The past few years I have been thinking a lot about how to make the life of elderly parents fulfilling and with less stress on our lives. How we should also prepare adequately for our golden years while we provide guidance to our children …
“Me nyare n’anso me nti ap)” this is a popular akan saying that can be translated into English as “I am not ill, yet I feel unwell.” It’s that feeling when you just can’t place a finger on what is not right with you.
Today, I can confid…
We all agree that “decent work must be safe” yet many of us have not shown enough commitment; Governments, Employers and employees all have duties, rights and responsibilities to ensure the highest priority is accorded to the principle of …
….and the heart missed a beat.
For centuries the heart has been touted as the seat of love and rightfully so. It appears to bear the brunt of all emotions; missed beats, fast pace or absolute peace all depending on how one is feeling.
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I can confidently suggest to you that many of us choose our food based on how quickly it can be made available, the taste and the cost. Some of us even add a fourth dimension; the quantity! Followers of this principle believe that “more i…
A warm mug of pure cocoa drink without additives (no milk, no sugar) is known to reduce one’s appetite so enjoying more than a cup a day may go a long way to curb your appetite. “He who brings Kola, brings life”- Kola also has the reputati…
Why do we still go globe-trotting calabash in hand, a large entourage in tow and officials back home waiting to pounce on the “booty” that will be squeezed into our calabash like the last drop from an Ideal Milk tin? We sit on so much weal…
Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is a medical condition that affects people of all ages around the world. It is often referred to as the "silent killer" because it can go unnoticed for years, quietly damaging your healt…
The majority of us yearn for a long health span filled with laughter/happiness and the good things of life including wealth. This dream is possible and the most significant influencing factor may surprise you; FRIENDSHIP. Yes making qualit…
Your hairline begins to recede, you can no longer keep count of the gray hair, your skin begins to sag, you can no longer fit into your clothes, but you can swear that you weigh the same on the scale. Things may sometimes get worse; you ju…
If you truly love yourself, you had better read this piece while standing!
The other “inactivity” that rivals sitting for long periods when it comes to poor health and untimely death is LONLINESS! Sitting and Loneliness are the new Smok…
Many of us developed a love for afternoon naps while in school because it was mandatory to “sleep” after lunch. It may have been a luxury to get restful sleep in one’s junior years but our brains got the message: sleep after lunch to get a…
“This week, we are charting a path that we don’t often do. An area that people too often gloss over but its one that is becoming increasingly troubling. Guess who delivered this apt, informative, and thought-provoking piece? The one and on…
DEFINITION
Harmattan per the Oxford Learners Dictionary is defined as a very dry, dusty easterly or north-easterly wind on the West African coast, occurring from the end of November to the middle of March which blows from the Sahara ove…
“Doctor, I am so tired. I still feel drained even after a 10-hour sleep.”
“I feel lonely, unappreciated and extremely tired. Help me doctor.” These are two of the numerous examples that clients complain of on a daily basis. We are in “a…
The Christmas decorations are finally out. The nights of carols, lights and lighting of trees are packed back-to-back and the carols services with the famous nine lessons can’t be left out. In all this, the traffic in Accra just doesn’t wa…
This morning I have been struggling with deciding on a topic that will be useful to many. I just can’t come up with one. I have considered writing on keloids, which will be done soon. I have toyed with an overview of fatal diseases and eve…
I have referred to laughter as the “best medicine” just as many others do but I knew little about the science behind laughter, but now I know.
I came across the quote “Laughter is the best medicine. Unless you’re laughing for no reason……
Though the steps outlined here apply mainly to Type 2 Diabetes, people living with all other forms of diabetes will benefit immensely from applying them.
Diabetes definitely “commands” a lot of respect when it comes to diseases that put…
I have over the past two decades looked beyond mainstream medicine to assess other options that lead to holistic health, and I must say it’s been exciting and revealing but it’s not an easy path.
As I matured and my knowledge expanded, …
“Water is extremely useful but if it is not tamed it can cause extreme destruction and hardship” and we are currently battling with such a scenario as the spillage from the Akosombo Dam wreaks havoc that will take years or even decades to …
When it comes to cancer risk factors; ALL RISK FACTORS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL. Someone may have several risk factors and another may have only one or none yet end up with breast cancer or other cancers.
