HOW SHAKIRA GOT HER GROOVE BACK!

I usually shake my head when I hear people say “Zumba fitness” does not work. I did not create the program, but I can testify that it works. Before starting a career as a Zumba instructor, I stayed fit by taking weekly Zumba classes. I believe it is ignorant for anyone to talk down on a fitness programme. I, for example, hate Taebo, Kickboxing, or Steps, but that does not mean they don’t work. I just do not like them. I love dancing and anything that involves dance would naturally appeal to me. Do not make others hate a fitness program, just because it doesn't suit your personal style. Choose yours and let others choose theirs!

Eight small meals and a Zumba class a day got Shakira in shape. The singer revealed how eating a diet of eight small meals a day and doing plenty of Zumba got her back in shape seven months after giving birth. Speaking to Self magazine, the singer refreshingly confessed, that it took daily Zumba lessons and eating a healthy diet that has got her back in shape. Shakira did Zumba throughout her pregnancy, that helped her not gain too much weight,’ After the birth of her son, she went on to do Zumba four or five mornings a week and even trained with its creator and CEO, Beto Perez. Along with her training, Shakira had eight small meals a day, each under 250 calories, which were high in protein, calcium, iron, and fish oil.

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NUTRITIONAL/HEALTH BENEFITS OF PLANTAINS

P lantains are widely eaten in West Africa. Plantains are similar to bananas but larger in size. While bananas are termed fruits, plantains are vegetables. Bananas are mostly eating raw, while plantains are usually cooked before consumption. Plantains can be eaten unripe, ripen or over-ripe. When unripe, plantains are usually green in colour, when ripen, they turn yellow. In Nigeria, for example, unripe plantains are usually used to cook plantain porridge, ripe plantains are mostly fried and used as a supplement to main dishes like rice and beans. Over-ripe plantains are used to make snacks like plantain fritters.

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF ZOBO/SORREL DRINK

z obo/sorrel was a must have during family gatherings. As children, we loved drinking it, not only because of how nice it tasted, but also because it coloured our lips and tongues red. Zobo (Nigerian) or Sorrel (Jamaican) is a red coloured drink made from a flower called Hibiscus sabdariffa. The sorrel plant contains a wide range of vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, calcium, niacin, riboflavin and a group of compounds called flavonoids. Flavanoids not only gives the sorrel plant its deep red colour, but, are also rich in antioxidants which rids the body of toxins. The sorrel plant also contains nutraceleuticals, which are said to be helpful to the health. Nutraceleuticals can help prevent and treat several diseases including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF LIME AND HONEY

L ime and Honey are two must haves in my house. I use honey as a substitute for white sugar. I remember a friend of mine visited me once and she wanted to drink garri (drinking garri is local to Nigerians, i.e. eating dried cassava with cold water as opposed to hot water), she was astonished when I told her to use honey to sweeten her garri. I'm not a tea person, but my parents are, and a cup of tea for them is not complete without limes.

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