Glaucoma
Glaucoma is an eye condition where your optic nerve is damaged by the pressure of the fluid inside your eye. This may be because your eye pressure is higher than normal, or because of a weakness to your optic nerve. Your eye needs a certain amount of pressure to keep the eyeball healthy and in the right […]
What Mechanisms are Involved in Stress and Anxiety?
What is the biology of stress and anxiety? While a link between stress and anxiety seems plausible, the underlying biology is more complex than it appears. Stress Stress can be defined as the response to a threat to an organism’s homeostasis; these threats or stressors can be physiological (low blood sugar, low blood volume) or […]
Healthy does not have to be boring and tasteless
More than ever, South Africans need to take better care of their hearts as Covid-19 may pose a higher risk for patients with heart disease and diabetes. Pharma Dynamics’ Cooking from the Heart recipes – developed by well-known healthy food consultant, Heleen Meyer and dietitians from the Heart and Stroke Foundation – consist of more […]
How to Make Your Work-From-Home Space Better for Your Back
If you’re working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may already be feeling the toll it’s taking on your body. Instead of office desks and ergonomic chairs, you may find yourself sitting on sofas, beds, dining tables, or floors. In addition, we are all moving around less frequently. Unless you’re set up with a […]
Why It’s Important to Care for Your Mental Health
Mental health is integral to living a healthy, balanced life. According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI), one in five American experience mental health issues which translates to more than 40 million adults a year. Our mental health encompasses our psychological, emotional and social well-being. This means it impacts how we feel, think […]
Surviving the Covid-19 lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis for us all. It is unknown territory and the future is uncertain. This creates anxiety and has the potential to exacerbate mental disorders in those living with them. We all have to adapt to the change that this virus has brought into our lives. During periods of prolonged stress […]