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DIABETES AND RICE INTAKE:THE RISK? Diabetes, a result of high blood sugar, is one of the leading cause of death worldwide.  Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. It is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the one produced. Today 415 Million people worldwide are living with diabetes.It is estimated that in 2040 more than half a billion will have diabetes. Many people have pointed out the correlation between rice consumption and diabetes,and alot more have given up rice intake for health reasons. Let's, see the comparison between rice and sugar and get back to the subject matter shall we? Cooked rice is far more nutritious than sugar, and it is also much lower in carbohydrates and calories. An image of cooked rice in a bowl Raw rice is a high-calorie, high-carbohydrate food. 100 grams of raw rice contains 70 grams of carbohydrates and 34...

HONEY CONSUMPTION FOR GOUT PATIENTS. Gout is a painful form of arthritis characterized by severe pain, redness, and tenderness in the joints. Pain and inflammation occur when too much uric acid crystallises and deposits in the joints. It is an inflammatory condition caused by a buildup of uric acid in the blood (hyperuricemia). It is also the most common type of inflammatory arthritis, with over 7.44 million cases of gout estimated around the world in 2017. RISK FACTORS INCLUDE: 1.Obesity 2.High blood pressure and/or diabetes 3.Close relatives suffering from gout . 4.kidney problems 5.Eating foods that cause uric acid buildup, such as red meat, offal, and seafood. 6.Consuming excessive amounts of beer or spirits  7.Sugary drinks, sweets, and high fructose corn syrup-generally sweet stuff-are at the top of the list of foods that cause gout. As a result of the last risk factor mentioned, the question is whether honey consumption should be encouraged in gout patients? First of all, we...

WHAT IS THE BEST DIET TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL AND LOSE WEIGHT? According to research studies, eating a Mediterranean diet can help you to lower various risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including cholesterol levels.  This diet mainly includes a lot of vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, olive oil, whole grain products, fish, and poultry. Reduce consumption of processed foods, which are high in trans fat, which in turn contribute to the high serum cholesterol levels. A change in diet may just be able to; clean out the plaque buildup in your arteries, drop your cholesterol to a healthy and balanced level, and enhance your physical and psychological energy to levels you did not think possible. An example is Oatmeal which contains soluble fiber, which reduces your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol.  Fiber reduces cholesterol levels and is attributed to soluble fiber’s ability to chelate cholesterol in the lumen of the small intestine leading to r...

HOW LONG DOES TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL, THC LAST IN THE BODY? Tetrahydrocannabinol is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis and one of at least 113 total cannabinoids identified on the plant.THC is the main psychoactive compound in marijuana. It's what makes people feel "high."  THC and its metabolites are stored in body fat before finally clearing out through the kidneys.  For someone who has used it daily for so long, your body will be completely saturated with the stuff for some time after quitting.  At 83 days, you're pretty much right on the edge of having it out of your system but just aren't quite there yet.  One-time use will usually stay in your system for 5-8 days. If you use cannabis 2-4 times per week and then stop, you'll test positive for 11-18 days. Long-time heavy users should expect positive results for at least 90 days after cessation and even up to 120 days for those who are larger or with a slow metabolism.  HOW TO REDUCE THC IN TH...

Honey Nutrition Facts &  Health Benefits The sugar we all are accustomed to is produced in two principal ways, from beet or cane. In production sugar is extracted and refined, before consumption. Sugar is primarily made of sucrose. Honey, on the other hand,  is made by bees using the nectar of flowering plants and stored in combs until when collected for use. Honey is primarily made up of  Fructose, followed by glucose and sucrose. The sweet taste of honey is attributed to its higher fructose content, and fructose is known to be sweeter than glucose or sucrose. From the above  explanation, we see that honey is sugar (contains sucrose), but it's sweeter, safer to use and it isn't inflammatory.  In addition to its use as a natural sweetener, honey is used as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial agent. People commonly use honey orally to treat coughs and topically to treat burns and promote wound healing. On the other hand,sugar is indeed inflamm...

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDREN BORN FROM PARENTS WHO ARE BOTH IDENTICAL TWINS. This write up is inspired by the true life story of the salyers twins (identical) who surprisingly got married to another pair of identical twins–Briana and Brittany. The twins after marriage, would then go in to live under the same roof and give birth to babies who doctors described as having– similar genetic make-up. Although the babies are from two different fathers and two different mothers, they are only respectively cousins. Genetically speaking, Briana and Brittany’s children, current or future - as long as they remain with their spouses - will always be full biological siblings to each other even though they would have different parents. This is so because in the case of identical twins,one sperm fertilizes one ova/egg and then the fertilized ovum splits and two individuals are born–yet they are genetically alike in every way. This also means that if such persons that are ge...

