STRESS MANAGEMENT

Stress: We all have it, and how we handle it can make all the difference. Stress management can be a powerful tool for wellness, since too much stress can affect physical health. There are many strategies, and one of them is all about what you eat. Read on to learn how a stress management diet can help.

Foods can help tame stress in several ways. Comfort foods, like a bowl of warm oatmeal, boost levels of serotonin, a calming brain chemical. Other foods can also cut levels of cortisol and adrenaline which are stress hormones that take a toll on the body over time. A healthy diet can counter the impact of stress, by boosting the immune system and lowering blood pressure. Do you know which foods are stress busters?

DRUG ADDICTION

Addiction -- both to prescription and street drugs -- is a growing problem.  If you’re worried that you or a loved one may have an addiction, there are signs to help you know.

You may have an addiction to prescription drugs if:

FRIDAY'S PERFORMANCE BY SLUM DRUMMERS AT MLANGO KUBWA

Slum Drummers is a group of youths made up of former street children who have since been rehabilitated. They came together and started a music group through which they generate income by playing percussion music to various audiences. A few years years back, they performed before the queen at England.

Their instruments are hand made from locally available materials such as water drums, wooden sticks and old slippers.

A DUO FROM MLANGO KUBWA WITH A HUGE PASSION FOR DANCING. THEY FAITHFULLY PRACTICE THEIR DANCE MOVES EACH EVENING AT THE SARAKASI DOME IN NGARA

Their performance on Friday was aimed at encouraging the street children at Mlango Kubwa to be positive in life and to use any talents within to better and improve their lives.

A SECTION OF THE STREET CHILDREN FROM MLANGO KUBWA KEENLY PAYING ATTENTION  AND OBSERVING AS THE SLUM DRUMMERS NARRATE HOW THEY HAND-MAKE SOME OF THEIR INSTRUMENTS.

Watch their amazing and spectacular performance below

How to Overcome Obstacles in Your Life: Resilience

Some people seem to be born with the ability to overcome setbacks with relative ease. It’s a trait that experts call resilience. People with resilience have a greater sense of control over their lives, says psychologist Robert Brooks, PhD, that makes them more willing to take risks. “Also, because of their optimistic outlook, they are more likely to develop and maintain positive relationships with others,” as well as live more meaningful lives, Brooks says. He co-wrote The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life.

So, how do you make yourself more resilient? Here are 10 things to focus on:

12 Million Kenyans Suffer Mental Disorders as Harsh Life Pushes Them over the Cliff

 Kindly read the experts views in the following link;

http://www.mwakilishi.com/content/articles/2014/04/15/12-million-kenyans-suffer-mental-disorders-as-harsh-life-pushes-them.html

Tips to stop negative thinking

Negative thinking has a way of quickly turning a good mood into a bad one. Every person suffers from the occasional negative thought. There are days we don’t feel that we’re at our best, days where it’s easy to say “I’m not good at this. I want to give up.”

But for some people these negative thoughts may have a snowball effect. One negative thought easily leads to another and yet another until all that pent up negative thinking gives way to anxiety and depression. For these people it’s easy to transition from “I don’t think I can finish this in time” to “I’m not good at my job. I must be a failure.” no matter how untrue these thoughts may actually be.

Whether you have the occasional negative thought or habitual negative thinking, here are some tips to help you overcome negative thinking.

Fight depression with exercise

Lately, exercise has been at the forefront of every conversation about health this is because of the increasing concerns over obesity and sedentary lifestyles. And it’s true that exercise can improve our health by reducing high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and the risk of developing diabetes, but exercise also has amazing positive psychological effects.

Besides the obvious physical health benefits, exercise can also:

Hoarding Disorder

 

Persons with hoarding disorder excessively save items that others may view as worthless and have persistent difficulty getting rid of or parting with possessions, leading to clutter that disrupts their ability to use their living or work spaces. Hoarding is not the same as collecting, people with hoarding disorder often save random items and store them haphazardly.