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COPD is a common lung disease caused by a number of pollutants, cigarettes being the most avoidable. As countries everywhere observe World COPD Day today, Lifestyle spoke with two people now suffering from the disease. Jackie Parkinson smoked for 4...

About 30 years ago Kuni Frith Black started using herbs for medicinal purposes rather than the drugs most doctors recommended. It served her so well she decided to pass on the knowledge to others. The 61-year-old has been busy this past year. Her ne...

Antonio Sausys was 20 when his mother died from a sudden stroke. The Uruguayan threw himself into work and study. Two years later he discovered a bony growth on his rib cage. “My sternum had actually popped out,” he said. “In essence, what my mind co...

A few years ago you would have never caught me dead in active wear. I was petrified to even step foot in a gym, let alone step on a treadmill. I had always wanted to be fit but I didn’t know how or where in the world I was supposed to start. Does any...

Did you know that eating a healthy breakfast regularly helps protect you from developing type 2 diabetes? Several studies have shown that eating a healthy breakfast can help prevent insulin resistance — a strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes. To u...

Sheryl Martins doesn’t do things halfheartedly. It’s a work ethic that’s helped her get where she is today. The 58-year-old started Caesar’s Pharmacy with her husband Rotimi almost 20 years ago. Last month she was named Pharmacist of the Year for he...

Dear Heather: I am thinking of selling my condo and getting a free-standing home for my growing family, how will I know when I’m ready to do this? — Moving Up Dear Moving Up: Today’s housing market presents considerable opportunities for potential ho...

Late-season hurricanes can leave their mark in more ways than one. They can create a situation where new growth will start to show, but slower than normal owing to the decline in temperature as we reach the end of the “growing season”. Damage appears...

This townhouse is part of a community of four that overlook Harrington Sound. It’s a modern build, with high-end appliances, wood floors and beams and spacious patios. The three-bedroom home also grants access to a dock, in sheltered Millhouse Bay. J...

Juli Campbell read her poetry to Dorothy Trimingham every Thursday evening, for 20 years. She always gave her a copy; she assumed her friend threw it away. When Mrs Trimingham died in June at 91, Ms Campbell learnt she’d kept every poem she ever gave...