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Forget counting calories and crunching kale. The key to losing weight is to eat cheese and chocolate and drink red wine, a leading scientist said last night. Professor Tim Spector, of King’s College London, said that everything we think we know about diets is wrong. And that rather than depriving ourselves of our favourite foods, we should make time to eat them. Cheese, chocolate and red wine are all on the menu, as are nuts, coffee and dairy products. The professor’s unorthodox advice stems from his belief that successful dieting isn’t down to calorie counting but the bugs living…

There is a common misconception that the ability to orgasm is within a person’s control – dependent upon their confidence, sexual openness or ability to trust. Furthermore, many people also suggest that it is the size of a penis or the sexual prowess of a partner that determines whether climax will be reached during intercourse. And so, people who struggle to orgasm often feel as if it is their own fault. But, scientists have discovered that the male ability to orgasm depends on signals between the penis, brain and spinal cord – and that disruptions to those signals can…

Believe it or not, your farts are prolonging your life. All the times you were worried that people might laugh if you audibly farted? Well, believe it or not, they should be thanking you — not laughing at the sound or cringing at the smell. According to a study done by Exeter University, farting, the process of releasing gas from the body, is actually healthy. Everybody farts. Whether in private, outside in nature, or surrounded by friends (or complete strangers), the pressure that is built inside from the quivering stomach muscle is released into the world. Depending on what is being…

Scientists at the University of Tokyo say napping for longer than 40 minutes increases the risk of high blood pressure and cholesterol, excess fat around the waist and high blood sugar – all risk factors for heart disease Although indulging in a day time nap is the stuff of workday dreams, a team of scientists have warned allowing yourself the luxury could increase the risk of premature death. Taking long naps, or being excessively tired during the day, is linked to a higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a new study today revealed. The umbrella term covers a range…

When many of us have a little cash to invest, we might buy a mutual fund or a stock — if we don’t blow it on the latest tech gadget. Not the truly wealthy, however. They often put their money in property, art, businesses and other investments that the rest of us can only dream of owning.How this rarified group uses their cash differentiates them from the rest of us — and keeps them in the black. Getting and staying rich… Take Joshua Coleman, for example. When his family sold their Chicago-based telecom company for $400m in 2004, they…

Award-winning mobile money solution, Tigo Cash, recorded a remarkable increase in the volume of transactions last year, thanks to continuous investment in product enhancement and empowerment of agents to educate customers. With more than 12,000 agents nationwide, Tigo Cash recorded over 35 million transactions in 2015, a quintuple-digit growth over its 2014 figure of 7,962,078. “Lower barriers of entry coupled with our strong drive for mobile wallet adoption and improved value chain were major contributors to the high number of transactions we chalked last year,” said the General Manager for Tigo Cash, Kwame Oppong. “We are happy to be…

The board chairman for the Media Foundation for West Africa Edataen Ojo has called for a conducive atmosphere for freedom of expression for journalists in all West African States. He was speaking at the West Africa Conference on media and participatory governance in Accra where he expressed concern about the limited opportunity available to journalists in the sub region to exercise their freedom of expression. “We continue to grapple with promoting and defending freedom of expression in this rapidly evolving environment,” he observed. “I think it’s also fair to say that the media freedom and freedom of expression landscape has…

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed the legendary stand-up comedian, Bob Okala, who collapsed and died on stage in the early hours of Sunday was a good friend and that he met him before his death. He said the last time he saw the popular comedian, who he said was a regular visitor to his home, was last Thursday when he hosted him and other entertainers who participated in Ghana’s 59th Independence parade. “Bob Okala was a friend. He was a regular visitor to my house and my family knew him. My children, all know him and I’m sad that…

Everyone strives to be a great person, kind, caring, and compassionate. But for some people, that’s not always the case. There are many behaviours or ‘bad habits’ that people have that make them seem unattractive, annoying, or someone that no one wants to be around with.A few of these harmful characteristics are offered for you below, and if you happen to realize that you embody any of them – quit! You might find your circle of friends grow once you do. 1. You are Self-Absorbed Many people do this without realizing it. You focus solely on yourself, talk only about…

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana is not happy with President Mahama and has been hard on him as it accuses him of misleading the public. According to the Association, claim by the president that it was consulted with regards to the extension of 2% special import levy to 2017 in his interview with TV3 on Monday was inaccurate. “The minister of trade was out of the country at the time, and if I remember the deputy minister of trade met with them and listened to them and gave them assurances that government will sit and look at the…