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For many people, making a sandwich is a chore, but for Craig Dickens it’s an adventure. Mental challenges made it necessary for the 51-year-old to live with his mother for most of his life. A year ago he had the opportunity to move into a group home...

Some people thought Melissa Looby was crazy when she quit her job two weeks ago. The mother of two had long dreamed of opening a holistic wellness coaching business; the undated resignation letter sat in her house for weeks. She finally got the nerv...

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...

Virginia McKey dreamed of representing Bermuda in the Pan American Games for years. She was almost there when tragedy struck. Her horse, Wolkenglanz, got nervous and threw her as she trained in Canada for the 2011 games. The accident shattered one of...

Gestational diabetes (GDM) is defined by the International Diabetes Federation as “any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy”. It affects up to 15 per cent of pregnant women worldwide and here in Bermuda it i...

If you haven’t seen Carrie De Silva in a while, there’s a good chance you won’t recognise her. Six years ago she tipped the scales at 225lb. Today she’s 100lb lighter with a rock-hard body, and is helping others to get the same result. “When I first ...