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Prioritising Mental Wellness:

South Africa is grappling with an increasing mental wellness crisis. According to a 2023 study by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), one in three South Africans will suffer from mental wellness issues at some point in their lives.
15 November 2024
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When the Party is Over

While the festive season often becomes the reason to party and have a drink or two, there is a darker side to indulging in alcohol and other dangerous substances. Brain damage, strokes, bleeding in the throat, a loss of breath, heart disease, liver failure, stomach and intestinal cancer and ulcers, impotence and infertility, osteoporosis…and death. These are some of the terrifying effects that alcohol and drugs can have on your body.
9 December 2019 | 3 minute read
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The impact of alcohol and drug abuse

Substance abuse has long term side effects, that will impact you and those around you
9 December 2019 | 1 minute read
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The harmful effects of alcohol abuse

Understand how alcohol impacts on your body
9 December 2019 | 1 minute read
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Episode 3: Calories In Alcohol

It's often tough to admit, but the reason many people can struggle to lose weight is because they often don't understand the amount of Calories in a glass of wine.
20 November 2018 | 3 minute read
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