Medication Safety
Paracetamol or ibuprofen: which one, and when
Two of the most common medicines in any Kenyan home, and they are not interchangeable. A plain guide to choosing between them safely.
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Medication Safety
Generic and brand medicines: is the cheaper one as good?
The same medicine often sells under several names at very different prices. What you are actually paying for, and when the difference matters.
Health Tips
Checking your blood pressure at home, properly
Home monitors are affordable and useful — if you use them correctly. The common mistakes, and what the two numbers actually mean.
Nutrition & Wellness
Always tired? Iron deficiency is worth ruling out
Anaemia is one of the most common nutritional problems in Kenya and one of the easiest to miss. The signs, the causes, and how to take iron so that it works.
Mother & Child
Medicines in pregnancy: what is safe, and who to ask
Not every medicine is off limits, and stopping the wrong one can be more dangerous than taking it. How to think about this sensibly.
Mother & Child
Planning a pregnancy: what to start taking, and when
Folic acid, iron and the medicines worth reviewing before you conceive rather than afterwards. The three months before matter more than people realise.
Medication Safety
With food, before food, on an empty stomach: what the instructions mean
The timing instruction on a medicine label is not a suggestion. Here is what each phrase means in practice, and what happens if you ignore it.
Nutrition & Wellness
Supplements: what actually helps, and what is a waste of money
A pharmacist’s honest view of the shelf. Which supplements have evidence behind them, which are situational, and which are expensive urine.
Health Tips
Period pain: what actually helps, and when it is not normal
Cramps are common but severe pain is not something to simply endure. What works, in what order, and the signs that something else is going on.
Health Tips
Living with diabetes day to day: the practical things
Beyond the medicine: feet, sick days, low sugars and the small routines that keep complications away.