Eat ,Sleep, Exercise, Repeat

Did you know your sleeping position matters?

Your sleeping position can easily affect your health.

1.Belly sleeping position

Research shows that sleeping on your belly can cause you to keep turning and tossing.It strains your neck and your lower back which may cause pain in your neck and back.It is not advisable to sleep on your belly after a heavy meal since it affects digestion.To avoid the side effects of sleeping on your belly use a soft pillow to support your head or none.

2.Back sleeping position

This position is more preferred since it puts the head,neck and spine to rest.There are no major side effects of sleeping on your back.However,to avoid food or acid from coming up your digestive tract,support your head to ensure food in the stomach does not get to the oesophagus.It is also dangerous to people who have periods of breathlessness.

3.Side sleeping position

Sleeping on your side,adds more pressure on your hips and back which may cause pain in your back.To avoid this,put a pillow between your legs for comfort.Humorously,it can also cause one to have wrinkles since half the face is pushed against a pillow.

Choose your sleeping positions wisely.

Junk Hub

Theophilus Macharia

Junk,its shocking that something of little meaning,poor quality or trash is the outward meaning of this word,when we add foods to the former,the meaning becomes foods with less nutrition value and contains lots of fat,sugar,salt and calories with less protein,vitamins or minerals.Our bodies operate with the principle of Garbage In Garbage Out.Fast foods are prepared and served quickly and our modern generation is unable to pull out because they taste good are convenient and inexpensive.When the deal is too good,think and rethink.What we get at our favorite restaurants,drive inns take outs and counter service is oftem made with cheaper ingredients like highfat meat,refined grains,added sugar,fats and salt.I know it is hard to resist the temptation hile walking downtown and you get hit by the aroma of fried chicken and even before you move a step further another pedestrian passes by with a value box labelled KFC garnished with creamy salads and sauce.The next sunny day along the corridors of the lecture halls everyone you meet is enjoying a cold bottle of ice cubed coca cola quenching their thirst.It is on such days we give in to the temptation and join the Junk club which later turns out to be a hub of destruction.Am i trying to say fast foods are bad?Well,No,there are foods we should try not to have on a regular basis and these is definitely junk.Eating too much over a long period of time can lead to unwanted weight gain,heart diseases and high blood pressure.Them that hardly go for a day without taking soda,you are just adding calories that feed your body with harmful sugar that turns into poison in the longrun.Lastly,avoid the salt shaker.Salt is a major contributor to high blood pressure and heart diseases and gast fast foods tend to be loaded with it already.When its Junk Oc’lock remember Moderation is Important.

Power nap

Liz Mwangi

Relax.Take a nap.Take care of your body.

Sleep is as important as a balanced diet to our bodies.It is essential for a in keeping our health in check.We are usually asleep a third of our lifetime since adults are advised to sleep not less than 7hrs a day.

After a very long and tiresome day at work,I get home tired and longing for sleep.In these moments,I long for the days in nursery school where we had sleeping time after lunch.I remember how our teachers had to force us to sleep and how much we cried when we didn’t want to.I secretly wish someone would force me to sleep at this age but the bills to pay cannot let me.Some weeks ago,I developed back aches and my blood pressure rose rapidly.My doctor advised me to ensure I had enough rest.True to his words,after changing my sleep patterns and resting enough I recovered.

Rest is important to avoid increased blood pressure and diabetes type 2.Check your sleeping patterns to keep your health in check.Your health is important.

The yoga bliss

Brenda Kananu

Yoga exercise consist of physical activities that involve postures,rhythmic breathing and relaxation.It incorporates meditation which in turn results to mental wellness.While originally yoga was for spiritual growth to train the mind and body to become aware of nature,create discernment, self discipline and high consciousness modern yoga has now become a popular way to unwind and relax the body after a long day from work or as a gear exercise before dawn break for folks interested in their mental and physical well being since it’s a great source of positive energy.

Benefits of yoga are infinite mostly because it does not require any special equipment just a mat and a flat surface and ooh well bless God for the internet because you can always search tutorials to guide you during your yoga practice.

Yoga poses enhance flexibility and endurance improving on aerobic capacity,lung function and strength since you typically hold a given pose for a period of time and then repeat severally during yoga exercises. Yoga also helps to tone muscles and ease your aches and pains gotten from gym workouts or mountain hikes ,which makes it important to incorporate all of them in your fitness journey .Yoga is great for rejuvenation and in maintaining general health and internal peace, so what are you waiting for? Grab your mat and let us do yoga!