CAN A MAN BECOME PREGNANT, CARRY, AND GIVE BIRTH TO A BABY? The truth is, as a man you can only become a good father but not a mother. The male body is not designed for pregnancy purposes. For individuals that are having a hard time getting pregnant and wish to find out exactly how to reverse infertility and get pregnant quickly and safely without medications, without dangerous surgery, without any typical Infertility therapies, and without any side effects, you should schedule an appointment with your doctor or a fertility specialist for best results. As you can see in the picture, you do not possess all the necessary equipment (ovary, uterus, and vagina) whereas a female body has all of that. ©️ PUBLIC HEALTH ORBITAL

IS IT POSSIBLE FOR A WOMAN TO GET PREGNANT WHILE ALREADY PREGNANT? The answer is YES! It is a phenomenon known as superfetation–in which a new pregnancy occurs during an initial pregnancy within days or weeks after the first one, according to Healthline. It is an extremely rare phenomenon that occurs when the body releases a second egg even though an embryo has already been implanted in the uterus. This second egg is then fertilized and implants, leading to a second, simultaneous pregnancy.  The result is two separate pregnancies happening at the same time. It's such a rare occurrence that medical experts have only been able to identify a few confirmed cases of superfetation in pregnant women this is because normally, a pregnant woman's ovaries temporarily stop releasing eggs(ovulation). So, while yes, you could get pregnant while you're already pregnant, it's probably not something to worry about. To have a double pregnancy, you’d have to either ovulate while pregnant ...

MONKEYPOX DISEASE: SOURCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PREVENTION 1.ORIGIN OF MONKEY POX: IS IT A VIRUS, BACTERIA, FUNGI? WHERE WAS IT FIRST DETECTED? 2.THE PATHOGEN: MONKEYPOX VIRUS. WHAT IS THE VIRUS'S NATURAL HOST? IS MONKEYPOX DISEASE TRANSMISSIBLE? IF YES, HOW IS IT SPREAD? 3.OUTBREAKS IN RECENT TIMES. EPIDEMIOLOGY, SOURCES OF INFECTION AND TRANSMISSION PATTERNS 4.TRANSMISSION, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, DIAGNOSIS. 5.WAY FORWARD? THERAPEUTICS AND VACCINATION. STRATEGIES TO ENSURE PREVENTION. Study proper: WHAT IS MONKEYPOX, IT A VIRUS, BACTERIA, FUNGI? Monkeypox virus is an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus that belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family.Monkeypox virus (MPXV) causes monkeypox. Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from animals) with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe. WHERE WAS MONKEYPOX FIRST DETECTED? Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958,at a facility in Copenhagen, D...

What problem could one encounter while consuming livestock? First, antibiotics are used to prevent,treat and control bacterial infections in livestock. Just like humans, animals can contract infections, such as pneumonia. As a case study,Pork is the world's second most consumed meat, accounting for roughly 35% of total meat consumption. China, the United States, and the European Union are the world's largest pork producers, accounting for roughly 80% of total pork production. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that pork had significantly higher levels of antibiotics than chicken, beef, and lamb. https://bringsconserve.com/qp970858?key=0b6d33fbbd24ee17ba922b2bfaf034ef  Antibiotics are used in the breeding process primarily because they reduce disease and mortality in pigs while also rapidly increasing pig weight. In the United States, roughly 27.1 percent of Medically important antibiotics are used in the pig industry, and...

IMPORTANT TIPS FOR MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH I'll say it again: why look for something good when you can have something better? Why take antihypertensive medications when you can maintain a healthy weight, be physically active, avoid smoking, limit the amount of alcohol you consume, and get enough sleep? I mean, Why deal with sexually transmitted infection (STI) medications when you can avoid having sex with random strangers? Know your partner's status and, if necessary, use condoms or, at the very least, abstain! The truth is that prevention is better than cure, and some of the diseases that are threatening the populace today can be avoided to some extent. BELOW ARE A FEW TIPS TO ENSURE YOUR CONTINUED HEALTH 1. Eat healthy meals and Vegetables and cut out the junk. 2. Exercise regularly and quit sedentary living. 3. Quit excessive smoking, vaping, and alcohol intake. 4. check your blood sugar level and blood pressure at regular intervals. 5.   Consume less salt and sugar also,...

