What’s Out Addis info on Health and Wellness
Like the poet Rumi once said: ~ ’The wound is where light enters’ ~ As an Ethiopian repatriated adoptee, I faced many issues like other diaspora do, with uprooting, reintegration and the need to belong. However, because of my culture and language barriers, I am still often viewed as a foreigner at ‘home’. Hence, I […]
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The warmth of the morning sun on your skin, a soft breeze leaves you gently shivering…Birds roaming the sky, you look up, while the clouds build to release raindrops… How breathtakingly beautiful is the silence before a storm, if only we can breathe and remain aware of our form… Spring is a metaphor for transitions.
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Traditional Chinese medicine is seeing a rise in popularly in Ethiopia. Patients are receiving treatment at the Chinese backed Tirunesh Beijing Hospital/Ethio Chinese Friendship Hospital in Addis Ababa. “The Chinese doctors use acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion and other techniques to treat neck, shoulder, waist and leg pains, nerve dysfunction and some mental and psychological disorders,” said
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Part Two: Exercise and Emotion If we are exercising but consuming improper food and drinks just the exercise is not going to keep us healthy. Down the road we will have issues with our organs or even with the mental state of being. For leading a healthy life we need to start to take care
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“Kohl” ( kuhl, kahal, or kohol) is a black substance used by the women of Ethiopia as an eyeliner and as eyeshadow.Apart from making the eyes look brighter and larger, kohl was once believed to have value as a protection against eye disease.It’s blackness also controls the sun’s glare , and thus it is used
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Fenugreek is a small bush with pale yellow flowers and seed pods containing light brown seeds. It is an effective natural herbal medicine in the treatment of Diabetes and High blood pressure. Fenugreek is also nutritionally rich in fiber, protein, carbohydrates, fat, iron, manganese, magnesium, and Vitamins. It is actually a main ingredient in Ethiopian
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We constantly hear and read the word Wellness everywhere. On talk shows, in magazines, among friends and wellness center’s are opening up everywhere in the city.But what does wellness really mean ?According to the WHO, wellness is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.So for us
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The renowned bariatric Surgeon Professor recently has passed away at age of 79. Born into a family of 9 in a rural area where there were no schools, he tended cows and goats from the time he was a small child. At age 12 he left his village of Wonchi to attend school in Addis
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Ginger is mainly known as a food seasoning and flavoring spice. Fresh ginger has a slightly peppery and sweet taste with an intense and spicy aroma. Commonly, Ginger Tea is consumed to relieve a stomach upset, seasonal flu, and aid weight loss. Besides all the benefits, it has crucial advantages for treating skin conditions naturally.
The Quruh Qasil is an all-natural Herbal Facial Mask. It helps to Restore and Control moisture and ensure that your skin has a balanced complexion. Quruh Qasil, will sooth and moisten dry skin, smoothen wrinkles, and remove any dark spots on the skin. It also helps to relieve clogging of the skins pores, as it
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