TRUE LOVE Magazine East Africa - September 2018

In this issue

In this body issue, we shift the paradigm and focus on body positivity – from the mind. How can we love ourselves more without worrying about what the world thinks? It all starts with shifting your perception. Our Cover girl, Mwalimu Rachel, firmly believes in mind over body and explains how she uses this concept to impact and uplift Kenyan youth.
Obesity is a worrying phenomenon and Khadija’s story might make you change what you think about food and help you make healthy choices.
In the end, I hope you realise that unless your weight poses a threat to your health, you don’t have to change anything about you. Yes, our bodies will change with age and at every stage of life. No, we all don’t need to be size zero or two.

The Trail Blazer

Undoing mental conditioning is one way of caring for the body, and Rachel Muthoni A.K.A Mwalimu Rachel is teachingyoung people how to overcome obstacles in their lives by opening their minds to opportunities.

10+ mins

Act Fast, Cut The Fat

Health researchers warn that being overweight can kill you, unless you do something about it, quickly.

5 mins

Education Technology (Edtech) Is The Future

Alice Oduor was only 24 when she conceptualisedSproutfy, an Edtech App that will change how schools and parents interact. Forever.

2 mins

Be-You-Tiful Loving The Body You Are In

We are obsessed with Kim Kardashians tiny waist, JLos butt and Teyana Taylors fit form. Are these fixations making us lose our selfesteem? ANDANJE WOBANDA discusses the steps you need to take to love your body and in essence, boost your self-confidence.

5 mins

The Power Of Friendship

Hanging out, breaking the rulesthe experiences you had with your childhood friends, will have helped shape the personyou are today.

3 mins

Educational Strengths

What do parents need to know when itcomes to books and children? CHRIS HART explains how you can identify and maximizeon a child's educational strength.

5 mins

Get Fit!

Have you been exercising and not seeingresults? Heres why your body is not responding to exercise.

3 mins

The Body Doubles

They shared a body before birth, but live different lives today. These three sets of Twins tellANDANJE WOBANDA what its like growing up with a real-life double.

8 mins

She's (Not) Ideal

If you discovered that you were perfectly imperfect? Would you love yourself?

3 mins

Saved By The Whistle

Have you ever been so grateful that a season, forinstance your period, exams or even the world cup, which seemed to drag on and on was finally over?

3 mins

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TRUE LOVE Magazine East Africa Description:

True Love Magazine targets intelligent, fun loving, fashion conscious and groomed women.
We cover topical issues on Fashion & Beauty, Career & Money, Life skills, People and Lifestyle.