the monitor

Body Mass Index and Rubbish Weight Loss Programmes

As I write this column I am wrestling with a bout of flu or Covid-19. One health expert has told me that Covid-19 is not completely gone and it rolls in on the wheels of flu. So sometimes when you think it is flu it could well be Covid-19. So if I stop mid-column just know that Covid-19 has got me or I have got Covid-19.

I am currently dealing with issues more serious than distinguishing between flu and Covid-19. The most significant thing that happened to me was to attend a Wellness event last Saturday. Usually men, including yours truly, avoid such events because at these events they will tell you things like

• You are dangerously close to being diabetic • If you don’t quit smoking very soon you will start coughing large amounts of trachea.

Editor's Comment
Exercise extra caution!

Unfortunately, petty thieves tend to be more vicious around this time as they also prepare for the festive season. Culturally, many Batswana go home for the holiday, and petty thieves are amongst those who go home. Burglaries, car break-ins, and attacks on unsuspecting pedestrians seem to be on the rise!That is not all, as scammers continue to take money from pensioners as well as other Batswana who may fall prey to their unscrupulous tactics....

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up