Q: My son has decided that he will not go overseas to study after all the plans have been made. Do I still let him go to the orientation session in case he changes his mind?A: Please sit with your son and ask him why he may have changed his mind. If...
Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world, besides water, and has been used by man for millennia. Medical research highlights the many health benefits of a specific tea - green tea, a drink made from the leaves of the tea plant (Camellia...
Q: Doc, I am a desperate young guy. So far, I have not been a big success with girls. I have tried three young ladies and none of them has been toosatisfied by me.I urgently need your help! It is clear that my organ is notreaching to the end of the...
Mildew, mould, and mushrooms are examples of plant forms known as fungi. Yeasts are microscopic fungi, and one very common type of yeast is a germ called Candida. It normally lives on the skin, in the digestive tract and the vagina of healthy...
Q: Doc, I am keen to have sex with girls, but I am fretting about the question of venereal diseases - or, as I think you call it, sexual infections.I have tried to research this subject on the Internet, but have become very confused. So please...
Q: Doc, I love this girl very much. We are desperately in love and we want to get married, but there is one 'fly in the ointment'.She is pregnant - just a couple of months. That is fine by me. It will be lovely to have a little baby.However, shortly...
In 2014 the Mexican government imposed a tax on sugary soft drinks and within one year researchers reported a 12 per cent reduction in the sales of those beverages. The greatest reduction was seen in the poorest households, where sweet drink sales...
Q: I did not know my father until I was 39 years old. He did not take care of me. He was not involved in my upbringing. My mother and my grandmother struggled to send me to school. They both died after I...
Q: I am afraid to report my son who is molesting his daughter. I feel the family would stop providing for me. How can I do so secretly?
A: You call call 119 or 1-888-PROTECT or 618-5888 and tell what you know. Give as much information as you can. You do not have to leave your name. The investigators will do the rest.
Q: Good day. I am a guy of 16, and I would like your advice about a sex or love problem that I have with a girl.Doc, she is beautiful and I love her. I met her a month ago and I fell in love with her immediately. I felt (and still feel) that I want...
Q: I have a young friend who says she is suicidal. She is in a relationship with her boyfriend but it is not going well. He has not called her for three weeks. In the last week he deleted her number from his phone. He has not returned any of her...
Our society actively promotes excessive drug use. Powerful brainwashing techniques are imposed on us every day to encourage more drug consumption. In addition to the problems from recreation drugs like alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, and cannabis, a...
Q: My son has the most vivid imagination. He pretends that he has a brother. This has been going on for six months. He is eight. Is this abnormal?A: You have not shared much regarding the situation. It would be interesting to know when the pretence...
Q: Doc, we need your urgent advice. Three days ago we were having sex and I was using a condom. We continued for around 20 minutes and it was great.When we had finished, however, I suddenly realised that I was not wearing that condom anymore. In...
Q: I have a 10-year-old daughter and the doctor says that she is depressed. She is doing very well in primary school. She is well behaved and the teachers like her. She also gets on well with her peers. She enjoys sports and watches TV a lot. I have...
The idea of dying without fulfilling her purpose was something that was too much for Paulette Trowers to bear. With that as her inspiration, she went after her dreams like a tigress and ensured that she achieved her goals.There were two things that...
Twas TrendingOut with the old and in with the new.. Or is it?This week, we explore a blow to the ego tweet from the Oscars, introduce the new local prime minister, trail the political drama internationally, check out new movie roles and follow...
New Kid on the Block: H5Jody-Anne LawrenceLifestyle ReporterH5 Hair care line has been popular in North and Central America for some time and is now trying to breakthrough in the Jamaican market.Local distributor representative Anna-Kay Aldridge...
The lush gardens of the Boone Hall Oasis in Stony Hill was the perfect setting for Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum to host a dinner to celebrate the new image of its range of products last Sunday evening. The event, attended by specially invited guests...
The World Health Organization claims that one third of all adults has elevated blood pressure and that nine out of 10 of us, as we age, will eventually have high blood pressure.Amazingly, conventional medical wisdom states that 90 per cent of all...
Q: Doctor, I just do not understand my boyfriend. I love him and he says he loves me. We are both 18. We were virgins when we met, or, at least, he claimed that he had never had sex before.Sexual intercourse with him is pretty good - for around five...
The term 'gut' refers to the intestinal tract, a passage about 30 feet long, which starts at the mouth and ends at the anus. You are not just what you eat. You are what you eat, digest and absorb. No matter how good your diet is, the food must first...
Q: My 15-year-old son has decided that he wants to change his name to his biological father's name. His father did not take care of him. How do I deal with this?A Be frank with your son about your concerns. Be honest with the information you share....
