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YOUR MEDS AND YOUR WAIST

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Do you know that up to 15% of issues relating to weight are associated with certain medications? It’s not one of those things that frequently come to mind when you are taking your regular tablets I know but here are some of the most famous culprits:   ANTIDEPRESSANTS: Generally speaking, a majority of antidepressant medications have weight gain as a “possible” side effect. But to be honest, as different as we all are, our bodies respond differently to different medications. In other words, a certain antidepressant can cause Simbi to gain weight but not do the same with Titi. Having said that,…

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ARE CARBOHYDRATES REALLY THAT BAD?

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Greetings Tribe! Let’s talk carbs! Yay! See the thing is, although carbs are your body’s main energy source, like everything else, too much of it can do more harm than good! Here are some of the consequences of eating carbs, excessively, daily, multiple times a day, at night, when nobody is watching:   UNWANTED WEIGHT GAIN: Eating carbs every day will inevitably result in you exceeding your recommended daily calorie intake, hence unwanted weight gain especially in places that you don’t want. The recommended daily calorie intake for us as adults is 2,500 Kcal (10,500 kJ) for men and 2,000 Kcal (8,500…

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Much Ado About Water

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The feel of water on a parched tongue on a scorching afternoon -PRICELESS Being on the go almost 24/7 in this present age has led to a grab and go lifestyle. Think about it…we grab food, clothes, music, fast cars (okay…a bit carried away here) but somehow in the mix, it seems we have forgotten to grab water.  The unending argument of water being present in every meal is hardly a sound one. It’s true that water is present in perhaps all meals but the question here is, “How much is really enough?” The benefits of water seem to be…

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Back To Basics

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The smell of freshly baked bread is like Aladdin’s mat, it picks you up carefully and then spirals you to the clouds Bread is one the food items that has arguably reached universal status. Upon arriving a strange place with foreign food items, bread is almost always been the constant savior, the adaptation aid. It’s interesting then that very few people know anything about its transition through the ages. Today at Nkataa, we shall bring to you, interesting facts about bread that you probably haven’t heard before. Let’s dive into them shall we? Scandinavian traditions say that if a male…

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Laughter

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About a month ago, Dr. Craze (@crazeclown) visited Nkataa’s office in Abuja. There seemed to be a release of stress and an aura of joy from the moment he walked in, to the moment he left. Most of us who are used to seeing funny videos of him slapping his stubborn children on Instagram can easily relate to this funny dude. I got the opportunity to ask him if what we saw on Instagram were real slaps (no spoilers), so if you get to see him, you should ask him too. It was a long day of work, fun, and…

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Bicarbonate of Soda; The Multi-purpose Product

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Bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) is an alkali used as a raising agent in full flavored cakes, cookies, ginger bread and a wide range of other baking recipes. Bicarbonate of soda is a pure leavening agent that needs to be mixed with moisture or any acidic ingredient for necessary chemical reaction to take place in order for food to rise. When sodium bicarbonate meets with heat, carbon dioxide gas is formed, thereby giving rise to the dough that is being baked.In addition to bicarbonate of soda being used as an agent in baking, it surprisingly has numerous other uses. You…

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