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October is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to pause, protect your peace, and take practical steps toward a safer, healthier, and more balanced life. 

South Africa is grappling with an increasing mental wellness crisis. According to a 2023 study by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), one in three South Africans will suffer from mental wellness issues at some point in their lives.

The festive season can trigger intense stress and anxiety. Learn practical coping tools, boundary-setting tips, and discover how Legal&Tax’s Mental Wellness Helpline supports you through December’s emotional pressures.

Questions you could ask yourself to assess whether your stress or anxiety may require some professional help.

Stay safe, healthy, and happy this winter with practical, budget-friendly tips for body, mind, and home.

Heart Awareness Month is an important reminder to prioritise the health of one of the most vital organs in your body: your heart.

Losing a loved one marks one of life's most profound and challenging experiences. Amidst the whirlwind of emotions, practical matters such as funeral expenses can add an overwhelming burden.

Cooler weather brings flu season. Learn how diet, prevention and early care can reduce hospitalisation and keep families healthy.

While the festive season often becomes the reason to party and have a drink or two, there is a darker side to indulging in alcohol and other dangerous substances. Brain damage, strokes, bleeding in the throat, a loss of breath, heart disease, liver failure, stomach and intestinal cancer and ulcers, impotence and infertility, osteoporosis…and death. These are some of the terrifying effects that alcohol and drugs can have on your body.

It's a self-care kind of summer and as your companion, we're constantly looking for ways to add value to your life and be a companion to you and your family. This month we want to help you focus on health & wellness

In this article, we discuss what you can eat in order to gain mental clarity and have a better emotional outlook.

No one wants to muddle through the winter months feeling tired, run-down, and sick all the time. When it comes to keeping your family as healthy as possible, an ounce of prevention is most definitely worth a pound of cure.

Summer's healthy habits can be a struggle in the cold, but the extra effort is worth it. Here's a list of 5 key things to keep in mind this winter.

As we approach World Social Justice Day, it's crucial to shine a light on one of the most pressing issues facing South Africa: Gender-Based Violence (GBV).

Most women’s health risks go unseen — until it’s too late. Here’s what you should know, and how to protect yourself.

Access to health care is a basic human right. The right to health care can however be limited in certain instances, depending on the availability of resources. We discuss these points in further detail including if you have the right to refuse treatment

While we should always strive to accomplish our health goals, the road to better health doesn't have to mean making huge life-altering decisions.

This edition equips you with practical tools to stay healthy in the heat, manage neighbourhood noise, protect your mental wellbeing, and confidently support GBV survivors throughout the busy December period.