Periods can be inconveniencing, but it would be great if you don’t worsen an already tricky situation. What you eat, before, during and after your period has a huge effect on your period. Recently, I had a period with really painful cramps. I realized that I had eaten a ton of the foods that I …
Wearing glasses makes you smart literally
I read about a kid named Yash Gupta, who started an organization that helps find glasses for kids and teens that need them, after he learnt that not having glasses can cause a 20% loss in learning. He used his own personal problem as a source of inspiration. I started using glasses about 9 years …
Healthy ways to deal with grief
2020 has been an interesting year. I remember at the beginning the expectation that it came with. It is a year that held and still holds so much promises. For many though, it is a year that has changed the course of their lives forever. Almost daily, I read stories of people who have lost …
It is the age of Corona Virus, but you seriously need to stop panicking
If you haven’t heard of Corona Virus, then you have probably been living under a rock. Its the rave everywhere, and has officially been declared a pandemic by WHO. Since 1900, there has only been 8 other times when an outbreak was considered a pandemic. The latest was in the year 2009 with the …
How to relieve allergy symptoms
It’s spring, more sunlight and beautiful flowers blooming again. For me and a few others like me, its a warm welcome to pollen season. Seasonal allergy sufferers, know it’s spring when people start asking if you have a cold because your nose seems to constantly be irritated, and your sneeze levels are no 1 on …
Dyslexia in the Nigerian society
Introduction You know that classmate in primary school who had trouble pronouncing words and we all laughed at, anytime she or he was called to read out loud from the English text? One of the famous member of the ‘Olodo’ or ‘slow learners’ club? Or that child in Church who had trouble reading bible verses during …
Heimlich Maneuver
So I learnt about the Heimlich maneuver today and as usual I will share. I was scrolling randomly on social media as I do when I am bored, and I come across a story by Will Smith wishing Henry who this procedure is named after a happy birthday and thanking him for saving his brothers …
PostPartum Depression-Signs and causes
I love kids, I always did and I always will. As a child, I had dreams to be a doctor, particularly a pediatrician so I can help take care of kids, make their lives better and be with them a lot. I ended up not being one because… life happens. Anyway this post is not …