Self-Medication? Know the risks, benefits and safety tips
It’s 7pm and you are enjoying your supper, a nice bowl of goat meat pepper soup. As bite down on your piece of meat, the foodgasm is immediately cut short…
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Medication Safety Topics
Can I give cold medicine to my baby?
The rainy season is getting settled in and soon almost everyone will be having a cold. My 6 months old daughter already had one. Like every concerned parent, I was…
Alarming dangers of using paracetamol to Soften Meat + 05 safer Alternatives
Who doesn’t know of paracetamol, one of the most widely used pain and fever relief medication? Nowadays, far from its medical use, some are adding this drug to their pots…
Substance Abuse Topics
How to know if someone is using drugs
A mother hearing all the stories of school kids using drugs in school is concerned her may also be using. She asks if he is using, which he most likely…
Healthier alternatives to synthetic human Growth Hormone (hGH)
What is hGH? The human growth hormone (hGH) is a naturally occurring hormone produced by the pituitary gland that in simple terms as the name indicates promotes growth. It helps build…
Methanol abuse made me blind
Anthony is a form 5 student who needed a break from all the studying and preparing for his O’Level GCE. He went to the store to get a drink, however,…
Healthy Living Topics
How I kick depression away during the covid19 pandemic while staying at home
Sarah woke up today, like most days lately feeling demotivated about a lot of things. She like many others has had her plans (conferences, projects, travels, wedding, hang outs) crushed…
10 Budget Friendly Ways to Boost Your Immune System against COVID19
The other day at a hair salon, apart from the normal gossip that goes on, I overhead a woman (let’s call her Amanda) trying to sell some sort of supplements…
10 Tips for managing blood pressure with the DASH diet
What is the DASH diet all about? The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is a healthy eating plan which aims at lowering or controlling high blood pressure (hypertension).…