10 DIETS THAT CAN CURB INFLAMMATION
- November 17, 2021
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- Khyra
“One of the most powerful tools to combat inflammation comes not from the pharmacy, but from the grocery store”.
Despite the wonders of modern medicine, a doctor of the future will not cure patients with drugs, let your diet be your medicine.However, with every bite of a meal we munch, we’re either increasing or decreasing inflammatory compounds in the body.As an alternative to taking (NSAIDs)- non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs- which can be very harmful to the body, anti-inflammatory diets are definitely your best bet. Below is an excellent checklist to...
MOTION SICKNESS-WHAT REALLY WORKS
- November 05, 2021
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- Khyra
If you’ve ever been sick to your stomach on a rocking boat or a bumpy roller-coaster ride, you know the discomfort of motion sickness. Though it only lasts for a while but it can ruin your trip, especially if you are an itinerant. Generally, adults experience it more often than children and its rare in children within 2-5 years of age.
Motion sickness is sometimes called airsickness, seasickness or carsickness and symptoms usually go away after the motion stops.
SIGNS AND INDICATORS
Headache
Vomiting
Sweating
Nausea
10 FOODS THAT CAUSE INFLAMMATION
- October 28, 2021
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- Khyra
A man who does not know where the rain began to beat him cannot say where he dried his body- African proverb
Cancer and heart disease, the deadly manifestation of chronic inflammation, are expected to remain as the leading causes of death in developed countries for many years to come. Study after study shows that the risk of cancer and heart disease are modifiable by our lifestyle choices which include the food we choose to eat each day. Below is a checklist to inform your choice the next time you...
STRESS MANAGEMENT
- October 18, 2021
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- Khyra
Have you been worried about something? Or experienced that sense of powerlessness for not having much or any control over the outcome of a situation? Or you may have had responsibilities that you are finding overwhelming, or the weariness that accompany anticipation for an expected outcome at a time of uncertainty. In all these, you have entertained the hallmark of our human condition which is termed Stress.
WHAT IS IT?
Stress is the response of the body to any demand for change such as physical, mental and emotional pressures.
TYPES OF STRESS
How to Plan a Plant-based Diet
- October 03, 2021
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- Khyra
To proffer solution to the challenges you may face in plant-based diet planning, here are 12-tips to get you off on the right food and help you stay on track for the long haul.
Consume More Plant-Based Proteins
Research associates eating more protein with a wide range of benefits – such as fat loss, reduced hunger, and reduced cravings. However, there is a lot of debate about whether or not plant-based diets provide enough protein to achieve a high protein diet. Additionally, plant proteins are healthier (gut-friendly) as they do not provide the difficulty in...
10 Common Nigerian Plant-Based Meals
- September 19, 2021
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- Khyra
As the rates of obesity rise, it is imperative to find diets that produce effective weight loss and sustain weight loss maintenance over the long-term. By this standard, however, plant-based diets lead the flying geese. Studies by Gabrielle M. Turner-McGrievy reveal that a plant-based diet is associated with a greater weight loss at both 1 and 2 years post-intervention, compared with a more conventional, low-fat diet (NCEP).
WHAT ARE PLANT BASED MEALS: are an eating style that emphasizes real, whole foods that come from plants, including:
Vegetables: kale, ugu (pumpkin), waterleaf, spinach, tomatoes,...
About Me
My name is Juliet and I’m a mom, businesswoman, blogger, aspiring baker and Vincent’s lifetime girl! As a passionate weight ‘loss enthusiast’, I help people overcome their weight challenges by providing motivation, meal plans, recipes, exercise plans, tips and tricks simply because I’ve been there.
I believe in life- in all its beauty, dangers, worries, fun, pains, work (O yes!) excitement, happiness. I know that within each one of us is a burning desire to share, to do good, to work, to find meaning, to enhance that which we perceive to be oh so not good about us.
Weight challenges are an individual thing. Beauty issues are in the eyes of the beholder (my take!). But then, there’s a common denominator in all our problems: they won’t go away on their own.
There’s no one size fits all remedy for life’s problems. At khyra my aim is to provide you with the motivation, info, tools, time and community of like minds to help on your journey to a fit, graceful and trendy you.
I’ll be sharing home grown, weight loss, beauty and fitness ideas that help the modern woman (and our men!) shed excess kilograms, keep the weight off, live healthy vibrant lives, enjoying themselves and being at their most beautiful and productive best
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