marius | Aug 28, 2022 | Self Care
Unless you already have vision problems, you tend to take your eyesight for granted, and once you open your eyes, you will see the world around you clearly. However, vision loss can creep up on you so slowly that we don’t realise you have a problem until expensive and...
by Michele Marius | Aug 7, 2022 | Self Care
In chatting with women about strength training, one of the biggest reasons they avoid it is that they fear getting too bulky. They look at female bodybuilders and don’t want to look like that, and so believe they should not lift heavy weight. Instead, they should use...
by Michele Marius | Jul 24, 2022 | Self Care
Within Caribbean societies or those where people of colour predominate, there is little or no conversation about osteoporosis and low bone mass. However, we have all observed among older relatives and friends that they have decreased in height, have suffered a hip...
by Michele Marius | Jul 17, 2022 | Self Care
In our societies and to a considerable degree, productivity is lauded. People are also held in high regard for burning the midnight oil, or consistently surviving on just a few hours of sleep. However, while they may be able to do so for an extended period, the truth...
by Michele Marius | Jun 12, 2022 | Self Care
In almost every community, you can either find a standalone yoga studio or someone who is offering yoga classes at their home. These days, yoga has moved from being a hippie, new-age experience, to one that has been enjoying widespread acceptance, and students from...
by Michele Marius | May 29, 2022 | Self Care
If there is one thing that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted is the importance of our mental health. Before the pandemic, many of us might have not paid attention to how we were feeling, thinking and acting. We led busy lives, were out and about, and perhaps never...
