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TIMES TODAY TT 146 | MAR 29th - April 4th | 2022

The Power of a Dream

CONTENTS My Pulpit message - notes: The Power of a Dream | 3-4 My Devotion: Super Amazing Love | 5 Business | 6 My Inspiration: Who is your father? | 7 My Entrepreneur | 8 My Health: Sensitive skin: Home

remedies and prevention | 9-10 My Kitchen: Bhajia | 11 My Sports: Formula 1 | 12

My Pulpit Message - notes The Power of a Dream

My Pulpit Message Notes are extracted from the sermon preached at the Nairobi Baptist Church (NBC) Ngong Road on Sunday 27th March 2022.

Preacher: Mr Robert Mbugua. Topic: The Power of a Dream. Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:1-12. 1 Chronicles 29:1-5. 1 Kings 8: 62-65.

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you etc, but David Ben Gurion had a dream of becoming food self-sufficient, of making a nation out of something that was never a nation. But what did he have to work with?

We need to dream big dreams.

Big dreams will cost you big time.

Big dreams are worth the big cost.

God has a dream

He was given a country of Israel of which 50 per cent is a desert. Comparing the amount of rainfall in Israel and Kitui, in Israel you only get 31 mm of rain in southern Israel per year, in Kitui we get 900 mm of rain. Thus the amount of rain you get in Kitui in two weeks is what Israel gets in a whole year. Small land, desert, no water. And yet this man had a dream that basically he was going to turn around his country and make it food self-sufficient.

Definitions of a dream

A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep. ‘I had a recurrent dream about falling from great heights.’ It Has that been successful? Yes. His massive dream has come to pass. Israel has been turned into an agricultural miracle. Looking at the cows in Isracould be a fantasy, nightmare, vision, hallucination. el, they produce the most per capita milk in the whole world. On average There is another kind of a dream that I will talk about;, it is a cherished an Israeli cow produces 13,000 litres of milk per year. And they need to aspiration, ambition, or ideal. Someone could say I fulfilled a childhood talk to the Kenyan cows which produce only 3000 litres of milk per cow dream when I became a champion. It is this second kind of dream and per year. more so a God given dream/ aspiJust this past week I was reading ration, ambition or ideal. an article from the chair or chief executive of the dairy board in Kenya saying that if it continues being dry, Kenya may need to start God had a big dream that we would all make it to heaven. importing milk shortly. Israel has been dry the whole year, but they He paid the price and for all for us to accept that price it’s are still producing 13,000 litres of milk per cow, the most of any cow worth the price that Jesus paid because we shall then be anywhere in the world This year is the 50th anniversaTomatoes ry of the last man landing on the able to meet again.

The yield of tomatoes normally is moon and I thought of starting off 50 tonnes per hectare. Israel does with a clip J.f. Kennedy, sharing a six time that much, 300 tonnes per dream at Rice University of landhectare. ing on the moon in 1962 of ‘he chooses’, the American choose to Post harvest. go to the moon. It was a really amazing dream.

Most countries lose about 20 per cent of their crop meaning that if you have 200 bags of produce anywhere in the world, 40 bags goes to waste.

2 Samuel 7:1-2 In Israel out of 200 bags only one goes to waste. It is the best ratio in the “After the king was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest whole world. from all his enemies around him, 2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here David Ben Gurion had a dream of turning around his country agriculturI am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.” ally and that dream has come to pass.

Kind David had a dream. His dream was to build a wonderful temple for the LORD his God. Today I ask, what is your dream? JFK dreamt of going It goes beyond agriculture, looking at other things, southern Israel has beto the moon, something that had never been done. King David dreamt come the first region in the world to have the entire energy day time being of building a temple for his God? What is your dream? How big is your covered by solar. We are on the equator, but we still don’t have lights. But southern Israel, 100 per cent of their power covered by solar. dream? What kind of aspirations do you have?

1.We need to dream big dreams.

