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Dr Gavin Zipp

Dr Zipp has been in General Practice since 1987 focusing in general Family medicine. >>

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Dr Irma Croucamp

Dr Irma Croucamp has a love for paediatrics which she practised for 3 years after qaulifying. >>

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Dr Sue Walter

Dr Walter joined Dr Zipp's practice in 2011 and also cares for the terminally ill >>

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Smoking and Your Body

Written by ZippHealth
/ May 4, 2012 / Leave a comment

Is quitting cigarettes too late? Has irreparable damage already been done to my body? Can my body benefit from quitting tobacco after many years of smoking? It’s never too late to quit. The Human body is extremely resilient and within the first 20 minutes of quitting, your body already...
Shocking Facts about Smoking

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/ May 4, 2012 / Leave a comment

Some shocking smoking facts When you get to that point in your life when you start considering giving up smoking, normally panic sets in and we immediately put up a mental wall of denial. We start telling ourselves: Cigarettes can’t be that bad if millions of people who have smoked...
Lowering your Cholesterol

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/ May 4, 2012 / Leave a comment

There are many ways of lowering your cholesterol without going onto chronic cholesterol-lowering medication. If however, you suffer from a health condition such as diabetes or heart disease, your health care provider may recommend taking cholesterol-lowering medication as well as following the following natural methods: Losing weight: Being overweight raises...
Amazing facts about Cucumbers

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/ May 4, 2012 / Leave a comment

Amazing facts about the Cucumber Gone are the days when the cucumber is used to add colour and volume to a salad. Here are some amazing facts about the cucumber. Essential Vitamins A single cucumber provides you with all the essential vitamins you need in your daily diet. Vitamin B1...
Weightloss, the answers revealed

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/ May 4, 2012 / Leave a comment

WEIGHT LOSS – THE ANSWER REVEALED I’m sure you have all tried some of the following in order to lose weight, and probably without much success!! Diet pills & liquids Diet foods Other diet products Weight loss programs Starvation diets Detoxing Unfortunately the good old saying “What you put in...
Fat fighting foods

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/ May 4, 2012 / Leave a comment

GREEK YOGURT It is twice as high in proteins than other yoghurts. Protein takes longer to leave the stomach and the body burns more calories digesting protein than carbs. Make sure you select Fat-free or Low-fat with no added sugar QUINOA Pronounced Keen-wa, is a whole grain that has 8...
MIMS Smoking Cessation

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/ April 11, 2012 / Leave a comment

The question of smoking cessation is a vexing one for any medical professional. Any smoker should stop smoking due to all the associated medical risks, deaths,1 addictive nature of smoking, passive smoking and the fact that any smoker ‘lives the life of an addict’. It is the duty of any...
Smoking Cessation through Auriculotherapy

Written by ZippHealth
/ April 9, 2012 / Leave a comment

The effective use of Auriculotherapy for nicotine addiction is in part dependent on a motivated patient. All vertebrates produce neurotransmitters, chemical messengers in the brain such as serotonin that make us feel good and give us a sense of well-being. In all addictive behaviour, including nicotine dependency, there is a deficiency of...