Some persons experience different side effects of castor seed when they use it as contraceptive. Amidst these side effects, castor seed is increasingly becoming a household seed, as it helps families plan well and space …
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Street Foods: Important Information Before You Eat Them | Benefits And Risks
Walking-by some street foods’ vendors is so tempting. The aroma from the fries just harasses your sense of smell and makes you think of stopping more than going forward. Often times, you stop to buy …
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2 Sleep Patterns That Increase An Adult’s Stroke Risk By 85%
Sleep is an interesting thing to the extent that if you consistently deprive yourself of it, it could lead to stroke or eventual death. Few days ago, The Sun reported that an 18-year-old gamer died …
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Depression: Triggers, Causes And How To Overcome It
Did you know that an individual could be having a mood disorder and will not know it is depression? Indeed, depressive feelings could drag a person down the road of sorrow until suicide attempts come …
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11 Nasty Things That Could Happen If You Don’t Know Your BMI
You could think knowing your BMI (Body Mass Index) is a thing to overlook. But those who have walked the road of ignoring this amazing health marker, will tell you; ” hey! do your best …
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Fonio [Acha]: This Happens To Our Body When We Eat It
Fonio is a popular food in West Africa and it is common in Nigeria among the Hausa and Igbo tribes. It is a food that people prepare in different ways and we will share some …
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How To Lose Weight Still Eating Foods You Love
If you have been battling with food adjustment, just because you want to lose weight, this is for you. Truly, the habits that you have around your food is not something that you can throw …
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Type-2 Diabetes Is Reversible: True Or False?
Type-2 diabetes (T2D) is a condition that is long considered as an incurable chronic disease. It is a condition that leaves a patient with too much sugar in the blood. A 2017 estimate says there …
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8 Sure Ways To Add Exercise To Your Daily Routine
It is amazing how easy it is to add exercise to your daily routine. To you, it may seem hard, but the difficulty in your mind is as a result of your mindset. There is …
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See How Many Calories You Should Eat Per Day
How many calories do I need to eat to maintain a healthy weight and stay in shape? This is a common question people ask, especially when they are now aware that knowing their calories count …
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Okra For Diabetics: How To Use | Great Positive Result
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is increasingly gaining popularity for its amazing benefits for diabetics. It is a tropical vegetable that is rich in carbohydrates, fibers, proteins and natural antioxidants. Okra is a popular vegetable in Nigeria …
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What To Do If You Are Purging Or Having Stomach Upset [Diarrhea]
“Driver, please pull over,” a passenger in a commercial bus I was in, begged. “I am about to poo…. I am purging,” he screamed. We were heading for work that early morning when this sudden …
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Throat Cancer: Causes, Symptoms And Risk Factors
Throat cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the throat (pharynx) or voice box (larynx). Your throat is a muscular tube that begins behind your nose and ends in your neck. Experts say …
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Omi Ogi (Pap Water): Amazing Things About Claims It Is Medicinal
Often times, people who prepare herbal alternative medicine recommend that you use Omi Ogi (pap water) in preparing it. There is a wide belief that Omi Ogi is medicinal and powers up the herbs to …
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Coconut Water: Is It Good For Children? See Health Benefits
“Children do not drink coconut water!” This is one statement that is popular in some African communities. Often, people who peddle this statement claim that if affects a child’s brain and make them dull. In …
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Home Made Baby Food That Aids Baby’s Development
As a mum, making that choice of baby food for your baby after 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding could be a difficult one. Some babies will not eat the regular baby food and that becomes …
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Menstruation Without Ovulation: How Possible? Causes, Treatment
Menstruation is one thing that most women look at to say they are ovulating. But is it possible for menstruation to happen without ovulation? Studies say it is possible and there is a reason for …
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Avocado Seed: 8 Amazing Health Benefits You Should Know
Avocado seed is increasingly gaining popularity because of the health benefits it offers. You may have thrown the seed of an avocado away several times. But studies are showing there is need for you to …
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Ginger Vs Lemon Cold Remedy (Right Way To Prepare), Side Effects
Ginger and lemon are very available in Nigeria and each of them is a good cold remedy. You can easily find them in any market where you find people who sell vegetables and fruits. If …
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Am I Ovulating? Here Is How To Know
Not being sure whether you are ovulating or not is a big issue. For every woman who wants to conceive, ovulation is very important. If you are not ovulating, it is not possible to get …