Wangari Maathai had a dream of dealing with Karura forest and the Green Belt Movement and making Kenya green. That was a big dream.

40 per cent of their water is desalinated from the sea. We have the ocean and basically we still don’t have water.

Eliud Kipchoge had a dream of doing the marathon in under two hours.

JFK had a dream to go to the moon. Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Ben Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel.

About 90 per cent of sewage water is reused for agriculture. It’s the best ratio anywhere in the world. No other country reaches even 50 per cent.

USA is only nine per cent, Kenya is non-existent.

One leader, King David had a dream to build a temple, but David Ben Gurion also named after King David, came many years later and he decided he was going to have a dream to basically turn around his country.

What is your dream? What is our dream collectively as a nation? What is your dream as a church? What is your dream as a family? What is your About 3000 years after King David another David became the leader of dream as a company? People who make a difference, must have a dream.

Israel. In 1948, David Ben Gurion became the first Prime Minister of Israel. He had a dream of making Israel self-sufficient but all the cards stacked/odds were against him.

Whenever you see people who have made a difference in the world, all of them, what they have in common is each of them has a dream and I ask again what is your dream? It is still early in 2022 and you still have an opportunity to start dreaming and dreaming big dreams.

Kitui in Kenya is 50 per cent bigger than Israel. If you have a dream and have excuses as to why you cannot achieve; a dream your mother dropped

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My Pulpit Message - notes 2. Big dreams will cost you big time.

3. Big dreams are worth the big cost.

Talk is cheap, but if you want to accomplish your dream you have to work It was worth what Wangari Maathai paid for as she got the Nobel prize. It for it. If you want to be a great doctor you have to spend some times doing was worth what Kennedy did as year laters, he was dead by then, as man the ward rounds and studying etc. landed on the moon. And Mandela became president of a free nation.

Also David Ben Gurion.

1 Chronicles 29:1-5 One after the other one can see the price was worth the prize. People who “Then King David said to the whole assembly: I have provided for this holy have dreamt big dreams and are willing to pay the price are going to enjoy temple: three thousand talents of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand a big reward. talents of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings.”

Often we see a passage like this and just keep going through it quickly.

But checking how much is a talent of gold? A talent of gold is about 1000 ounces. So 3000 talents is about 3 million ounces of gold. The current spot rate of gold is almost 2000 dollars an ounce. i.e. 300,000 shillings an ounce. David contributed about 700 billion shillings just for the building of the temple and that was in the gold alone.

4. God has a dream 2 Peter 3:9

“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”

David had a big dream, it cost him big time. Doesn’t matter what your God’s dream is that everybody in the world would come to repentance. dream is. It could be a national dream where a nation needs to get disci- That is God’s dream. It’s a dream greater than getting to the moon. It’s a plined. dream greater than doing a marathon in two hours. It’s a dream greater than becoming the wealthiest person in Kenya, or becoming the presiTalking about the moon land and JFK having a dream in 1962 and that dent. God has a dream and his dream is that we would all come to rependream cost him a lot. A round trip to the moon is about 700,000 kilome- tance. tres. And they needed to re-enter the earth at a speed of 30,000 kilometres per hour. They needed to create a rocket, something that could go up and Big dreams cost big time. God’s big dream cost Him His very life. In John down 700,000 kilometres and at its top speed be moving at 30,000 km/h. 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that That was going to cost big time. They had to make metal alloys that could whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” withstand that heat, something that had never been done in history.

The giant rocket was 300 feet tall, the same size as Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) which was the tallest building in Kenya. The Americans put together 400,000 engineers, probably more than the entire civil service in Kenya, working to put man on the moon. These guys were from 20,000 universities in America and companies. One can go and on about the cost the Americans paid to meet JFK’s plan.

