I was reading through a couple of my assignments from my varsity days and came along this Response Paper from my Sports & Exercise Psychology Course. Just to show the importance or relevance of this, I wrote this more than 10 years ago, and it is still applicable to our lives in one way or […]

Very Important read for all parents with young childrenMALCOLM GLADWELL GOT US WRONG: OUR RESEARCH WAS KEY TO THE 10000-HOUR RULE, BUT HERE’S WHAT GOT OVERSIMPLIFIEDMalcolm Gladwell (Credit: Hachette Book Group) Yes, it takes effort to be an expert. But Gladwell based 10,000-hour rule in part on our work, and misunderstoodANDERS ERICSSON AND ROBERT POOLAdapted from […]

THE DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH GRINDING AND CLENCHING OF YOUR TEETHBy Dr. Ashana Harryparsad, BDS (WITS), PDD (UWC), MChD (UP), Specialist Prosthodontist, Netcare Waterfall City Hospital.Grinding or clenching of your teeth is medically diagnosed as bruxism, and can occur while asleep or awake. Few entities in the dental fraternity are as perplexing as bruxism. Its prevalence […]

Inspirational! The importance of staying healthy and active! 

Article by Matt Blake – Charles Eugster is the greatest British sprinter you’ve probably never heard of. He currently holds world records in the 200m (indoor) and 400m (outdoor) sprints, as well as British records in the 60m (indoor), 100m (outdoor), and 200m (outdoor). A couple of weeks ago, he narrowly missed out on the […]

Jan Withaar during the Gauteng XCO Cup Series #3 at Wolwespruit Track in The City of Tshwane

HYPERTHYROIDISMBy Dr Kershlin Naidu, Endocrinologist and Specialist Physician, Netcare Waterfall City HospitalLast month, we focused on Hypothyroidism where the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. This month’s article discusses an overactive thyroid.To recap, the thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland that is normally located in the lower front of the neck. The […]

Do you think you are too old to do exercise? Watch Alan here, he’s 81 years old, and he doesn’t think so! Well done Alan, keep it up!

HYPOTHYROIDISMBy Dr Kershlin Naidu, Endocrinologist and Specialist Physician, Netcare Waterfall City HospitalHypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. It is the most common thyroid disorder.The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the middle of the neck, located below the larynx (voice box) and above the clavicles (collarbones). […]

Original Article by Brigitte MilesonAn inside view to athletes…. Almost like a food critic.. All opinions are my own. Who is Jean Spies…….This sounds terrible, but I have been struggling to remember when I first met him. I knew and worked on his father first and then he became one of my clients as well. When I […]