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  8 tips to heal faster  If you are a mother and you have gone through the pains of bringing another human from your body regardless of where baby came out from please give yourself a big round of applause, if the baby is by caesarean section make the applause longer! It may take about six weeks to forever to recover from your #caesareansection So, I asked a couple of my friends to share tips about healing after CS and here is what they have to say; 1.                 Once your dressing has been removed, clean and dry your wound carefully every day. You may find it more comfortable to wear cotton high-waisted pants and loose clothes (grandma knickers only) so it won't touch your CS site 2.                 Wear your compression socks to avoid blood clot and help increase blood flow 3.     ...

Vaginal Care after delivery If you have just had a baby through vaginal delivery, give yourself and your vagina a huge round of applause, she deserves it! During delivery i was given an episiotomy and instead of 6 weeks healing I was anticipating, it took about 5 months to heal. It was horrible. I did a lot of things wrong that made the healing worse and did some things right.  So, let me share some tips that helps 1. It's important to keep your stitches clean. This will reduce the chance of getting an infection. Change your sanitary pads frequently and wash your hands before and afterwards. 2. Use warm water to rinse while bathing or urinating. Warm not hot! African Mama's will tell you hot, warm water is enough to do the tricks and heal you just right  3. The fear of pooping after vaginal delivery is the beginning of wisdom (Lol) which is why my very African Mama’s tip is to take lots of liquid especially (pap) and food rich in fibre content, take it plentieee...

When you drink more water toxins are flushed out, your skin reacts by overcoming any acne you may as of now have. Drinking enough water will break up the waste products from the body system. So, it effortlessly evacuates and dives out. Without sufficient amount of water, there will not be much to break down Drink enough water for your body to remain adequately hydrated as the day progress they keeps toxins from working up to form acne.  When you have a low level of poisonous elements in your body, your skin will benefit Each and every procedure in your body relies upon you being hydrated.  In a need to look and feel your best, bear in mind to drink a lot of water. Your body is 70% water on purpose So before you spend money on expensive products to get rid of the toxins ask yourself, am I drinking enough water? Balogun Fausiat (C)  Founder  Healthcommunicators Media content provider, Trainer & consultant, Communication4Development, Social Me...

That time of the month can be a lot of work especially when you have to deal with cramps, manage your moods and still become a detective for watching out for period stains? These tips can help; -Wear pads correctly, if its not fixed correctly then there will be leaks -make sure you get pads suited for your period, if you have heavy periods get pads that are long and have wings -wear thicker under wears -some ladies like to stick a pantyliner where there normal pads end for extra coverage -I personally like to hold extra pads and a change of skirt or dress when am on my period -Wear clothes of darker colours, stains are harder to detect with darker colours -Go to the bathroom more often, that way you will know when it's time to change - always make sure you hold a scarf or sweater to tie around your waist in case of leaks Finally be proud of your body, know that this is what all women have to deal with and you are definitely not alone in this . Have you ever be st...

The next time you pick up another stick of cigarettes ask yourself do you have money to treat lifetime hbp/cardiovascular disease or cancer of the lungs??? . Lemme remind you how Nicotine in cigarettes affect you When taken in small amounts, nicotine causes pleasant feelings and distracts the user from unpleasant feelings. This makes the tobacco user want to use more. Nicotine also gives a little bit of an adrenaline rush not enough to notice, but enough to speed up the heart and raise blood pressure. Stopping or cutting back on tobacco causes symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. Withdrawal is both physical and mental. Physically, your body is reacting to the absence of nicotine. Mentally, you are faced with giving up a habit, which calls for a major change in behavior. Emotionally, you might feel like as if you’ve lost your best friend. I understand that it is not easy to give it up the habit but the long term effect of nicotine includes increased risk of cardiovascular dis...

It's a known fact that women are more stressed than men According to New York Times, women do more unpaid work than men. Oh the domestic duties and career. This all leads to unavoidable stress. An acute stress that is not properly manage can lead to these health effects in women. Some of which includes;  -Hair loss -Poor digestion -Depression -Irregular period -Reduced sex drive -Acute Breakout -Weight gain -Insomnia You need to manage stress in your own way. Find what works for you and stick to it. What I do is; -priorities what I need to do and what can be put away -ask for help as often as I can, my sister don't try to do it all you are not a machine -eat healthy! -find time to spend time with loved ones - tell myself I cannot come and die! and sleep when am overwhelmed You only live once, live healthy! #HealthEducateus #HealthCommuniators #Healthcommng #YoungMum #YoungMums  Balogun Fausiat (C)  Founder  He...

There are many misconceptions about vasectomy as a family planning method. We are here to dispel them on Family Planning Friday discussion today #FPFriday During a vasectomy procedure, a trained provider performs a procedure that blocks the tubes carrying sperm from the testicles. The testicles remain in place Here are other things you need to know about vasectomy -Vasectomy is safe for men. It does not cause any diseases later in life -A man is just as sexually active after vasectomy as before -Vasectomy does not cause cancer -It does not cause a man to grow fat or become weak, less masculine or less productive -Vasectomy does not cause cancer Men have the same sex drive after vasectomy as they had before. A vasectomy does not remove the testicles and does not affect sexual function. A man’s erection is as hard, lasts as long and he ejaculates as he did before. Vasectomies can be reversed in a procedure called a Vasovasostomy. How...