Big dreams cost big time. For the Americans, it cost so much money, Eliud Kipchoge, it cost so much discipline, for Wangari Maathai, for Nelson Mandela, 37 years in prison, but for us this big dream cost God His very life. It was His blood that was shed, and that’s basically what the Holy Communion is about. Just remembering His blood that was shed for us and that is a big cost. That big dream come with a big cost. That big cost has a big benefit and that big benefit is eternal life.

1960s we did not have cell phone technology, but the Americans created When God looks at all those people who turned to salvation as a result a phone that could communicate with man on moon. It was an amazing of accepting what God has done, when that happens, then God will say it dream that cost big time. was worth the cost.

When Apollo 11’s Eagle Lunar model landed on the moon on 20th July 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were the first to land on the moon and they had to wait before they were given instructions to open the door. Aldrin was an elder at a Webster Presbyterian church and before he headed to the moon in 1969, he got special permission to carry the communion elements and serve himself. So as they waited to open the door or the door of Lunar model, Aldrin took Holy Communion. So the first food ever served on the moon was actually Holy Communion.

Any of the people who have dreamt big dreams, one of the things you will find in common is that they each had to pay a cost.

When Eliud made it in under two hours, at 1:59 he looked back and thought it was worth the cost. When the American landed on the moon, they thought it was worth the cost.

The blood that Jesus shed was worth the cost when people turn their lives to the LORD Jesus Christ.

God paid a big price. God had a big dream that we would all make it to heaven. He paid the price and for all for us to accept that price it’s worth the price that Jesus paid because we shall then be able to meet again.

When you think about Wangari Maathai, she paid the cost. When you think about the kind of stuff she went through. When you think of Eliud Kipchoge who would run the equivalent of running to Naivasha every one or two days as a way of practicing. Martin Luther King. Nelson Mandela spent 37 years in prison. Big dreamers were people who were willing to pay a big cost.

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My Devotion

By Liz Omondi | Email: timestodayke@gmail.com | Image courtesy: pixy.org

Super Amazing Love

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

This is probably one of the most quoted and memorised verses in the Bible. Numerous songs have been sang about God’s love, poem written and recited and plays and movies acted out. Even atheists can recite this verse without error. So common it is that we could easily not even meditate it.

man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth. 10 But the Lord desired to crush Him, causing Him grief; If He renders Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.

11 As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will [l]see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the RighAs Easter approaches, this is teous One, My Servant, one of the verses that will be will justify the many, For on every ones lips along with He will bear their wrongother Scripture verses that doings. 12 Therefore, I will capture God’s amazing love. allot Him a portion with But recently when I heard the great, And He will dithis verse being recited, one vide the plunder with the word in that verse got me thinking. That word is ‘whoever’. “that whoever strong, Because He poured out His life unto death, And was counted with believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” wrongdoers; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the wrongdoers.

My thoughts wandered in the amazement of God’s super amazing love, the Creator of the universe, that He would come down to my level, suffer God demonstrated this super amazing love for all, yet it is for whoever for my sins and for all mankind, the good, the bad, the downright ugly believes in Him. He does not coerce anyone to accept His love. Though and still give me a choice, that ‘whoever’ believes. How can it be? I asked this love cost Him His life, it is for whoever. It does not matter your somyself. With wide open arms, He says, ‘I love you so much’, and as I stand cio-economic social status, your age, or race, gender, tribe, or the citithere, He still gives me a choice, it is for whoever. zenship. It does not matter how bad you have been, or how good you may think you are. God does not discriminate. His arms are open wide Isaiah 53 gives a graphic image of this super amazing love. The Scripture accepting whoever. says “Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For He grew up before Him like a tender [a]shoot, And The entire Bible speaks of God’s super amazing love, His faithfulness, His like a root out of dry ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we goodness and would not want any of us to perish. Looking at the events would look at Him, Nor an appearance that we would take pleasure in going around our world, it more evident we are indeed living in the last Him. 3 He was despised and abandoned by men, A man of great pain and days. familiar with sickness; And like one from whom people hide their faces, He was despised, and we had no regard for Him. Peter explains it this way in his 2 Peter 3:8-13, “But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and 4 However, it was our sicknesses that He Himself bore, And our pains that a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his He carried; Yet we ourselves assumed that He had been afflicted, Struck promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not down by God, and humiliated. 5 But He was pierced for our offences, He wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.10 But the was crushed for our wrongdoings; The punishment for our well-being day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a was laid upon Him, And by His wounds we are healed. roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. 11 Since everything will be destroyed in this 6 All of us, like sheep, have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godway; But the Lord has caused the wrongdoing of us all to all on Him. 7 He ly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. was oppressed and afflicted,Yet He did not open His mouth, Like a lamb That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are So He did not open His mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment He was looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness taken away; dwells.

