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Food freezing and refrigeration

Food refrigeration and freezing are the modern methods of choice for preserving food. Most often refrigeration has positive results; the food keeps safe for long, nevertheless, sometimes the unexpected happens. For example, refrigerated bananas and a variety of...

Pot Belly- causes and prevention

This is the second part on the series of beer belly aka pot belly discussing causes of  abdomen obesity. If you missed the first part, read it here. 3. Social status. Culturally, those spotting beer bellies were considered as wealthy, comfortable, powerful, satisfied...

Beer Belly

I wrote this article for Daily Nation newspaper and was published on 27 March 2011. You can read it on this link It was during a Christmas party. The moods were high, children were having fun in the compound, and smiles were beaming from every face. Mary did as many...

Pumpkin- A forgotten super Food

Pumpkin is a powerhouse of nutrients such as a highly valued omega 3 fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids, high protein, beta-carotene, vitamin E and minerals. Pumpkin has powerful antioxidants, antidiabetic and anticancer properties. Growing up in rural Kenya,...

Is Being Rich a Disadvantage to Health

It is now widely accepted that there are ‘diseases for the rich’ or ‘western diseases’ and ‘diseases for the poor’. World health organization’s (WHO) 2011 report published on 28th June 2011 showed that, the rich are most likely to die from stroke and heart related...