Reading Time: 2 minutes As the famous adage goes, “when your mother asks you whether you would like a piece of advice, it does not matter whether you nod to it or not, you are definitely going to get it.” Sometimes you just want to go bananas, the same way she made you feed on them when you were
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July 08, 2015
Useful bacteria in your diet
Reading Time: 2 minutes We rarely think of bacteria as a useful thing, not especially if it is going to our stomachs. Under normal circumstances, useful bacteria lives in our gut and help us live healthy. However, factors like poor diet, medication especially birth control pills and antibiotics can upset the balance of useful bacteria in the body. This
April 08, 2015
ABC of Eating Out
Reading Time: 2 minutes The other day on Easter eve I had enough errands to run and literally had no time to eat anything. Having worked all my energies out, I called my friend asking her if she could join me for a late evening lunch that would also serve as dinner. So we sought on a joint we
February 15, 2015
Understanding the FATS in Your Diet
Reading Time: 2 minutes Consuming low-fat and no-fat food has become the norm for many Kenyans today. Looking around, there is enough conscious behavior towards the amount of fat in the diet. But does it mean that all fat is bad fat? Do you still need fat in your diet? Fat is both good and bad and it does
January 19, 2015
How To Manage HIV with Food
Reading Time: 2 minutes The thought of being tested for HIV can be the most traumatizing thing let alone waiting for the results! The reality of how life might just change is nerve wrecking, mind fatiguing, terrible and the superlatives are endless. Many think that being HIV positive is typically the end of life, but it’s just the beginning
June 11, 2014
Forgetful? Treat It with Food
Reading Time: 2 minutes Am seated at a restaurant, wondering just what I forgot, just how I forgot and mostly why I keep forgetting. Was it an appointment with my doctor? An important meeting or what exactly was it. My friend suddenly calls me, tells me she forgot she was to meet me. Another client texts me, tells me
June 03, 2014
Comfort Foods-The Healthy Way
Reading Time: 2 minutes Comfort food is, well… comforting. Whether you’ve had a hard day at work, trouble in your relationship or just need a lift, it is often almost instinctive to reach for a packet of crisps or a bowl of ice cream to ‘take the pain away’. After indulging comes the guilt associated with eating it –
February 13, 2014
Weight possible?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Yesterday I laughed my head off as I watched churchill show with Eric Omondi, Deejay soxxy and masanduku giving a good laugh about their weight! I heartily laughed since I bet they probably have no problem speaking about it, But I imagined a girl who had self esteem issues and needed to gain that weight