This week we take a look at the process of giving birth in the real world and in the world of The Tribe. BEFORE THE BIRTH Pregnant women are closely monitored by their midwife or doctor to make sure that all is going well and that baby and mother are healthy. Ultrasounds are carried out … Continue reading Worldview on Pregnancy – Part two.
Tag: Health
Healthcare – Part 3
This week we take a look at just a few of the many alternative health therapies available and see how The Tribe might put these to use in their world without medicine. * PLEASE REMEMBER * The following treatments, remedies and recipes can be dangerous if used in the wrong way and some people might … Continue reading Healthcare – Part 3
Health Care – Part 2
This week we take a look at the similarities between health matters from a sample of ancient times and compare life then to life in the world of The Tribe. ANCIENT EGYPT It is said that the ancient Egyptians were among the first people to have practicing physicians. They are male nurses, masseurs and lay … Continue reading Health Care – Part 2
Health Care – Part 1
This week we take a look at health and sickness. A world without adults is also a world without doctors, hospitals or medicine. Imagine if you had a headache or toothache and there were no painkillers. Imagine if you came down with tonsillitis or bronchitis and there were no antibiotics. Imagine if you broke your … Continue reading Health Care – Part 1
Obsessions in The Tribe
Ram Ram is obsessed with his Virtual Reality world. He is always wanting to create bigger and better things. Ram’s latest idea is to live forever in his virtual world – how he is going to do this is yet to revealed. Ram is also obsessive about germs and infections, he easily catches colds and … Continue reading Obsessions in The Tribe
Hypochondria
Hypochondria in the Tribe Child: Dad. I can’t get up. I’m very sick… Dad: What’s wrong? Child: Everything – influenza, migraine, indigestion, measles, amputation, and malaria… Dad: …Hypochondria? Child: oh right.. yeah that too You may have heard this conversation before. It often occurs on Monday mornings, which are proven to bring the hypochondriac out … Continue reading Hypochondria
Growing Pains
You wake up in the middle of the night with an aching calf. It’s dull, throbbing, cramped—growing pains. It’s hard to imagine that you can actually feel your body grow, that you’ll awake some morning to a sensation like the low creaking sound of corn pushing up in its stalks. But the fact remains. You … Continue reading Growing Pains
Pimples
Waking up on the day of a party or a holiday or a hot date is exciting. You either stay in bed as long as you can to hold on to that delicious feeling of anticipation as long as you can or you leap out of bed, eager to get to where you’re heading. Butterflies … Continue reading Pimples
Oral Hygiene
Hey, stinky. How about a breath mint? You may forget about your teeth most of the time, but, for the people around you, they are a constant presence: Are you chewing with your mouth open? Talking with your mouth full? Do your teeth look like you borrowed them from the costuming department for Austin Powers? … Continue reading Oral Hygiene
Birthmarks
How many of you have a birthmark? They are fairly common and even if you don’t have one now you may have had one as a baby. The are quite a few types of birthmarks and most are harmless but keeping them protected from the sun is a good idea. A birthmark is a skin … Continue reading Birthmarks