Lifestyle

Some books are written to tell a story. Others are written to help people rewrite theirs.After touching many lives with her first book, Shaped, which she launched on 16 July 2022, at the Kigali Convention Centre, Barbara Umuhoza is preparing to open another deeply personal chapter, one that promises to speak to the realities of love, marriage, heartbreak, healing, and hope.
Eating late at night may make it harder to maintain a healthy weight, with a growing body of scientific research suggesting that meal timing can influence how the body regulates hunger, burns calories and stores fat.
Living in densely populated urban areas may increase the risk of suffering a stroke by up to 70 per cent compared with rural living, according to scientific research highlighting the health challenges associated with rapid urbanization.
Regular exercise remains essential for good health, but new research suggests that the timing of intense workouts can affect sleep quality and nighttime heart activity.
A glass of fruit juice may contain many of the same vitamins and minerals found in whole fruits, but nutrition experts say it should not be considered a replacement for eating fresh fruit.
Many people choose not to drink milk for different reasons, including personal preference, beliefs or the perception that it is a drink meant mainly for children. However, nutrition experts warn that failing to replace the nutrients found in milk and dairy products may increase the risk of health problems, particularly those related to bone strength.
For decades, people have been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, with many insisting they cannot leave home in the morning without eating. But scientific evidence suggests the reality is more nuanced.
Loneliness is emerging as a serious public health concern, with growing scientific evidence showing that prolonged lack of meaningful social connections can have health effects comparable to major risk factors such as smoking and obesity.
Sleep-talking, medically known as somniloquy, is a common sleep phenomenon in which individuals speak aloud during sleep, sometimes producing words, names, conversations, laughter, or even coherent responses as if engaged in dialogue.