Our Medical Blog
Managing Type-2 Diabetes Risk
Diabetes is a chronic disease that increases your risk for heart attack, stroke, and kidney, eye, and nerve damage. Although food doesn’t cause diabetes, selecting nutritious foods and controlling your portion sizes can help you manage the disease. A registered...
10 Things to know before trying the Dash Diet
The Dash Diet for a Nigerian AudienceThe 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...
HOW TO DETECT A HEART ATTACK & WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Your body can be strange at times. Particularly as you get older. Aches and aches, as well as periodic episodes of exhaustion, may come and go, and you may not be concerned because 'it's just part of getting older.' However, some aches and symptoms should not be...
What Is a Dangerous Blood Sugar Level?
Living with diabetes is like walking on a tightrope, as anyone who has it knows. It's a never-ending balancing act to stay in range without too many high (hyperglycemic) or low (hypoglycemic) blood sugars. What does it mean to have a healthy blood sugar level? A...
Can Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Lead to Chronic Kidney Disease: And What to Do About It
It's important to know whether diabetes and high blood pressure can cause long-term kidney disease. There are two main jobs that the kidneys do: They filter extra fluid and waste out of the blood, and they do both of these jobs very well when they work well. People...
How to Prevent a Second Heart Attack in 8 Easy Steps
Using these 8 tips, you can lessen the chance of having another heart attack. A heart attack is more likely to happen to someone who has already had one. Taking charge of your own heart and blood vessel health, on the other hand, can cut your chances of having a...
Suspect You Have Sleep Apnea: What’s Next?
Sleep is an important part of everyone’s life. Your body needs to rest and reset so you can remain focused during the day and prevent a range of health problems. Unfortunately, many people don’t get the recommended hours of sleep because of sleep apnea, insomnia, and...
7 Common Sleep Myths That Can Hurt Your Sleep Debunked
There are a lot of sleep myths out there and you must have heard, right? A lot of these made has made its way into the minds of people especially with our access to more sleep information than ever before. Today we know a great deal about how sleep works, the benefits...
Environmental Factors linked to high blood pressure and How to avoid them
Have you ever wondered why high blood pressure is called a Silent Killer, because it is and you have every right to be concerned if your blood pressure is high. Although high blood pressure typically doesn’t cause symptoms, it has a devastating effect on our health....