And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off from the land of the [f]living I pray that we will all accept this super amazing love and not miss out on For the wrongdoing of my people, to whom the blow was due? the super amazing reward. “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have 9 And His grave was assigned with wicked men,Yet He was with a rich eternal life.”

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Business DT DOBIE SIGNS DEAL WITH STIMA SACCO FOR VEHICLE FINANCING

L-R : Peter Wanjala DT Dobie Finance Director, Jack Kulova Stima Sacco Corporate Communications Manager, Lawrence Kiambati, Senior Sales Executive at DT Dobie and Rosemary Karanja (right) Stima Sacco Chief Manager Strategy and Business during the launch of a partnership that will give the Sacco members up to 95 per cent financing for vehicles purchased from DT Dobie.

By Agency

DT Dobie has signed a partnership agreement with Stima Sacco, a leading financial partner in Kenya to offer vehicle financing for the purchase of Mercedes Benz cars, trucks and busses, Hyundai light trucks and Volkswagen models.

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“The DT Dobie local assembly programme has brought new car ownership within reach of many more Kenyans as they are attractive and cost-effective alternatives to buying used cars. The buyers have the satisfaction of knowing that these cars will have The agreement offers Sacco members up to 95 per cent financ- to be driven for many years before they reach the mileage of a ing with 12.75 per cent interest per annum for a period of up used imported car.” to six years through a direct check off system. A deposit of ten per cent of the value of the motor vehicle is required subject to Speaking during the event, Rosemary Karanja (right) Stima a minimum of 100,000 shillings. The loan is available for both Sacco Chief Manager Strategy and Business said, “Through this salaried and business members. partnership with DT Dobie, we can offer unique solutions to our members to cater for their diverse motor-vehicle needs.

Peter Wanjala, Finance Director at DT Dobie said, “Asset financ- This far, we have made it possible for individuals and business ing has enabled more people to afford vehicles which previously members acquire many assets with easy and convenient loan seemed out of reach and boosted businesses especially during repayments and by making the process of loan application as this post Covid era. This partnership with Stima Sacco will give painless as possible.” their members the opportunity to own any of our prestigious vehicle brands, or commercial vehicles to build their business-

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My Inspiration Who is your father?

By William King | Email: kingwilliam189@gmail.com | image courtesy: youngisthan.in

When King Saul saw the young shepherd David go out and take down the giant Goliath with only a slingshot and stone, he stood there in disbelief.

Saul couldn’t understand how David could fight like a warrior or where he had learned to speak so powerfully.

come from Almighty God. He knew you before you were formed in your mother’s womb. You may have had an earthly father like Jesse who didn’t see your potential and made you feel limited, but God knows how to cause the gifts He put in you to come out.

When Saul met David, he didn’t say, “Congratulations! That was awesome!”

He asked, “Young man, who is your father?” (1Samuel 17:58). He was saying, “Where do you come from?

You must have an incredible father.” I can imagine Saul telling an assistant, “Find out everything about David’s father.”

Your time is coming.

You’re going to accomplish dreams bigger than others imagine. There will be people like Saul who wonder in disbelief, “How could you get a college degree, start a business or lead that company in sales?” What you’re going to accomplish is not going to match where you’ve come from.

