LifeStyle Magazine

  By Emmanuel Binitie EXPERIENCING AN OUT - of - left field health concern? Don't panic, but don't keep it to yourself.  Tell your doctor.            SpringsComm member Laraba's health mystery started with some stomach upset. "Then I suddenly started experiencing joint pain, swelling - I couldn't bend my elbows to pick up my young nephew" She recalls. "I was also suffering crazy fatigue, plus numbness of fingers and toes."  Laraba wisely sought medical attention and discovered she had Celiac disease - a severe reaction to gluten. The moral of Laraba's story? Never assume a strange health occurrence that comes out of nowhere is harmless. The SpringsComm Connection asked some of the country's top physicians to  outline uncommon symptoms that can be serious, and that they want their patients to tell them about ASAP. Sudden hearing loss It's Saturday night out of the blue, you're dear in your left ear. You figure it's blocked earwax, ...

  Social responsibility as a core business strategy By Emmanuel Binitie BEE FOUNDATION PRODUCES a line of spa products that are carried by upscale retailers and salons. Though headquartered in the Nigeria heartland of Benin City, Edo State, the company has brought big changes to a small village in rural Nigeria and offers hope to local women mired in poverty. BEE FOUNDATION employed a group of traditionally marginalized village women who hand-produce the products (which includes liquid soap, disinfectants and other confectionaries). "The impact on the women's lives has been dramatic. Our business gave them disposable income for the first time ," says SpringsComm member Felicia. Wanting to give something back, the company began paying for the education of their employees' children, and later for the education of the women themselves. BEE Foundation ongoing effort not only performs a social good, it earns dividends for the company. "We cultivate a happy workforce, ...