Journal

Nailed It! The Importance of Healthy Nails

One glance at a person’s nails says so much about them. The truth is the keratin cladding of your nail bed doesn’t only tell us about personal hygi...

Great Recipes: Welcome to Smoothie Week

Smoothies are delicious and nutritious and a wonderful source of nutrition, fibre and vitamins for on the go. In case you missed it, a smoothie is ...

Does my brain look fat in this?

About 3 Pounds of your body weight can be attributed to your brain. That collection of soft tissue in your skull which is responsible for all your ...

The Truth About Testicular Cancer

Men’s Health Week is celebrated around the globe every year in the run-up to Father’s Day on 21 June. Last year, the focus was on the prevention an...

Preventing and Managing Type 2 Diabetes

The number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014 alone and the numbers continue to climb exponentially. That...

Celebrating the Sea this World Oceans Day

World Oceans Day was started by the United Nations post its Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. It was created to...

Here’s the Skinny on Your Skin! Dermis Did You Knows

Your skin is more than a body bag for your bones and internal organs. It is your body’s largest organ and can account for 15-20% of your actual bod...

Here Comes the Sun, Little Darling

The Beatles said it best when they crooned out Here Comes the Sun, And I say it's alright. So, do we! There is just something special about being k...

Honing in on Healthier Adult Skin

The skin is the body’s largest organ performing many functions with a sponge-like quality, absorbing what is applied to it into the bloodstream. Wi...

Keeping Baby’s Skin Healthy

Skin as smooth as a baby’s bottom. Itchy skin, diaper rashes, skin problems, and even being uncomfortable in our skin are all part of the journey t...

The Science Behind Great Skin

Flawless skin has been the holy grail of beauty since time eternal. Our endeavours to keep it youthful, scar, stretch-mark and wrinkle free have se...

Fascinating Facts About Your Nimble Nose

Did you know that plastic surgery involving the nose is called rhinoplasty? And that the Duchess of Cambridge’s ‘perfect nose’ shape sparked a reco...