Watching television is fun. Fewer things are better than relaxing while watching your favourite show or catching up with your favourite team in your preferred sports. Of course, watching TV is good. However, while some people only spend a few minutes or less than an hour every day watching TV, as they are preoccupied with…
Water is essential to life. Both plants and animals need water to survive. Water has a lot of uses in our everyday lives, but drinking water is something we cannot go a day without doing because water helps to quench thirst. But you should not only drink water when you are thirsty. There are a…
Diabetes is a serious medical condition marked by the presence of high sugar levels in the blood. This comes from the consumption of foods containing a high amount of sugar over time. This could eventually lead to excess body fat, fatigue, frequent urination, and much more. Diabetes also affects insulin production. Insulin helps to regulate…
Bed bugs are one of the common insects in Nigeria. They are small, brownish, and wingless insects that feed on the blood of animals or humans, mostly at night. They are known as Kokoro ibusun in Yoruba, Chinchi in Igbo, and Buge-buge in Hausa. One of the amazing facts about beg bugs is the rapid…
You may have probably heard the saying “health is wealth” more than a million times and think it is one of those boring cliches the world can do without. While it may be overused, it contains a simple truth; good health is the key to enjoying life. But most people do not fully understand what…
I’m sure you have heard people talk about gluten-free diet and avoiding foods with gluten. Alot of Nigerians do not know much about gluten and a gluten-free diet. This article aims to provide answers to questions like What is gluten? What is a gluten-free diet? Who are the gluten-free diet for? and Which Nigerian foods…
Spinach is a green vegetable scientifically regarded as Spinacia oleracea from the Amaranth family. Spinach is a green leafy vegetable that is native to central and western Asia. It is not native to Nigeria, so there is no Yoruba, Igbo or Hausa Nigerian name for spinach. Although some native Nigerian leafy vegetables might look a…
Most people don’t know that pineapple leaves are beneficial to health. Pineapple leaves are rough and silky and are disposed of after peeling the fruit. Pineapple leaves are long, slender, and spiky, with a length ranging from 50 to 180 cm. They are waxy and succulent, and arranged in a rosette around the stem. The…
If you enjoy spicy food, you may be familiar with a recipe that combines the advantages of turmeric and cayenne pepper. While the cayenne pepper adds an extra kick of heat, the turmeric enhances the spicy flavor by giving the food a more yellowish hue. Curry is a well-known example of a dish that uses…
The Nigerian periwinkle is considered a delicacy in some parts of the country, especially among the South-South people, who use it in cooking soups like Afang and Edikang Ikong. The periwinkle is a type of sea snail that belongs to the Littorinidae family. Its scientific name is “Littorina littorea”. It is a specie of small…
