It used to be that trends were ushered in by print media. Millions would clamour at store fronts getting the latest edition of Cosmo, FHM, Elle – you name it. These gatekeepers of pop culture led the way in informing the public of new style trends and the latest gossip on the who’s who of the...
PSAs about cancer are in abundance; everywhere you look, alarm bells ring with pundits who warn of cancer causing agents. It’s all fair and fine, seeing as various types of cancer affect an unprecedented percentage of people in America, and globally. However, it gets complicated when there’s...
You’re not alone in the sexless relationship department. According to Newsweek, 15 to 20% of American couples live in relationships that have very little to no intimacy. Sometimes it’s not because there’s anything wrong with your relationship; couples experience stagnation, which sees them lose...
Throughout our lives we spend a third sleeping, 4.3 years driving and 3 months stuck in traffic. 70% of our time is spent in front of digital media, while 90% is spent indoors and 5 years sitting at a desk. All of this is more than we do standing or walking. The resulting outcomes for an average...
The idea of treating mental illness just like physical ailments has always been a touchy subject. It’s arguably one of the reasons why treatment for disorders has proved complicated. Unlike physical injuries or illnesses, mental illness is somewhat taken less seriously, or approached with...
What we eat affects what we do and how we feel. While most conversations are centred on food and weight management, food is essential to everything. That includes one of the most essential human functions – rest. Eating the right food can boost your sleep and its quality considerably. So let’s...
Your business isn’t just the product or service that you sell, but includes the person who sits behind the desk, or stands by the dinner table waiting for an order – your manpower. Regardless of how much infrastructure has allowed businesses to thrive, the employees and workforce has an...
Transitioning from one sex to the other has never been easy for people who identify as transgender. The problems begin as soon as you experience body dysphoria, which is categorised as distress experienced because of your birth sex and / or gender. This shouldn’t, however, be confused with mental...
We all need to work out. That’s a fact of life. Exercise is essential to improving or maintaining our wellbeing. It makes our bodies function at optimum and might even make us look like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. However, as good as exercise is, some workouts can put your body at risk of injury....
Are you being for real? Raw food? Who’s going to eat that? Deer? Every now and then, there comes a fad diet that promises to optimise your health, boost your metabolism, increase weight loss, and pretty much make you into an indestructible human machine. While some have a semblance of nutritional...
It’s all a mess! Your life. One minute you’re juggling emails like chainsaws. The next you’re trying to figure out how you mistook yams for sweet potatoes at the store, and blew your entire paycheque on wine. Or was it shoes? Adulting can often lead to self-neglect as we struggle to balance our...
Mood determines our outlook on life. It’s a pillar that forms our motivations, desires and will. It can, however, also deter us from realising our potential. Not only does a negative mood give you less perspective, it can also create a festering environment where family, friends and colleagues...
