Health Matters SA

Before last year you were never aware of what your average body temperature was… but boy how that has changed! We now all know what our ‘numbers’ are pretty much daily, and we would certainly be very aware whether we have a fever these days, as it means much more at the moment than it ever did before. Dr Ramona Govender is a rheumatology fellow at Groote Schuur Hospital, and she joins us again on...

Before last year you were never aware of what your average body temperature was…but boy how that has changed! In the next episode of Health Matters, Dr Ramona Govender, a rheumatology fellow at Groote Schuur Hospital, joins us to talk more about the intricacies of fever. Episode Out Wednesday 7 July.

"Health is not simply the absence of disease, but a state of higher awareness that opens us to greater wellbeing, creativity, and joy."  These are the words of Dr Suresh Vassen, a medical practitioner who has been in private practice for over 25 years, and who is also the Director and Founder of the PRANA Centre of Wellbeing in Cape Town, as well as a Lecturer in Human Excellence, Life Coachi...

"Health is not simply the absence of disease, but a state of higher awareness that opens us to greater wellbeing, creativity, and joy." These are the words of Dr Suresh Vassen, a medical practitioner who has been in private practice for over 25 years, and who is also the Director and Founder of the PRANA Centre of Wellbeing in Cape Town, as well as a Lecturer in Human Excellence, Life Coaching, Yo...

Something that most of us would have experienced at some point is constipation, but for some people it is actually a chronic condition that can affect their daily lives. It's not something that is easy to live with, or talk about - but there are ways to manage and treat it, so that is what we discuss on Health Matters this week with Professor Mashiko Setshedi, Head of Medical Gastroenterology at G...

Something that most of us would have experienced at some point is constipation, but for some people it is actually a chronic condition that can affect their daily lives. In the next episode of Health Matters, Ryan is joined by Professor Mashiko Setshedi, Head of Medical Gastroenterology at Groote Schuur Hospital, to find out how to manage and treat the condition. Full episode out Wednesday 23 June...

More than 60,000 'JEFFers' can't be wrong! In Part 1, Juls and Johno Meintjes introduced us to, ''the world's most supportive fitness community". This time we find out more about living a healthy lifestyle through exercise, nutrition and more. Make sure you listen back to Part 1.

Johno and Jules from JEFF return. JEFF is described as "the world's most supportive fitness community", where you can sign up for free and get live daily workouts, nutrition guidance and lots more. We all want to live a healthy lifestyle, but where does one begin? Find out in Part 2 this Wednesday but listen back to Part 1 in the meantime.

Dr Shaunagh Emanuel is a medical doctor with a special interest in allergy and asthma, and joins us to talk about how these conditions can affect someone throughout their life.  In part 1 of a 2 part episode we will look at these ailments in babies and young children.

Dr Shaunagh Emanuel is a medical doctor with a special interest in allergy and asthma, and joins us to talk about how these conditions can affect someone throughout their life. Subscribe now to get Part 1 as it goes live on Wednesday 9 June.

Have you heard of JEFF? JEFF is described as "the world's most supportive fitness community", where you can sign up for free and get live daily workouts, nutrition guidance and lots more.  More than 60,000 'JEFFers' can't be wrong... so we decided to chat to the two people behind this health and fitness movement, Juls and Johno Meintjes.

Have you heard of JEFF? JEFF is described as "the world's most supportive fitness community", where you can sign up for free and get live daily workouts, nutrition guidance and lots more. More than 60,000 'JEFFers' can't be wrong... so we decided to chat to the two people behind this health and fitness movement, Juls and Johno Meintjes. Out Wednesday 2 June.

Online doctor's appointments and wearable tech are just some of the ways that healthcare has gone digital... but what about 3D printing, robotics and augmented reality? Pam Lourenco takes us on a trip into the future on this week's edition of Health Matters. 

Online doctor's appointments and wearable tech are just some of the ways that healthcare has gone digital... but what about 3D printing, robotics and augmented reality? Pam Lourenco takes us on a trip into the future in the next edition of Health Matters. Out Wednesday 26 May.

We all experience pain in many forms - and it’s not always a bad thing. It's an important signal that lets us know when our bodies need extra care. When we sense pain, we pay attention to our bodies and can take steps to fix what hurts.  Dr Ramona Govender is a rheumatology fellow in Groote Schuur Hospital, currently training in the diagnosis and management of inflammatory and auto-immune rhe...

Remember those good old days ‘Before Covid’… the BC years? If you got a sniffle or a cough, a sore throat, or even just a headache - there was no panic. You could still drag your poor sick self to work, or the shops. But now these symptoms might create some alarm, and even if you’re not one to worry - you can’t go anywhere because of those Covid questionnaires. Is it possible to tell the differenc...

In recent years, the term ‘wellness’ has become quite the buzzword in health circles. If you ask Google what it means, here’s what you get: "Wellness is the act of practicing healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better physical and mental health outcomes, so that instead of just surviving, you're thriving." Now that sounds like something everyone should be striving for right? But how does one...