/Features/Living/-/1218/1218/-/ydk1f7z/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/This+Sunday+I+light+a+candle+for+Karlina/-/1218/1406420/-/yl0w1x/-/index.html This Sunday, the Candlelight Memorial Day, I want to remember Karlina*. Sadly, I remember 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My+sons+first+day+at+school/-/1218/1406426/-/asyw4f/-/index.html The countdown had started. Six more days to go. I felt sick in the stomach and my head hurt when 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Oh+The+little+gems+that+Puddng+comes+up+with/-/1218/1406438/-/10bfpjr/-/index.html The other day when Tenderoni and Pudd’ng were going out, baby girl insisted that they should 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Its+time+to+confront+your+past/-/1218/1406412/-/tqy5ikz/-/index.html Last week, we discussed some of the challenges that people face in relationships, and which may 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Haemorrhoids+Its+a+pain+but+can+be+prevented/-/1218/1406408/-/itxac4/-/index.html Haemorrhoids are normal clusters of vascular tissue around the anus and rectum that assist with 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/I+found+my+father/-/1218/1406382/-/sv2yff/-/index.html First, I want to sincerely thank everyone who wrote to me and wished me success in my 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Just+how+effective+is+camel+milk+in+managing+autism/-/1218/1406464/-/12y2d0mz/-/index.html I am always on the look-out for new developments in treating various ailments. However, I am sceptical 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/This+man+doesnt+deserve+my+wifes+property/-/1218/1406458/-/th5u55z/-/index.html My wife, who had been ill for some time, died a few months ago. Then my children and I found 2012-05-15T15:33:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/This+love+is+more+than+skin+deep/-/1218/1401836/-/11pby7kz/-/index.html James Moyae and his wife of 13 years, Rose Wanjiru, are the picture of a perfect match 2012-05-08T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/You+cant+afford+to+live+in+denial/-/1218/1401876/-/ilok45z/-/index.html Do you dream of living and working abroad? Well, which Kenyan does not? However, before 2012-05-08T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/-/1218/1401878/-/thpcw2/-/index.html I have colleagues who cannot seem to keep a househelp for more than a few days 2012-05-08T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Now+my+greedy+brothers+want+to+take+everything/-/1218/1401880/-/11l77klz/-/index.html I am a 25-year-old single mother-of-two. My father died a year ago but left no will indicating how he wanted his 2012-05-08T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/This+mans+far+from+the+perfect+husband+you+think+he+is/-/1218/1401882/-/ckpypsz/-/index.html So you think I am all that, and a bag of chips. That I have a halo around my head. Think again 2012-05-08T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Can+upbringing+affect+your+relationships/-/1218/1401864/-/w658pxz/-/index.html There is an approach to psychotherapy that places emphasis on upbringing as the source of 2012-05-08T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Causes+of+infertility+and+treatment+options/-/1218/1401868/-/126jrdlz/-/index.html Simply put, infertility is the inability to conceive. A couple may be considered infertile if after 2012-05-08T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/I+did+not+become+a+doctor+but+thats+okay/-/1218/1397318/-/m6od01z/-/index.html I Recently visited the village where I was born and brought up. I have some good memories 2012-05-01T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Men+have+no+option+but+to+adapt+to+change/-/1218/1397320/-/154vr9oz/-/index.html They may not be front-page news anymore, but the cases of husband battery that 2012-05-01T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/The+joy+and+pain+of+learning+a+new+language/-/1218/1397338/-/10xwih/-/index.html With Pudd’ng now speaking English nineteen to the dozen, I have had no option but to 2012-05-01T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My+husband+does+not+want+to+spend+time+with+our+daughter/-/1218/1397342/-/8qy21sz/-/index.html My husband and I have been married for three years and have one child. We live apart because 2012-05-01T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/The+rainy+season+is+here+watch+out+for+the+Nairobi+fly/-/1218/1397324/-/82prdk/-/index.html Paederus dermatitis is a skin irritation resulting from contact with the paederus beetle 2012-05-01T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/-/1218/1397332/-/t4aj46/-/index.html She wakes up before everyone else and, with her small delicate and cute hands, opens the curtain 2012-05-01T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Are+you+this+mans+father/-/1218/1397312/-/13jtxbxz/-/index.html My name is Thobias Skovgaard. My second name comes from my mother’s side of the family 2012-05-01T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Every+morning+I+let+Puddng+know+that+Im+proud+of+her++/-/1218/1393198/-/wh8cqj/-/index.html My baby’s number one. My baby’s second to none.” That is the mantra Tenderoni must have been humming when she went to pick up our Pudd’ng’s file from school late last week 2012-04-24T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Ive+put+the+rape+behind+me/-/1218/1393094/-/kumcxwz/-/index.html I wish I could forget that day… but I cannot. It was on 31 January 2009. I had gone to meet an old friend who had promised to help me get a job where she worked. 