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A GOOD DIET can have a big impact on MENTAL HEALTH by providing crucial nutrients that support brain function and neurotransmitter balance.
NUTRIENT-RICH foods can help regulate mood, reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, and improve overall cognitive function.
What to ensure you do matters nutrition when pregnant.
- Take nutrient rich foods eg vegetables and whole grains
- Get enough of calcium, folic acid, proteins and iron
- Take food rich in Omega 3 for baby's brain development
- Stay hydrated
- Avoid raw/undercooked foods
Do you really need HEALTH CHECKUPS?
YES , you really need them for some of the following reasons:
a) Diseases will be detected EARLY and hasten the treatment process eg Cancer in early stages.
b) For enhancement of PREVENTIVE CARE. Detection of risk factors to diseases.
Sleep is important and this is how you can ensure you get quality sleep:
- Maintain one sleep schedule
-Avoid caffeine
- Limit blue light and screen exposure
- Keep your room dark and quiet
Note: Adequate sleep ensures healthy brain!
This is how to protect your joints :
- Ensure you maintain a healthy weight
- Do physical exercises
- Ensure good posture always to prevent joints misalignment
- During physical exercise, protect your joints e.g use knee pads
- Joint friendly foods eg with vitamin D.
This is how to prevent yourself from acquiring hepatitis
- Practice safe sex
- Avoid at all sharing of needles
- If exposed, seek medical help asap
- Get vaccinated for Hepatitis A and B
- Practice good hygiene all the time
Note! There are 5 main viruses i.e A,B,C,D and E
To avoid hypertension, consider the following tips:
1. Ensure healthy weight
2. Avoid excessive salt
3. Eat a balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables.
4. Limit alcohol
5. Manage stress levels.
6. Get enough sleep.
7. Monitor your blood pressure regularly.
Benefits of breastfeeding exclusively for 6 months:
To the baby:
- To boost their immunity
- To provide ideal nutrients required for growth
-Reduce infections
- Promote baby-mother bonding
Your mental health will impact your overall well being in these ways :
- physical health eg issues with blood pressure
- Impact on behavior eg unhealthy eating habits
- Quality of life is decreased e.g sleep
- Poor decision making
Note: Ensure your mental health is maintained.
This is how to care for those with dementia (declined mental ability)
- Make environment safe for them
- Have a routine to reduce confusion
- Break tasks a manageable way
- Have tactics to encourage mental stimulation eg by music
- Stay connected with health care providers
Here is why you need Vitamin K:
- Aids in formation of blood clotting proteins
- In bone mineralization for strong bones
-Improves your heart health
Note : purpose to take vitamin K health foods!
This is what a baby should be able to do by 6 months:
- Have a good head control
- Roll over in both directions
- Sit up with support
- bubble and make various sounds
- Reaching and grasping objects
- Bring objects to their mouth
- Show response to their name
Things pregnant mothers should not do:
- Extreme physical activities
- Take medications without prescription
- Smoke or take alcohol
- Take raw or undercooked food
- should not allow stress to overwhelm them.
Avoid these and protect the developing baby!
Here are some of the signs of impending stroke:
- Will have Face drooping - one eye will be affected (one side of the face )
- Arm weakness
- Slurred speech /difficulty speaking
This is an emergency! Seek medical attention immediately
Most of us know or have heard about someone with ARTHRITIS, a condition of joints that is characterized by swelling of joints,pain , decreased range of motion.
We have some practices which can help those who have arthritis and they include:
Why you need Vitamin E:
- I protect damage of cells by free radicals (antioxidant)
- Enhance bosted immunity by enhancing immune cell functions
- Ensures you have a healthy skin
-It is essential for eye and heart health.
Vitamin K is essential in blood clotting thus preventing excessive blood loss when one is cut.
Here are some of the sources of vitamin K:
- Green leafy vegetables
- Animal products such as eggs and milk
- Fermented foods eg yoghurt
- Fruits such as grapes
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The main aim of private hospitals is to make profits and to do this they need to cut down their expenditure. This results to little resources being allocated to essential hospital services
Every time you hear of CHRONIC ILLNESSES think more towards LIFESTYLE behaviors. But no worries you can PREVENT them PRIMARILY by doing this 5 things :
If you get these signs , maybe you need to hydrate:
a) Urine color being dark colored
b) You have dry mouth, lips or even eyes
c) Infrequent or significantly reduced urine output.
d) You may feel dizzy or lightheadedness
e) Being thirsty of course.
Seek help if they persist.
Never ignore these danger signs if you are pregnant, have a pregnant wife or a pregnant friend
If she is having the following:
- Have vaginal bleeding
- Decreased or no fetal movement
- Severe headache
- Fainting or prolonged dizziness
- Severe abdominal pain/cramping
To all those girls who may or are about to engage in ILLEGAL ABORTION, just know that if by chance you are RHESUS NEGATIVE and miss a dose of Anti-D, you may end up losing your future RHESUS POSITIVE babies to STILL BIRTH or they will have LONG TERM health issues.
A convulsion can happen to those we love and anywhere. If that happens do this:
- Ensure their safety
- loosen any tight clothing
- let them lie on their side
- Don't restrict the movement
- Place something soft under their head .
- Time it!
- Look for medical support.
Protect your kidneys by doing the following:
- By regularly monitoring your blood pressure
- Stay hydrated always
- Have healthy diet low in salts
- Limit intake of over the counter meds
- limit your alcohol consumption
- maintain healthy weight by exercising
This is how to achieve health and wellness goals:
- Create SMART health goals
- Have a plan of activities eg physical exercise
- Be consistent! - it's the only way you can move towards your goal.
- Look for support when needed
- Prioritize practice of self-care
Is getting enough SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE crucial ? Why?
YES it is crucial for many different reasons some of which are outlined in this thread:
a) The very common one is that it is the primary source of VITAMIN D crucial for maintenance of HEALTHY BONES.
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