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Your body, your choice. According to Michael Vallis, it’s what more doctors should be telling their patients. “Too many people go to the doctor and say, ‘I’m sorry’. I’m sorry I haven’t been taking my medication the way I should. I’m sorry I haven’t ...

Are you spontaneous?” I got asked this weekend. My “yes” came without hesitation. “Tell me something spontaneous you’ve done lately.” “I…um…lately?” I could name a hundred spontaneous things I’d done ­­— ten years ago. But not so much in the last dec...

More than a week since Cheesy the cockatoo went missing, the bird remains free and special-needs charity WindReach continues to appeal for help to find the pet. She is described a friendly bird who “loves having her head scratched”. “We are very sad ...

By-products. In celebration of this, my 600th weekly Booster, I wanted to talk about setting a goal, sticking to it, and how much I have learned from the process. One of the significant by-products of goal setting, developing plans of action, and fol...

An evolution in our culture has rightfully led to a blurring of differences between men and women. A parallel progression in medicine has clearly shown a gender difference in health characteristics, especially over the past decade. Heart disease is ...

Dear Dr Nekia, My long-term boyfriend is beginning to work long hours. While we welcome the extra money that it brings in, he rarely has any time or energy to spend on us. At first I was patient because I know that we need the money, but now I feel ...

Bermuda became balder yesterday, as men, women and children shaved their heads to raise money for the St Baldrick’s Foundation childhood cancer charity. Among those participating was Andrew Mackay, general manager at Gorham’s hardware store. “My ear...

For the love of God, can someone cancel daylight savings? I know it’s good for farmers and great for commerce, but it’s like getting up in the dead of night. Nothing screams “you should be in bed” more than pitch-black skies outside your window. The...

Miriam Bassett-Tucker was one of the island’s best-known calypso dancers in the 1950s. Today, few of the younger generation know her name. Atlantic Publishing House is looking to change that. She’s one of several performers to be honoured at Café Li...

Ellen Detlefsen and her husband Charles Reynolds have been regular visitors to Bermuda for more than four decades. The couple, from Pittsburgh, spent just over a week on the island for their latest trip and have already booked for next year. “Our f...

I have conversations with my unborn babies. Wait, hear me out for a second. Basically, the science right now says that babies in their second trimester, about 26 weeks, can hear conversations happening between mommy and other people, so I figured tha...

Low self-esteem can set young girls up for a multitude of problems: depression, anxiety, binge-drinking and disordered eating. Catherine Sousa is offering help before it gets to that point. Her ten-week programme will identify individual strengths an...