Building healthy bones is extremely important. Minerals are incorporated into your bones during childhood, adolescence and early adulthood. Once you reach 30 years of age, you have achieved peak bone mass. If not enough bone mass is created during this time or bone loss occurs later in life, you have an increased risk of developing … Continue reading Natural Ways to Build Healthy Bones
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Life Style Approaches to Prevent Haemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids (HEM-uh-roids), also called piles, are swollen veins in your anus and lower rectum, similar to varicose veins. Hemorrhoids can develop inside the rectum (internal hemorrhoids) or under the skin around the anus (external hemorrhoids). Nearly three out of four adults will have hemorrhoids from time to time. Hemorrhoids have a number of causes, but … Continue reading Life Style Approaches to Prevent Haemorrhoids
Workout Smoothies
Before we get down to making the workout smoothies work for us, let’s take a moment to reflect on some sound advice about nutrition and exercise. 1.Plan and prepare your smoothies in relation to the amount of exericise you intend to do.Bear in mind that high-intensity training will require more calories than gentle walk, and … Continue reading Workout Smoothies
How to Curb Your Salt Cravings?
If you’re constantly reaching for chips/ salty snacks throughout the day, you’re probably eating a lot more salt than you think. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the recommended daily allowance for adults is less than 2,300 milligrams — about a teaspoon of table salt. Yes, that little. So why are you … Continue reading How to Curb Your Salt Cravings?
GO, SLOW, and WHOA Foods
An easy way to learn about which foods are lower in fat and calories is to think in terms of GO, SLOW, and WHOA. GO Foods are: Lowest in fat and sugar Relatively low in calories “Nutrient dense” (rich in vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients important to health) Great to eat anytime Examples include: Fruits and vegetables … Continue reading GO, SLOW, and WHOA Foods
Why Do My Body Itch When I Exercise?
The causes of itchiness vary from something as simple as a skin reaction to your workout gear or an allergic response within the body. Regardless of the cause, finding relief for intensely itching legs will take a little trial and error. Common causes and ways to prevent the itch. Skin Sensitivities Sometimes the itching can be … Continue reading Why Do My Body Itch When I Exercise?
LOCK DOWN YOUR NUTRITION: IT IS A MINDSET SHIFT
I have seen so many memes, jokes and posts lately about people worried about putting on weight during lockdown because they won’t be able to exercise like they normally do. Some comments even imply that being at home is a guarantee that they will overeat. How does that logic work? Yes, we do need to … Continue reading LOCK DOWN YOUR NUTRITION: IT IS A MINDSET SHIFT
HOW TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM THROUGH NUTRITION!!!
The Corona Virus (COVID-19) presents many uncertainties, and none of us can completely eliminate our risk of getting COVID-19. But basic things we need to do to reduce the risks include; washing our hands with running water and soap regularly, sanitizing our hands, maintaining social distance, avoiding crowds, avoiding non-essential travels and avoid touching our … Continue reading HOW TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM THROUGH NUTRITION!!!
Do you Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight?
Weight is a tough issue in the Kenya today. Overweight and obesity is a condition where there is excessive accumulation of body fat that is higher than healthy limits that presents a risk to health or becoming a medical condition. There is increased access to information and awareness on obesity and its health risks, more … Continue reading Do you Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight?
Why Weight Loss Crash Diets May Not Work
“I have dieted before, lost some weight, but I gained it all back”. This is what most of the weight loss clients say during their visit. Extreme fad diets can be really hard to follow! When it comes to weight loss, fad diets can be very tempting since they come with an array of promises; … Continue reading Why Weight Loss Crash Diets May Not Work