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When Money Matters (and when it doesn’t)
I am not ashamed to say that in my adult life I have lived in situations where I have had more than enough money to meet my needs and had situations where I am mentally adding up (down to the tax) all the items I am putting into the shopping cart. I am also blessed with a loving support group who are there when I have it and, even more so, when I do not. So, I am here to share two very important life lessons that I have picked up in my complicated, chaotic and circuitous life. As you may suspect – having more money is a very nice…
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Yeast Overgrowth: All You Need to Know
Women (and men) can get yeast infections. If you’ve never experienced one then you should count your lucky stars, but those who often suffer can tell you it’s a pain and can severely hamper your day to day activity. Most healthy vaginas have yeast, however, sometimes it can increase more than normal and cause an infection. The medical name for the fungus that causes a yeast infection is called Candida (Candida Albicans) and the medical name for a yeast infection is “Candidiasis”. Symptoms of a yeast infections usually consist of burning and itching. The longer you take to treat a yeast infection, the worse the infection gets. About 75% of…
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Jamaicans Moving Towards Self-Care
Last week, my company was involved in the Medical Association of Jamaica’s (MAJ) annual symposium, which allowed businesses in the field of health care to display their latest product offerings. I was pleased to see a few involved in health technology like myself. It tells me that the market is really changing as we are beginning to embrace technology more and more and understanding its importance to the health-care business. I was also impressed with the receptiveness of the audience which primarily consisted of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, medical technicians and even some outside of the medical field. As we went through the technology offerings with them, it struck me how much we have changed in…
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Should Women Propose?
Should women propose to men? That was the question I asked my God mother’s dinner group and got an earful. I’ve been asking this question on IG Live and in person and the dynamics are always the same. The men are ok with it but the women say “over my dead body”/ Sorry about the background noise but they were pretty lively as well.
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Yoga For Menstrual Pain Relief
It’s coming around to that time of the month and you’ve already begun to feel the symptoms. The irritability, bloating, lack of concentration, inability to sleep properly and over all crankiness. There are way more symptoms that fall under PMS. What exactly is PMS, it’s physical and emotional symptoms that occur 1 or 2 weeks before a woman’s menstruation. It is often caused by fluctuations in hormones (like serotonin) before your period. Some women barely experience these symptoms but for those who do, we understand how frustrating it can become. So we met with Yogi Sezi who showed us some moves to help reduce some symptoms of PMS and also…
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Summer Body Salads
Ok so we blinked and it’s basically April before we know it it’ll be Christmas but before that we have the Summer. Ah Summer, the days of fun, sun, and the dreaded summer body. Although, we here at mamachel.com plan to give the summer whatever body is ready when summer gets here, we’d be lying if we said we weren’t trying to at least get in some semblance of shape. So, since the year seems to be moving at warped speed we are sharing some of our favourite salads. This way we know the quest for the ultimate summer body won’t be so boring and tasteless! Here we go: Happy…
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Buju Banton’s Long Walk to Freedom Highlights
March 16th 2019 about 40,000 people made their way to the Jamaica National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica to welcome home their beloved brother Buju Banton. Banton had been incarcerated for 10 years in America and today he would return to the stage to serenade and thrill this anxious audience. People travelled from far and wide, Air BnB’s and hotels were booked out, restaurants were full and Buju, rasta merchandise could not stay on shelves or in the hands of vendors. His fans were out in full force and as stated in our last post, you absolutely got the feeling something historic was about to happen. He did not disappoint, Buju…
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DIY Restoration Projects
Hi!, So one thing that I find most relaxing is DIY projects. It’s an excuse to get my hands dirty and also spruce up some items at home that might be falling off. One of my projects was my grandfather shaving stool. I used to watch him shave with an old school razor every morning. It was or little thing, he’d mix the powder, I’d put it on and then he’d shave. Sometimes if he was rushing, grandfather would do everything himself and i’d just sit on the stool and watch. So when he gave me the stool it was a lot more than a piece of furniture. For a…
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Flavour In Your Ear – Week 6: Buju Mix
It’s March 15th, 2019 and the whole of Kingston, Jamaica is buzzing. Buju Banton’s long awaited Long Walk To Freedom Tour starts tomorrow! Young and old are all preparing, tourists and others from the region who cannot wait for it to reach them are all arriving. There are stories of airplanes playing Buju’s music and you get the sense that something historic is going to happen tomorrow night. So we decided to get you prepared for the show. Of course you know all of Buju’s songs but just in case we found a mix by DJ Influence to help you get ready for tomorrow; because if you’re not singing destiny…
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Should we use Remote Health Tracking for our Security Forces?
When I heard about the sudden death of Acting Commissioner of Police Winchroy Budhoo, I immediately thought of all the good members of the security forces who continue to make tremendous sacrifice to protect and serve us. The following week there was a report that a correctional officer allegedly shot and stabbed his wife during a domestic dispute. Let’s be real, to be part of the law-enforcement team in this country means a tremendous amount of stress. The mental health, as we have seen through several unfortunate incidents, can be fragile, which also translates to the fragility of the physical health and well-being. As many studies have indicated, high stress levels tend to…
