Now there are two types of arthritis, namely osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis . In Nigeria  both types are used to describe various aches and pains in the muscle and joints  as well as  for on & off pains generally felt in the body. The symptoms for both types tend to come and go. Nowadays its…

We’ve been told that, eat 3 meals a day, with snacks in between, or 5 small meals a day to boost your metabolism, and that putting your body on starvation mode will slow down your metabolism and losing weight will backfire at you if you reduce your number of meals daily. In fact, intermittent fasting…

For a very long-time young people have been marginalized and lacked active participation in the governance of our country even before the 2007 elections. Amongst the numerous things that affected the SLPP administration led by the former president, Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (Blessed memory), was the predominant lack of representation of young people and women…

Do you remember? Your dreams as a little person? Those that took you to magical spaces and zones that asked a lot of your imagination. It’s quite surreal to accept that some were born blessed enough to land upon the pedestal of their dreams and others have to work tirelessly towards these goals. No matter…

Say No to sleeping pills, sunlight exposure could be the key to sleeping like a baby at night! Why is sunlight so important to the human body? Let’s go to the cellular level, every cell in our body has a mitochondrion which is the machinery or powerhouse in our body that produces energy. The mitochondria…

“Risky sexual behaviours, drug and substance abuse are one of the behaviours or traits which I have seen derail successful young people in achieving their dreams” – Dr. Christelle Uwantege Largely because there seems to be a correlation between young people that are exposed to risky sexual behaviours, drug and substance abuse and the apparent…

March 8th is International Women’s Day and the call is to “EmbraceEquity”. Women as well as men are quite connected to their physical features, some research claim it’s interlinked with self-confidence among a littany of varying cultural issues and perceptions. Stereotypes as to how someone is supposed to look has created enormous levels of pressure…

‘In Sierra Leone, the mortality rates of neonates, infants and children under five are also amongst the highest globally at 34, 82, and 111 deaths per 1,000 live births’. A concern that has often left various stakeholders curiously invested in working towards solutions that would help in making things better. On Wednesday 8th February 2023,…

A woman with a voice is by our definition a powerful force in society. It is not common to find such voices and the search can be remarkably difficult. Some people live their entire lives without speaking up for what they believe in.  In other instances, an individual will take a long time to develop…