Acknowledging Stay-at-home-Moms’ amazing contributions in a Marriage
By Lilian Chudey Pride Acknowledging stay-at-home-moms amazing contribution in a marriage is important for equity, success and harmony of marital relationships. Unrecognized contribution of stay-at-home-moms may cause fracas. In many traditions of the world, people usually perceive marriages as model where one partner and cares for the family. The arrangements within the relationship looks like […]
Embracing the Power of Your Voice
By Lilian Chudey Pride Embracing your voice is vital, especially when facing the stigma of childlessness. Sharing your thoughts and feelings helps build confidence. It also makes you feel more authentic. Speaking up allows you to stand up for yourself and others. This can lead to better self-esteem, stronger connections, and a positive impact on society. […]
Say goodbye to Stubborn Belly Fat, Arm Fat, Hormonal Imbalance and Mood Swings once and for all with Fasting
By Lilian Chudey Pride The topic before us sounds interesting and very familiar. Interesting because we are about to deal with it using fasting which seems to be a topic not many people want to approach as fasting is seen as a religious practice alone. But, fasting as well as other forms of exercise have […]
Weight gain, stubborn Belly Fat and what MENOPAUSE, HORMONAL IMBALANCE have to do with them
By Lilian Chudey Pride This is where hormonal imbalance collides with perimenopausal stage of a middle aged woman, and they usher in the most unfriendly, unexpected, unannounced, unwanted and RUDE visitor of EVERY WOMAN. The woman is indeed saddled with uncountable emotional drama that are very hard for her to understand or unravel. The medical […]
INDIGENOUS FAMILY PLANNING IN SOME PARTS OF AFRICA – Nigeria perspective
By Cynthia Ikem THE CONCEPT OF FAMILY PLANNING The World Health Organization (WHO) defines family planning as ‘the ability of individuals and couples to anticipate and attain their desired number of children, the spacing and timing of their births. Simply put, it is the consideration of the number of children a person wishes to have. […]
AKWA OCHA, SYMBOL OF PURITY AND PRIDE OF ANIOMA KINGDOM
By Cynthia Ikem Anioma Bride decked in Akwa Ocha Prominent Anioma people include Maryam Babangida, late wife of former Nigerian Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, Godwin Emefiele, the current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Ifeanyi Okowa, present Governor of Delta state, Professor Zulu Sofola (nee Okwumabua), the first published female Nigerian playwright, […]
BAOBAB, Tree of Life…Only in Africa
Not many people may have heard about or come across this amazing tree. Some people may have tasted its fruit without knowing exactly what it is. The truth about this nutrient-dense super food is what I am about to share with you now. Call it Baobab, tree of life, or better still, nature’s multivitamin, whatever […]
MENOPAUSE MANY BAGGAGE: Mood swings and more
We were in a women’s gathering some time ago, and issues about the challenges a woman is saddled with as her life progresses on a daily bases were tabled. Surprisingly, all the issueshighlighted focused on middle-aged women, women within child bearing age. While a good number of us present in that meeting are in our […]