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Constipated little Ones!

“The other reason behind little ones cries out and what can be done to help them out...” Young life is tender and mild. When a woman brings a child into the world she natures life and brings about the best for her child and herself. Along the way are hurdles, ready for the mother to overcome. Sleepless nights, hunger pangs, teething are all part of motherhood. All of those seemingly endearments tend to die down as the baby’s life progresses. One of the problems that will crop up from time to time is Constipation. Constipation simply put is an infrequent bowel movement. This mean, that the bowel movement happens less than three times per week, according to Dr. Peter Ngwatu a Pediatric /Gastroenterologist. (Doctor who deals with children digestive systems) For babies signs to look out for would be hard, dry, small stool. The stool is often difficult to eliminate and may result in young children crying and wailing to the top of their heads as they try to keep up with nature’s demand

Aging Gracefully…

Life has no guarantees and the beautiful are not yet born right? But can you stand growing old? There is this famous aunt of mine called Tuffy. Aunt Tuffy never sees herself growing old. To her anything goes. The best bits of her life are summed up with make-up regimes, pulling skin and taking a million and one vitamins and minerals supplements. Since I am not her and with all respect, love her for who she is… Let’s try aging gracefully, shall we? The skin is the largest organ that we own. The younger you are the more tender and sensitive our skin might be. Women however, age faster than men. That should explain the very many beauty products that are on supermarket and cosmetic shelves. Regardless of our many differences, aging is dependant on three factors such as: age, genetics and lifestyle.   The tell signs of aging individuals are the presence of constant decrease in the naturally produced skin oils called sebum. Elasticity and a long healing process in case of injury is also a ca