Health & Lifestyle

Many studies including one from the World Health Organization suggest that inadequate engagement in physical activity during free time makes both adolescents and adults physically inactive.   On the other hand, they tend to have a sedentary lifestyle, meaning they are likely to sit for a long period of time when they work and when they are […]

During pregnancy, attending to your gums and teeth is especially important. The reason is when you are pregnant, there are shifts in your hormones that result in higher risk of getting oral diseases such as gum disease. This also negatively impacts your baby’s health.  Here we have listed out some important tips to know when it comes to safe

Although all infants have been immune to sickness to some extent since their birth, getting to a stage where they have fully mature immunity is going to take a while. In the meantime, they can get infected fairly easily with viruses due to their high level of vulnerability which is why colds in babies arise in the first place.  A cold can happen in an infant anytime. The likelihood of developing colds might rise

Knowing that your aging parent is diagnosed with cancer can be really shocking. For all those years, they have always been your source of inspiration and peace of mind in your life will now need your support as they go through many decisions for their cancer treatment journey. Despite your feelings of overwhelming and distress throughout the cancer treatment of your parent, there are plenty of things you can do to reach the exit of this life or

As an employer, it is important to understand how to help support your employees. So what happens should one become pregnant and what are the best ways to manage pregnant employees in the workplace through this portant part of their lives?   Here are some ways companies can assist their pregnant staff:  Simplify the benefits process  Get your HR team trained to walk your pregnant employees through their benefits and pregnancy procedures. Your HR and benefits team and the benefits

The skin is important to you because it protects your body by keeping out harmful things and absorbing the things your body needs to be appropriately operational.   Your skin which protects the body is made up of cells that are shed and replaced by new cells on an ongoing basis. The most exterior layer of skin is scientifically known as the epidermis. 

As a matter of fact, chronic back pain results in many people to visit their doctor and even work absence and is a key reason that brings about disability globally.   If you fail to stop back pain from happening, easy home remedies will help you recover from it within a matter of weeks. Actually, you do not have to undergo surgery to cure pain

It is not the end of the world and you are not alone if you have gestational diabetes. The right food coupled with the right amount and right type of exercise can help you deal with the medical condition and enable you to keep your pregnancy healthy.  Here we have put together a culinary guide on what gestational diabetes is,

Stress stems from a number of reasons including too much workload, impractical deadlines and excessive working hours, let alone bullying and sour relationships with co-workers.   Since many of us spend around 8 hours or in other words a third of our daily time in the workplace, knowing how stress at work impacts our health and wellbeing is important. Research indicates that stress in the workplace can result in a mental