by Momentum Wellness | May 29, 2022 | Ageing, Allergies, Back Pain, Blog, Flavor Of The Month, Healthy Lifestyle
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on family life. Social isolation, the increase in screen time, upended routines, distance learning and remote working all changed life as we knew it. But as time went on, the world adapted, and we developed new coping and parenting strategies.
Eventually, positive things emerged. “Families spent more time together, perfectionists learnt to let go, and many discovered a resilience they never knew they had,” says Gen Clarke, a counsellor from Johannesburg.
by Momentum Wellness | May 28, 2022 | Blog, Flavor Of The Month, Healthy Lifestyle
Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler has made many of us aware of just how cunning tricksters can be and how they use online and social media platforms, from Facebook to WhatsApp, to set their traps. If adults are so easily deceived, just imagine the risks teens are facing online.
by Momentum Wellness | May 28, 2022 | Blog, Flavor Of The Month, Healthy Lifestyle
Watch this beautiful young Kenyan woman offering guidance on teens and social media. Her wisdom shows how they can use media to build their inner strength and take their meaningful place in the world.
by Momentum Wellness | May 28, 2022 | Blog, Flavor Of The Month, Healthy Lifestyle
Water is essential for survival, without it, life as we know it, simply wouldn’t exist. But as much as we need water to live, water also has the potential to harm. Whether it’s the floods in KwaZulu Natal, or the serious drought in the Eastern Cape, worries about water abound.
South Africa is one of the few countries in the world where tap water is still regarded as relatively safe to drink…
by Momentum Wellness | Apr 28, 2022 | Blog, Flavor Of The Month, Healthy Lifestyle
Over the last two years, our lives and thoughts have been inundated with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in South Africa especially, we cannot forget another dreadful pandemic that has been raging for decades – HIV /AIDS.
As with COVID-19, the HIV/AIDS pandemic hit us out of nowhere, completely changing our understanding of the world and shattering lives globally. The world stood by in shock as fear, misinformation and panic spread.
by Momentum Wellness | Apr 28, 2022 | Blog, Flavor Of The Month, Healthy Lifestyle
Despite wanting to quit, many people who smoke find it difficult to stick with it in the long term. Almost half who try to quit without support will not manage to stop for longer than a week, and fewer than 5% are able to keep it up for one year. Several products and services have become available to assist smokers in finally kicking the habit. The ‘quit smoking’ movement has become a growing industry.
