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The high cost of medical check-up in Nigeria, also called routine health examination, is one of the reasons you will find very few Nigerians in the hospitals for medical check-up except they have been diagnosed with an ailment. Medical check-ups are important for both healthy and non-healthy individuals as they help to allay fears and bring forth the reasons for our health fears. They help to ascertain our health status and help us to tackle health problems, if any is discovered, quickly. In this article, our focus will be on the cost of medical check-up in Nigeria. however, we will…

It is difficult to find exclusively fatty foods in Nigeria. unlike other parts of the world, Africa, and Nigeria has limited food choices due to the bad economic development and inaccessibility to the food options that are available in other parts of the world. Generally, when you make an internet search for Nigerian foods, you will come across a lot of foods that provide carbohydrates to the body, and some that provide proteins. However, it is difficult to find a list of fatty Nigerian foods, that is not to say there aren’t. in fact, some of the foods that provide…

There has been emphasis on how to improve the appearance of fair skin, however, there you can have a face cream for chocolate skin as well. The popular opinion that fair skinned people are generally more attractive than dark skinned people has been debunked over and over. The dark skin is as beautiful as any other skin complexion. In this article, we will see how you can improve your chocolate skin by using face cream for chocolate skin. You will be provided with a list that highlights face creams that will bring the best out of your chocolate dark skin.…

To find the best lightening cream without hydroquinone in Nigeria, you must have gone through some with hydroquinone. Not everyone knows the challenge with using such lightening creams but it is the most common, and the demerits that come with using lightening creams with hydroquinone far outweighs its merits. There are numerous lightening creams without hydroquinone in Nigeria, it only takes a good knowledgeable search among the many options on store counters to make the right choice. Some of them are Caro Tone, Dove Cream, and Snow White Cream. For chocolate skin here are the best one's. In this publication,…

Did you know that before you use a sunburn remover cream in Nigeria, you need to know the active ingredient? Sunburn is a quite common sight among people who spend the bulk of their day exposed to the sun. From the woman who sells her ware in the market, to the man who pushes his barrow from place to place in order to sell his wares, they all get sunburned, regardless of gender. The woman who works in a conducive office environment, protected from the harshness of the sun and the man who spends most of his day in an…

The benefits of onion juice with honey are much. Onions are healthy vegetables filled with more nutrients - vitamins and minerals – than they have calories. Honey is also a natural sweetener that contains simple sugar and is used for many healthy purposes. A combination of these two materials only speaks of health improvement. We will have a good look at the benefits of onion juice with honey but before then, we will see the individual nutritional quality and constituent of onion and honey. Onions In case you don’t know, onions are the white, red, or purple colored, bulb-shaped vegetable…

The benefits of tiger nuts dates and coconut drink is found in the combination of three individually healthy and nutritious fruits to make a milk-like drink popularly called Kayan Mata and Kayan Maza in the Hausa language of Nigeria. This drink combo is an effective aphrodisiac that is used by both men and women as it helps the women become more lubricated in preparation for sex and helps the man more aroused by aiding in maintaining erection for a long time, among other things. The quest for satisfying your partner sexually has led to the massive demand for the tiger…

Akpi seeds benefits are numerous as the tree is useful from its root - which helps to replenish the soil’s nutrient, to its bark - used for many medicinal purposes, and its fruit, containing the seeds that are important for culinary purposes. Africa undoubtedly is blessed with many plants that are useful in many senses and we have no idea what to do with them. One of such plants is the Akpi tree, Ricinodendron heudelotii, that is endemic to tropical Africa. Akpi is economically important in many African countries and go by different names; Nigeria (Okhuen), Senegal (Djansang), Ivory Coast…

Garden egg leaves are not known for their health benefits; not that they don’t possess them, they have in abundance, but the fruits are more popularly known in this regard. Garden eggs, also called egg plants, are vegetables that is cultivated in the humid tropics of Africa, especially West and Central Africa.  It is also grown in Asia and India. This plant is useful from root to leaves as they are traditionally used to treat various ailments. Garden egg leaves are abundant in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. However, to get these nutrients out of the leaves and benefit from them,…

Ordinarily, it is bad news to be diagnosed with high blood sugar, but worse in Nigeria because you will hardly find foods for diabetic patients in Nigeria. Not that they are not available but there is a lack of information on which foods for diabetic patients in Nigeria are readily available and what makes them suitable for these people. Diabetes is a disease that is gaining traction in Nigeria and it is best dealt with by being conscious of what goes into the mouth. Generally, foods that have low glycemic index are best for diabetics, therefore Nigerian foods with this…