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Don’t suffer in silence
Healthy Lifestyle
September 28th, 2021

How to ask for help when you’re feeling down

When was the last time you said these three words? All of us need some support during our lives here. Help is sometimes practical –…

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Dos and don’ts of depression support
Healthy Lifestyle
August 30th, 2021

Do’s and don’ts of depression support

In 2020, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) received well over three hundred thousand calls asking for help and support – that’s more…

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Lifestyle prescription for a healthy heart
Healthy Lifestyle
August 30th, 2021

Lifestyle prescription for a healthy heart

In South Africa, chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure are now responsible for more deaths than HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis combined.…

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How do your emotions affect your health?
Healthy Lifestyle
August 30th, 2021

How do your emotions affect your health?

Slow down for a few seconds, tune into your inner experience, and ask yourself: “How am I feeling right now? Sad, angry, happy, hopeful, excited,…

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The power of words
Healthy Lifestyle
July 28th, 2021

Are you degrading women, without realising it?

Those 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 8 August 1956, protesting against apartheid, knew this to be true. Thanks to them,…

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Preventing parenting panic
Healthy Lifestyle
July 28th, 2021

Keeping your child safe from harm

Isn’t parenting the most fulfilling job in the world? Seeing your little one grow up in front of your very eyes, with their cute smiles,…

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Love your age
Healthy Lifestyle
July 28th, 2021

How women can embrace ageing in a youth-obsessed world

When was the last time you saw an advert selling a pro-ageing face-cream? Even though ageing is the most natural part of life, we live…

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Successful Women
Healthy Lifestyle
July 28th, 2021

Women are successful in their own right

Traditional gender norms suggest that men are naturally strong and assertive, while women are the nurturers and care givers. Despite significant progress in the field…

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Finding light in the darkness
Healthy Lifestyle
June 23rd, 2021

Finding light in the darkness

Start your day by scrolling through your Newsfeed and you’ll probably have at least 10 reasons to roll over and hide under the covers. There’s…

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Respect your body.
Healthy Lifestyle
June 23rd, 2021

Respect your body. It’s the only one you have

It’s safe to say we’ve all been there, you are tired, so you skip making dinner and eat an unhealthy snack instead. You have a…

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Respect - Hello Doctor Newsletter- July
Healthy Lifestyle
June 23rd, 2021

Cultivating self-respect through gratitude

R.E.S.P.E.C.T! Yes, it’s a well-known song and a word often used when it comes to teaching children how to interact with adults, but there is…

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Giving is good for you
Healthy Lifestyle
June 3rd, 2021

Building your community to enrich everyone

You know that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you do something for someone else? Turns out those feelings do more than just making you…

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*The Hello Doctor advice service is free to clients. There is an additional paid for service that offers more than just free advice over the phone, where the doctors can diagnose and treat certain conditions and electronically prescribe certain schedule medications. This is deemed a virtual telehealth consultation and charged at R265 per consultation and payable by the client using available medical scheme benefits or HealthSaver+ funds, credit or debit card.