“Give me malaria drug and add a multivitamin or blood tonic to it”. This is a common statement you hear at pharmacies in Nigeria. But from what a family physician told us, this may just …
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Weight Loss Efforts Not Working? This Is Why
Weight loss is not difficult. It requires a good understanding of few things and if your weight loss is not yielding result, this is why. First, you need to know why you are gaining weight …
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Heat: 9 Tips That Will Help You Feel Better
Tola could no longer bear the sight of the rash on her baby’s body, as the heat increases. What started just somewhere around the neck has spread to other parts of her body. The baby …
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Agbalumo: Side Effects And Health Benefits Of African Star Apple
Chrysophyllum albidum, Udara, Agbalumo, and Agwaluma are the names Nigerians call African Star Apple in the south-western, eastern and northern parts respectively. It is a tropical plant and is abundant in Nigeria. Sometimes people avoid …
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Natural Cough Remedy That Works Like Magic
Do you know that with the right cough remedy, you can keep cough away from you and your loved ones? Indeed, there are so many cough remedies that work, but we have focused on the …
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Sex In Marriage: Here Is How To Rekindle The Fire
Sex in marriage is a different thing entirely and only those that are in marriage will know this. When you are married, you must be intentional in making your sex life exciting with the fire …
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VIDEO: Pregnancy Exercises For Hebrew Women Delivery
Do you desire to give birth like the Hebrew women recorded in the bible? Then, this pregnancy exercises are for you. Before you dive in, let me share my experience with you. It gladdens my …
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Okra: 12 Health Benefits Plus Healthy Way To Prepare
“Okra” (Abelmoschus esculentus) is always available in Nigeria and this is one of the gracious foods we are blessed with. You may have been enjoying this soup your own way before now, but have you …
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Do You Taste Raw Flour? See Why You Should Stop
Raw flour (dough) is a necessary ingredient in baking, but it could also be a source of trouble for an individual. People who bake often find it necessary to taste for salt, sugar and other …
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4 Curable Sexually Transmitted Diseases You Should Avoid
Sex is sweet, but when sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) come from it, it becomes a bitter experience. Sexually transmitted diseases often leave an individual with statements of regret. Most times, it is the individual’s fault …
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VIDEO: Best Way To Eat Goron Tula
Do you know there is a way to eat goron tula fruit that will give you better satisfaction and result? First timers are often confused about what to eat and what not to eat. There …
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Vagina Care: Secrets Of Keeping Clean You Don’t Know
Do you think you know how to keep your vagina clean? Reading this article to the end will change your perception about how you have been doing it. Also, it will expose your mind to …
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How Boosting Cervical Mucus Increases Pregnancy Chances
Cervical mucus issues could make a woman have challenges with conception. Doing a few things also, could stimulate a better situation for the hormone that produces the mucus that aids conception. What Is Cervical Mucus? …
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Irregular Menstruation: Health Risk, What To Do
Irregular menstruation is one thing a woman of reproductive age should not pray for. Indeed, a regular menstruation is one of the very things that reassures a lady she still has some eggs. At least, …
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Hernia: All You Should Know
A hernia occurs when a part of an internal organ bulges through a weak area of the muscle that holds it in place. It usually happens in the abdomen, but can also appear in other …
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Goron Tula And Contraceptive: What You Should Know
Goron tula and contraceptive combination could be a source of worry for many women. If you want to know how safe it is to eat goron tula when you have contraceptive implant continue reading. Sadly …
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BMI: How To Know Your BMI And Stick With It
If you don’t know your Body Mass Index (BMI), kindly read this article to the end. When you do, you will know what BMI means, how to calculate it and how it could affect your …
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Iru [Locust Beans]: Here Are Health Benefits You Don’t Know
‘Iru’ or African Locust Beans comes in two colours -black and brown. Definitely, you must be more familiar with the already boiled and fermented iru. This fruit used for spicing up foods in Nigeria has …
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Celery For Ulcer: Why Ulcer Healing Is In This Plant
Have you been battling ulcer hoping it will go away some day? Celery may just be one thing you need. Celery, also known as Apium graveolens L., is an aromatic biennial herb. It is entirely …
