Ciri's Life Coach

Your 20's is when you are at your physical peak and also when you tend to take your health for granted because you rarely fall sick. You are working hard at your career, partying hard, missing meals and living on junk food. Peer pressure to look slim leads to diet and binge cycles, yet this is the time you need to build a strong foundation for your health for future well being. Health Concerns: This is the time when you are very active intimately and it'll determine a lot of factors about your reproductive health in the later years. Contraception is important as it enables you to have children when you are ready. Therefore, get correct advice on what best suits you.Others include: Establish a routine of self-breast examination and yearly pap smear. If you are intimate, have you first pap smear done if you haven't. You are exposed to the risks of STDs, so condom is a must if you have more than one partner or if you are not sure of the one you have. Establish go...

Processed foods are convenient. They are simple to prepare, keep longer and have improved texture and flavor.  But, most processed foods also have additives which may have negative effects on your health. some of these food additives include preservatives, flavoring agents, coloring agents, emulsifiers, sweeteners, texturisers and stabilizers. It is the responsibility of the manufacturers to ensure that their food products are clearly labelled. some of the common food additives are: Preservatives: Examples are calcium propionate, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, sulphites and sodium nitrates. Nitrites can be converted to nitrosamines in the body. Nitrosamines have been shown to cause cancer. Sulfites can cause reactions in some people, especially asthmatics. they are generally banned in fresh fruits and vegetables except potatoes. Flavoring agents: Used to enhance and create new flavors. Flavoring agents include spices, essential oi...

Does Morning After Pill Work? Today and the most Mondays, as many sulky people drag themselves to work or college, chemists will be a happy lot. Like the pubs and guesthouses that made a fortune over the weekend, they too, will rake in money through the sale of anti-hangover drugs and the morning-after pill. Many young and college girls are resorting to emergency contraceptives after every act of unprotected intercourse. Research by Family Health International estimates that 16 per cent of boys and 5 per cent, girls aged between 10 to 14 have had intimate intercourse. By the age 20 to 24, about 90 per cent have had coitus. At this age, 60 per cent of the girls have had intercourse. Use of contraceptives is one of the existing solutions as a birth control pill. The most controversial is the morning-after pill. These are high dosage of the normal birth control pills, sometimes a double dose is prescribed. Taking two birth control pills daily for 72 hours could serve the purpose....

Scent has always been considered a key factor in setting 'moods'. We light rose-scented candles for romantic evenings or apply a fruity perfume on warm, summer afternoons. The aroma of fresh bread brings back the delicious numbness of a tongue burnt on cookies straight out of the oven, while the fragrance of lilies may be connected to special ceremony. We link important moments with smells and memories are often triggered by familiar scents. However, the effect of smell runs much deeper than just the tasteful treat, it provides our olfactory nerves. Extracts, referred to as essential oils, are derived from various plant parts: roots, leaves, bark, stalk, flowers or fruits. The extraction which is done through distillation has herbal properties that heal such ailments as headaches, body-aches and anxiety hence the name aromatherapy. Before plunging into the scent-pool, here are a few basics on aromatherapy. Fragrance Oils vs. Essential Oils A fragrance oil is a syntheti...

It's not uncommon to have a person present with a foreign body lodged in one or both ear canals. These foreign objects may be solid such as peanut, maize kernel or a stone; or soft bodies such as wax, cotton wool or paper. In the ear canal, natural wax may be impacted into the deeper medial end of the external ear canal or even onto the tymphanic membrane itself and may act as a foreign object. It is quite common following an attempt to clean the ear canal with an impoverished cotton bud. Over the years wax may become deeply impacted in the ear canal and even on the membrane by 'do-it-yourself' attempts to remove the wax with a cotton bud. Also, daily repetitive insertion of hearing aid mould into the ear canal may impact wax deep into the canal causing a dangerous conductive hearing loss . Moths, beetles or other insects are from time to time seen lodged in the ear canal. The insect may be alive and cause thunderous or alarming racket to you. Usually the membrane is...

Tips for Growing Afro Hair Long Many women enjoy the idea of having long hair, that grows beyond the back of the neck. Sometimes, it never gets beyond a certain length. The reasons for this maybe genetics or African hair structures. One reason why some hair does not grow long faster is because of lack of moisture at the hair ends. Presently, most women prefer the dry relaxed styles, which have to be treated with heat to keep the style in place. This makes it dry and brittle, leading to split ends, daily breaking and keeping the hair length in one place without much growth. unlike, back in the days, when Jerry curls was in fashion. Many Afro-American women experienced growing long hair, since the hair had to be kept moist to activate the curls. The daily application of glyceline-based oils kept the ends moist, and as a result, the hair simply grew and grew. So, to grow it long and strong, you must keep the moisture content of your hair above 15 per cent. The best way to do this i...

This is a dainty health tip to every woman who is concerned about lumps in their breasts. Before your lump breast is evaluated by a doctor, it is important to know how to personally check for any lumps in your breast. Steps to Check for Lumps in Breast Gentle to moderate kneading, rubbing and squeezing strikes with the hands are sufficient enough to induce increased lymph and blood flow to the breast. Gentle breast massage is of great benefit and lessens the risk of breast cancer. Firstly, use your fingers to gently smooth away from the nipple.Make this stroke slow, not fast, for it to be effective. Note: These movements travel from the nipple and directly away using no more pressure than what you would apply to your eyelid. Any more pressure would flatten the lymphatic vessels and stop the flow of toxins and fluids. Gently massage the breast with kneading-like motion, using lifting and pressing movements. Slowly and carefully use your hands to twist the breast in a clock-w...