Some docs award vitamin D an ‘E’ Last week, we explained that vitamin D can assist with reducing the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. This week we take a closer look at what dissenting studies have found. By Jasminee Sahoye Over the years vitamin D has been gaining a reputation as a wonder vitamin that offers […]
Highway death sparks Alzheimer’s debate Grandmother Chandrowtie Basdeo, who had Alzheimer’s disease, died after wandering onto Hwy. 400. By Jasminee Sahoye The death of a mother of eight and grandmother who suffered from Alzheimer’s in a hit and run on Hwy. 400 near Vaughan is raising questions about how to take better care of people […]
JerkFest – favourite of the ‘chewsy’ By Gerald V. Paul It’s summer in the city and once again Toronto’s most flavourful food festival shows if you can name it, you can … jerk it! Fuh real, this Saturday and Sunday inside Centennial Park at the base of the ski hills from 11 a.m. to 10 […]
Multiple cups of green tea are good for you, studies indicate. By Jasminee Sahoye Green tea has been used by people around the world for years and many Caribbean people have been drinking it without realizing that it contains disease-fighting properties. According to one of Harvard Medical School’s health publications, green tea has a high […]
Feds face fight over refugee health cuts By Jasminee Sahoye In 2002, when a Guyanese family who claimed their lives were at risk had their refugee status application denied, they were covered for health care. Even so, because they were a family with four children and two have had complicated health issues, they had to […]
Take a walk for Grenada’s health How far would you walk for better health care? On July 20 at York Memorial Collegiate, you can find out. Spice Youth Toronto Community Initiative will hold a fundraising walk for better healthcare in Grenada, starting at 9 a.m., under the theme “One Community. One Goal. Better Healthcare.” A […]
Feds face fight over refugee health cuts By Jasminee Sahoye In 2002, when a Guyanese family who claimed their lives were at risk had their refugee status application denied, they were covered for health care. Even so, because they were a family with four children and two have had complicated health issues, they had to […]
Turmeric and its remedies By Jasminee Sahoye Most of us have had curry and associate it with its bright yellow colour, which is derived from a spice. That yellow spice is turmeric. It is grown in India and other tropical regions of Asia, as well as in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. It is used […]
– improve men’s sex drive and help diabetes. Many of us from the Caribbean have grown up eating plantains prepared in different ways and not realizing that they contain some natural health benefits. Sometimes plantains are confused with bananas, but there are significant differences in their looks and taste. Plantains, which are considered a vegetable […]
– the oil could help with Alzhiemers. Coconut and its by-products have long been used in the Caribbean for many purposes. The water and flesh of the young coconut have been found to have nutritional value when ingested. The shell, nut and outer shell of the dried coconut are used for other purposes including for […]