2012-04-24T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Would+you+trust+your+friends+with+your+spouse/-/1218/1393146/-/8idkh7z/-/index.html Irene and Moses had been in a relationship for six months and were planning to get married. 2012-04-24T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/All+you+ever+wanted+to+know+about++sandwiches++/-/1218/1393134/-/9m3jnmz/-/index.html The most versatile, easy to make, scrumptious, nutritious, and mass appeal dish has got to be the sandwich. 2012-04-24T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Ive+been+given+a+second+chance++/-/1218/1393160/-/i3mtsl/-/index.html Last week, I told you about the road accident that almost took my life and that of my friends as we were driving back home from a function at my son’s school. 2012-04-24T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Is+your+child+under+15+months+Keep+the+wheat+away+++/-/1218/1393154/-/14q2qo7z/-/index.html When buying foods that have been designed specifically for children, it is only natural to let your guard down 2012-04-24T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/We+all+have+different+ways+of+saying+I+love+you++/-/1218/1393186/-/68w4b6/-/index.html When I was younger, my maternal aunts would meet every month for tea and to catch up. 2012-04-24T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Enlarged+prostate+Whos+at+risk++/-/1218/1393176/-/3752ibz/-/index.html Prostate enlargement is a condition that affects the prostate gland, which is found in men. 2012-04-24T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Im+no+longer+a+housegirl/-/1218/1388104/-/12mbwnsz/-/index.html The first thing Purity Karimi says when we walk into her office is, “I’m glad you kept time.” We are a few 2012-04-17T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/When+was+the+last+time+you+prayed/-/1218/1388112/-/y5lqp1/-/index.html It was an ordinary Sunday. The only odd thing was that I had not woken up in my bed, but in my car 2012-04-17T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Looking+for+a+life+partner+Heres+what+to+consider/-/1218/1388116/-/9r10o8z/-/index.html In the past few months, I have received many questions from single people who are either thinking of 2012-04-17T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/You+can+prevent+hypertension+in+pregnancy/-/1218/1388122/-/t7t20hz/-/index.html Pregnancy-induced hypertension, also known as gestational hypertension, affects approximately 6 to 8 per cent 2012-04-17T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Thank+you+Dad+for+not+being+No+1+in+class/-/1218/1388130/-/svlr3az/-/index.html My father is an awesome guy in many ways. He is the strictest man I know and when we were 2012-04-17T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Puddng+has+already+joined+the+weight+debate/-/1218/1388136/-/8uucowz/-/index.html “Big fat mama.” Three words a man should never utter when his wife is within earshot 2012-04-17T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Is+there+another+way+out+of+this+marriage/-/1218/1388140/-/ec6mp5z/-/index.html I am in love with someone else and want to divorce my wife, whom I married under customary law 2012-04-17T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/The+dog+ate+my+homework+and+other+excuses+that+children+give++/-/1218/1383762/-/4fctpvz/-/index.html “Cross my heart, and cross-stitch my lips.” That was the secrecy oath — right palm on ticker 2012-04-10T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My+Class+Three+daughter+has+perfected+the+art+of+corruption++/-/1218/1383758/-/117glx4/-/index.html The other day, my daughter, who is in class three, came home looking sad and on the verge of tears. 2012-04-10T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Protect+your+child+from+deadly+pneumonia++/-/1218/1383754/-/8qyn1e/-/index.html Pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection that affects the lungs. According to the World Health Organisation 2012-04-10T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Is+infant+formula+really+as+good+as+breast+milk/-/1218/1383726/-/hx418qz/-/index.html Even before Baby Mukherjee was born, I knew I was going to breastfeed her. After all, it was the best start I could give her. 2012-04-10T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Isnt+it+time+you+paid+your+local+deli+a+visit++/-/1218/1383722/-/9mh6ytz/-/index.html A reader once asked me what a delicatessen was, and whether there was a difference between one and a butchery. 