“Diabetes doesn’t go on vacation while you enjoy Christmas or Carnival; it’s there with you year-round. You can’t wait until something happens to take charge of your health.” – Anica Sanoir, CEO/Lead Educator, Caribbean Lifestyle Diabetes Centre
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Health & Wellness
Special Olympics T&T: The Ability to Excel
“A special person can do anything we can — and sometimes, even a little better!” This is the belief of the global organisation Special Olympics, and our local arm in Trinidad and Tobago upholds this core principle.
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Talking Financial Wellness with Calvin Mendez
“Imagine you go to a doctor for a headache, and he puts your leg in a cast… You can’t just ‘sell insurance’; you have to first understand your client’s financial needs.” – Calvin Mendez
Health & Wellness
The Down Syndrome Family Network: Advocating For Inclusion
Athletes David Egan and Dr. Karen Gaffney. Actors Chris Burke, Tommy Jessop, Lauren Potter, and Luke Zimmerman. Models Valentina Guerrero and Jamie Brewer. These are only a few of the persons making history worldwide for their talents… and they have Down syndrome.
Health & Wellness
Yoga 4 Youth – A Life of Balance
Self-esteem. Emotional development. Coordination. Balance. While we often speak of the general benefits of yoga, few take into consideration the profound effect that yoga can have on the development of children.
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The ADHD Foundation of Trinidad & Tobago: Raising Awareness
Few mental health conditions have provoked more debate and controversy in recent years than Attention Deficit [Hyperactivity] Disorder (ADD/ADHD).
Health & Wellness
The Just Because Foundation: Care Beyond Cancer
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare. A childhood diagnosis of cancer is something that shakes you as a parent — it simply makes no sense why anyone so young and precious could be so ill.
Health & Wellness
Rovon: Home Healthcare with a Difference
Healthcare does not end when you are discharged from the hospital. For many, it is a long and challenging journey ahead, and professional care and support are needed at every step along the way.
Health & Wellness
The T&T Association of Midwives: Delivering the Future
Pregnancy can be one of the most exciting periods for an expectant mother — and one of the most challenging. The barrage of information is overwhelming, and the different choices for healthcare can be confusing. This is where the midwife’s role comes in.
Health & Wellness
Livet Wellness Centre & Holistic Spa
“Why Diet when you can Livet?” It is the maxim of Uchenna Hackett, more commonly known by his clients as ‘Dr. Livet’, who owns and operates the Livet Wellness Centre & Holistic Spa in Barataria, north-west Trinidad.
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Yvonne Batson: Changing the Future of Diabetes in T&T
While Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean are certainly not immune to the rising global tide of obesity and diabetes in children, the region lacks one key determining factor that could alleviate the situation: comprehensive research and data.
Health & Wellness
Hibiscus Place: The Harmony of Healthcare
A short stroll through the large and airy home, past the verandah where a few recline in easy reflection, past the kitchen filled with laughter as a birthday cake is being prepared, and through the garden and gazebo where the tables are being set…
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It’s All Hair – Trichology in T&T
Hair. For those with bouncing, lustrous locks is just a word… but if you’ve ever looked in dismay at strands in your brush, on your pillow, or swirling down your bathroom drain, you will understand the stark horror and embarrassment that a simple thing like ‘hair’ can cause.