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For the past few weeks the issue of Fanta, sprite and vitamin C has spread all over our Nigerian media houses including our social media networks like Facebook, Twitter etc instant messaging platforms like WhatsApp BBM etc are not all left out. Most of the posts I saw on these social media networks and instant messengers claimed that because of the presence of sodium benzoate in Fanta and sprite, when Fanta or sprite is drank alongside vitamin C will cause instant death Hmmmm very funny, some claimed when Fanta or sprite is drank alongside vitamin C will cause cancer. Whatever the issue between the Federal Government and Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) that blew up this fanta, sprite and vitamin C issue is not of concern to post. Our concern is to briefly clarify the actual link between sodium benzoate and vitamin C to human health. So here we go.  1 . Processed food manufacturers often use additives to preserve flavour and freshness in products that are meant ...

"It's frankly impossible for anyone to be 100% free from stress ." I must say that stress inevitable in our lives.  Most of our source of stress could be our  job, kids, location of workplace etc. Like myself my sources of stress are my job and location of my workplace. Because I work in a bar located in noisy part of the city. So you can see no matter who may be stress is just inevitable in life if you must survive. All we can do is to manage stress in order to escape its Harmful effects. Too much stress can result to numerous health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancer etc. Below are 5 Simple Ways to manage stress: 1. Get Enough Sleep When you are under too much stress it's wise that you should have additional sleep and rest than you normally do. It's even medically proved longer sleep helps in stress management. 2. Eat Healthy Meals Avoid skipping meals and always eat healthy meals. Your meals sho...

" Women on average live anywhere from 5 to 10 years longer than men ". Many factors determine the life expectancy differences between men and women. Men have higher tendency to get involved in risky and violent behaviour than women. For instance more men die in war, rival clashes, reprisal attacks than women. However, majority factors that influence life expectancy are of genetic composition. Women typically live longer than men because of their genes. Below are some of factors that influence life expectancy difference between men and women: 1. Sex Hormones Male sex hormones increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases while of female does the opposite. Male and female gonads produce sex hormones necessary for the growth and development of primary and secondary reproductive organs. The male sex hormone "testosterone" raises levels of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) cholesterol which increases the risk of developin...

Bad breath clinically known as Halitosis is one of the most embarrassing health condition in the world. People with halitosis often feel ashamed to speak at a close range with people. They usually have low self-esteem. Most people have different views on what actually causes bad breath (halitosis).  Some believe that consistent consumption of certain foods causes halitosis while some believe improper dental hygiene causes halitosis, some even believe that halitosis is hereditary. All these are people's own view on the cause halitosis. But are they are actually right? Let's see to that in this post. But first we need to know what actually is halitosis. What is Halitosis? Halitosis (Bad Breath) is a dental condition characterized with the presence of a persistent noticeably unpleasant odour on the exhaled breath. Most time, we do have oral odour or bad breath which disappears when we brush. But if your oral odour can't be combat with regular brushing then you prob...