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The DASH Diet for a Nigerian Audience

The DASH Diet for a Nigerian Audience

The DASH diet is more than the average weight loss diet or regimen. It is a healthy lifestyle that is designed to improve your health, fight high blood pressure , lower cholesterol levels, and slow the progression of kidney disease and diabetes....

High Blood Pressure Redefined for the First Time in 14 Years

High Blood Pressure Redefined for the First Time in 14 Years

The new guidelines for high blood pressure was recently published by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). According to the first comprehensive new high blood pressure guidelines in 14 years, high blood pressure should be...

Monkeypox: Everything You Need To Know

Monkeypox: Everything You Need To Know

Monkeypox History The disease was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research, hence the name ‘monkeypox.’ The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970...

Alcohol and Cholesterol

Alcohol and Cholesterol

How Alcohol Affects Cholesterol   According to the market research group, Global Data, Nigeria is the world’s leading alcohol drinking country in Africa. Among the disadvantages of excess alcohol consumption, there is unsurprisingly a negative impact on...

How Can I Live a Healthier, Longer Life Despite Heart Disease?

How Can I Live a Healthier, Longer Life Despite Heart Disease?

Perhaps you have a heart disease, perhaps you don’t, perhaps a close relative or a friend does – don’t panic. Anyone can live a healthier, longer life despite heart disease. How? Don’t worry, I’ll get there. Before I do, it is important to note that, unfortunately,...

Message for 7-12 year olds: Be ACTIVE, Love Your HEART!

Message for 7-12 year olds: Be ACTIVE, Love Your HEART!

It is important to encourage our kids to maintain a good amount of physcial activity, which is one of the most important factors for developing a healthy heart. There are lots of different ways of being physically active, some which are obvious such as playing...

Keeping Your Child’s Heart Healthy

Keeping Your Child’s Heart Healthy

Many love to believe that our youngsters (adolescents and teenagers) are mostly prone to diseases such as chicken pox and malaria, and not the ‘adult’ diseases such as cardiovascular disease. Unfortunately, this is wrong…very wrong. Children are, indeed, vulnerable to...

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