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How To Reverse High Blood Pressure And Keep It Down
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a disease that develops when blood flows through your arteries at higher-than-normal pressures. Sadly not vary many people know the meaning of the figures doctors look at …
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This BMI Chart Will Tell You If Your Current Weight Is Healthy
Knowing your ideal weight is a good thing because it could save you from some chronic diseases. With a Body Mass Index chart (BMI Chart), you will be able to know if your current weight …
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Plantain [Dodo]: A Good Option If You Have To Fry
Plantain is a great food and almost every Nigerian loves fried plantain, the one we all call ‘dodo’. It is not recommended that you fry your plantain, but if you have to fry it choose …
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Best Way To Eat Vegetables: Raw Or Cooked? Find Out
What is the best way to eat vegetables? You may have heard that cooking reduces the nutrient in foods. But when it comes to vegetables, different arguments come up. From the chances of eating infected …
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2 Reasons Your Goron Tula Does Not Produce Slimy Juice
Is your goron tula lacking that very slimy juice that makes it what it is? There is a reasons this juice is missing. Unfortunately, a fruit without slimy juice may be part of the ones …
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Food Label: How To Read And Understand It
Do you read food labels? Do you just collect food items from food shelfs and throw them in your basket or cart without reading the label? During one school protest in one popular tertiary instituion …
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Turmeric Tea: Great Health Benefits And How To Prepare It
Turmeric tea is one of the healthiest drinks that you can have. Turmeric plant (Curcuma longa) in the ginger family is native to Southeast Asia. It is also grown commercially in that region, primarily in …
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Foods In Nigeria That Improve Your Liver Function
The liver is an essential organ that has many functions in your body. Some of these functions are making proteins and blood clotting factors and manufacturing triglyceride. Others are production of cholesterol, glycogen synthesis, and …
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Bitter Melon As Natural Remedy For Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection globally. It is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This virus attacks and injures the liver. Basically, the word “hepatitis” actually means “inflammation” of the …
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Common Symptoms Of Stress To Watch Out For
Sometimes, people overlook the symptoms of stress and carry on like all is well. They could have some signs for a day or two, but they often beat the body to shape with some pain …
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2 Reliable Natural Ways To Increase Buttocks, Get Wider Hips
Women with great buttocks and hips often steal the show when they walk with others who don’t have such features. It is not their making. It is just that what men see moves them first …
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9 Ways To Raise Healthy Kids
Raising healthy kids in our time is gradually becoming a little difficult. Your child could come back from school and begin to make demands for some unhealthy drinks. It brings sadness to parents, because it compromises …
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Heart Disease: How To Keep Your Child Safe
Heart disease is one condition that parents should help their children ward off. Especially because it is like a thief of the night that comes when no one expects. Indeed, the issues of the heart …
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Avocado: Nutrients That Aid Conception, Foetus Development
Do you like avocado? If you don’t, please, find a place in your heart to accommodate this amazing fruit. It is a blessing to everyone, most especially women Trying To Conceive. The avocado is a …
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10 Health Issues Ajwain Seed Can Treat And How To Use It
If it is your desire to live healthy and strong, Ajwain seeds should be part of your diet. Unfortunately, not everyone knows about Ajwain (Carum copticum L). Indeed, it is one of the amazing plants …
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Unripe Banana And Stomach Ulcer: Why It Works
Unripe banana could just be the remedy you need if you have stomach ulcer. Really, if you want to escape from the discomfort that comes with stomach ulcer which makes life unbearable, you should try …
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Death While Sleeping: Causes And Risk Factors
Death while sleeping is one news that filters in once in a while in different parts of the world. For some persons, this kind of death is a peaceful one. But truly, no one loves …
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Salt And Weight Gain: See Why You Should Watch It
Do you wonder if there is a relationship between your intake of salt and weight gain? There is so much about salt (sodium) that you really do not know. One of them is how it …
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World Malaria Day: 25 More Countries May No Longer Have Malaria Soon
It is World Malaria Day and the World Health Organisation (WHO) says it plans to end malaria transmission in 25 more countries by 2025. Apparently, this will mark an end to the pains and anguish, …
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Ewedu: What Yorubas Saw That You Are Not Seeing
Have you seen that green slimy soup, Ewedu (Corchorus spp.), in the plate of a Yoruba person? One thing with the soup is the way it is cooked and mashed with a broom. Although, these …
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