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BlogThe ABCs of health for your child – Part 1
As parents, our responsibility to nurture our children requires a holistic approach – taking into consideration the whole child. Healthy living for your child requires that you place equal importance on your child’s physical, developmental,...
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BlogTraining Community Health Ambassadors to combat malnutrition
The HealthZone Wellness Initiative, the NGO arm of The HealthZone television program in a continuing partnership with the Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative (IWEI), a Kano-based NGO, is developing sustainable solutions to the problem of malnutrition...
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BlogDangers of Vitamin D Deficiency
Do you know that it’s almost impossible to get enough vitamin D through your diet because very few foods contain it? The best way to get the essential vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients your body...
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BlogHope for the child with the smiling eyes – musings on the 2017 Kano Initiative
A lifetime of serving the poor and marginalized did not prepare me for what my eyes and heart encountered at the Mother and Child malnutrition Initiative in Kano State. I’ve worked in Cambodia with survivors...
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BlogA dwindling potential – musings on the 2017 Kano Initiative
Being city born and bred – in Lagos, to be precise – it’s difficult to imagine anything more different than life in rural North West Nigeria. The Kano health initiative was only my second trip...
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BlogThe HealthZone television program and Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative take bold steps to combat malnutrition
HealthCore Ltd., producers of The HealthZone television program and this blog in a strategic partnership with the Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative (IWEI), is taking bold steps to tackle the problem of malnutrition in women and...
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BlogThe Critical 1,000 Days
Do you know that for every child there is a critical 1,000-day period – from the moment the mother gets pregnant until the child’s second birthday? Every year, poor nutrition during this crucial time causes...
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BlogEating nuts lowers your risk for heart disease, cancer, and other conditions
People who like nuts now have research on their side showing the heart-healthy benefits of eating them regularly. Today there are even more compelling reasons to justify the habit or perhaps persuade you to make...
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BlogBack to School Eating Healthy and Fit
So you’re making the effort to learn all you can about building a healthy eating style, what about your kids? Are they going back to school eating healthy and fit? Bad eating habits usually begin...
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BlogHow to build healthy eating habits for life
Everything you eat and drink matters. Building healthy eating habits can help you live healthier now and in the future. Eating a healthy diet can prevent chronic diseases like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes...
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