2012-04-10T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My+13+year+battle+with+alcoholism+/-/1218/1383710/-/132jitoz/-/index.html It takes humility for a man to shower praises on an estranged wife. It raises eyebrows when he goes on to declare his support for women who beat up their drunken husbands. 2012-04-10T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Dont+allow+your+ex+to+ruin+your+relationship++/-/1218/1383730/-/13i9cw6z/-/index.html Among the many dilemmas that stalk couples is that of handling past relationships. 2012-04-10T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Heres+my+definition+of+accountability++/-/1218/1383734/-/1265ud1z/-/index.html Accountability is a word that gets thrown around carelessly. Once in a while, I am guilty of this crime. 2012-04-10T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My+journey+to+becoming+a+man++/-/1218/1379424/-/12rltygz/-/index.html I still remember with clarity that Monday, many years ago, when my life changed for good. It was the day I turned 18. 2012-04-03T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/How+do+you+handle+crisis+in+your+relationship/-/1218/1379408/-/qhuabn/-/index.html A crisis is emotionally intense and can have far-reaching consequences on you and your relationship. 2012-04-03T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/I+love+and+value+myself+just+the+way+I+am++/-/1218/1379398/-/13grr5f/-/index.html She is difficult to miss. Not just because she uses crutches, but also because she is simply one of those people who somehow manage to light up every room they walk into. 2012-04-03T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Easter+Brunch+ideas+for+every+taste+bud+/-/1218/1379402/-/ji3b16z/-/index.html It will be Good Friday in a day’s time. What do you have planned? If last week’s brunch ideas were a little too elaborate 2012-04-03T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Obesity+is+on+the+rise+but+you+can+avoid+it++/-/1218/1379420/-/12k3m06/-/index.html Obesity refers to excessive body fat. It is now considered one of the most common risk factors in most non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer. 2012-04-03T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Diabetic+and+pregnant+Heres+what+to+avoid+/-/1218/1374680/-/l89mqd/-/index.html Last week, I came across a rather shocking study. Published in the journal, Diabetologia, the study said that women who have diabetes are almost four times more likely to have a baby with a birth defect. 2012-03-27T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/To+Puddng++Im+the+closest+thing+to+superman++/-/1218/1374696/-/3br6w3z/-/index.html Vulnerability. I call it the unseen side of fatherhood. It is an albatross around most brothers’ necks. 2012-03-27T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/No+child+deserves+to+call+a+tent+home++/-/1218/1374692/-/hgnjxm/-/index.html They say that charity begins at home, but where does peace begin? 2012-03-27T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Does+your++home+feel+like+a+matatu/-/1218/1374682/-/4ugjuhz/-/index.html A few weeks ago, I drew a comparison between our relationships and Kenyan roads. 2012-03-27T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Menopause+What+you+need+to+know++/-/1218/1374688/-/10tcu8f/-/index.html Menopause refers to the stage when a woman stops to menstruate. Contrary to popular belief, it is not an illness. 2012-03-27T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/We+re+so+blessed+to+have+him+/-/1218/1374674/-/h2a1iu/-/index.html “He’s a special gift from God,” Agnes Marete tells us, fondly glancing at her 17-year-old son, Ryan Obutu. 2012-03-27T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Ill+never+forget+the+first+time+I+boarded+a+plane+/-/1218/1374676/-/nbvc63z/-/index.html When I tested HIV positive, there were tonnes of things that died a quick death. First were the plans I had. 2012-03-27T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Are+you+weaning+your+baby+the+right+way/-/1218/1370028/-/f75raw/-/index.html As Baby Mukherjee’s half birthday approaches, I have been thinking more about weaning. We know that around the six month mark 2012-03-20T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Lets+not+be+too+quick+to+blame+the+Nyeri+woman+/-/1218/1370038/-/ki3a2n/-/index.html Let me start by saying that I do not condone any form of violence. That is why I have found some jokes — painting my kindred spirit 2012-03-20T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/No+one+wins+in+the+blame+game++/-/1218/1370032/-/1g1pyp/-/index.html The blame game must be the oldest of all games, beginning with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. 2012-03-20T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Congenital+glaucoma+Look+out+for+these+symptoms+++/-/1218/1370034/-/5mdooez/-/index.html Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the optic nerve progressively gets damaged, often due to intraocular pressure (raised pressure in the eye). 