Author: Andikan Akpan
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Here’s how to improve your digestion, easy and effective.
Constipation, bloating, diarrhea, heartburn and gas are digestive problems that are pretty normal for the most part, most times these problems resolve themselves before long. However if you’ve been experiencing digestive problems more often than usual and they seem to last longer than before, you might need to make some lifestyle changes. Here are some…
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Strengthen your Pelvic floor muscles with these stretches
Pelvic floor muscles are the group of muscles that from your tailbone to the pubic bone, the urethra, vagina, and rectum are located here. Pelvic floor muscles are responsible for bladder control and act as support for organs inside the pelvis. Most women experience weakened pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy and after childbirth. If you…
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Five ways to stay Youthful
PHOTO CREDITS: TOM MERTON | GETTY IMAGES Aging is an unavoidable part of life but is dreaded by most people. The life experiences and wisdom gained while growing older is a great aspect of aging but the weakness of the body, illness and identity crisis is a part of growing older that most people wish…
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8 Yoga poses mothers can try at home to stay fit
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is hard when you’re always busy, find some time to squeeze in these daily workouts and you’d be glad you did. A home workout can be just as effective as working out in the gym, yoga provides the perfect balance as you can use your body weight and most household items…
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These beginner-friendly yoga poses help relieve shoulder pain
Shoulder pains are inconvenient, they can make normal tasks hard to do, here’s how you can relieve the pain People have shoulder pains for different reasons, sometimes it’s temporary or as a result of bad posture. Other times it can happen as a result of heavy exercise, too much strain on the shoulder, a rotator…
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Introduction to Hatha Yoga: Everything you need to know
A branch of yoga that started the practice of modern-day yoga. Yoga originated in ancient India as a form of physical and mental practice used to control the mind, keeping it free and untouched from vices and mundane suffering. Although there are different opinions among scholars debating on when the practice of yoga started, the…
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Five reasons you should start Yoga
Planning to start your fitness journey? Here’s why you should try out Yoga Yoga has been practiced as a form of exercise for ages, with its numerous benefits for the mind and body it comes as no surprise that more people are venturing into the practice. Fitness/yoga content has gotten more mainstream these days with videos…