Health is Wealth: Commit to Annual Physical Exams! Prevention is better than cure! We have heard this adage all our lives, and most of us have experienced countless scenarios in which this has proven to be true. In the same spirit, getting an annual physical check-up done by a doctor...
How To Care For Your Child Battling Cancer
Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases in the world. Cancers attack patients from their insides, disrupting lives, causing excruciating changes to a person’s physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, and burdens families. Medical care to treat cancer oftentimes outstretched a family’s finances - unless they were protected by a...
Helping Kids Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle
When children are at a young age, parents are responsible to provide an environment that helps them to maintain a healthy lifestyle. You can be a positive role model for healthful eating and activity habits for your child by: Involving the whole family in fun physical activitiesEncouraging the development and...
Dancing for Health, Fitness, and Wellbeing
Dancing goes back to the beginning of time as different cultures celebrate their heritage and rituals with dance and other forms of artistic and symbolistic movement. There are two distinct forms of dance- theatrical where dancers perform for others and social dance where dancing in a group is encouraged to...
How to stay healthy and active while in your 50’s and 60’s
Other lifestyle factors to consider are the amount of chemicals you put in your body, the number of stressors and how you respond to stress, and the quantity and quality of sleep you get nightly. Remember, your body repairs itself at night with good rest, good food, and plenty of...
Focus on Prevention, Safety, and Awareness will Reduce Personal Injuries
Most of us have or will have at least one personal injury during our lifetime. Sometimes we cannot control what happens, but most of the time we can prevent these injuries from occurring. Keeping ourselves and our families safe, secure, and free from accidents and injuries takes some focused attention...
Eating Healthier in the New Year
The foods we eat and the beverages that we consume play a big role in determining our overall health. Having good overall health is important for disease prevention. We must pay attention to everything we put into our mouth and know the effect it will have on our body and...
A New Healthier You – Creating Healthy Habits in 2021!
Whenever there is a drastic change you can either take the negative approach or choose a positive approach to the situation. We want you to take the positive approach and look at the opportunity to focus on your own health and wellbeing by striving to being a “New Healthier You”!...
Staying Safe During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2021
As we begin the new year, we are still living in a time when we must maintain a heightened awareness of the current COVID-19 pandemic AND the usual influenza(flu). We must continue to be vigilant in our efforts to protect ourselves, our families, and co-workers from the spread of these...
Know Your Risks for Diabetes – Not Knowing Could Kill You!
November around the world is Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes is the second leading cause of death in Belize behind heart disease and ahead of violence. In Belize, 14% of the population or over 44,000 people have been diagnosed with and live with diabetes. The number of Belizeans with diabetes continues...