As the year gently bows toward its close and cities sparkle with fairy lights, candlelit windows, and familiar carols, the festive season arrives as more than a calendar moment, it becomes a feeling. A feeling of reflection, reunion, gratitude, and renewal. Across cultures and continents, women mark this season not only with celebrations and gifts, but with intentional beauty rituals that honor the body, calm the spirit, and reconnect them to heritage and self-worth. From snow-dusted capitals to sun-warmed coastlines, empowered women around the world share cherished holiday beauty traditions, rituals passed down through generations or lovingly reimagined, reminding us that beauty, especially during the holidays, is as much about presence as it is about appearance. Nigeria — Radiance with Shea & Hibiscus In Nigeria, particularly in Abuja, Lagos and major cities, the festive season is alive with color, music, and laughter. Women prepare for long days of celebration by…

By Victory Enokela

Medical professionals have long established the relationship between age, bodily stamina and quality of health. However, an inverse relationship between age and health exists, such that as one grows older, there is a decrease in the body’s ability to resist disease and infections. Ordinarily, this manifests itself as Age-Related Diseases (ARDs), with effects that usually vary from person to person and largely depend on prevalent lifestyle habits. Just as we refer to age in numbers, the body also goes through an aging process called cellular aging. Cellular aging is a genetically predetermined process that occurs naturally. The fundamental building blocks of the body are cells. Your cells have the ability to divide, grow, and carry out fundamental biochemical mechanisms. The more cells divide, the older they get. In turn, cells eventually weaken and lose their ability to function properly. As cells age, cellular damage also increases. Thus, the cell becomes less healthy, leading to the failure of the biological processes.