Health & Beauty

…protect most vulnerable mothers and babies Dr. Francis Ohanyido, Country Director of Vitamin Angels, Nigeria, and public health consultant By Theresa Moses Nigeria faces hidden hunger; a form of malnutrition often undetected, which occurs when the body lacks the essential vitamins and minerals essential to sustain the overall health and …

L-R: Branch Manager, Unity Bank Plc, Yaba, Opeoluwa Jedafe;Head, Events, Digital and Sponsorship, Unity Bank, Mr. Bashir Salami;Volunteer, Lagos Food Bank (LFB), Mr. Ifedayo Orimogunje;Volunteer, LFB, Atinuke Aderigbigbe;Divisional Head, Human Resources, Unity Bank, Mr. Hilary Ajuebon; Executive Director, LFB, Mr. Micheal Sunbola; and Regional Manager, Ikeja Region, Unity Bank, Florence …

Who should corporate responsibility and sustainability lessons be taken from? Some companies are still unclear about the concept but latching onto the sustainability mantra anyway, because it has become a marketing buzzword for business? Or a company through whose creed and deeds, over the many decades it has been around, …

Continued from last week… Sesame seeds are packed with vitamins, nutrients and minerals that are vital for the maintenance of a healthy scalp and hair. Just like the skin, sesame seed oil has beneficial effects on your scalp, thus combating various scalp problems. It’s essential to know that sesame seeds/oil …

Continued from last week… ·       Nullify the Effects of Alcohol Sesame seeds help the liver to decompose the harmful effects of alcohol as well as other substances that generate poisoning in the body. ·       Serves as Weight-loss Diet Sesame can be used by people who are practicing weight loss because …

The world’s healthiest foods are health-promoting foods that can change one’s life positively and sesame seeds are one of them. Sesame seeds are derived from the sesame plant, which is one of the oldest condiments and probably one of the first oil seeds known to mankind. Sesame (Botanically as Sesamum …

Addiction is a complex issue; research has it that addiction is now classified as a disease that affects the brain. Most people think of substance use when they hear about addiction, but that’s not the only type of addiction. Today, most experts recognize two types of addiction: Chemical addiction: This …

Continued from last week… Depression is a serious mental health illness with the potential for complications such as weight gain or loss, pain, social isolation, self-harm, thoughts of suicide, use of substance problems, panic attacks or relationship problems if left untreated. TYPES OF DEPRESSION Depression can be broken into categories …

Continued from last week… Have you ever wondered what causes depression? Perhaps you have been wondering what the major cause of depression is, and that made you question why some people get depressed while others don’t. Depression is an extremely complex disease. No one knows exactly what causes it, but …

It’s important to realize that feeling down at times is a normal part of life. Sad and upsetting events happen to everyone. But, if you’re feeling down or hopeless on a regular basis, you could be dealing with depression. There’s no reason to suffer in silence, or to guess whether …