Energy drinks deliver a caffeine or glucose-based energy boost and are enjoyed by millions worldwide. However energy drinks are high in sugar – some frighteningly so. The ‘added extras’, like taurine, are hocus-pocus and don’t really do anything other than make the drink more marketable.
Is this what Coke does to your body? If it is, it isn’t pretty Drinking Coca-Cola is bad, really bad. Yet it tastes so good. Now someone has finally worked out exactly what happens to your body when you drink it. And it isn’t good news. Within 10 minutes of drinking one 330ml can, 10 teaspoons of sugar will hit your internal system, according to pharmacist Niraj, who runs a blog called The Renegade Pharmacist as well as writing for Truth Theory. The sugar hit is so intense, he says, that you would normally vomit, except the phosphoric acid inside the coke ‘cuts the flavour’ so you can keep the liquid down. In the next 40 minutes or so your pupils will dilate, your blood sugar will spike and you’ll get a huge caffeine hit. After 60 minutes and the ‘rave’ inside of you is complete, you will crash, need to pee, and become irritable. You’ll probably want another coke. The pharmacist said: ‘Coke is not just high in high fructose corn syrup, but it is also packed with refined salts and caffeine. ‘Regular consumption of these ingredients in the high quantities you find in Coke and other processed foods […]
High blood pressure (BP) or hypertension is commonly referred to as the silent killer and it occurs when the pressure the blood exerts when passing through the arteries is above normal. It is a serious medical condition which if left untreated puts considerable pressure on your heart, kidneys and circulatory system. The long term effects of high blood pressure on our vital organs can lead to heart disease, strokes, kidney failure, eye defects, hardening of the arteries and many other serious conditions. Blood-Pressure Category Systolic mm Hg (upper #) Pressure exerted on arteries when heart muscle pumps bloods out Diastolic mm Hg (lower #) Pressure exerted on arteries when heart muscles relaxes and blood flows in Normal less than 120 and less than 80 Prehypertension 120 – 139 or 80 – 89 High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Stage 1 140 – 159 or 90 – 99 High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Stage 2 160 or higher or 100 or higher Hypertensive Crisis (Emergency care needed) Higher than 180 or Higher than 110 Every adult should regularly check their blood pressure. It is more so important as the risk factors are prevalent such as increase in age, stress, weight etc. Unfortunately Negros as a race are particularly susceptible to hypertension so it’s important all Nigerians regularly check their BP. […]
Recognised as the Top Performing Hotel in Lagos Nigeria as Reviewed by Travellers on the World’s Largest Travel Site Lagos, Nigeria – 19th June 2015 – Welcome Centre Hotels today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. Now in its fifth year, the award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great reviews on TripAdvisor. Certificate of Excellence winners include accommodations, eateries and attractions located all over the world that have continually delivered a superior customer experience. When selecting Certificate of Excellence winners, TripAdvisor uses a proprietary algorithm to determine the honourees that takes into account the quality, quantity and recency of reviews and opinions submitted by travellers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period as well as business’s tenure and ranking on the Popularity Index on the site. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months. “Winning the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence is a true source of pride for the entire team at Welcome Centre Hotels and we’d like to thank all of […]
Contrary to a popular marketing slogan ‘The world is not your backyard!’ One of the few times people become truly exposed to danger is when they leave the familiar surrounding of home and travel to places anew in search of adventure or business. Some parts of the world are inherently more risky than others. These places change with the political winds, so apprise yourself of the latest situations before venturing into any regions that you do not know to be politically stable. The consular offices of major governments are good sources of current information in this regard: Assess your risk level regardless of how often you travel generally speaking. If you are not a regular traveller then evaluate your exposure e.g. a woman is more at risk than a man, a weak person more at risk than a strong one, and a tourist more at risk than a local. It’s in every travellers interest to protect themselves and their possessions during travel. Failing that, it’s in every travellers interest to minimize disruption to their travel or ensure their safe and quick return home should the worst happen. These are Welcome Centre Hotels Top Ten Tips to Travel Safe. Buy Travel […]
Lagos is the biggest city in Africa’s biggest economy (http://reports.weforum.org/travel-and-tourism-competitiveness-report-2015/economies/#economy=NGA) and that big status brings some pretty big prices for travellers in Lagos. Travelling to Lagos can costs a lot of money and sometimes it’s scary to think about how much money tourists in Lagos have to spend on hotels, transportation, security, food etc but there are plenty of simple ways to cut expenses. These are www.welcomecentrehotels.com top ten tips to save costs whilst travelling to Lagos Compare the market – Plan your trip to Lagos well in advance and visit various travel and hotel discount websites to see the best possible deals available. Sites like www.expedia.com, www.travelocity.com; www.orbitz.com etc easily combine offer different airlines, hotels, care hire firm, travel insurance to easily to give you a great deal. If money is more important than time, then consider taking a flight with a stop-over as connecting flights may be loads cheaper than flying directly to Lagos and airlines operate tight efficient connecting flights with minimal layover times so don’t write off the idea of a connecting flights right away. Airline tickets prices like most products are based on supply and demand, so sometimes it’s much cheaper to avoid travel to […]
He finally popped the big question and hopefully you got the engagement ring your heart was set on. Now the real work begins, you need to plan for a wedding i.e. the wedding of your dreams. You need to pick a date, set a time table, pick your style and location, determine your budget, agonise over your guest list, agonise further about your wedding party and finally pick your wedding vendors. One of the keys to a great wedding – budget permitting – is to quickly identify and lock down the key wedding vendors. Don’t just go for the cheapest or the one your aunty recommend because she knows the owner instead you need to carefully weigh up important features and characterise of each key vendor to make an informed and hopefully hitch free decision. 1. Get your Wedding Information grove on – There are several sources of general wedding information available to you either online or in magazines or directly from professionals etc Wedding magazines such as http://weddaily.com/tag/wed-magazine or https://mobridals.wordpress.com are available to provide stylish ideas, inspiration and advice. Browse online for further ideas on beautiful dresses, get expert tips on saving money and steal loads of ideas from […]
