What will it take for each of us to make and keep a promise? We don’t need to wait till something devastating happens before we do what we know is the right. Like you, I have not followed up on some promises but the stakes are so high that…
“The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.”- Thomas Edison
When Hippocrates said that “walking is a man’s best …
High blood pressure (hypertension) is often referred to as “the silent killer” because though it may be causing a lot of harm to your body, one may be feeling perfectly well. Hypertension can only be diagnosed by taking blood pressure read…
Have you ever thought about the cost of placing things inappropriately in your office or workplace? Top that with poor sitting and lifting postures and hey presto you just created a millionaire in a manufacturer of painkillers and anyone w…
It is a grave offence to put children to work and quite often it is for selfish reasons. Some of these children have barely stopped breastfeeding and playing with their peers, enjoying their childhood and studying in school is all they sho…
When buildings spring up in spaces that once upon a time were playing fields and physical education takes a back seat in schools then we can be sure childhood obesity is positioned to embarrass the world. The world has never been this heav…
Many nutrition enthusiasts will swear that eating appropriately solely holds the key to great health. The die-hard exercise addicts will tell you to concentrate on exercising and nutrition can take a back seat. My position is clear on thes…
After 70 years of existence the World Health Organization (WHO) is focused on “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere.” It may appear more difficult to attain this goal than for a “camel to go through the eye of a needle” but if t…
In less than ten (10) days, we will be celebrating Easter once again and as we reflect over the greatest show of love ever and the basis of Christianity, it may be an ideal time to talk about noise once again.
This is the period when so…
As we battle with pollution of our water bodies from galamsey, human faeces, plastics and a list too long to enumerate, the United Nations must have heard our cry and the focus of World Water Day on March 22nd really hit home.
How can w…
In less than ten (10) days, we will be celebrating Easter once again and as we reflect over the greatest show of love ever and the basis of Christianity, it may be an ideal time to talk about noise once again.
This is the period when so…
This year World Kidney Day fell on 8TH March, which coincided with International Women’s Day and even though the theme focused on women’s health, those two vital organs were completely drowned out by breast examinations and heart health ch…
I continue to enjoy the contributions of guest writers and this week, I introduce Salomey Kokoro a registered dietitian who contributes to www.healthessentialsgh.com. You will pick a line or two even if this is a path you have taken severa…
In decades past when GBC Television had no competitor in our land of gold and FM stations had not seen the light of day, Asaba the miracle berry was common in Ghana. As children without a care playing “socks ball” that more often than not …
Nature has a way of consistently reminding us to keep ourselves and our surroundings clean and when we refuse to conform we get scares from conditions such as Ebola, Swine Flu, Meningitis and recently Lassa Fever. It may not be at your doo…
It is very harassing to hear several people who are around your age are dying. Too blunt? Well it is the sad and unfortunate truth. There are many health scares going around. It almost seems impossible to keep up with the stuff which is he…
Pain is a good thing! It’s what we do about the pain that matters. Pain is a warning sign that something abnormal is happening in our bodies; poor posture, infection, heart attack and many others.
Whenever you experience chest pain do n…
Food, drinks and other excesses during the Christmas break remind me of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The mere length of the name gives the impression that the medical community is confused by this condition. Does it not sound like a bow…
I have been wondering why I have this urge to write about constipation during the first week of a new year but I finally concluded that I needed to get it out quickly so that people recovering from the excesses of the holiday season will b…
Many of us have already packed our holiday season with so much work and back-to-back programmes we hardly have time to breathe. The little time we can squeeze out is used to stuff ourselves with food and drinks, but just for this season we…
There can never be sustainable growth and development in a country that is unable to take care of its waste appropriately and until we are able to take care of our “shit” properly we can say goodbye to prosperity; it will forever remain th…
Though the month for Breast Cancer Awareness is drawing to a close, we should NEVER draw the curtains on regular self and professional examination to fight this killer. The power to make a difference is in our hands!! What have you done th…
This year October, the month for BREAST CANCER AWARENESS seems to have “arrived” faster than ever. Didn’t we just celebrate New Year’s Day and it feels like yesterday when we changed Governments.
We never seem to stop talking about brea…
It is ninth month once again and on 29th September the world will celebrate World Heart Day. Over the next three weeks we will refresh our memory with the basics of heart health, starting with 2016 World Heart Day theme.
This World Hear…
One of the points stressed on in my Ten Commandments for a Healthy and Enjoyable life is to do REGULAR MEDICAL CHECKS OR SCREENING. This point can never be overemphasized. The hospital is not only for the sick. No matter how much of a heal…
Writing may have a way of keeping my pain away for a brief moment but it all rushes back totally overwhelming me, but I choose not to freeze. Not too many people regard their parents as role models or mentors throughout their lives.
My …
The waxy fat-like substance we refer to us “cholesterol” definitely has its good sides but we tend to focus mainly on its “ugly” side maybe for good reason; it is an invisible killer and may creep up on you without warning. No one likes to…
I am still trying to find a good reason why patronage of cocoa products especially the pure cocoa beverage is much lower than expected. Every year I spend several weeks educating people about the benefits of cocoa and I believe this is not…
Nausea is a very common complaint and almost everyone experiences this sometime in their life. It is an experience that occurs with the feeling that you are about to vomit. When you are nauseated you may feel weak, sweaty and have too much…
Many of us continue to have sleepless nights trying to find answers to 1001 questions that we are confronted with daily. Good sleep may not be the answer to all our health challenges but it certainly goes a long way to make us healthier, h…
Many of us may find it difficult to believe it, but there are people with flesh and blood who do not make any excuses to avoid exercising. I certainly wish I was in this unique category.
These exercise addicts and some professional athl…
Tobacco in various forms has proved beyond all reasonable doubt to be a killing machine. Despite the information available, the Tobacco Industry continues to succeed by using manipulative tactics to attract both the young and the old.
3…
Businesses strive to be “built to last”, cities spend time and energy to become modernised but Accra it appears was built to be dirty and Kofi Bentil of IMANI Ghana aptly described it as “our city is designed to be dirty.”
We have an an…
What better time to talk about women’s health than the week of our Independence Anniversary and the same week that women all over the world are celebrated. As we celebrate women under the theme “BE BOLD FOR CHANGE” and our country also goe…
For fear of the unknown many of us avoid medical examinations and as always we have several excuses including the fact that something is going to kill us anyway so why bother. An annual medical examination is not an attempt to avoid death …
October is still here and I have an urge to write about breasts once more. This is even more important at this time when some scientists argue that self-breast examination may not be beneficial.
The size of the breast does not matter; f…
..It had better not be one of those listed below. After "much ado about nothing" I have come to the conclusion that "no matter your exercise excuse there is an even more compelling reason to exercise." You may have a reason for abstaining …
Many of us have packed our days with so much work and back-to-back programmes we hardly have time to breathe. The little time we can squeeze out is used to stuff ourselves with food and drinks. This Christmas announced itself in grand styl…
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