Category: Health

As rewarding as drinking cold water can be, it could come with serious health consequences. Experts have said drinking cold water regularly could have negative impact on the heart and the digestive system. Food and healthy...

Topic: Sources and Benefits of Vitamin D The importance of vitamin D cannot be overemphasized. For most people, its one of the things parents ring into their ears at a very tender age, forcing them to play outside instead of...

Many of the world’s deadliest diseases and conditions, including heart disease, obesity and Type II diabetes, are caused by the lifestyle decisions we make. Numerous studies have shown that smoking, for instance, causes...

50 Best ways to lose stomach Fat Fast This fantastic list of the 50 Best Ways to Lose Stomach Fat Fast includes all the tips you need to lose that belly fat that’s been bugging you for months or even years. According to...

Piper guineense is commonly called West African Black Pepper or Ashanti pepper (Uziza in Igbo and Ata iyere in Yoruba). By Chukwuma Muanya and Tayo Oredola  Before now, Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) persons were seen in some...

Culinary Spices and Herbs Nigerian researchers at the Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State, have explored the biopotency role of culinary spices and herbs and their chemical...

July is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. The bladder is a balloon-shaped organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine. Bladder cancer is the second most common urogenital cancer after prostate cancer. Globally, there were about...

Did you know its proper English name is African Star Apple? It is also called White Star Apple. Local Name: Agbalumo (Yoruba language) or Udara (Igbo language) Botanical Name: Chrysophyllum albidum The Chrysophyllum genus of...

Bananas are one of the most widely consumed fruits in the world for good reason. Some scientists believe that the banana may have even been the world’s first fruit. One medium banana (about 126 grams) is considered to be one...

Plantain also known as ‘’Musa Paradisiaca’’ has been used throughout the world as food and medicine. It has been tested scientifically for the treatment of diarrhoea, diabetes, dysentry, injuries, malaria, and ulcer. Plantains...

Want to shine and look refreshed? Then pamper your skin to make it glow, especially this season, when there are so much to eat and drink and enough going out. All these can take a toll on your skin and make it break out. This is...