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT USING A CONDOM You should be aware of these dos and don'ts on how to use a condom during sex. 1.Hold the condom tip between your finger and thumb to ensure it's on correctly and there's no air trapped inside (the condom may split if the air is trapped inside). Put the condom over your penis. Roll the condom down the length of your erect penis while squeezing the tip of the condom. 2.You should be aware that when putting on a condom, it is critical to squeeze the tip to remove any air. Otherwise, the condom will likely break. 3.It is a good idea to use lubricant, but make sure it is water-based (such as K.Y. Jelly or Durex Play). Other products, particularly those that aren't intended for sex, such as Vaseline, are often oil-based and can eat into condoms, causing them to break. 4.It is critical to use the correct sized condom. Too big and it will slip off, too small and it will tear. Condoms come in a variety of sizes, so you should be ab...

HOW TO CLEAN YOUR EARS; AND HOW NOT TO Use of cotton buds on the ears Should be discouraged If your problem isn’t serious, but you do feel like you have too much earwax buildup, you can gently clean the outside of your ears.  It could be as simple as using a washcloth. You also can try putting a few drops of baby oil, hydrogen peroxide, mineral oil, or glycerin in your ear to soften the wax. Or you can use an over-the-counter wax removal kit. Besides cotton swabs or any other small or pointy objects, don't use ear candles to clean your ears.  Studies show they’re not effective and they can even cause injury.  The reason we feel tempted to clean our ears is because of a substance called cerumen, commonly referred to as earwax. It is natural for your body to produce it, and it protects and lubricates your ears. Your ears would be itchy and dry if you didn't have earwax. The cerumen even has antibacterial properties, which means your ears will clean themselves. Earwax acts a...

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR VAGINA: AND WHAT NOT TO DO To begin, it's important to recognize that the vagina is a self-cleaning organ that does not require special cleaning products. It doesn't even require any cleaning products! Using douches or similar products to clean the vagina can cause inflammation and change the pH of the vagina. Douching is one of these ostensibly cleaning activities. Douching is the process of cleaning or washing out the vagina with water or a combination of other fluids such as H2O plus vinegar, baking soda, or iodine. If there is a bad vaginal odor, possibly due to an infection, the douching will only mask the smell and the underlying problem will remain. A complex colony of beneficial bacteria and other microbes helps keep the vagina healthy. Washing, especially with harsh soaps or douches, can throw the vaginal pH out of balance, increasing the risk of infections and unpleasant odors. Washing, particularly with harsh soaps or douches, can destabilize the...

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER A DISABILITY OR A DIFFERENT ABILITY? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and impacts the nervous system. It is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave. Autism is a complex disorder of brain development that affects your child's ability to communicate, play and learn. Autism spectrum disorder usually begins early in childhood and lasts throughout a person's life. Autism spectrum disorder is a group of developmental disorders. People with Autism spectrum disorder have social, communication, and behavioral difficulties. There are many types of autism spectrum disorder.  The most commonly known are autistic disorder and Asperger syndrome.  Autism is more common in children born prematurely. Studies suggest that ASD could be a result of disruptions in normal brain growth very early in development. These disrup...

PROVEN REMEDIES TO HELP YOU GET RID OF ACNE AND PIMPLES A majority of us have either battled with or are currently battling with acne. According to the college of medicine, at the University of Ibadan, more than 1.5 million cases per year are recorded in Nigeria. Picture of a lady suffering from acne Women are always looking for the best way to get rid of pimples and acne. It's not easy to have to cover up your face with makeup every day. Some women like to make their natural remedies to deal with this problem. Hey, going through puberty is a tough time. Pimples are what most teens face in their adolescence. Do you want to know how to clear pimples without scarring? This article is just for you. Acne occurs when the pores of your skin become blocked with oil, dead skin, or bacteria. Each pore of your skin opens to a follicle. The follicle is made up of hair and a sebaceous (oil) gland. The oil gland releases sebum (oil), which travels up the hair, out of the pore, and onto your ski...

