ENSURING proper care of children’s backs is vital if we want to ensure they don’t suffer serious back problems later in life. That’s the message from South Africa’s physiotherapists who are this year again focusing on the back health of children during National Physiotherapy Back Week which starts from tomorrow. Read more in The Herald [...]

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WE'RE always being told that regular exercise is the best way to improve our health and stave off obesity. But did you know that specific types of exercise can help to reduce the symptoms of many common ailments? Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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LIFESTYLE factors can contribute significantly to the dangers of vision loss and those at risk – especially people over 50 – should see an eye doctor regularly. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains a condition that is often little understood by even those who are at high risk of developing the disease, says Claudette Medefindt, director [...]

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IT‘S been more than a month since Weekend Post‘s two Flab to Fab Families have had to continue in their efforts to beat the bulge without professional backup, but the families are holding their own against temptations and other daily obstacles. Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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THE Weekend Post Flab to Fab Challenge is entering its final stretch, but beating the bulge while fighting the strains of the current economic slump could prove difficult unless you have clear pointers and a plan of action. The Flab to Fab health professionals, dietician Magda Black and biokineticist Nadine Vockerodt, have a few tips [...]

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IT’S BACK to basics for a Weekend Post reader who is making the slow recovery from multiple lower-back surgeries to become fighting fit and sporting mad again. Once an avid cricketer, golfer, runner, cyclist and squash and rugby player, Selwyn Gill had to cut back on all his sports passions as he dealt with chronic, [...]

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THEY may not have won their third and final rugby Test against the British and Irish Lions at Ellis Park last weekend, but the Springboks emerged as overall victors of the series. Natural talent, tireless training and determination are essential for the national team to perform at their peak, but they‘ve also become increasingly aware [...]

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OSTEOPOROSIS, which affects about 4,6 million South Africans, is a silent but lethal bone disease and often only makes itself known when the first fracture occurs. Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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PILATES is a complete exercise method which focuses on strengthening the individual’s core with low repetition and low impact toning exercises. Core strength means your abdominal, pelvis and back muscles and the Pilates system founded by Joseph Pilates, ensures that the muscles are developed without adding bulk. Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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OVER the Christmas period, food, wine and fun are usually the order of the day, but giving in to all these temptations can wreak havoc on your figure and leave you with a belly to rival Santa Claus’s by the end of the festive season. Bay experts, including Weekend Post’s Flab to Fab Challenge professionals, [...]

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PEOPLE can literally save their lives by living on raw food because many diseases today are a result of an improper diet, says a Nelson Mandela Bay group who promote the regular consumption of raw food. Merryl Leverington, of the Rawsome Living Group, has been “living raw” for over a year and says she can [...]

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EASTERN CAPE blood donors and their buddies can look forward to a fun-filled Blood Donor Month with entertainment, giveaways and prizes up for grabs. The culmination of the special programme, which is conducted annually, is World Blood Donor Day tomorrow. Elize van Zyl, spokesman for the Port Elizabeth branch of the South African National Blood [...]

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THERE are many kinds of therapies available to children with physical and other disabilities, but for a reason few can fathom one stands out above the rest – leaving children with greater confidence, better balance and improved eye-hand co-ordination. Children with cerebral palsy in particular have been benefitting significantly at Bernmore Farm in Charlo, Port [...]

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