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  • A guide to over the counter (OTC) sleep medication.

    A guide to over the counter (OTC) sleep medication.

    How much sleep is enough sleep? This varies from person to person and changes throughout a persons life usually, reducing with age. On average a person needs about 7 to 8 hours to feel replenished. What is insomnia? This is when a person has difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep or is unable to get Read more

  • Your Blood Pressure – What you should know

    Your Blood Pressure – What you should know

    What is a ‘blood pressure’ reading? The heart pumps the blood that moves around your body. Arteries are blood vessels that take the blood pumped from the heart to the rest of your body. The force at which the blood pushes against the walls of of the arteries is known as ‘Blood Pressure’. The blood Read more

  • Smoking Cessation Guide

    Smoking Cessation Guide

    Smoking Overview Smoking is linked to serious health problems because it harms almost every organ in the body. It is linked to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, different cancers, cardiovascular disease, chronic coughing, diabetes, death, etc. It also increases the risk of tuberculosis and diseases of the immune system. Secondhand smoke also causes the above diseases Read more

  • Product Spotlight – Blink Dry Contacts Lubricating Eye Drops

    Product Spotlight – Blink Dry Contacts Lubricating Eye Drops

    This is an eye lubricant used to relieve dryness, irritation and burning in the eyes. It works with your natural tears to lubricate your eyes and to help your contact lenses feel comfortable when your lenses feel dry. It can be used with soft and rigid glass permeable RGP contact lenses. It is formulated with Read more

  • Thyroid disease and common treatments

    Thyroid disease and common treatments

    Thyroid hormones are produced by the thyroid gland. These hormones thyroxine – T4 and triiodothyronine -T3 are required for normal development, growth, metabolism, cardiovascular system function, sleep, lipid metabolism and for maintaining a healthy central nervous and skeletal system. Anything that interferes with the level of thyroid hormones can cause all sorts of problems in Read more

  • 10 Recommendations to help promote sleep without taking medication

    10 Recommendations to help promote sleep without taking medication

    It is important to note that different things work for different people, it is best to try and see what works for you and stick to that. Some people will need to get medication, but the focus of this article is promoting sleep without medication. Disclaimer: This is not an exhaustive list and is for Read more

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