Women

Expert Tasks Expectant Mothers On Dietary Habit

Published

9 years ago

April 24, 2015

Expectant mothers in Port
Harcourt have been advised to give priority attention to good diets if they must enjoy a diseases-free home.
In an antenatal visit in Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital in Port Harcourt last week, Dr Alali said that good dietary habit is a major health tip that should be upheld in homes for a near free disease home.
In her words “there are basic principles right living to ensure the best health you can have. As mothers especially, we need to ensure that we observe dietary principles. We should be regular in our meals, be moderate in them, relax and eat slowly, chew our food very well, avoid complicated mixtures, make simple yet nourishing meals.
Alali also revealed that raw fruits and vegetables were better than cooked ones, stating that though for some, a little cooking could be necessary.
She also advised mothers and households to form and maintain the habit of ensuring that their meals are rich in fresh fruits, vegetables, with grains, nuts and seeds, adding that the intake of enough clean water would also keep the family members fit and free of certain common ill health.
In another development, medical practitioners and consultants in family medicine have called on every household to uphold the ethics of home health and safety in order to attain a less disease and accident occurrence in homes.
The consultants made the call last Wednesday, while speaking to a segment of antenatal mothers at the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, Port Harcourt.
The consultants, Dr Simeon Brown, Dr Okanunge EneAwaji and Dr Goodness Nimi Alali, in their various views all maintained that health and safety consciousness by parents and children alike in homes would help to reduce health and accidents and emergency cases that are common in homes in recent times.
While noting the present economic situation of the country, the doctors averred that such consciousness would also divert resources from hospitals bills and drugs to good food that would yield good health.
According to Dr Brown, “as a household, there should be a family disaster plan. By this I mean as mothers especially, sit with your family and discuss the type of disaster or emergency that could occur in the home or area. A knowledge of this will create the consciousness to check such occurrence and if peradventure it does occurs everyone is focused on what to do to save the situation”.
“You also need to check on this in your wards and children’s schools. Be sure that the school has updated data on how to reach you in the case of any health challenge or development on your children”, he said.
Also speaking, Dr EneAwaji noted that some ill-healths and emergencies can be handled at home without necessarily coming to the hospitals and stressed the need for every household to have some basic health tips that are needed to keep the home in a healthy state.
EneAwaji said “one of the challenges in having quick medical attention is proximity to hospitals coupled with the traffic jam situations. For instance, someone develops a shock in the home, this could be ready and requires the attention of medical doctor. But then, there are a few things that you can do to manage the condition before the arrival of the doctor. Have the patient lie down, control any bleeding, prevent him/her from becoming chilled or overheated, elevate the legs and reassure the patient”.

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Women

The Wise Woman

Published

2 days ago

April 26, 2024

The Tide

The wise woman builds her home. Mothers are supposed to live exemplary lives. The roles of mothers in the building of the modern Christian home cannot be overemphasized.
The function of the mother is to help the man build the home. She is a helper. A helper to the husband when the man is not doing well. It is important for the wise woman to assist when the man is not able to meet up with the items needed in the home.
A wise woman needs to reference God first and then the husband. Also the wise woman should respect her husband.
Caring for her own children as well as others is very crucial.
Do not despise children from other mothers. Discipline the child who is going the wrong way.
Ensure family bonding, show love and don’t discriminate. Connection with children is very important, especially the females. Find out who is her friend. Also find out the kind of lives they live. Caution, counsel and guide so that they make good partners.
Teaching children the dos and donts should start from birth. Inculcate the word of God in them so that when they grow, will not depart from it.
From the Scripture, some women influenced their families positively. Virgin Mary influenced the world, she never destroyed herself hence she gave birth to Jesus Christ.
Elizabeth, despite her age, God blessed her as she waited patiently.
A wise should curb favouritism in the family and love children equally. Whether a child is your biological child or not, it is necessary to show love equally. Reprimanding the children should be the function of both man and wife.

Women

The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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2 days ago

April 26, 2024

The Tide

Marriage is beautiful when there is love. Before and after marriage, couples show love to themselves. But you discover that after some years, that same love turn to be something else. A lot of people start going through emotional trauma in the hands of their loved spouses.
There are many things the woman desires to keep the love on as far as marriage is concerned.
Women are blesssed with feminine abilities that can be used for good in husbands lives. With your abilities, you can create a marriage that will last till couples get old.
A woman needs
man that is honest, trustworthy, nice, loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, if there is no reasonable finance, it is always difficult to manage the home.
Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3: “Your desire shall be unto you…….. “
What this means is that whatever the woman desires in life shall be provided as far as she performs her role in her home. There are many things the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy, at least helping to do one or two things when he is at home.
A man that is educated and intelligent so that they will transfer such traits to their children.
Knowing that there are traits that her husband has, traits of taking care of people, giving freely to people and caring for her family. She expects him to exhibit them.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family, remembering his family even as he is away from home.
No matter where he finds himself, he is not destracted by external influence. He returns home to his loved ones.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.
According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that a woman builds her home. As far as he rreturns home, you accept him as your own.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit. Don’t be a monitoring spirit. Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband. The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.
You can show some form of jealousy, but to an extent. Cooperation, respect and being honoured from time to time is what the woman desires.
The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man. A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

Women

The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

Published

3 weeks ago

April 5, 2024

The Tide

A woman needs a man that is honest, trustworthy, nice, loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, If there is no money, it is always difficult.

Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3:Your desire shall be unto you……..
That is one aspect the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy, at least helping to do one or two things. A man that is educated and intelligent.
She knows that there is a trait that her husband has. Traits of taking care of people, giving freely to people and caring for her family.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family, remembering his family even as he is away from home.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.

According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that the women builds her home.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit. Don’t be a monitoring spirit. Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband.
The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.

The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man. A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.