Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu
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Healthy Living: Getting ready for Walk The Talk!
As the Jozi My Jozi Walk The Talk countdown enters its final week, Gugs Mhlungu speaks to Lesley Meyer, Physiotherapist and Extraordinary Lecturer, to help participants prepare for their races and walks safely, maximise their performance and cross the finish line injury-free. Gugs Mhlungu gets you…
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Health Feature: Sick Notes explained: Rights, responsibilities, and rules
Gugs Mhlungu speaks to Dr Fundile Nyati, Resident GP and CEO of Proactive Health Solution, about rights, responsibilities, and rules of sick notes, as prescribed by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. Gugs Mhlungu gets you ready for the weekend each Saturday and Sunday morning on 702. She is y…
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Fitness Understanding the benefits of chest exercises.
Gugs Mhlungu speaks to Derek Archer, Head of Strength and Conditioning at St. David’s Marist Inanda and Director at Fitpro- Institute of Fitness Professionals, about understanding the benefits of chest exercises, and why it's best to incorporate these exercises into a comprehensive full-body streng…
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Wellbeing: Colour Blindness: Signs, diagnosis and daily life
Guest: Martelie Burger, Optometrist & Director responsible for Private Practice at The SA Optometric Association (SAOA), Gugs Mhlungu gets you ready for the weekend each Saturday and Sunday morning on 702. She is your weekend wake-up companion, with all you need to know for your weekend. The topic…
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Healthy living: Understanding Cord Tissue Therapies and their healing potential
Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Dr Yvonne Holt, Chief Medical Officer at Next Biosciences, breaking down what umbilical cord tissue is, how stem cell therapies derived from it are being used to treat certain conditions, and what patients can expect in terms of access and cost. Gugs Mhlungu gets you read…
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Health Feature: Corporate Wellness Week: Putting employee well-being first
Gugs Mhlungu speaks to Dr Fundile Nyati, Resident GP and CEO of Proactive Health Solution, about the importance of workplace wellness programmes, making them accessible across all industries, with a shift from physical wellness to mental wellness and encouraging employees to make use of the support…
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Health Feature: New research reveals how cancer hides from the immune system
Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Kevin Naidoo, a professor of Scientific Computing and Physical Chemistry at the University of Cape Town, unpacking new research revealing how cancer cells hide from the immune system, making it difficult to detect cancer in the body. They unpack why this discovery is a br…
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Health Feature: Drug Awareness Week – unpacking youth drug use and how to help
Gugs Mhlungu chats to Dr. Fundile Nyati, resident GP and CEO of Proactive Health Solution, about drug abuse and the impact it has on teenagers and adults. Gugs Mhlungu is your weekend companion for thoughtful conversations on lifestyle, health, culture, books, food, and everything happening aroun…
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Health Feature: Could early feeding practices reduce allergy risk in children?
Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Professor Elizabeth Mayne, specialist haematologist and pathologist with a special interest in immunology at UCT, discussing why early exposure to a variety of foods and playing in the sand and interacting with nature can help train the immune system. The unpack how it c…
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Health Feature: Is your sore throat really just a cold?
Gugs Mhlungu speaks to Dr Fundile Nyati, resident GP and CEO of Proactive Health Solution, about the causes of sore throats in winter, including colds, flu, and both acute and chronic types, as well as how to treat and prevent them. Gugs Mhlungu is your weekend companion for thoughtful conversati…
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