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Vacations are a badly needed break from the norm and maintaining your usual, healthy routine during your holiday does not always happen. When travelling, I try to stick to my normal lifestyle. I manage to get a workout in daily by starting early, be...

Larry Trott turned to herbal medicines as a teenager, after his appendix nearly burst. Doctors got the organ out before that happened, but could not stop the associated severe pain and cramping. A Jamaican friend then turned the 17-year-old on to var...

The public has been invited to enjoy live entertainment at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital tomorrow. Dialysis nurse Hugh Murray will be donating his time and talent to cheer staff, patients and the public in the run-up to Labour Day. The Bermuda ...

Mobility, or the ability to get around, is essential for getting through the day. Even simple tasks such as getting out of bed, going to the bathroom or getting food out of the refrigerator require mobility. Young, healthy people take their ability t...

Four new benefits and one improved benefit will be introduced for HIP and FutureCare policyholders tomorrow — but premiums will also go up for 2015-16. The Health Insurance Department today issued a reminder about the changes, stating that these “mar...

Bermuda is decades behind the rest of the world because of its failure to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of mental health, according to the Human Rights Commission. The group yesterday said it aims to add protection on the grounds of mental hea...

There are good surprises and bad surprises involved in parenting. Bad surprises include the green slime in a newborn’s diaper and the staggering reach of projectile vomit. Good surprises include the fiercely unconditional love and the moment you real...

A health fair is to offer the public an opportunity to talk to medical professionals and get free screenings. The Be Healthy Bermuda event, sponsored by the Lahey Hospital and Medical Centre, is scheduled to be held at the Women’s Resource Centre on ...

Senior Magistrate Juan Wolffe is prepared to join lobbying efforts to put pressure on legislators when it comes to updating Bermuda’s laws dealing with mental health. Mr Wolffe spoke candidly with The Royal Gazette on the introduction of restorative ...

Here’s a little task for you, I want you to try something. When you get home tonight, I want you to do an audit of your body. Take a few moments to assess where you’re currently at physically by stripping down and really looking at the reflection you...

My tank was brimming so was there really any need for all that rain last week? Going a little stir-crazy indoors, I took advantage of a break in the clouds to hit the railway trail with the pooch. Enough blue for a sailor-suit we strolled our usual r...

Not just a baby has been saved, but an entire family. That was Gianluca Cacace’s awe-inspired thought after witnessing infant open-heart surgery this summer. Bermudians Gianluca, 16, and friend Liam Peniston, 17, watched the surgery as part of a volu...