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WHAT IS HYPERTENSION?

          Hypertension, or high blood pressure, refers to the pressure of blood against your artery walls. Over time, high blood pressure can cause blood vessel damage that leads to heart disease, kidney disease, stroke, and other problems.  Hypertension is sometimes called the silent killer because it produces no symptoms and can …

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SMOKING

Did you know ‍♀ that one hour of smoking Shisha is the same as inhaling more than 100 cigarettes? Shisha pipes use tobacco, sweetened with fruit or molasses sugar, which makes the smoke more aromatic than cigarette . Sometimes people assume smoking shisha  is less harmful than smoking cigarettes. The truth is shisha is just …

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PRE-ECLAMPSIA

Ever heard of or experienced  pre-eclampsia ❓❓❓ PRE-ECLAMPSIA also known as “toxemia”  is a potentially dangerous❌ complication characterized by high blood pressure (the force❣ of blood  against the walls of your arteries) that occurs mostly during pregnancy . Pre-eclampsia usually begins in  about 20 weeks of pregnancy such that the individual  have increased blood pressure …

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NUTRIENTS

There are 2 main types of nutrients: Macronutrients and Micronutrients  Getting adequate nutrition is the cornerstone of good health . Listed below are some symptoms that indicate you aren’t getting adequate nutrition. Fatigue: Protein energy, Iron and Some B vitamins. Loss of appetite: This is mostly associated with deficiency in Zinc. Pale Appearance: This is …

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