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Instagram is now available on Nokia X

Microsoft has announced that users of the new Nokia X family of affordable smartphones that runs Android™ apps can now join the millions of Instagrammers around the world and share their effect-laden photos to the masses.

With more than 200-million users worldwide, Instagram has become the number one destination when it comes to adding filters to photos and uploading them to the web.

Getting started couldn’t be simpler. On your Nokia X or Nokia XL, head to the Nokia Store and download Instagram for free.

Photos can be taken directly from within the app, or selected from your phone’s photo gallery.

You can also share short videos with your Instagram friends; load up the in-app camera and tap the video camera icon.

Instagram on Nokia X also includes a Direct Messaging feature, allowing you to send private photos and videos to other Instagram members.

Various effects can be added to your snaps to help give them a different feel. There are also additional framing and tilt-shift options.

Health benefits of Cococnut oil

Coconut oil is strongly recommended for a number of benefits . Using coconut oils has been shown to mildly help the following:

Liver: The presence of medium chain triglycerides and fatty acids helps in preventing liver diseases because those substances are easily converted into energy when they reach the liver, thus reducing the work load of the liver and also preventing accumulation of fat.

Kidney: Coconut oil helps in preventing kidney and gall bladder diseases. It also helps to dissolve kidney stones.

Pancreatitis: Coconut oil is also believed to be useful in treating pancreatitis.

Stress relief: Coconut oil is very soothing and hence it helps in removing stress. Applying coconut oil to the head, followed by a gentle massage, helps to eliminate mental fatigue.

Diabetes: Coconut oil helps in controlling blood sugar, and improves the secretion of insulin. It also promotes the effective utilization of blood glucose, thereby preventing and treating diabetes.

Bones: As mentioned earlier, coconut oil improves the ability of our body to absorb important minerals. These include calcium and magnesium which are necessary for the development of bones. Thus, coconut oil is very useful to women who are prone to osteoporosis after middle age.

Dental care: Calcium is an important component of our teeth. Since coconut oil facilitates absorption of calcium by the body, it helps in developing strong teeth. Coconut oil also stops tooth decay.

HIV and cancer: It is believed that coconut oil plays an instrumental role in reducing a person’s viral susceptibility for HIV and cancer patients. Preliminary research has shown an indication of this effect of coconut oil on reducing the viral load of HIV patients (Reference).

Coconut oil is often used by athletes, body builders and by those who are dieting. The reason behind this being that coconut oil contains less calories than other oils, its fat content is easily converted into energy, and it does not lead to accumulation of fat in the heart and arteries. Coconut oil helps boost energy and endurance, and generally enhances the performance of athletes.

Coconut oil and Alzheimer’s disease: The research conducted by Dr. Newport states that coconut oil is useful in treating Alzheimer’s disease. Apart from this there is no scientific evidence or traditional knowledge of coconut oil being used for treating Alzheimer’s. In fact, it is not traditionally thought that coconut oil helps in boosting the function of the brain in any form.

 Source: www.organicfacts.net

The 7 bad after meal habits that mess up with digestion

* Smoking- Experiment from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes (chances of cancer is higher).

* Eating fruits immediately -When you eat your fruits with meals, the fruit is stuck in the stomach along with the contents of the meals and cannot reach the intestines in time. Lying there they get spoilt and spoil the remaining food in the stomach too. Thus it is recommended that you eat a fruit at least one hour after eating a meal or before your meal and preferably in the morning with empty stomach. It is in the morning that the body can best use the nutrients in the fruit and get enough energy to start the day.

* Drinking tea – Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid. This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest.It is preferable to drink tea an hour after meals.

* Loosening your belt or unbuttoning-Fiction, not particularly bad for you!

We generally have an attitude that a good meal is that which forces us to loosen our belts. However, loosening the belt is bad, not because it causes the intestines to twist or block but because it means that you have over eaten to a level that you are uncomfortable. Loosening of the belt may also cause you to feel comfortable once again which means you may continue overeating.

So eat only to the extent that you can be comfortable without loosening your belt!

* Bathing or Showering – Bathing after meal will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.

* Walking about -Fact, it is bad for you! Walking directly after meals is a bad idea, it can result to acid reflux and indigestion. However, walking about half an hour after meals is known to be good for you. Researchers in the Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina, have found that walking after exercise is a good way to burn energy.

The point to note is when to walk, you should ideally walk for about 10 minutes and only 20-30 minutes after meal to prevent acid reflux and stomach upsets.

* Sleeping immediately – The food we intake will not be able to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.

30 Interesting facts you didn’t know about your body

#1. Your nose can remember 50,000 different scents.

#2. The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors

#3. Ears and Nose never stop growing.

#4. We all have tiny mites living in our eyelashes.

#5. Similar to fingerprints, everyone also has a Unique Tongue Print.

#6. Having excessive body hair is linked to higher intellect.

#7. Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.

#8. An adult human being is made up of around 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms.

#9. Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour

#10. A human baby has over 60 more bones than an adult.

#11. There are 100,000 miles of blood vessels in an adult human body.

#12. An average person produces about 25,000 quarts of saliva in a lifetime, enough to fill two swimming pools.

#13. The strongest muscle in the human body is the masseter (jaw muscle)

#14. Sweat itself is odorless. It’s the bacteria on the skin that mingles with it and produces body odor.

#15. When awake, the human brain produces enough electricity to power a small lightbulb

#16. Human Bones are  ounce for ounce, stronger than steel.

#17. People with blue eyes have a higher alcohol tolerance.

#18. If the human eye was a digital camera it would have 576 megapixels.

#19. The human body produces about a litre of mucus per day.

#20. There are more than 100 types of cancers; any part of the body can be affected.

#21. Your heartbeat changes and mimics the music you listen to.

#22. Your brain uses 20% of the total oxygen and blood in your body.

#23. Your bones are composed of 31% water.

#24. There’s more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.

#25. Every day, your heart creates enough energy to drive a truck for 32 km.

#26. Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your dinner begin to eat you.

#27. Sleeping less than 7 hours each night reduces your life expectancy

#28. Your heart can keep beating even if it is separated from the body because it has its own electrical impulse.

#29. Your brain keeps developing until your late 40s

#30. When you take one step, you are using up to 200 muscles.

 Source: www.factslides.com

PHOTOS – Uhuru Sponsors Harambee Stars to Watch World Cup in Brazil

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sponsored the national football team Harambee stars to watch the world cup in Brazil.

The Head of state handed over the sponsorship on Friday last week at Statehouse. The sponsorship caters for airfares, accommodation and match tickets for the entire Harambee Stars squad and technical bench.