Don’t discount yourself and don’t come up with excuses about how you were raised to settle for mediocrity. Your Heavenly Father has been watching over you.

What He started, He’s going to finish. There are gifts and talents in you that He’s about to bring out.

The research came back, “He’s an ordinary shepherd, living in an average house, shops at a local market and eats vegetables. There’s nothing significant about Jesse.” Saul was perplexed: “How could David come from an average family and have such greatness in him?”

The reason Saul was confused was because David didn’t tell him about his Heavenly Father. Your greatness and courage, the hero in you, doesn’t come from your earthly father. The Scripture says, “Every good gift comes from your Father in heaven above” (James 1:17).

Here’s the key: You come through your father, but you

I have an awesome Father, but I realize I am not just David Wanderi’s son, I’m a son of the Most High God. Celebrate and honour your father but don’t stop there. Recognize that the gifts, courage, creativity and greatness in you come from your Heavenly Father.

Don’t discount yourself and don’t come up with excuses about how you were raised to settle for mediocrity. Your Heavenly Father has been watching over you. What He started, He’s going to finish. There are gifts and talents in you that He’s about to bring out.

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Every Good G S ift

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Entrepreneur

4 ways we kill vision

By Christian Muntean — President, Vantage Consulting | www.biblicalleadership.com |Image courtesy: getlucidity.com Three stonemasons in the Middle Ages were hard at work when a visitor came along and asked them what they were doing. The first stonemason’s sweat beaded his brow. “I am cutting this stone,” he grumbled. The second stonemason, though less distraught, responded with a deep sigh, “I’m building a parapet.” The third stonemason replied with a radiant face, “I am building a beautiful cathedral that will glorify God for centuries to come.”

— Author unknown

1. Lack of execution or implementation:When a vision is artic-

ulated but no steps are taken, both vision and credibility are lost. If you say you are going to build a cathedral, people will expect follow-through.

Effective leaders begin implementation quickly and help others see that implementation.

2. Lack of perseverance:Beginning the pursuit

Vision. The greatest accomplishments in science, art, business, politics, or individual life have all come from vision. Despite this simple, fundamental fact, identifying or clarifying vision often feels elusive, confusing, or frustrating for many people. But, it doesn’t have to be.

What is a clear & compelling vision?

of vision is often very exciting.

Then, there’s almost always a stage of “grunt work” and persistence. That stage may last months or even years. This is where many visionary leaders start to drop off, get distracted, or chase a different vision. It’s also a reason why, in some cases, there is more value in generating vision from teams. If you quit building the cathedral in the middle, it could cost the vision-bearer credibility.

Effective leaders prepare for the long haul. Whether this means personal inVision is simply the answer to questions like ‘Why?’ or ‘So what?’ or ‘What does volvement or a responsible handoff, they don’t quit when the excitement fades all of this add up to, anyway?’ In the story above, the first two stonemasons or the easy work is done. answered the question literally and individually. The first could only see his task—he was cutting stone. The second understood his goal—he was building a 3. Inability to see how our work contributes:The first parapet, part of the ornamental top of the wall. stonemason couldn’t see how his work contributed to the larger picture. He However, the third stonemason had vision. He saw a beautiful building and he probably knew he was working on a “cathedral project.” But in his mind, he could feel what that building would accomplish. His vision was bigger than his just cut stones. This lack of connection to something larger kills vision. When administrative and background staff can’t see how they contribute to the big own contribution, and it was even bigger than his current time frame. picture, their motivation and connection will wane.

Where does vision come from?

