“…the leaner we are, the healthier we are. And of course, the more physically fit [we are], the better off we are when it comes to over all health.” Dr David Lau,University of Calgary A couple of days ago,to be specific on Tuesday I posted an article from the Independent on How Clean eating…
Category: NUTRITION;HEALTH
6 WAYS YOU CAN MANAGE YOUR SUGAR CRAVINGS
The last post I did on why sugar is not good for your body elicited a lot of interest and questions from people on whether there are ways to manage sugar cravings in a healthy manner. Before I explore ways of how to manage sugar cravings I thought I should mention a hard and…
THE TRUTH ABOUT SUGAR AND WHAT IT DOES TO YOUR BRAIN AND YOUR BODY
By now you know that sugar is not good for you,yet every time you seem to try to go cold turkey and stay off it you keep coming back unable to let go off what can only be described as an addiction.You cannot have tea or coffee without it and you prefer calling your addiction…
WHY GO ORGANIC ?HERE ARE 7 REALLY GOOD REASONS
If you follow the Organic Farmers Market in Nairobi which I have for a couple of years,you may have noticed that there are now more places where they have organized for Kenyans to buy organic food as well as more vendors, which means there has been an increase in the demand for organic food from…
4 SIMPLE WAYS YOU CAN LIVE MORE HEALTHY
Having listened to a lot of people share the challenges that come with losing weight or making a healthier choice of what they put into their bodies,I do find that a lot of them have the mistaken belief that to live healthy is somehow more expensive. It is not. It is also interesting to…
WHATS IN YOUR CUP OF TEA ?
“Black or white?”is a question increasingly being asked when you walk into a restaurant and ask for tea. Black is what it sounds like black tea while white is if you would like a dash or two or three of milk. Tea holds a special place in Kenyan households and hearts,it is the drink of…
IF YOU REALLY HAVE TO DRINK……
After having been to a couple of places where people take adult beverages and where I spend a lot of time people watching I have been struck by a few things. There are more people drink than are consuming food. And women are drinking nearly as much or more than men are (sometimes…
YOUR CHILD’S NUTRITION:THE BUILDING BLOCKS
If you were to ask my children what would make a perfect way of spending the weekend if left to themselves,it would be to sit in front of the TV for most of the day . Do you know other children that are like mine ? Being a parent,I get my greatest joy by…
DO YOU KNOW YOUR GAP?IT’S WHERE EVERYTHING HAPPENS
What do you do when you have tried every diet on the planet,even your friends diets and still have not lost weight? What do you do when the diet and lifestyle you started in January does not work in February? What do you do when going to the gym becomes a drag and you have…
TURN UP THE HEAT ON YOUR METABOLISM
“What do you do when you metabolism is slow and you want to increase it ?” One of the surest way to increase your metabolism is through exercise. Burn more calories by burning (pun intended) the soles off your gym shoes is a sure fire way to lose weight. A slow metabolism may be due…