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6 Scary Things That Happen to Your Body If You Don’t Drink Enough Water
About 60 percent of our bodies are made up of water. For them to continue to function properly, it's crucial that we take in enough of the stuff on a daily basis. “Hydration is key to helping all the organs in our system…
7 FOODS THAT CAN HELP IMPROVE YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
One’s digestive health is of great importance. A healthy digestive system not only ensures comfort, it also boosts body cells. One of the keys to having a healthy digestive system is eating the right foods. There are certain…
Secrets of getting to sleep on a plane
Brian Kelly is the type of traveller almost unheard of among frequent flyers – a rare breed who actually enjoys sleeping at 30,000 feet.Kelly, also known as The Points Guy, is an influential New York-based blogger who quit…
French beans can fight disease, aid weight loss
There is more to love about French beans apart from their crispy texture and delicious taste. According to Dr Catherine Nanozi, a nutritionist, French beans are loaded with key nutrients such as fibre, vitamin A, vitamin C,…
Anxiety as thousands join job market
Kampala. As hundreds of Makerere University students celebrated completing their studies at the country’s prestigious institution yesterday, some were contemplating what awaited them in the labour market. Already, Ms Resty…
Five steps to setting your financial goals
The festive season is over and most of us are back to work and real life. What do your goals for this year look like? Setting tangible and realistic goals is an important step toward becoming financially secure. If…
Why African millennials can’t get enough of Bitcoin
Bitcoin's eye-watering price surge over the past year is proving too tempting to resist despite fears that cryptocurrencies are a bubble floating towards an inevitable burst. One group for whom it holds particular…
Relieve stress with exercise
Exercising is one of those activities that have a holistic positive effect on your body. Not only will it keep your body in perfect condition but it does wonders for your emotional and mental wellbeing. …
Ethiopian dispatches all-female crew to man historic intra-Africa flight
Ethiopian Airlines is set to make history with an all-female crew for a trip within African. The Ethiopia national carrier has announced that the special crew will man a flight heading to Nigeria. The entire team managing…
Virtual reality allows you to look inside your body and could help improve drug delivery
Renderings of 3D cells in the body are traditionally displayed using 2D media, such as on a computer screen or paper;however, the advent of Virtual Reality (VR) headsets means it is now possible to visualize and interact…
Kenya election: Kenyatta vows to overcome divisions
Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to overcome Kenya's divisions after being sworn in for a second term as president, at a ceremony boycotted by the opposition.Speaking after his inauguration in the capital Nairobi, he said he would…
Dehydration: causes and measures to take to stay hydrated
Dehydration is simply the loss of water below normal level in the body. It can happen to anyone, hence the need to always stay hydrated.There are so many things that are responsible for dehydration in people. For instance,…
Four workout routines that guarantee you quicker weight loss
The purpose of working out is to stay in shape and lose weight. As long as you exercise, weight loss is guaranteed. However, how quickly one loses weight can sometimes be a product of their workout routine. Here are…
Facebook founding president sounds alarm
“God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains.” A view on social media shared not by some uninformed luddite, but by one of the people responsible for building Facebook into the social media titan it is today.…
Elephant poaching drops in Africa but populations continue to fall
Elephant poaching in Africa has declined for the fifth year in a row, experts have said. But elephant populations continue to fall due to illegal killing and other human activities, while seizures of large-scale illegal…
Malaria breath test shows promise
People with malaria give off a distinctive "breath-print" that could be used as a test for the disease, according to American scientists.They had already tried out a crude prototype breathalyser in Africa, a tropical…
You’ll not deprive yourself of sleep after reading this
Sleep is seen by a lot of folks as a waste of ‘precious’ time that could be invested into making money. And that’s exactly the problem of some of us humans — money, wealth, riches, and more of them. We are willing to sleep…
Life hack: Five things you should know to survive life beyond the big 30
Thirty is not really old, I know, but at that age, you’re only twenty years away from fifty, which is considered the golden age of an average human being.So it’s also expected that some things would already have been…
Uganda MPs get $8,000 each for work on Bill to extend Museveni’s rule
Ugandan legislators have each pocketed Ush29 million ($8,000) as a payout for consultations on legislation to extend the president’s rule, a parliamentary spokesman said on Tuesday, a move opponents denounced as a…
The Reading Habits Of Highly Successful People
Some of the world's highest achievers have one thing in common: it isn’t a high IQ, nor is it an incredible lucky streak, but their appreciation for reading. Books were their most profitable investment. From $2 to $20…
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