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Typhoid Remedies: Causes, Symptoms You Should Know
Typhoid is one of the very common health issues doctors in Nigeria treat. Sometimes, people prefer to use natural remedies that have no side effects. Sometimes, before diagnosis, with some symptoms evident, people suggest to …
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How I Treated Hormonal Imbalance And Gave Birth To ‘Near Twin’
Hormonal imbalance could make a woman go through a lot when it comes to bearing children. In fact, a study says hormonal imbalance plays an important role in primary female infertility. I was there. After …
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Orgasm: How Women Can Get Orgasm Easily
Orgasm is one thing a woman looks forward to each time she engages in sexual intercourse. It is a desire sitting deep in her emotions, but most men do not just take women to orgasm. …
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Easter Holiday: Significance Of 3 Days | How To Make Easter Fun
Easter is here and everyone is in holiday mood. But one thing about Nigerians and Easter holiday is that they just say they are in solemn mood. This is really laughable because it should be …
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Misconceptions About Goron Tula
The quest to have a great sexual satisfaction has triggered a lot of misconceptions about Goron Tula. It is a miracle fruit that can do a lot and we have identified its health benefits. But …
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Teeth Care: See Most Important Reason You Should Brush Twice Daily
How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday? Most of us ignore recommended brushing times per day, because we do not see the need to do so. Dentists recommend brushing twice each day. You …
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Spirulina: 7 Health Benefits Of This Superfood
Arthrospira platensis, popularly referred to as Spirulina, is a uni-cellular microalgae which grows in fresh water. It also grows in salt water, as well as in brackish bodies of water. Also, the green blue algae …
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Probiotics: What They Are, How They Boost Your Health
If you have ever needed something to boost your immune system, probiotics could be your go-to-compound. Probiotics are live microorganisms in fermented foods and cultured milk. Baby foods also contain probiotics in a reasonable amount. …
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Typhoid Fever And Oral Sex: How True?
Typhoid fever is caused by a bacteria, Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. It could come from contaminated food or water. You can also get typhoid through oral or anal sex. Truly, transmission can happen from person …
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Apple Cider Vinegar: 6 Health Benefits And How To Use
When you crush apples, distill and allow them to ferment, what you will get is Apple cider vinegar. Due to this process of making it, Apple cider vinegar contains high levels of acetic acid and …
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Malaria: 6 Effective Natural Malaria Remedies
Do you know there are malaria remedies that can help you stay immune to malaria? Malaria is a beast. This is why it is hard for a Nigerian to see mosquito and let it just …
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Slippery Elm: 4 Health Benefits | How It Treats Heartburn
Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) is a herbal medicine which is an extract from the inner bark of the slippery elm plant. People also refer to the tree as Red Elm or Indian Elm tree. Its …
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Egusi Soup: Health Benefits And Side Effects To Avoid
During the New Yam Festival in Delta State where I am from, we look forward to the Egusi soup. It comes with so much animals (protein) in the soup and the children of the hunters …
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School Resumption: Health Tips For Kids Parents Should Apply
School time is here again. Every parent needs some applicable health tips for kids that helps ensure a child stays healthy through the session. Resumption time is a period many parents await earnestly. Sadly, not …
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Akara [Beans Cake]: Wrong Way To Eat It And Troubles To Avoid
Akara [beans cake] and ogi [ corn papa] are two meal items that people love to combine. They are great as breakfast for persons who love fries. However, there is so much about Akara that …
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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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10 Health Benefits Of Honeydew Melon You Don’t Know
Honeydew melon fruit is one of the fruits in the cucumis melo (muskmelon) family. At least 30 species of this fruit family are in Africa. Not many persons are aware that this yellow fruit is …
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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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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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Antibiotics After Sex: Benefits, Risks, Best Practice
Have you every taken antibiotics after sex? It is most likely you did out of fear of getting an infection. It is one thing to have sexual intercourse and it is another to walk free …
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