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Green tea trends in top 10 superfoods
US dieticians have placed green tea among the top 10 superfood trends for 2017, just months after South African scientists announced they had developed arguably the world’s most potent and effective green tea extract....
Corporate Social Investment
Leap Communications supports Elisabeth Yolisa Home for Children (operating as Kiddies Corner crèche) in Masiphumelele, near Capri in the Noordhoek Valley....
Kidney stones more prevalent in men, can be avoided
Kidney stones are twice as common in males than females and although sometimes genetic, they may be avoided through adopting a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Kidney stones develop when urine contains high levels of crystal-forming substances such as calcium, oxalate and uric acid, resulting...
Top German pro donates kit to SA cycling development academy
Top German pro cyclist, Johannes Fröhlinger, of Team Giant-Alpecin, on Thursday donated kit to the Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha township and encouraged development cyclists to pursue their dreams of becoming champions. Fröhlinger, who recently placed 14th at China’s Tour of Hainan where...
Robotic surgery improving prostate cancer treatment in SA
Robotic surgery has improved the treatment of prostate cancer in South Africa, reducing side effects by lowering levels of incontinence and impotence significantly compared to conventional open surgery, according to one of SA’s leading urologists, Dr Lance Coetzee. Coetzee, from The Urology Hospital, Pretoria, was speaking...
SA scientists develop potent, disease-fighting green tea extract
South African scientists and medical experts have developed arguably the world’s most potent and effective green tea extract to help fight disease and boost health and vitality across the globe. A clinical study shows that revolutionary new SA technology used in the processing and delivery system...
Stylishly chunky new Barker shoe is ideal for work and fun
Barker Footwear has developed a stylishly chunky casual range called the Flexi-Welt for both work and leisure wear. The fashion forward, high-quality leather Flexi-Welt has a thicker and chunkier sole which includes a coloured shoe inner. The sole has gel pads at the forefoot for maximum...
Early detection can cure testicular cancer
While most cancers affect those in middle age and older, testicular cancer affects men aged primarily between 17 and 35 and if detected early, can be successfully treated. Although no specific SA stats are available, testicular cancer affects about one in 263 men in the US,...
Extreme swimmer aims to be first in SA to conquer “Oceans Seven”
Flip flops threaten foot health, choose sandals
Wearing flip flops for long periods may damage your feet, according to a top international podiatrist who recommends supportive sandals instead. Dr Jackie Sutera, a podiatrist and spokesperson for the American Podiatric Medical Association, says wearing flip flops may damage heels and toes and cause blisters...
European trend-setting shoe style now made in SA
Leading upmarket footwear brand, Crockett & Jones, has developed a cutting edge, high-walled, chisel-nosed Boutique shoe range in SA, based on the latest fashion trends in Europe. “This style is big in Europe and has had highly favourable market reaction in our test phase locally,” said...
Vitamin D, the new vitamin C?
Vitamin D’s powerful immune boosting characteristics may make it more important than vitamin C in helping counter colds and flu. Research shows that supplementing with vitamin D may cut flu risk by up to 42 percent. Studies also show that vitamin D is as important as...
Don’t let incontinence destroy your life – it is curable
Old age, pregnancy, childbirth, obesity and genetic factors may all contribute to incontinence, which affects women more than men, may cause emotional damage, but is curable. Although no official statistics are available, urinary incontinence is believed to affect at least one in 10 people globally. In...
Cape Town, Durban residents more grey, stressed, than Gauteng – survey
Despite their laid-back reputation, more Cape Town and Durban residents say they are going grey – which they attribute to stress – than their Gauteng counterparts, according to a new survey. About two in three Cape Town and Durban residents surveyed (about 64%) say their hair...
Big bicycle prizes up for grabs from Team Giant-Alpecin
Alpecin Caffeine Shampoo, co-sponsors of Team Giant-Alpecin currently racing in the Tour de France, is offering South Africans the chance to win one of three Giant bicycles valued at R33 000 each. Team Giant-Alpecin is one of the world’s top 15 pro cycling outfits and is...
Low vitamin B12 levels linked to autism, schizophrenia – study
Vitamin B12 deficiency, which affects up to 40% of the population, may contribute to autism, schizophrenia and a defective nervous system, research shows. Vitamin B12 helps the body produce DNA, red blood cells, proteins, hormones and lipids (fats). It’s also important for a healthy nervous system,...