Are you struggling with insomnia? Are the common remedies of taking warm milk before sleep and counting sheep not working for you? A few stalks of lemon grass in your tea may be just the…
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I recall watching a few infomercials concerning a particular juicer during my earlier days in South Africa. It had my family and I so convinced, promising weight loss and better overall health. I was…
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How Does One Register for Minet Teachers’ Medical Scheme?
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffMajority of Kenyans out there have no access to medical cover mainly because some of the health systems available don’t work for their benefit. Life becomes hard and serious illnesses drain families financially. But in…
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Blue band and I come a long way. I’ve spent quite a significant amount of my education life in boarding school and a constant in my opening day shopping was Blue Band. In school,…
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Parents and Guardians Still Hiding Children With Cerebral Palsy Denying Them Hope For Bright Future
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffAs the world marks the world cerebral month, many patients still go through the untold pain of stigmatization, ridicule and shame with no hope of ever seeing the future. Most of those suffering from cerebral…
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In the modern lifestyle, people have been known to consume over 20 teaspoons of unnecessary refined sugar per day. This not only opens one up to diabetes and other lifestyle diseases but to other…
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Conversations around sexual health are still considered a taboo but with sensitization cultivated through media discussions on sexual health, Kenyans are slowly beginning to embrace discussions centered on sexual health to stop the pandemic of…
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More Than 2.3 Billion People In The World Have No Toilets: Time We Woke Up
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffA toilet, something many people think is so simple that everyone can afford but the reality is different. Did you know that more than 2.3 billion people in the world have no access to toilets?…
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World Celebrates World Teachers Day: What is in for a Kenyan Teacher?
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffI did not know that teachers around the world were celebrating their day on Friday (5th October, 2018) until I saw it trending on Twitter. As Kenyans joined the world to celebrate teachers, I gathered…
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Life expectancy across Africa has improved significantly having jumped from 50.9 years in 2012, to 53.8 years in 2015, according to the WHO report on Africa. Instances of deaths resulting from major health risks –…