Healthy Foods You Need in Your Kitchen
Fruits & Veggies A healthy kitchen starts with fresh produce—yes, even in winter. Fruits and vegetables deliver vitamins, minerals, and plant nutrients that protect against chronic conditions including obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and dementia. Keep a good variety on hand and aim to eat at least two servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables […]
Period Shame
Statistics show that about 58% of girls and women experience period shame and different factors are responsible for this. Some women talk about why they feel ashamed and how they have overcome this shame over the years. 1) I used to be ashamed whenever I got stained but not anymore. “Na stain I stain I […]
Caesarian Section (C-Section)
Create a discussion on Caesarian Section in a gathering of African women and the varied opinions you will get summarizes C-Section as a wrong, bad and abnormal thing that should not be done and when it is done, should not be spoken about. Most of these opinions are driven by cultural and religious beliefs rather […]
Can You Safely Hang Out with Unvaccinated Friends?
If you enthusiastically vaxxed up partly out of a desire to be social again, you wouldn’t be alone—catching up friends in real life is one of the perks of COVID-19 vaccination. But vaccination rates in the US have fallen short of expectations, and now the highly infectious Delta variant is fueling an increase in outbreaks, particularly in under-vaccinated […]
Health Benefits of Cherries
It’s cherry season again! They’re fresh, plentiful, beautiful, and delicious, but, you may be wondering—are cherries actually that good for you? The answer is yes, 100 times yes! Cherries are not only one of the healthiest fruits, they also rank as one of the most health-protective foods overall. One cup, or about 21 cherries, contains […]
Easy Sources of Protein You Might Be Overlooking and Shouldn’t
Have you seen the recent headlines about canned tuna losing its popularity? This high-quality, convenient form of protein has seen sales drop by 40% in recent years, according to the USDA. Apparently, this is largely due to millennials not buying it, because they favor fresher fare. If you also prefer to pass on canned tuna, you may be looking for […]
Common Reproductive Issues Amongst Women
The exception on the woman who has successfully ticked the marriage box off is the birth of a baby. Bonus points for her if it’s a boy. When this does not happen at the set time; usually nine months after the wedding, an alarm is raised. Sadly, the culprit is usually the woman. That both […]
A Marketing World
It’s a marketing world now and almost everything seems to be available for sale. Products and services alike. Many times when we meet people, our first thought is to tell them and show them just how much they need to buy our products or services. When we meet a lady who seems to be having […]
How Your Period Changes During Your 20s, 30s, and 40s
We’re just taking a guess here, but your period is probably not your favourite monthly event—especially when it gets all weird on you. One month it’s late, the next it’s early; you’re used to a flow lasting four days, then all of a sudden it sticks around for a full week. Cramps sideline you when you’re […]
The 10 Lowest Calorie Alcoholic Drinks, According To Nutritionists
1 of 11What’s the lowest calorie alcohol? It’s more than understandable to want to kick back with a drink at the end of a long day, especially after you have one of those days. But, while there’s no shame in that game, it’s easy to forget about those liquid calories you’re sipping. Unfortunately, they can add up fast—especially if […]
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