Food is an important substance for human existence, it has a lot to do with an individual health, physical, social and intellectual existence, without food man cannot survive on planet earth. Foods contain essential nutrients and are basically grouped into six classes which include: carbohydrates, proteins, fats and oils (macronutrients), vitamins, minerals …
Lifestyle changes or lifestyle modification refers to the adoption and practice of attitudes and habits (healthy behaviors) that promote healthy living and enhance wellness. Healthy living refers to regular display of healthy behaviors leading to promotion of optimum health of an individual. There are two things that determine how long and how well you …
Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding refers to loss of blood from the gastrointestinal tract. It is also known as GastroIntestinal hemorrhage. Bleeding from the GI tract can be in the form of throwing up blood (Vomiting blood), passing melena stool (dark tarry stool) or even passing of fresh bright red blood in stool. GI bleeding …
Carrots are vegetables that come in different colors such as orange, white or purple. The botanical name is Daucus carota. An amazing vegetable that has many health benefits including the prevention of cancer just as Cucumber does and many other fruits and vegetables. As good as theyare, only a few know of the benefits …
Risk Factors of Breast cancer Risk factors for breast cancer are many and some are modifiable while some are genetic. This shows that breast cancer can be prevented by modifying the risk factors that are caused by our lifestyles whereas having the breast cancer genes in families are non-modifiable risk factors. The …
What is Hepatitis E? Hepatitis E is an infection of the liver cells that leads to inflammation of the liver cells; it is caused by a virus known as the Hepatitis E Virus (HEV). Hepatitis E incubation period ranges from 3 weeks to 9 weeks and has a high mortality rate in …
What are Sports injuries? Sports injuries are injuries that occur during sporting activities. These injuries can occur in any type of sport but the extent of the injuries and the kind of damage they cause vary from sport to sport. Sports injuries cut across sports such as Football (Soccer), Hockey, Baseball, Golf, …
What is Hepatitis D? Hepatitis D is an inflammation of the liver cells caused by a microorganism known as the Hepatitis D Virus (HDV). It can cause Hepatitis D infection; this infection does not occur on its own but coexist with Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and can only cause severe infection on …