Homegrown Rooibos Tea May Be Able to Alleviate Bothersome Nasal Allergies For many South Africans that suffer from allergies, Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) has been a welcome remedy but, up till now, evidence has been scant to support this notion. Given the high cost...
Geoff Dalglish answers the call of the heart and finds home ‘We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time’Poet, T S Eliot What and where is home? Is it a physical...
In the 2000 film Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays an obsessive, clock-watching businessman, who finds himself stranded on an isolated Pacific island. The character copes with his four years of social disconnection and loneliness in part by befriending a ball, which he names...
The Wisdom Well with Colleen-Joy Rage, grief, paralysing anxiety and confusion – we ride relentless collective tidal waves of emotion – together. The best of what it means to be human: The courage, compassion and Wisdom. The worst of what it means to be human:...
Words Val Ball and Ruth Manson-Bishop “She almost thought she’d said the words aloud, but she hadn’t. They remained trapped in her head, but not because they were barricaded by plaques and tangles. She just couldn’t say them aloud.”― Lisa...
Neuroplasticity is all about the incredible ability of our brains to adapt to new situations. We tend to think of our brains as static and unchangeable, but nothing could be further from the truth. Your brain is malleable like clay and the most exercisable body part...