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DO YOU PRACTICE INTERMITTENT FASTING?

    Intermittent fasting is a pattern of eating that involves regular periods of fasting, alternating with periods of non-fasting. It has gained popularity in recent years as a way to potentially improve health and wellness, and has been associated with a number of potential benefits. Here are some of the potential benefits of intermittent […]

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7 tips to have a healthy weekend

Do you struggle with maintaining a healthy lifestyle during the weekends? Here are some tips to ensure you do not fall off the healthy lifestyle wagon:   Get plenty of sleep: Try to get at least 6-9 hours of sleep each night to help your body rest and repair.

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The Suicide Option…

Yesterday, the memories flooded me. The sadness in my heart was heavy, but for some reason it didn’t weigh me down. I later realized that I wasn’t weighed down because I was thankful. Thankful to be here. At various times in my life, the thought of ending it all was heavy. I thought I could […]

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PLEASE MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES

  Alec, a young man of 34 years was brought to the hospital. He had woken up that morning with a slur in his speech. Then he fell. His wife quickly alerted neighbors who rushed in and brought him to the hospital. On presentation, his blood pressure was 220/160mmHg (I am sure you know the […]

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WHAT IS YOUR IKIGAI?

After the news of Chadwick’s death sipped into the news, I found myself asking, ‘What is my ikigai?’   You must have seen that Chadwick was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer 4 years ago.  Now, the chances of survival from colon cancer is very slim and it progressed to stage 4 (a more chronic […]

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RAPE: The Epidemic?

WHAT IS RAPE?? Rape is when sexual intercourse is NON-CONSENSUAL (not agreed upon) or one or more person(s) forces another person to have sex against his or her will. Rape includes intercourse in the vagina, anus or mouth. IS THERE AN EPIDEMIC OF RAPE ASSAILANTS IN NIGERIA?? In 2015, UNICEF reported that one in four […]

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I AM WEAK

Very Recently, I have been feeling so unfulfilled. This sudden feeling of emptiness seemed to overwhelm me. These days, I ask myself a lot more questions than I have ever done in my life. “Am I living my purpose?” “Am I doing what I was meant to do?” “Am I supposed to be doing more […]

SLEEP LESS, WEIGH MORE

Do you know being short on sleep can really affect your weight?  While you weren’t sleeping, your body cooked up a perfect recipe for weight gain.   Poor sleep isn’t the only factor in weight gain, of course—there are several, including your genetics, your diet and exercise habits, your stress, and your health conditions. But […]

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