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You may never have heard of it but this antioxidant is a silent warrior in the body. Source According to Wikipedia.com, Glutathione (GSH) is an important antioxidant in plants, animals, fungi, and some bacteria and archaea. Glutathione is capable of preventing damage to important cellular components caused by reactive oxygen species such as free radicals, peroxides, lipid peroxides, and heavy metals. Source The human body is designed to make its own glutathione. However  certain situations like not eating right,  growing older,  exposure to radioactive substances, infections, medications, pollution and toxic matter can greatly deplete glutathione levels. Watch this video to learn more. If you want to purchase gluthatione supplement,  please send a Whatsapp message to 08154928659. Xx

Adedoyin Jaiyesimi is a writer,  editor and writing coach, she also manages blogs and creates content for websites. She is the founder of The Sparkle Writers Hub, a platform where she coaches people to Horne their writing skills and get published online or offline. She shares with us her experience with stress and fatigue and how she was able to overcome them.  Health is wealth, I learnt this the hard way. I started 2016 with a burst of energy. There were so many things to achieve and in my mind, there was so little time. And so I worked and overworked, hardly taking any rest. In fact, I considered rest a luxury. I cannot really explain why I put myself under so much pressure. From late nights to days back to back of little or no sleep, my body began to push back by the middle of the year. Did I yield? Did I rest? No I didn't. "Body you need to be tougher" I said to my body with disdain. This state of affairs continued for two more months until my body had had...

As a mother of two boisterous, healthy and active children who runs a couple of gigs, I know what trying to live a balanced life feels like: like dragging a bag of rice tied around your waist while trying to smile and let the whole world see how much of a fabulous superwoman you are. But guess what, there really is no balance! My Figure 8 Nigeria. 

Is your Chair Ergonomic? You might not have considered just how important your office chair is, now is the time. A chair does much more than just providing a seat for you, it could make or mar the health of your back. Sitting is a position that adds stress to the structure of the back, therefore, the selection of a suitable chair is a great step in preventing posture related health problems for people working in a seated position.

One of the ways you can relieve stress and increase productivity is efficient time management. Your chores, activities and needs will always be there, you can't wish them away. What you can do however, is to prioritise and do what's most important first. Also, reduce or completely eliminate distractions by identifying and differentiating between urgent and necessary interruptions. Urgent interruptions are not always necessary (eg, a phone call from a friend who wants to "catch up" during your work time) while necessary interruptions are not always urgent (e.g. a reminder about your family's hospital check up appointment). Determine what is not necessary, and at the moment and schedule them for another time. Thirdly, try not to multi task. I know we all say women are born "multi taskers" but what is the essence of starting too many things and not finishing them up? Schedule your tasks, do them one after the other (time boxing can help here so on...

Hello my name is Olubunmi Fajuyigbe. I'm a beauty and wellness coach and the founder of My Figure 8 wellness and events. I have a certification in personal and group aerobics training, wellness coaching and a Diploma in Human diet and Nutrition among others. I want to invite you to join a 4 weeks weight loss challenge i'm hosting in April for women who want to get started on a healthy weight loss and healthy lifestyle journey. No crash or FAD diets allowed here. That's why our target for the month is 4kg. Which is the ideal healthy weigth loss amount., Here's my weight loss picture below. I wasn't so big (you don't have to be) but I needed to lose some weight and I did. In 2013, I lost 16kg in 4 months using the techniques you are going to learn in the next 4 weeks and guess what? I've kept those 16kg off since then, 4 years now! Are you ready to join the challenge? I have also, through my female fitness club, helped women to lose weight ...

Hello, We just wanted to remind you that our aim is to be your go to wellness blog in Nigeria for Nigerian women. If there is any topic you want us to write (or do a webinar) about, please do not hesitate to write about it in the comment box below or you can send an email to info@myfigure8.com. We would be happy to hear from you! xoxo.

Massage therapy may help the body in many ways. Massage can offer relief for tight muscles, release of nerve compression ( e.g carpel tunnel, sciatica...), increase joint space and range of motion. This may lead to reduced pain and improved function. OOOOkkkkaaayyy! Enough English! You know the feeling you get from garri soaked in Iced water that was imprisoned the hottest of days? That's what having a deep tissue massage does to your aching body!  If you think we are lying click here or just call My Figure 8 wellness hub on 08154928659 to book a massage session and get hooked for life!

Here are 10 tips that will make life easier for you as a mother. 1. Take your children on short walks in the evening, they will be happy, sleep early and you will be fit. 2. Teach your children to eat healthy. Make fruits and vegetables a part of meal time daily. 3. Teach them to drink lots of water (you should too), drop  grapes, berries, citrus fruits in water to encourage them if they aren't too keen on it. 4. Skip the sugar for cereals, instead use fresh and dried fruits as sweeteners, healthy nut (almonds, groundnuts, walnuts) also give a n irresistible crunchiness to cereals. 5. Teach your child self confidence: never talk down on them, never compare them with  siblings, friends or neighbours. 6. Teach them respect, it never goes out of fashion 7. Teach them kindness and compassion 8. Always point out what is good in them. 9. Reward good behaviour, discipline them when needed but always let them know what they did wrong before and after the discipli...