Author: Isreal Olabanji DST RN

Good night's sleep is as critical to your health as daily exercise and a balanced diet. Evidence indicates that poor sleep has direct detrimental impacts on your metabolism, fitness, and cognitive function. Studies also suggest that poor sleep quality can induce weight gain and raise the likelihood of illness in both adults and children. Healthy sleep, on the other hand, can balance out your appetite and boost your motivation levels to workout more. For the average person, trying to incorporate any amount of sleep-promoting techniques may be daunting, as most of them can be very challenging to implement. However, it's…

MOI MOI (BEANS CAKE) Moi Moi (beans cake), so tasty they named it twice. Okay, that was a bit corny but I love this dish made from beans/black-eyed peas. I think it makes an excellent Saturday morning breakfast because it is highly nutritious whilst filling. Serve with custard, garri, bread, rice or if throwing a party alongside Jollof rice. It's easy to Prepare Moi Moi With Nylon & Leave INGREDIENTS MOI MOI (BEANS CAKE) Serves 4 500g Beans/Black Eyed Peas. 4 Boiled Eggs (optional) 2 ½ cooking spoons of Palm oil /Vegetable oil Cooked Fish/Sardines ½ Clove Garlic/Ginger 60g Shrimps…

Getting a good night’s sleep is essential to staying healthy, both physically and mentally. Yet every day so many people struggle to fall asleep, and fail to get the rest they need. It’s a pretty serious problem, seeing as over 50 million Americans suffer from a sleeping disorder of some kind. If you, like so many others, feel like you’ve been experiencing problems with sleep, then check out these three tips and tricks to improve the quality of your sleep. 1. Make Yourself More Comfortable at Night If you can’t manage to get comfortable, it can end up taking a…

If you ask me, dentists have got a tough gig. They have to deal with bad breath, bits of leftover food, and the fact that none of their patients really want to be there. Worst of all? Most people don’t listen to their advice. But we all want nice teeth, and we want to avoid getting a toothache or expensive dental surgery. To this end, here are five things that your dentist wishes you would do for your teeth. Brush, Brush, Brush Most people spend around 45 seconds brushing their teeth. However, the recommendation is a whole two minutes, morning…

These days, more and more medical professionals - both rookies and seasoned veterans alike - are switching to the locum tenens career path. And for a good reason: not only does it offer much better pay and flexibility in time. But it also presents doctors with an opportunity to experience a variety of different working environments without being forced to commit to a permanent position at a specific healthcare facility. But just because working in locums provides many benefits normally unseen in more traditional, full-time careers, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s an easy road to take. The lifestyle comes…

Would you trust any arbitrary doctor for your health? In all probabilities, you would try to do some background research, seek references, read reviews, and only then consult the most reliable one. On similar lines, it would be better to find out more about a home care package levels and services provider than assuming that they all provide the same quality of services, especially if you are hiring for care and assistance of your loved ones. You need to be extra careful when appointing someone for home-based care as the person would be entering your property. There are a plethora…

Is Tesalate Antibacterial Workout Towels good? Are you finding the answer to this question? We have written a detailed answer to this.  According to a recent article, bacteria like to grow in wet and moist conditions. Towels that we used for shower or workout are made to absorb water. This is a great way of drying your skin. But, using a cheap towel is not safe because of bacterial incubation. We think that we are cleaning our selves by rubbing the towel on our body. But, we are wrong; we are rubbing bacteria on your body. You know why? As…

Contamination, disease, and infection: these are chronic concerns in any healthcare-related setting. Unfortunately for everyone, the COVID-19 outbreak has led to an exponential rise of infections and safety concerns in medical settings. This is challenging the limits of what healthcare staff can reasonably do while treating patients effectively. Nevertheless, smaller medical operations – such as medical clinics – can take appropriate precautionary actions that reduce risk and protect staff from infection. After all, healthy members free from infection help keep patients free from infections as well. Global warming, climate change, and viral mutations have made the seasonal flu an all-year-round…

The aims of suturing a wound are clear and easy to manage. The first is to prevent infection from entering the wound. The second is to try to stop the wound from bleeding. The third is to have, a physically appealing scar as opposed to a disgusting mass of tissue. In this article, we will list the basic suture tray setup and suturing kit. What's a suture tray? The suture tray has the equipment required for a simple laceration to be handled. Your doctor uses sutures to stitch shut wounds or lacerations. Here Is a basic suture tray setup and suturing…

TENS Unit stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; it's a battery-operated device that is used to treat those particular pains that are not responding to pain killer medications. It works by producing small electrical impulses with electrodes; the adhesive pads are attached to these electrodes so that it can perfectly grip the person's skin. Just like the DDOS attack in internet security, A TENS unit works by bombarding the nervous system with tons of electrical impulses which ultimately reduces and disrupts the pain signals to the brain. Read more Due to its unique working action, it's also called a natural…