Health and Fitness Guide

There is a false picture being painted in the media globally about the effectiveness of condom in checking the spread of the dreaded disease called HIV/AIDS. This has led many youths and even adults into promiscuity, with the belief that with condom in their pockets, they are safe from HIV/AIDS, which is the mother of all sexually transmitted diseases. People are now going into sexual immorality with reckless abandon, not knowing that condom is not 100% guarantee for the prevention of this disease. The truth is that condoms are not the key for the prevention of AIDS.

It has been discovered that chemicals and preservatives used in the preservation of canned meat, fish and even fruits, like apples, to give them longer shelf life are toxic to the body and help fibroid growth in women. Also, it has equally been revealed by fertility experts that fertility boosting medications or anything that is high in estrogen will cause fibroid to grow. Fibroid thrives in estrogen environment.

       To get a maximum result, it is recommended that surgery (removal of the fibroid through caesarean section) should be carried out followed immediately with herbal therapy in order to shrink the microscopic ones, and stop them from growing back.

Smokers have more than twice as many heart attacks as non-smokers. Sudden cardiac deaths occur two to four times more frequent in smokers.

    High blood pressure is a silent killer because it has few noticeable symptoms until tragedy strikes.

    High blood cholesterol levels between 240 mg/dl increases the risk of heart disease, while levels greater than 240mg/dl double the risk.

    Diabetes increases the risk of heart attack because; it raises blood cholesterol levels, and can damage blood vessels if not treated.