The heart is a very delicate organ, located on the left side of the chest, an organ that distributes blood throughout the body, beating 100,000 times a day. Here are a few examples of heart disease: coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, heart failure... There are many causes of heartache: lack of calcium... Hygiene and health’ programme on Don Bosco radio.

Calcium and magnesium are essential mineral elements for the organs; calcium helps to create and strengthen bones with vitamin ‘D’, while magnesium helps muscle function and stimulates the brain's senses. A deficiency or excess of magnesium has the same effect. Symptoms of a calcium deficiency: dry, itchy skin, nails that break, dry hair, cramps in the legs or back, etc. Programme ‘Hygiène et santé’ on Radio Don Bosco.

Vitamins are organic elements that the body needs on a daily basis, and which are present in food, for the proper functioning of our body and organs. There are three reasons why a person may lack vitamins: the food itself does not contain vitamins; the body itself cannot take vitamins; the body does not use the ‘vitamin’ correctly... Hygiene and health’ programme on Don Bosco radio.

Anyone can be affected by this problem of constipation, those aged 6 months and over, but those aged 55 and over are the most affected by this problem. Each person has their own habits and physical condition, in terms of defecation perhaps one to three times a day, maybe two or three times a week. Constipation in adults concerns those who poo less than three times a week. This may be due to a lack of water in the human body... Hygiene - health’ programme on Don Bosco radio.

The Spirit of truth will guide you into all truth

At the end of its second General Assembly, held from 15 to 18 October 2024, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace sent a message to government officials at all levels, as well as to all Malagasy and all people of goodwill.

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Love and Salvation

Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.

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Zatti, our brother

The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.

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