18 Common Spices and Herbs and their Health Benefits
Herbs and spices are not only stellar for flavoring your favorite foods, but many also have outstanding health benefits. In addition to adding flavor and nutrients to recipes, herbs and spices contain a variety of compounds that may help reduce inflammation, boost your immunity, control blood sugar, improve symptoms of certain medical conditions, and protect against […]
Health Benefits of Eating Eggs
Are Eggs Good for You? Inexpensive and loaded with nutrients your body needs for vision and immune health, eggs may be one of the few foods that has a host of benefits. That means eggs have more nutrients i.e. vitamins, minerals, amino acids per calorie than most other foods. Have an egg and you’ll get: […]
Nutrition
18 Common Spices and Herbs and their Health Benefits
Herbs and spices are not only stellar for flavoring your favorite foods, but many also have outstanding health benefits. In addition to adding flavor and nutrients to recipes, herbs and spices contain a variety of compounds that may help reduce inflammation, boost your immunity, control blood sugar, improve symptoms of certain medical conditions, and protect against […]
Health Benefits of Eating Eggs
Are Eggs Good for You? Inexpensive and loaded with nutrients your body needs for vision and immune health, eggs may be one of the few foods that has a host of benefits. That means eggs have more nutrients i.e. vitamins, minerals, amino acids per calorie than most other foods. Have an egg and you’ll get: […]
Health Benefits of Guavas
Guava is a delicious tropical fruit, high in vitamin C, and a great source of dietary fiber. Both the fleshy fruit of the guava plant and the leaves are edible, with the fruit most often eaten as a snack and the leaves commonly boiled into an herbal tea. The texture of guavas is similar to pears […]
Fitness
9 Ways to Make Exercise your Regular Routine
How can I make exercise a part of my regular routine? Make everyday activities more active. Even small changes can help. You can take the stairs instead of the elevator. Walk down the hall to a coworker’s office instead of sending an email. Wash the car yourself. Park further away from your destination. Find your […]
The Reason Why You Fail in Your Fitness Journey
Why do we need exercise? Regular exercise helps prevent or manage many health problems and concerns such as; osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, cancer, cardiovascular, hypertension, diabetes, anxiety, depression Strengthen bones and muscles hence minimize injury risks Improves mood and makes you feel happier- increases the production of endorphins, which are known to help produce positive feelings and […]
Wellness
8 Reasons Travel is Good for your Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes mental health as “a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.” Mental health is as important as […]
11 Reasons to Get More Sleep
What exactly is sleep? Sleep is an altered state of consciousness where we have limited interactions with our surroundings and are relatively quiet and still (depending on the stage of sleep). Sleep is essential to every process in the body, affecting our physical and mental functioning the next day, our ability to fight disease and […]
Tips
Life & Travel
Hiking Mount Longonot
Mt Longonot National Park is located in Nakuru County, 90km from Nairobi city in the Great Rift Valley. The Mt. Longonot National Park is a popular park for hiking and mountain climbing (going by the number of people I saw up the trail) that takes less than 3-4hrs to climb up and down. It’s a […]