Effective leaders help everyone see how their work is valuable. They regularly From visionaries:Some people just naturally have great and compelling ideas. connect (and reconnect) the dots between the work of each person, the work of They can see possibilities and communicate them to others. This is where most the team, and the success of the vision. people believe that vision comes from. But there is another source…

4. Inability to see how we are part of a team:The second From ‘the group’:This could also be the team, the stakeholders, the constituency, stonemason knew what he was personally trying to build; but, he was only conor the congregation.People need vision. But we don’t necessarily need visionary cerned about his personal part of the project. Maybe this was due to pride; or, leaders. What we need are leaders who know how to identify and articulate an maybe it was the only part of the project he had been told about. Either way, he inspiring vision of the future—wherever they get it. didn’t see the whole. He only saw his parapet. The development of silos and lack of collaboration within an organization are often due to a lack of being able to Frequently, profoundly compelling vision lies within the hearts and minds of see how “our work fits together.” those being led. An effective leader or leadership team will learn how to pull vision out of people, clean it up, and present it in such a way that everyone can Effective leaders help everyone see and value the contribution of others. identify with it.

Once identified, vision can be cared for; or, vision can be killed.

How will you, as an effective leader, capture, cultivate and care for vision?

Here are four ways we kill vision.

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My Health

Sensitive skin: Home remedies and prevention

www.medicalnewstoday.com | Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD — Written by Jon Johnson — Sensitive skin is a common issue but not a medical diagnosis by itself. The term generally refers to skin that is more prone to inflammation. The cause of the inflammation may differ for each person.

Oatmeal

Oats may be especially helpful for people with sensitive skin. Research shows that applying colloidal oatmeal to the skin may help with symptoms such as People with generally sensitive skin have local reactions to chemicals, dyes, and rashes, dry skin, and eczema. fragrances present in products that come into contact with their skin.

Oatmeal is effective because it improves the skin’s barrier rather than just treatThey may also get rashes or irritation from clothing or friction. Some people are ing the symptoms. Applying a colloidal oatmeal paste to sensitive skin may help allergic to certain substances and may react on their skin. manage symptoms.

Sensitive skin may also be a symptom of an underlying condition. Finding ways Other tips to avoid potential triggers and soothe irritated skin may help people with sensi- People with sensitive skin may also be able to minimize symptoms by: tive skin find relief and improve their quality of life.

- Taking shorter showers and baths that last less than 10 minutes - Avoiding using very hot water for bathing and washing the hands Treatment - Avoiding harsh fragrances, detergents, or other chemicals Treating sensitive skin typically involves finding and eliminating triggers, as well using fragrance-free, hypoallergenic products, such as soaps, deodorant, and as using home remedies or prescription medications to treat the symptoms: detergent - Avoiding harsh chemical cleaners - Patting rather than rubbing the body dry Medical treatments Depending on the cause of sensitive skin and the accompanying symptoms, testing new products on a small area of skin before applying them to more extensive areas. doctors may prescribe a few different medications. They include: Steroid creams: Both over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription-strength steroid A person can keep a journal of the products that they use each day to help them creams such as hydrocortisone may help relieve inflammation and itchiness. identify any possible triggers of symptoms on their skin. If the person finds a product they believe is causing a reaction, they should stop using it and take it to People should not use them on the face. their dermatologist to undergo testing for allergies.

Analgesic creams: Numbing creams may help reduce itchiness, which could Causes make the person less likely to scratch or irritate the area.

In many cases, having sensitive skin is generally not a cause for serious concern, Antihistamines: Taking an oral antihistamine, such as diphenhydramine (Benad- as it likely stems from a minor allergy or underlying skin condition ryl), may help with some allergic reactions.

Protective sunscreen: Broad-spectrum sunscreen with a sun protection factor Natural disposition (SPF) of 30 or higher can help protect sensitive skin from ultraviolet (UV) rays.

If a person has sensitive skin with no underlying health condition, their skin may become irritated more easily.

Home remedies and prevention

Some home remedies may also help treat or prevent sensitive skin symptoms.

They include:

Moisturizers Hypoallergenic moisturizers and lotions may reduce dryness without irritating sensitive skin. Some ingredients may work better than others, depending on the type of sensitivity.

