Spitting in public is not an uncommon habit. Walk along Nairobi streets and you are more likely to encounter lots of spit filth on the streets. And if unlucky, some unruly Nairobian may just spit in your direction, with full disregard of the social indignation of such an action. Should public spitting be equated to public peeing which has recently become punishable by law?

That drugs and alcohol abuse are a major problem in our urban populace is not in doubt. We even have a National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), whose vision is to free our nation from the effects of substance abuse. And the media has recently been awash with news about drug barons, and even presidential decrees on deportation of suspected foreign traffickers.

When it comes to good health, there are hardly any secrets. Some people appear to breeze through life without ever suffering major ailments, while others have trouble keeping their doctors away. Granted, the constantly sick may have inherited bad genes or are just unlucky. But that’s not the whole story. The choices we make every day impact on our health. Here are some tips you already knew about but choose to ignore daily, practice them and get back to better health.