AFTER THE HURRICANE...there's stress and anxiety
Many people in my age cohort had looked forward to the arrival of Hurricane Gilbert, with great expectations, on what turned out to be a fateful day, September 12, 1988. Up until then, we had only heard tales of the things that a really ferocious hurricane could do...
Bacterial Buddies - Making life & you possible
EACH OF us is a singular crowd - a walking, talking, air-breathing, waste-producing assemblage of microbial organisms. Your body consists of 100 trillion cells, give or take, but they're in the minority. Each human is also home to, among other things, an estimated 1,000 trillion individual bacteria
DIETITIAN'S DESK - 'Cure' your meat this hurricane season
I am writing this article on Saturday, August 18, and I am hoping that we will be spared the fury of Hurricane Dean. I was off the island for hurricane Gilbert and my mother-in-law told me that the freezer was filled with meat, especially chicken, and they eventually 'dry fried'...
Jamaica's sugar cane story
Christopher Columbus introduced the sugar cane to Jamaica in the late 15th century. It became the most sought after plant in the West Indies employing over 50,000 workers in Jamaica. There were many large sugar estates here. The Mona campus of the University of the West Indies...
Senior citizens - let's start moving
No matter your age, regular exercise and physical activity are good for you. Regular exercise can and should be a part of your everyday life. A lack of exercise during adult life is associated with de-conditioning, weakness, decrease in physical and mental health...
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