PHAGE THERAPY; A RENEWED APPROACH TO COMBAT ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE Antimicrobial resistance as discussed in earlier write-ups is the situation where bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness, and death. Picture of a bacteriophage attaching to bacteria cell. As a subset; Antibiotic resistance refers to bacteria resisting antibiotics.  Penicillin, the wonder drug of the early nineties (developed from P. rubens in 1928 by Alexander Fleming), quickly earned worldwide applause following its use in treating infections from injuries sustained in battle during the second world war. It was said that infections had killed more soldiers at war than battle injuries. The discovery of penicillin decreased the death rate from bacterial pneumonia in soldiers from 18% to 1%.  Then over the years–and of course–people turned to this 'miracle drug' as a...

METHAMPHETAMINE USE IN NIGERIA Methamphetamine use (abuse) by youths is fast becoming a trend in Nigeria with most bars and joints having "special corners" where addicts can indulge their cravings without fear of Clampdown by law enforcers. According to a study released by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)–abusers are predominantly youths between the ages of 18–26. A 2018 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report estimated that 89,000 Nigerians were taking meth. Addicts can take methamphetamine by smoking, swallowing, snorting, or injecting the powder that has been dissolved in water or alcohol. Methamphetamine among people of the South East is called 'Nkpurummiri'—which loosely translates to "drops of water" owing to its crystal-like looks hence the name. WHAT IS METHAMPHETAMINE (NKPURU MMIRI, CRYSTAL METH, ICE)? Methamphetamine is used legally as part of a treatment program to contro...

COULD THIS BE A CURE FOR CANCERS? DOSTARLIMAB CURES ALL PATIENTS IN DRUG TRIAL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER A cancer cell about to split Recent reports have it that for the first time in history, a drug under testing has managed to completely remove every trace of cancer in patients partaking in the drug trial. The course of therapy was estimated to be six months long, involving a total of 18 patients, all diagnosed with rectal cancer and by the end of the program every one of them, on testing, had no trace of rectal cancer in them. After six months or more of follow-up, the patients continued to show no signs of cancer — without the need for the standard treatments of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy — and cancer has not returned in any of the patients, who have now been cancer-free for a range of six to 25 months after the trial ended. This is truly remarkable feet and applauds are raining down on researchers at the Memorial  Sloan  Kettering Cancer Center where the research ...

MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION AND YOUR HEALTH MICROPLASTIC particles have been detected in human blood for the first time, with scientists finding the tiny particles in almost 80% of the people tested. The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs.  A new lab study suggests that microscopic bits of plastic have most likely taken up residence in all of the major filtering organs in your body. Researchers found evidence of plastic contamination in tissue samples taken from the lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys of donated human cadavers. WHAT ARE MICROPLASTICS? Microplastics are very small (generally less than 5 millimeters in size) plastic particles that can originate from a variety of sources, such as ingredients in cigarette filters, textile fibers and cleaning or personal care products, and dust from car and truck tires, as well as from larger plastic products broken down by the effects of the sun, wind and ocean waves. Due to their small size and m...

HEALTH BENEFITS OF REGULAR WATER INTAKE What if i told you proper intake of water is the answer to most of your health issues? Hilarious right? Well... Water as we know makes up about seventy percentage (70%) of the human body. I mean, your muscles are 75% water; your blood is 82% water; your lungs are 90% water; your brain is 76% water; even your bones are 25% water. Water is in fact a class of food! Water helps dissolve minerals and nutrients, making them more accessible to the body. It also helps remove waste products. Adequate intake of  water helps in carrying nutrients and oxygen to your cells. flushing bacteria from your bladder. aiding digestion. preventing constipation. 1. It helps create saliva. 2. It regulates your body temperature. 3. It protects your tissues, spinal cord, and joints. 4. It helps excrete waste through sweat and urine Drinking more fluids, especially water, may help prevent bladder stones because water dilutes the concentration of minerals in your bladde...

CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE VS HERBAL MEDICINE(AGBO) For starters, let's understand that the beginnings of pharmacy are ancient. There were times when apothecaries expressed juice from a succulent leaf to apply to a wound, gathered roots, and barks, and made infusions and concoctions out of them. In the Greek legend, Asclepius, the god of the healing art, delegated to Hygiea the duty of compounding his remedies. She was his apothecary or pharmacist. It was said that she came to the temple of Asclepius at night carrying a bowl of healing leaves and a magical serpent whose bite brought relief to sick folks who prayed there. As time passed, apothecaries and gatherers of herbs realized that plants contained components that could heal as well as other components that were not useful for the intended disease or were harmful altogether. Also, it was realized that some poisonous plants that were avoided due to their toxicities had useful components that would change the practice of pharmacy and ...