Headaches are a common affliction that can range from mild discomfort to debilitating pain. They can be caused by a variety of factors, including stress, dehydration, lack of sleep, poor diet, and certain medical conditions. While over-the-counter pain medication can help relieve the symp…
It’s more than just what is on the outside. We know that exercise is essential to incorporate into a balanced and healthy lifestyle, but it also can be easy to buy into the idea that working out is the means to achieve what we might deem to be an ideal version of the “perfect …
If you had never heard about monkeypox until now, then you’re not alone. This rare viral disease is similar to (but much milder than) the dreaded smallpox, which was declared to be eradicated world-wide by the WHO in 1980. Until this recent outbreak in Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa-Ibom…
I love both the spring and the fall because they signal changes are coming. With these changes come feelings of hope, and the start of something new. In the springtime, we welcome the sunshine and the beautiful flowers that blossom in our fields and gardens. The colorful display …
Type 2 diabetes, (extremely common in Africa) is a chronic disease that results in too much sugar in the blood, is one of the most prevalent and severe chronic diseases affecting people today. It is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, and the leading cause of…
It’s no secret that smoking does serious damage to your health. It directly causes many types of cancer: such as throat, mouth, esophageal, stomach, pancreas, and kidney cancer, and of course, lung cancer, and shortens life expectancy by about 13 years. It significantly increase…
In honor of the month of October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to provide our trusted doctor information on how you can best detect breast cancer before it is too late. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women worldwide, and about 1 in 8 women i…
