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Ending Gender Based Violence

Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA) are serious Public Health problems that should be condemned with all seriousness and women especially empowered mentally and economically to liberate us from these unfortunate occurrences In addition to empowering women…

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Why Your Blood Pressure Matters

Heart diseases commonly manifest as hypertension/high blood pressure (i.e, when there is persistent rise of pressure in the blood vessels). The heart pumps blood to all parts of the body through blood vessels, hence the higher the pressure in the…

Health Effects of Smoking

Friends let’s look at the HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING. Do you know that within 10 seconds of a first puff, the poisonous chemicals in tobacco smoke enters the LUNGS and spread through the BLOOD to the BRAIN, HEART, KIDNEYS, LIVER…

Why You Must Eat High Fiber Foods

Friends let’s look at HEALTH BENEFITS OF EATING HIGH FIBER FOODS. High fiber foods are WHOLE, UNPROCESSED, PLANT-BASED FOODS Examples of HIGH FIBER FOODS are; Whole grains (eg; Brown rice, Wheat, Oatmeal, Millet, Corn), Vegetables, Fruits, Beans, Potatoes, Nuts and…