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How are you keeping up with your new year resolutions?

If you have failed to keep up with your good intentions, you are not alone...

2024 – new year, new you

The Respite Tea team wishes you a happy and healthy 2024, full of opportunities, achievements and joy!

Men’s Health Awareness Month

Raising awareness about the changing face of men’s health and focusing on mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular

Osteoporosis

Sometimes referred to as the "silent thief", osteoporosis is a disease characterised by the loss of bone mass and weakening of bone tissue..

Respite Tea celebrates April and the springtime renewal

April is on us and who says April means spring. But what is the origin of this month?

Arthritis

Arthritis is a major source of pain, disability, and socioeconomic cost worldwide. It is the most common joint disease.

Awesome facts about bitter leaf

Bitter leaf, which scientific name is Vernonia amygdalina, is a large shrub or small trees which height reaches between1-6 meters, which ell

To tea or not to tea?

Gone are the days when tea was the tried-and-true standard. Today tea lovers delight in being able to shout about the delicious flavours, as

Your body deserves goodness

The medicinal properties of bitter leaf are very widely known in sub-Saharan Africa. Find out more...

Celebrating International Women’s Day – Pausing and reflecting how my grandmother influenced me!

My grandma was just a miracle worker! I used to look forward to those Christmas visits to my village in December, which was really when I go