health
Pink Month: It’s up to you
Let me ask you a question: if someone close to you were unwell, would you persuade them to seek help? If your child couldn’t see properly, would you get his/her eyes checked? Would you encourage your spouse to get seen at the first sign of high blood pressure or weird pain or headache? Are you [...]
Do you know what you want?
I was six years old. I was already in love with traveling, the excitement of airports, getting on planes and getting the window seat. Going to new cities and staying in shiny new places. My mind made up, I turned to my mother, and said: “When I grow up, I want a job where I [...]
How to fall, and stay in love, with your diet
I was born with the typical set of genetics for an East African. I was skinny. My mother would fret that neighbours secretly thought I was not fed enough. Actually, I ate like a horse, and especially loved anything that involved rice or pasta. Yet, I stayed lean, right through college junk food fests, lavish [...]
Six reasons to get addicted to early bedtime
I’m a convert. I went from a fun (read: wired) night owl to a zen-like (read: boring) early bird. I’m loving it. Everyone has heard of Ben Franklin’s, “Early to bed, early to rise, makes you wealthy, healthy and wise”. I’m a true believer - except for the wise bit – it’s going to take [...]