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Want to conceive? Beetroot is good for you
Have ever passed blood-red urine or bowels after eating beetroot, you might think this versatile vegetable contains blood. What a fright! But it is not blood; rather, a pigment specific to this plant called betacyanin. Health benefits Beetroot has an anti-anaemic and regulating effects on the digestive system. If you drink 50 to 100ml of…
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The meaning of “Daddy” Let’s face it. Pregnancy, birth and parenting are not walk-overs. It takes hard work, focus, determination, patience and above all, perseverance. I can say this boldly because after all, I am a mother and I have been through the drill in fact, I am still in the field battling it out.…
No half love
It’s 10pm, on one of those moonless, starless, very still nights. One is tempted to turn off the music and listen to rain falling. But this is in vain, unless you enjoy hearing the sound of raindrops as they hit the concrete pavement. It’s only been half an hour since Natasha got home. She is…
Let’s go Asian
This month we got the Asian atmosphere around us. Pregnant dresses the Asian way. with help from local designers, who display different fabrics in diverse colours: all with a creative Indian theme. Here Indian ethnic design garments have been presented with hand prints to make them all the more attractive. The latest fashion trends all…
Musau Ndunda – Fatherhood in two dimensions
Friendly, warm, sociable, humorous and definitely passionate are just a few words that describe Musau Ndunda, as he paces in his spacious office that befits the respected Kenyan leader. The founder and Secretary General of Kenya National Parents Association (KNAP) tells Linda Karimi and Rebecca Njoki of his family life and passion for education in…
Giving meaning to the UPPER ROOM
The year 2009 is half spent and it is worth taking stock of where we are. It is time to evaluate the goals we set at the beginning of the New Year. While some of us have done a great job at accomplishing our set goals, others are still caught up in a never-ending struggle…
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Hey! I must confess I find it very fascinating to watch or hear my children communicating with their daddy. It always fills me with joy to see him focus and listen to them. On the other hand, my kids say things that leave me awed at how a child’s brain develops—in leaps and bounds. Every…
Reviving Romance after Delivery
The history of the human psychology has it that the male is overprotective of its female. More so, this is very common during pregnancy when the man feels compelled to not only perceive the partner as delicate, but also as someone deserving undivided attention. Undeniably, the opposite, that is the neglect of your pregnant spouse,…
Raising isn’t easy… it’s simple
It has been jumping over a hurdle, going under a thicket and wading through some un-chattered waters for Collar and Sophie Angote as they watch their family grow from not to greatness. They both tell us the story. I met Collar in 1983 college, where he was taking accounting as I did secretarial. We complimented…
Finding and experiencing love, trust and intimacy with dad
As I sat in the counseling room listening to the heart-rending story of the nineteen year old girl, I could not help but feel anger rise up within me. She was six weeks pregnant with her father’s baby and she did not know what to do. Should she abort? Would those around her understand the…
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