Toxic hangover

Mourrine Wambugu

After a wild night with your squad, waking up with a sharp hangover is no big deal.Usually, we simply treat with affordable painkillers and go back to the booze!However,the party stops when diagnosed with alcohol poisoning.

Our bodies absorb alcohol faster than food. Therefore,when you consume a high amount of alcohol,especially over a short period,your alcohol blood levels become high thus toxic.

Binge drinking and consuming illegal liquors are the main causes of this serious condition.

Signs and symptoms

Confusion
Vomiting
Shallow,abnormal breathing
Pale skin
Body temperature drops,a condition called hypothermia
Shivering
Unconsciousness
Where serious, a heart attack or a comma.

Treatment

This requires urgent medical attention.As first aid,try keeping the person awake,in a sitting position or lying by the side, NOT on their back.Give him/her only water and DO NOT make them walk.

In hospital, tubes are inserted to help with breathing and excretion.A drip is injected to manage glucose levels and ensure hydration.The stomach is pumped to flush the fluids through another tube inserted down the mouth. Recovering has side effects like nausea, headaches and stomach cramps.

Stay hydrated ,consume solid food before alcohol and avoid binge drinking.Have some pity on your liver!

Toxic Pleasure

Timothy Sikuku

Pleasure is quite desirable and no one would mind having some. However, it is important to recognize the difference between that which is pleasure and that which is demon eating up your body.

Drugs are said to alter the normal functioning of the body. Can it be that drugs tend make your body engage in foreign affairs it is not designed to participate in, for this reason therefore, it will in most cases mulfunction and tend lose the grip.

Drugs bring pleasure, but then if taken in excess it tends intoxicate your body. The body then develops mechanisms necessary to fight the chemicals that are introduced to it and in the process there are victims ,that is; your cells, tissues, becomes an impediment to the functioning of your body systems and certainly your body. Taking care of your body is such an important necessity for longer life and it also enables you to function properly thus deepening your impact in the various spheres of life you are engaged in.

Sweet Poison

Theophilus Macharia

Nutrition!!Boom the moment we hear of this word what hits our minds is food,food food and guess what we are all right.But here is the controversy,do you know there is good nutrition and bad nutrition?Well stick around as we unravel the mystery behind how different nutrition formats or styles may impact your life either positively or Negatively.

What and how we eat or even what we eat is dependent on a number of factors which i may say are either genetical, behavioural or environmental.If say we consider environmental factors,some of us will prefer to take fast foods or junk because certain foods cannot grow in their geographical area therefore the only way to feed themselves is to feed on a substitute of the same product in a processed manner.A good example is taking dried fruits like mangoes that have been imported say to America from Kenya Ukambani.Genetical factors come in when an individual inherits eating habits from their parent or a specific love for certain foods,that is brought about by the cravings had by the mother during pregnancy.For example you will find a child has a very high liking of smokies and when trying to understand why,you realise the mother had this crazy craving of smokies during pregnancy.However,food is for the stomach and stomach for the food.Take responsibility over whatever goes into your mouth.Let not what you take in be as sweet as honey but the aftermath as bitter as gal.Remember you only live once!!

Common cold hacks

Mourrine Wambugu

Winter is here guys and this is the season where our chests and lungs are the most targetted by the biting cold.

Lung diseases like pneumonia,chest pains and common colds are ranked among the top ten killer diseases worldwide. Since most are communicable, it doesn’t come as a surprise when you sleep healthy but wake up with a burning fever and a running nose!

Stay comfortably sick

When infected with a lung disease,consult your doctor or physician to give you the appropriate medication.

You can also follow these hacks to speed up your recovery:

Stay warm:wrap yourself with a shawl, wear your hoodie and beanie during these cold times.
Eat lots fruits and vegetables: Vitamins boost your immunity and fight infections and diseases.
Take hot drinks to unclog your blocked chest.
Have a cotton hankie or tissues with you:Stay hygienic.
Get enough bed rest

Stick with it

Remember, the drugs only reduce the bacteria to some extent but upon similar exposure, the disease hits back even harder!Make a habit to follow the hacks so that you are not under the weather all the time.

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