I spent the last days of my old life staring into a dirty mirror, wondering where it had all gone wrong. My chosen medical tourism package was scheduled to start in Cape Town on a Thursday morning and the slight doubts that nag any major procedure started to rear its head. Choosing medical tourism in South Africa was not a difficult decision. As my destination of choice, Cape Town was the city that would host my surgery and hopefully turn this ugly duckling back into a prince once more. Read the rest of this entry »
My medical tourism adventure
Stop Smoking. Can you?
Here are some facts about the effects of smoking, the addiction and rehab symptoms. Find support and reasons to quit smoking here.
Addiction
One of the most obvious consequences of smoking is that you become addicted and thus get rehabilitation symptoms when you try stopping. As a smoker you actually have two smoking addictions (and thus two types of withdrawal symptoms):
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Crystalens Cataract Eye Surgery
The Crystalens is the most implanted lens in cataract operations in the United States. Aging of the natural lens can lead to cataracts or cataract formation. Typically it creates blurred vision, short and long distance. Treatment consists of surgically replacing the natural lens by an artificial lens. This treatment is called cataract eye surgery.
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How to identify stress
Our fast moving economy requires us to be on our toes all the time. This constant pressure results in stress. Most people don’t take stress seriously. However they should know that stress directly impacts a person’s health. Over 75% of visits to a general practitioner are directly related to stress. Read through these complaints and symptoms and do the test; are you suffering from stress?
Identifying stress is not easy. The impact of stress on someone’s health is usually not visible instantly, but often only develops after a long period of stress. Even more, each person reacts differently to stress. Nevertheless, there are some signs that identify stress clearly.
Is retirement healthy?
Is Retirement Healthy?
The active period of almost any working class individual often runs parallel with times of intense stress. This results in health issues varying from head aches to low energy/fatigue and heart complaints.
A variety of studies were done to proof the impact of stress on a human body. Only recently, a French study focused on the effects of retirement. Can it restore your health? Entirely? Is being a couch potato healthier than daily stress?
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Coffee or Tea?
With tea becoming so popular nowadays, a lot of people want to know which one is better. Coffee or tea? But what is meant by better? Tea and coffee distinguish themselves on several levels. They are two different types of beverages. One cannot argue over taste, and that’s clearly what it’s often about. Still, when we look at coffee and tea we see some clear differences.
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Eye laser surgery: Is it your safest option?
Lasik Eye Surgery
Lasik Eye Surgery is a fairly new technology that corrects the eye using a laser. As the surgery is new, little extend research is done on the topic. However, due to its recent success more and more questions are being raised. The most important one is probably regarding the safety of the procedure and the patient’s recovery.
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Personal effects of hair loss
Sean Connery
How do you perceive a bald person? Do make a difference whether he’s entirely bald or just partly? And what about a bald she? Can you imagine the impact it has on that person’s personality?
Ever since images were depicted, long and full or thick hair has been a symptom of a healthy and strong man, or in the female case as fertile. We are brought up with those values in mind. So during our childhood and adolescence we see bald men or women as less strong or healthy. Add the eruption of chemotherapy in cancer treatment to that. Cancer chemotherapy causes severe hair loss. Most patients grab for the alternative of hairpieces or hats to cover their hat.
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Healing power of Rooibos
Upon my recent stay in Clanwilliam, South Africa, I was introduced to the healing power of Rooibos. I have been a fan of Rooibos for a long time now. It all started when I first visited South Africa in 2005. The preference never went away, even more it gained in interest. Yet, I wasn’t aware of the healing power of Rooibos.
Rooibos tea is a true South African product. It originates from the Cedarberg Mountains, Western Cape. “Did you know Rooibos is theoretically not even a tea?” That’s because it’s made of an entirely different plant than normal teas. Rooibos tea derives its name from Red Bush, which directly points out to the color. RED. Due to the African sun, minerals and the mountain air, it doesn’t turn green. Instead it’s red.
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