We can not say with certainty that…
Don't we all panic when we hear our heart is not functioning properly? The heart is the engine room of the body and World Heart Day brings that to the fore.
Last week we discussed the basic steps to heart health and it was clear that it…
In a few days it will be World Heart Day (29th September) and the heart is once more in focus. Even a perceived disease of the heart will get people to seek professional care immediately but of course in all things we have the “stubborn a…
The abrofo-nkatie sized gland found only in men wants to be known and referred to as the prostate gland and not prostrate gland as many of us choose to call it. It has also made a strong case that it has more to it than the feared prostate…
I was discussing prostate cancer with an exciting team recently and I loved the level of engagement. The ladies asked more questions about prostate issues including prostatitis, BPH and prostate cancer than the men did.
A question on te…
We are seeing a number of people in some clinics with red eyes with discomfort and a sudden increase in number of people wearing protective glasses. This week I am excited to introduce Dr. Nana Kofi Osei who has been doing a terrific job o…
The majority of us yearn for a long health span filled with laughter/happiness and the good things of life including wealth. This dream is possible and the most significant influencing factor may surprise you; FRIENDSHIP. Yes making qualit…
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…
Don’t we all dream of a life that is filled with laughter? That may be a reason for chasing big bucks, which like the golden-fleece eludes the majority of us. Financial Wellness is extremely important but there are other factors that make …
If you are like most humans, then you will come up with 1001 reasons why you can’t exercise: there is always something that appears more attractive than performing an activity that may make you break into a sweat but I doubt if there is a …
I have been wondering why I have this urge to write about constipation soon after the month of May during which we indulged in issues of blood pressure. This may have been influenced by the frequent complaints I hear day in day out about c…
Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is a medical condition that affects people of all ages around the world. It is often referred to as the "silent killer" because it can go unnoticed for years, quietly damaging your healt…
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…
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…
You surely have come across the phrase “go with your gut feeling” and many times we consider that to be our instincts, but the gut, which is the full path that swallowed food travels may be much smarter than we think. It has even been refe…
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 for this season and bey…
Our roads have been turned into battlefields. Lawlessness reigns supreme. Lives and property are destroyed or lost without anyone losing sleep.
What I am referring to as roads are in most places stretches of land where manholes and poth…
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…
There are a 1001 reasons to postpone donating blood or even being an advocate or sponsor for blood donation BUT those who need blood do not have the luxury of time. Every minute counts and the only way to save lives is to keep our blood ba…
When it comes to cancer risk factors; ALL RISK FACTORS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL. Someone may have several risk factors and another may have only one or none yet end up with breast cancer or other cancers.
We can not say with certainty that…
The conventional wisdom has always been that we should all strive to keep our blood pressure low. Even though this is true, having really low blood pressure can be dangerous, as it can impair your body's ability to absorb oxygen, resulting…
Wellness nuggets for 2023 & beyond
This has been the shortest January I can remember. Is it a matter of perspectives or there is so much happening that time seems to speed by?
Whatever the reason may be we will continue to focus on o…
Whoever coined the phrase, “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” may have been onto something bigger than he or she had intended. We can now authoritatively state that this pathway applies to women and children as well and it m…
Many of us are beginning to cheat on sleep through no fault of ours. As the year draws to a close and it dawns on you that you have spent more money than you should have, and as the extremely “long” January stares at you, a myriad of thing…
I have realized three groups of people normally make up any audience I speak to. The first group are people who already know the basics of healthy eating, another who do not know and a third who think they know. However, what all these gro…
Over the past few months I have noticed a worrying trend of people getting repeated episodes of heart burn as well as unbearable burning sensation in their bellies. Many of the “victims” seem to be in a long-term relationship with nonstero…
I am aware that a few years ago, Cuba “postponed” Christmas so that farmers could harvest produce and it appears Sikaman should be considering doing something similar in 2022. We are only a few days away from the most magical holiday in th…
When we discuss HIV, prevention is key BUT even for those who may have the virus already it is heartwarming to know that there is treatment so that you can live the life you want to live with or without HIV. Our goal in treatment is to ens…
A few decades ago when I walked the corridors of “The Grey City of The Outlaws Hill….where.. we are brothers and our mother is the School” and long before one village one dam, one district one factory and one man one wife became common par…
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