Many people experienceTrusted Source irritation after exposure to: sunlight heavy winds very cold temperatures very hot temperatures Additionally, a person with sensitive skin may be more prone to reactions to skincare products, makeup, or certain types of clothing.

The symptoms of sensitive or reactive skin may appear in numerous ways, including:

For instance, people with very dry skin may respond well to ingredients such as urea or lactic acid.

Some simple oils, such as shea butter or coconut oil, may work better for others.

It is always important to test a product on a small area of skin before applying it to the rest of the affected skin.

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eczema hives patches of redness rashes that may itch, sting, or burn itching, stinging or burning without a visible rash sunburns

My Health

common areas for eczema flare-ups include the face, elbows, neck, wrists, ankles, and legs.

People will get rashes in these areas that are usually itchy and bumpy. On darker skin, this may be harder to see.

Learn more about the symptoms, causes, and treatment of eczema here.

Contact dermatitis Contact dermatitis refers to an inflammatory skin reaction from contact with something on the skin. There are different types of contact dermatitis.

Irritant contact dermatitis

Rosacea

People with rosacea may have red skin and visible blood vessels, typically in the face. In some people, the skin may develop a rash of small, pus-filled bumps.

A person can get irritant contact dermatitis from products like soaps, laun- Rosacea can occur in different types and cause a variety of symptoms. This dry detergents, or even from exposure to water. A non-specific, inflammatory can include redness, flushing, irritated and swollen eyes, and rashes that may skin response happens in reaction to the chemicals in these products. People look like acne. can also react to jewelry made from metals like nickel.

Photodermatoses The skin may become red, swollen, and itchy. In some cases, it may become Photodermatoses is an abnormal reaction to sunlight within the skin itself. In very dry and crack, and blisters may even form. people with this condition, the UV rays in sunlight may trigger Photoallergic contact dermatitis happens when the skin is irritated after com- A reaction to sunlight in someone with photodermatoses could cause a rash, ing in contact with something after being exposed to sunlight, usually a prod- blisters, or scaly patches to appear on exposed skin. The reaction gets worse uct like a sunscreen lotion. the longer the sunlight touches the skin.

Allergic contact dermatitis

Skin covered by clothing, a hat, or even hair covers will likely not show symptoms.

Allergic dermatitis happens when a person’s skin comes in contact with something to which they are allergic. An allergy, which isTrusted Source an When to see a doctor immune reaction, can also cause eczema and hives.

While remedies may help soothe irritation and other symptoms of sensitive Common allergens that can cause skin reactions include: skin, the best way for a person to find the source of their skin sensitivity is to see a dermatologist. nickel fragrances Dermatologists can test the skin and check for any potential allergies or unlatex or rubber derlying conditions. Knowing the cause of the symptoms often makes them dyes and coloring easier to treat. chemicals or ingredients in creams or bath and beauty products reactions to certain plants, such as poison ivy, poison oak, or stinging nettle Although it is rare, it is possible for a person to have a severe allergic reaction Symptoms may include: to skincare products and experience anaphylaxis. It is also possible that a rash can be a symptom of some other serious medical condition. People should redness with or without swelling seek emergency medical attention for concerning symptoms, including: rashes or hives dry, flaky skin difficulty breathing, wheezing or gasping for breath, swelling in the face, blisters or cracked, oozing skin tongue, or throat, fever, rash covering the entire body, dizziness or fainting dark, leathery patches of skin blisters, signs of infection in the skin such as pus, a rash that is painful Symptoms may clear up on their own if the person eliminates the offending product. Anyone having difficulty identifying products that are causing their symptoms should see a dermatologist.

Summary

Dry skin

Usually, having sensitive skin is not a sign of a serious skin condition. Some A person with dry skin may also have sensitive skin. The skin tends to be- people are simply more sensitive to products that come into contact with the come more sensitive as it loses the protective moisture and fat that keep the skin. skin from drying out.

