LA Direct: Parenting your children to success
Parenting can be wonderful and rewarding, but it can also be difficult and unpleasant. Most parents experience moments of feeling overwhelmed. There’s a lot of [...]
LA Direct: Connect to nature and beat the blues
Not everyone feels upbeat now that spring is here. Some of us have become so used to our winter routine – eating heavy carbo-rich food [...]
LA Direct: Always hungry? Listen to your body
Are you eating out of physical or emotional hunger? Many of us have a tumultuous love affair with food. There are times we are in [...]
LA Direct: Beat skin cancer with early detection and prevention
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in South Africa with about 20 000 reported cases every year and 700 deaths. South Africa has the [...]
LA Direct: Knowledge is one of the best weapons against STDs
Are you at the start of a new relationship but you have recently discovered that you have an STD and don't know how to proceed? [...]
LA Direct: Going green at the office
We must make better choices in what we consume and how we produce and use energy. What may be surprising is that saving the planet [...]
LA Direct: Always tired? Combat chronic fatigue syndrome
Do you feel like you're always tired? Are you having trouble staying awake during prime time TV programmes? Fatigue is an unexplained, persistent and relapsing [...]
LA Direct: Stressed? Retreat to nature
Our environment can increase or reduce our stress, which in turn impacts our bodies. What we are seeing, hearing, experiencing at any moment changes not [...]
LA Direct: Positive attitudes influence wellness
The primary reason to let go of negative thoughts is to help you enjoy life, both mentally and physically. This includes greater confidence, a higher [...]