7 Simple Ways To Boost Your Child’s Vitamin C Intake Naturally

 

Children need several nutrients for healthy growth and normal immune function, and vitamin C is one of them.

The nutrient supports the immune system and is needed for the production of collagen, which helps to maintain healthy skin, blood vessels and other body tissues.

Fortunately, vitamin C is found naturally in many foods that children can eat regularly. Oranges, tangerines, guava, pawpaw, strawberries, tomatoes, sweet

Why I Stay In Rented Apartment Despite Owning Multiple Houses – Ola Of Lagos

 

Nigerian influencer and entrepreneur, Waris Olayinka Akinwande, popularly known as Ola of Lagos has explained why he still stays in a rented apartment despite owning multiple houses. 

Speaking in a recent episode of the KK Show, Ola revealed that he has never slept in any house he bought with his money because he feared he would become “too

Blood Transfusion: Follow Your Heart, Jehovah’s Witness Tells Members

 

The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses has said its members can decide, according to their conscience, whether to accept red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma or platelets from another person during medical treatment.

The organisation disclosed this in a statement issued by its World Headquarters in Warwick, New York, and published on its official website on Friday.

According to the statement, “The decision to accept red cells, white cells, plasma or

Great Prospects As Lagos, California Sign Sister State Pact

 

Lagos State and the State of California, United States, have signed a sister state agreement, which will see the two sub-nationals collaborate in various fields.

At a colourful ceremony in Sacramento last Thursday, Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Assemblyman Matt Haney signed the document that symbolizes the beginning of a strong partnership between the two cities.

The chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Appropriations Committee, Hon. LukmonSaheedOlumoh, and the chairman of the Public Accounts (State) Committee, Hon. Kehinde Joseph, watched as Sanwo-Olu and Haney signed the

Chaos In The Ring: Nkechi Blessing, Phyna To Clash In Celebrity Boxing Fight

 

Actress Nkechi Blessing and former Big Brother Naija reality show winner, Phyna are set to settle their ongoing fight in a celebrity boxing match.

The highly-anticipated face-off is scheduled for October 1, 2026 at the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos State.

The organisers, Balmoral, announced the match in an Instagram post on Friday

6 Spices High In Iron To Boost Energy And Support Immune Health

 

Iron is an essential mineral that supports growth and development. It helps your body produce hemoglobin, which is a protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. It also produces myoglobin, which delivers oxygen to your muscles.¹ Spices may not be used in large quantities, but certain spices can boost your iron intake.

1. Cumin

Cumin has a warm, earthy flavor and is widely used in Mexican, Middle Eastern, and Indian cuisine. It's one of the more concentrated spice sources of iron.

• Iron content: 3.2 milligrams (mg), or 18% of the Daily Value (DV) per tablespoon.²
• Culinary uses: Tacos, chili, curries, rice dishes, roasted vegetables.
• Tips for incorporating it into meals: Stir cumin into black beans, sprinkle

4 Spices High In Antioxidants Besides Cinnamon

 

As spices go, cinnamon tends to get top billing as an antioxidant superfood—and it’s true that it’s rich in these beneficial compounds, which can combat inflammation and repair cell damage from harmful molecules called free radicals.¹²

But other common spices are antioxidant power players in their own right. Here’s a closer look at them.

1. Cloves

Ground cloves are particularly rich in antioxidants. While laboratory measures of a food’s antioxidant content don’t reveal how the body absorbs or uses them, ground cloves do have a higher Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC)—one way scientists assess antioxidant levels—than cinnamon, according to Seema Shah,