“Eat your carrots” My mother would coax me whenever I left a piece of carrots on my plate, “they are good for your eyesight”. Almost all of us can nostalgically recall those moments. How right were our mums! Though carrots may not cure blindness if you do not have perfect eyesight, vitamins found in this … Continue reading 6 Strategic Interventions to Combat Vitamin A Deficiency and Prevent Vision Loss
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10 Risk Factors for Alcoholism and Tips for Safe Drinking Habits this Festive Season
Christmas and New Year festivity is a break when people take time off from work to relax and recuperate. A time of social events and merry-making. People will call up their long-time friends or relatives for a “catch-up time”. Alcohol is almost always in the midst of these social events. Merrymaking aside, the amount of … Continue reading 10 Risk Factors for Alcoholism and Tips for Safe Drinking Habits this Festive Season
8 Practical Strategies to Optimize Men’s Health and Prevent top Health Conditions
Despite my medical background, I still find it very difficult to get my husband to book an appointment for a medical checkup. This is not a preserve of my household, men are generally resistant to medical attention. In most cases, men seek medical attention when the disease has progressed to an irreversible state. But does … Continue reading 8 Practical Strategies to Optimize Men’s Health and Prevent top Health Conditions
8 Mental Health Self-Care Practices to Caution your Cognitive Well-being
Mental health, defined as emotional, psychological, and social well-being, is a critical component of overall health. A good mental health state means you can connect, function, thrive, and cope with today's fast-paced lifestyle without exhibiting mental health problems. Multiple factors around us can singly or combined affect our mental health. Individual, family, community, and structural … Continue reading 8 Mental Health Self-Care Practices to Caution your Cognitive Well-being
10 Health Benefits of Medical Examination to persuade you
The word “medical examination” elicits fear in people, who would be best off without conducting one. “What you do not know won’t hurt you” is a common slogan. But in medicine, what you do not know can hurt you. Health professionals recommend general medical examination whenever possible. This need becomes more beneficial as you advance … Continue reading 10 Health Benefits of Medical Examination to persuade you
6 Fundamental Principles of Healthy Aging
Do you fear that one day you will be too old and lose the vigor and energy of youth? You are not alone. Fear of growing old (Gerascophobia) is a common phenomenon. But where does it stem from? Is it the fear of losing your power, influence, or independence? Whatever your reason is, it is … Continue reading 6 Fundamental Principles of Healthy Aging
5 Dietary Considerations to Prevent Weight Loss and Lean Muscle Wasting in Cancer Treatment
The word “Cancer” is almost synonymous with a terminal illness, especially to most people who have lost their loved ones through the disease. Diagnosis of cancer is both scary and intimidating and remains a leading cause of death worldwide claiming over 10 million lives annually. This translates to one cancer death for every six deaths. … Continue reading 5 Dietary Considerations to Prevent Weight Loss and Lean Muscle Wasting in Cancer Treatment
3 Coping strategies to minimize the impact of Post-Partum Psychosis (Puerperal Psychosis)
Childbirth is a moment of great hope for a family. Rarely do people prepare for the worst. It is devastating to the family when a mother develops complications following childbirth. Postpartum Psychosis (puerperal psychosis) is one of the most serious mental health conditions that affect women after childbirth. Though described as a rare disease, it … Continue reading 3 Coping strategies to minimize the impact of Post-Partum Psychosis (Puerperal Psychosis)
6 Cost-effective Strategies to Optimize Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health.
Childbirth is an incredible time for a mother and the entire family. But it can be a time of great grief and pain when the family losses a mother during delivery or a baby at birth. According to World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics, about 130 million births occur annually, over 303,000 mothers lose their lives during the … Continue reading 6 Cost-effective Strategies to Optimize Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health.
5 Life-Cycle Approach to Youth (15-24) HIV prevention
picture courtesy of 123rf.com HIV global overview HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), which causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) remains the most challenging public health pandemic since the first case diagnosed in 1981. Even though substantial efforts have gone towards the fight against the virus, it is estimated that 79 million people have been infected and 36 … Continue reading 5 Life-Cycle Approach to Youth (15-24) HIV prevention
Bridging Health Gap 