HOLISTIC HEALTH -BODY-MIND and SOUL
WHISKY ON MY BREATH, BREAKING EVEN Life as we know it is short and filled with so many intricacies that we often try to find a way out of the difficult puzzle that it is. I know that you have been trying to stay calm amidst all the challenges that life brings your way, and […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CYSTIC FIBROSIS For many years now, the battle about lung infections is yet to be won. Never has research been so promising to millions of parent’s world over whom, more than half a century ago could not understand why so many children died out of breathing problems before reaching […]
AM I EATING RIGHT? WHAT A “PERFECT” DIET PLAN WOULD LOOK LIKE Where I grew up, it was mother who cooked most of the times, before any one of us was old enough to take up the roles to preparing meals, and years went by until there was a duty Rota. What surprised us was […]
DEMYSTIFYING SLEEP PARALYSIS Too much often, different people come to me with eerie stories of being gagged at night while sleeping. They describe an intense sensation of blood-curdling fear, of nondescript creatures that strangle them to near death experiences. They cannot speak or breathe, and usually feel completely helpless. Have you ever had such an […]
A REVIEW OF ACTIVE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN WAKE OF EASING UP LOCKDOWN There is so much that we have tried to do to learn the evolving phases of COVID-19, and now that our efforts are apparently gaining traction, there is need to open up our economies. Efforts to contain the spread of novel COVID-19 have […]
A NOVEL GUIDE TO SIX MOST CHILDHOOD ACCIDENTS AND HOW TO PREVENT THEM The only evidence of life is growth. Almost every one of us remembers our childhood with nostalgia, and wishes that we could unwind the hands of time and bring it back. It is so because our formative years were filled with thrill […]
CRYPTORCHIDISM, A CASE OF UNDESCENDED TESTICLES I attended an obstetrics seminar last fall and got really thrilled by the many number of first time mothers who so much wanted to know about what to expect when their babies would be delivered. Most were really anxious to know how long they were supposed to breastfeed having […]
A FEW SNIPPETS ON UNDERSTANDING TYPE 2 DIABETES Diabetes is a disease that affects your body’s ability to produce or use insulin. Insulin is a hormone. When your body turns the food you eat into energy (also called sugar or glucose), insulin is released to help transport this energy to the cells. Whether you’ve been […]
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE What are antibiotics, antibiotic resistance? Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines. Antibiotic resistance Also known as antimicrobial resistance, it refers to the resistance of a microbe to a medication that used to be an effective […]
GASTROENTOLOGY, RELIEVING THE TENSION THAT IS CONSTIPATION How often do you empty your bowels? That question, as nauseating as it sounds means that all is not well especially if you do not empty your bowels at least three times a week. It is a common digestive system to have constipation and shy away from telling […]