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You may have heard that you should eat five servings of fruit and vegetables a day — which works out to a total of about 2½ cups. But experts actually recommend getting even more than that amount. There are no limits on the quantities of tasty fruits...

Demand for the services of chiropractors is on the rise in Bermuda with “text neck” and slipped discs becoming more and more prevalent. This is according to Reid Robinson of Inside Out Wellness Centre which recently hired a new doctor of chiropracti...

This week Young Observer focuses on healthy choices. Here are some healthy ideas for breakfast, snacks and school lunches to help you and the family make that fresh healthy start for the New Year. The web is full with healthy recipes just waiting for...

At the moment you’re probably being bombarded with messages and ads to help you shift the dreaded winter weight gain. If you are looking to get back into shape, it can be a bit overwhelming to know what information to trust and what will actually wor...

Bermuda’s gym owners are limbering up for a post-festive season membership boost. For — as restaurants and bars brace themselves for a traditional downturn — gyms see an increase in numbers as people aim to shed holiday pounds and get fit for summer....

Maxene Mathias was dripping with sweat, her heart and pulse racing. Terrified, she took a taxi to the hospital where her condition was given a name: thyroid storm. The 28-year-old had only learnt she had hyperthyroidism days earlier. Lying in a bed ...

Six months after a kidney transplant, Simone Barton has a new lease on life. Randy Edwards also has chronic kidney disease but hasn’t been as lucky, yet. Lifestyle checked in this week with people we’d interviewed with health problems in 2016. Cnthi...

Felicia Braude Steffen was in between jobs when she called her father to chat. His thought: she talked about pizza so much, she might as well write about it. Her blog, Pizza Lover Chicago, is now six years old. “Everywhere I went, I would just writ...

As a police officer, Sean Kelly’s passion for exercise came in handy. He blazed through fitness tests, and had an edge chasing down suspects. “I had one person tell me: ‘You’re pretty fast for a big guy. I actually run track and you caught me’,” said...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board is equipped to deal with fentanyl overdoses should they occur on the island, according to a spokeswoman. Speaking after the Bermuda Police Service revealed that the synthetic opioid has been found in Bermuda, the BHB said ...

Well here we are in limbo. Those odd few days in between Christmas and New Year when we’re not really sure if we’re at the end of one year or the beginning of another. School is out, of course, and I’ve given up doing any serious work. Writing this w...

Demanding careers and social pressures can leave parents feeling like they are falling short raising their kids. “It’s unspoken, but it’s always there in the back of your mind,” said Sonja Stowe. The psychiatric nurse believes the consequence is neg...