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Expert Cautions On Healthy Lifestyle
A consultant family and lifestyle medicine physician, Dr Muyosore Makinde, has urged Nigerians to adopt preventive medicine lifestyle for a healthy living.
Makinde, who works with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), gave the advice in an interview with The Tide’s source yesterday in Lagos.
She stressed that people should not wait to be sick before checking their health status.
According to her, people should always check to know their health status in terms of sugar level, blood pressure, screening for cancer or diabetes, among others.
The physician said living a preventive medicine lifestyle entailed engaging in regular physical activities and being conscious of what to eat, when and how to eat it in terms of quantity and quality.
She said studies had shown that the diets were linked to a good number of the chronic non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, cancer or diabetes.
According to her, these diseases are quite avoidable, using proper nutrition.
Markinde, who said poor sleep or chronic sleep deprivation could cause most diseases, emphasised the need to engage in adequate rest and sleep particularly at nights.
She said: “It is advisable that adults between 18 to 65 years should have at least seven to eight hours of sleep at night”.
The physician noted that the importance of sleep could not be over-emphasised as the body naturally repaired itself during times of sleep.
“A healthy eating entails eating in moderation with the five components of nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, fats/oils, vitamins and minerals and water) in their right quantitative and qualitative proportions.
“We should be conscious of what we consume; the sugar content of the meals, how much cholesterol the food contains, how much saturated fat it contains, how much of salt is in the food and likewise fibre. All these food items are quantified for health.
“I advise that the sugar content must not be in excess, salt intake must be limited and the fibre intake in food should be very high.
“Do not indulge in taking bottled and tin foods instead take natural food and avoid the excessive intake of alcohol”, she said.
She also urged people to try as much as possible to limit the intake of fried and junk foods.
“Do not wait to be sick before checking to know your health status; make conscious effort to go for regular medical checkup”, she said.
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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