by Jason Lewis, Fitness Instructor, CEO Custom Strength Fitness.
Caribbean food is amongst the most delicious in the world, of that there is no doubt. But have you stopped to consider the amount of cholesterol you take into your body? I always say cholesterol is a bit like a mosquito. You know it’s there, but before you know it, zap! It’s bitten you on the butt! Continue reading
Editor’s Note
Kittivisian Life is pleased to announce a new feature; Fitness by a new and exciting fitness company to launch in the Federation. Custom Fitness is a husband and wife team of fitness professionals hitting the scene. They will be writing for us on a monthly basis and we hope you will check out their classes!!
By Jason Lewis, Fitness Instructor, CEO Custom Strength Fitness.
Have you ever suffered a sudden headache, when going about your daily business? Consider this, perhaps you are dehydrated. Proper hydration is very important for overall health, especially in the hot Caribbean sun. We lose water all the time. When we breathe, when we sweat and when we use the toilet. Continue reading
LIFELINES
“LifeLines is a monthly column dedicated to addressing issues of mental, behavioural, and social health. The column appears on the 1st weekend of the month, and is written by professionals in the field of social work, mental health, and community medicine”.
By Dr. Mary Jo Cannon,
Alcoholism – what have we learned so far? It is a disease. In fact, it is a brain disorder that can be traced to a defect in a specific area in the brain, the Limbic System, also called the “emotional brain”. It is not something that can be cured; someone with alcoholism cannot learn to drink safely. It is a chronic, progressive, and (if untreated), fatal disease. It can also be difficult to identify in its earliest stages. A key indicator that one suffers from the disease of alcoholism is continued drinking after suffering clear negative consequences while under the influence. Yet alcoholism is not only survivable, it can serve to catapult those who suffer it, into a life previously undreamed of! Recovery from alcoholism, for those who seek it, is attainable and available. Continue reading
“LifeLines is a monthly column dedicated to addressing issues of mental, behavioural, and social health. The column appears on the 1st weekend of the month, and is written by professionals in the field of social work, mental health, and community medicine”.
By Dr. Mary Jo Cannon
Why do we call alcoholism a “Family Disease”? Because the identified patient has the disease, and the family has the patient; therefore the family also has the disease. For the patient, the disease entails a loss of the ability to control use of alcohol to a point of major negative consequences. These negative consequences impact the patient, the family and the community at large. This disorder is chronic, progressive and ultimately (if unrecognized and untreated) fatal. Continue reading
PUBLIC NOTICE
All residents of St. Kitts and Nevis are invited to the Ministry of Health’s Lecture 2012 entitled “Oral Cancer: Prevention and Early Detection,” on July 01>, at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Continue reading