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NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF COCOYAM
- June 6, 2018
- Posted by: Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke
- Category: Health tips
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What is cocoyam? Cocoyam is a perennials plant that belongs to the Araceae family. Cocoyam is grown for their roots which are edible. The fact about cocoyam is that all its parts are edible. Cocoyam grown as food crops belong to the genus Colocasia or the genus Xanthosoma. Usually it consists of a big corm
Cuсumbеr Juісе
- June 4, 2018
- Posted by: Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke
- Category: Health
Bеnеfіtѕ of Cuсumbеr Juісе We will mention most of the benefits of Cucumber juice in this article. Cuсumbеr juісе is еxtrеmеlу useful fоr many health related issues. Many people uѕе іt аѕ a source оf rеlіеvіng their еуеѕ and rеvіvіng thеіr ѕkіn. This іѕ роѕѕіblе because cucumber hаѕ a hіgh аmоunt of роtаѕѕіum in іt.
Private Practice in Nigeria
- June 2, 2018
- Posted by: Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke
- Category: Health
Private Practice and Law Should Government Doctors Be Allowed To Do Private Practice? This is a very common question. There is no law in Nigeria stopping doctors in public hospitals from private practice. So, doctors in public hospitals are free to own and run private hospitals. There are little number of government-owned hospitals in Nigeria.
Key Ways To Control BP
- May 30, 2018
- Posted by: Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke
- Category: Health tips
Pulse is the power at which blood pumps from the heart to your body. A normal blood pressure is under 120/80 mmHg. Is there any way to deal with your high blood pressure (BP) without depending the solutions? Indeed, a basic piece of overseeing high BP is a sound way of life. These are 5
Fake drugs and Impact on the Society
- May 27, 2018
- Posted by: Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke
- Category: Health
What is in Fake Drug? Fake drug is a substance packaged or marketed in a deceptive manner. In most cases they look like actual medications or packaged to mimic the original item. There are tablets, capsules, liquids, etc. It is also called Counterfeit medicine. The cost of pharmaceuticals can be incredible. It often leads patients
Healthy Ramadan
- May 21, 2018
- Posted by: Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke
- Category: Health
The holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and a time when many Muslims across the world fast during daylight hours for 29-30 days. The Islamic calendar is lunar and so Ramadan falls at a slightly earlier time in the year each year. Muslims taking part in Ramadan do not
How much do you Earn? vs. Are you Satisfied?
- May 16, 2018
- Posted by: Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke
- Category: Inspiration
How much do you earn? How much do you earn? A strange question one I suppose. Well this put to me by a Family Health Assistant whilst a patient was being recovered in my working place. According to her, the motive for asking such was to know if it was worth the stress doing my
INFERTILITY PART I: WOMEN
- May 9, 2018
- Posted by: Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke
- Category: Diseases and Conditions
Dr. Odey When Mrs. Abc (name withheld) went to see Dr. Odey, a gynaecologist with experience in Infertility, she said to herself: “let me try my luck once again”. For seven years she has been tagged barren by her community and had seen various doctors. “You have to trust me and be patient” were the
INFERTILITY PART II: MEN
- May 9, 2018
- Posted by: Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke
- Category: Uncategorized
What you need to know In PART I we defined Infertility as failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse (World Health Organization, WHO). The average infertility in Africa is aproximately 10.1 percent (32% in some countries). Most of the causes are preventable or treatable. In many
Massage and High Blood Pressure
- May 7, 2018
- Posted by: Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke
- Category: Health
Most of the time when tackling health issues naturally, the healing requires some sacrifice or pain. You may have to give up some foods you love, or exercise more than you would like to. One method, however, proven by a new study from the University of Medical Sciences in Iran, and published in the International