2012-03-20T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Theres+no+doubt+marriage+works+/-/1218/1370022/-/xen5rf/-/index.html The impression you get when you listen to radio, watch the news, and read newspapers is that marriage in Kenya is on its death bed. But is it really? 2012-03-20T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Heres+what+you+need+to+know+about+acne++/-/1218/1365526/-/5fnpfvz/-/index.html kenya, health, acne, dermatologist, skin care 2012-03-13T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Consider+this+before+you+take+that+job++/-/1218/1365502/-/owc1s0z/-/index.html Consider this scenario. Jackson, a former high flying official with an international non-governmental organisation, recently retired after 22 years of service to his company. 2012-03-13T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/To+my+anonymous+leader+who+is+HIV+positive++/-/1218/1365508/-/mpurn2/-/index.html Having gone public about my HIV status, and having endured the scrutiny that came with it, I know how it feels like to live in a fish bowl. 2012-03-13T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Have+you+tasted+the+goodness+of+strawberries/-/1218/1365496/-/qdre0s/-/index.html I was at the green grocers the other day when a flash of bright red caught my eye. Nowadays, I ignore the berry section since all you get is small fruit. 2012-03-13T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Heres+why+I+stayed+with+my+abusive+wife+/-/1218/1365488/-/dtfm3cz/-/index.html It is a relatively sunny Thursday afternoon in Maili Moja village, in Ol Kalou. Fluffy clouds lay scattered about the breath-taking blue sky like balls of cotton wool. 2012-03-13T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Is+your+marriage+a+fair+deal+or+a+raw+one+/-/1218/1360644/-/aox798z/-/index.html There are two very emotionally taxing moments in any wedding ceremony. 2012-03-06T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Portrait+of+determination+/-/1218/1360600/-/cj76dgz/-/index.html When Betty Munga-Karisa began to work with rural women in Mtwapa and Kilifi six years ago, all she earned was Sh2, 000, barely enough to cover her travel costs in the field. 2012-03-06T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/What+could+be+causing+constipation+in+your+child/-/1218/1360638/-/87hol9/-/index.html Having my daughter has been something of a whirlwind. I had absolutely no idea what having a baby would be like. 2012-03-06T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/This+exam+could+save+your+life+++/-/1218/1360634/-/xnjbumz/-/index.html Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed life-threatening cancer in women. It comprises 22.9% of all cancers in women. 2012-03-06T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Our+relationships+are+like+Kenyan+roads/-/1218/1355682/-/ke5f50z/-/index.html Kenyan roads hold two things in equal measure: great promise and great disappointment. 2012-02-28T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Who+will+tell+Tenderoni+that+cats+arent+evil/-/1218/1355672/-/35mvlcz/-/index.html Late last year, a stray kitten found its way to our apartment block. The thing with cats and some folks is that they are steeped in superstition. 2012-02-28T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/The+nutritious+and+healthy+truth+about+eggs++/-/1218/1355698/-/2wpyj7/-/index.html It is an inexpensive source of high-quality protein, (about 6 grams in a large egg) and a good source of vitamins A, E and D, niacin and vitamin B12, 2012-02-28T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Hypertension+the+silent+killer++/-/1218/1355728/-/dr0npu/-/index.html Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. It is known as the “silent killer” because it has no initial symptoms, yet can lead to long-term disease and devastating complications. 2012-02-28T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My+dangerous+obsession+with+fire++/-/1218/1355734/-/quhw7gz/-/index.html I torched my first house when I was just four years old. 2012-02-28T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Look+at+me+I+survived+/-/1218/1355618/-/s7400tz/-/index.html Baby Hope Bonyo curls and uncurls her little fingers, her curious eyes darting this way and that. She is a picture of contentment, snuggled in her besotted mother’s arms. 2012-02-28T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Here+is+my+story+of+courage+I+hope+itll+encourage+you+/-/1218/1332068/-/rd3xf0z/-/index.html It was about 5pm, and Mary Mwaniki, a 48- year-old mother of two, had just left the office, and was on her way home. 2012-02-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Yes++marriage+is+hard+work+but+it+is+worth+the+effort/-/1218/1332126/-/ul68i9z/-/index.html I recently came across this quote, which I thought aptly captured what marriage should be about. 2012-02-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Every+man+every+father+has+his+unbreaking+point/-/1218/1332130/-/l41x0iz/-/index.html An accountant. Not just some blue-collar bloke. Went to college and passed those tough exams 2012-02-21T21:00:00Z