In many cases, avoiding harsh chemicals, perfumes, and other irritating inDry skin may be more likely to appear on areas that have exposure to the gredients in skin care products can help ease symptoms and keep them away. elements, such as the hands, face, and arms.

Modest home treatments may help soothe rashes or minimize the reactions that people have to these products.

Taking steps to keep moisture in the skin may help keep it from drying out.

Using moisturizing lotions and facial creams daily may help prevent symp- Anyone experiencing persistent or worsening symptoms should see a doctor toms. or dermatologist for testing. There may be an underlying condition or allergy causing the reaction. Doctors may also be able to recommend other treatAfrican Americans may want to take particular care to moisturize their skin, ments. as research shows their skin may be more susceptible to water loss.

Eczema

Eczema, or atopic dermatitis, is a condition that generally causes dry, itchy patches of skin to appear, though symptoms vary from person to person.

Usually, eczema occurs in children, but it can also happen in adults. The most

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My Kitchen

Kenya cuisine recipes | Image courtesy: missnguru

BHAJIA

Ingredients

and cayenne pepper powder

Potatoes, about 200g 1∕4 cup water 1 tablespoon turmeric garlic powder, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1∕3 teaspoon vegetable oil for frying

3. Dip potatoes in batter and fry them once, col them and set aside.

4. When cooled completely, dip them in the batter again and fry them this time with very high heat.

5. Season now and serve

Instructions 1. Like the chips, soak them in ice water for about 20 minutes to reduce starch and make them crunchy.

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My Sports ‘We’ve got a lot work to do’ says Hamilton after scraping solitary point in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix https://www.formula1.com/

Jaws hit the floor at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Saturday evening as Lewis Hamilton failed to make it out of Q1 for the first time since the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix. But after finishing the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix down in P10, Hamilton declared that his Mercedes team had their work cut out to get back in the fight this year.

Hamilton was pessimistic after qualifying – which saw him fail to make Q2 after being pushed out by the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll in Q1, as Hamilton declared his W13 “undrivable” – doubting his chances of being able to stage a recovery drive to the front, as we’ve been accustomed to seeing from the seven-time champ over the years.

And unfortunately that pessimism proved well-founded, as Hamilton could only progress from his P15 grid slot to P10, that climb aided by retirements for Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso – although Hamilton was also hurt by the timing of a pit lane closure caused by the incidents of the latter two drivers.

end, Hamilton replied: “The learnings are there that we are quite a bit off pace-wise, and we’ve got a lot of work to do.”

George Russell at least managed to put the team in the top five on race day, having beaten his illustrious team mate in qualifying by securing sixth on the grid. And Russell said that P5 was the most he could have hoped to achieve on Sunday night in Jeddah.

“P5 was the maximum today,” he said. “We would have loved to have had more but the car actually felt really nice to drive. We know what we are lacking and that’s downforce, but I think we got the car in a really nice window this race.

“I was pushing as hard as I could and that was really cool. It was probably the most physical race I have experienced in Formula 1, which was cool to have the body pushed to the limits. That concentration throughout 50 laps on a street circuit like this, high speed, it was cool. But I want to be doing this fighting for victories, not P5 all by myself.

P5 was ‘maximum’ possible in ‘most physical’ race for George “Personally, I feel like I maximised everything,” said Hamilton Russell at the end of the evening. “I don’t know if we did as a team, but it is what it is. Move on.

“You always want to take the positives from a difficult situation, but we are not here to settle for that,” he added. “We can’t walk “It was a difficult one. I saw Alonso slowing down, it was double away being pleased with that.” yellow flags so I didn’t push to overtake him, then Daniel was stuck in the pit lane so I didn’t know if I could go in [the pits] Mercedes now sit second in the constructors’ standings, just with the car just sitting there. It was just not great. Anyways, it one point ahead of rivals Red Bull, but a full 40 behind Ferrari. is what it is.”

Asked, meanwhile, what the learnings had been from this week-

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