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BlogManaging stress – a skill that can save your life
Do you know that your body’s unique alarm system, the “fight or flight” hormone response that prepares you to escape from danger is designed to turn off when the threat is over? However, in today’s...
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BlogColon Cancer – What you should know
Do you know that lifestyle factors such as poor diet, physical inactivity, alcohol and smoking cause 80% of colorectal or colon cancer? Inherited genes are only responsible for about 10% of all colon cancer. March...
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BlogDangers of Vitamin D Deficiency
Do you know that it’s almost impossible to get enough vitamin D through your diet because very few foods contain it? The best way to get the essential vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients your body...
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BlogLassa fever and Meningitis – the ongoing health threat
This past week brought two items of disturbing health news. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported that there are now 317 confirmed cases of Lassa fever so far in 2018, surpassing the number of...
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BlogVitamins and Minerals – Are you getting what you need?
Do you know that when it comes to vitamins, minerals, and other micronutrients, your body prefers to get them from real food rather than supplements? There are many excellent food sources of essential Vitamins, Minerals,...
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BlogHeart Attack and Stroke – When sudden death isn’t that sudden
Do you know that stroke and heart disease, have replaced malaria and tuberculosis on the list of 5 leading causes of death in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)? The two non-communicable diseases are now the leading causes...
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BlogYes, Let’s Say The “C” word – Cancer Prevention
World Cancer Day is Feb 4. People often talk about someone dying of cancer in hushed tones, as though saying the “C” word “cancer” out loud is to invite the disease into their own lives....
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BlogCervical health – More than cervical cancer prevention (part 2)
Sadly in many parts of Africa, a woman’s primary value comes from her ability to bear children. As a result, problems with the cervix not only have a significant impact on the reproductive life and...
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BlogCervical health – More than cervical cancer prevention
When the subject of cervical health comes up, cervical cancer (cancer of the cervix) is what springs to mind. However, other cervical health problems can hurt women throughout the childbearing years. The condition of the...
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Give yourself the gift of life – get a health screen today
Many women juggle multiple roles. Spouse, parent, homemaker, business owner or employee, caregiver to an aging parent, and financial support of relatives are some that come to mind. I’m sure you can add one or...
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