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                     Nature's cure: How forest walks cut stress, boost health
                      
                      
                       
                     Interdisciplinary scientific research conducted in Finland and Japan reveals that walking slowly through the forest can be therapeutic and beneficial to health, fostering deep inner peace.
 
                        
                      
      
                        By Dennis Ochieng 
                        
                        
                         2025-10-13 00:00:00
                      
                    
                       
                       Consuming 50 grams of almonds, roughly 45 nuts, each day may help improve cholesterol levels and deliver a variety of metabolic health benefits.
   
                          
                    
                      By Noel Nabiswa 
                      
                      
                       2025-07-06 11:55:00
                    
                  
              In countries like Kenya and South Africa, this contradiction is especially stark. We can develop mRNA vaccines in record time, but we can’t guarantee a child a balanced meal.
              
              
                By  Maryann Muganda 
               
                    
                2025-07-06 11:30:00
              
            
              Behind her cheerful outlook Lucy Kahoro, a 38-year-old kindergarten teacher and mother of two, struggles with Type 2 diabetes, a battle she continues to face with admirable courage.
              
              
                By  Rodgers Otiso 
               
                    
                2025-06-16 09:14:37
              
            
              Kenya has a stunted growth rate of 26 per cent meaning the affected children have complications in both physical and intellectual development.
              
              
                By  Omelo Juliet
Mar. 4, 2022
            Mar. 4, 2022
              The Ministry of Health is working on a food safety bill that seeks to empower counties to conduct random tests on food in the market.
              
              
                By  Antony Gitonga
Mar. 4, 2022
            Mar. 4, 2022
              Parents and pregnant women in China, Vietnam and the UK are exposed to “aggressive” formula milk marketing campaigns that breach global rules.
              
              
                By  Reuters
Feb. 23, 2022
            Feb. 23, 2022
              There are constraints on food utilisation. This makes it challenging for households to prepare a healthy meal. 
              
              
                By  The Conversation
Feb. 16, 2022
            Feb. 16, 2022
              Close to a third of the adult population is overweight or obese, a study indicates. A majority of those who are overweight are women at 38 per cent. 
              
              
                By  Dominic Omondi
Jan. 19, 2022
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