Dr Precious

09/01/2020

Did you know these amazing benefits of breast feeding?

Not only is it good for the baby, its good for mommies also

DYK: Breastfeeding reduces the 👶's risk of:
-Obesity
-Asthma
-Cardiovascular disease
-Diabetes (type 2)

Let’s support breastfeeding mums anytime, anywhere!
🤱🏻🤱🏼🤱🏽🤱🏾🤱🏿

17/07/2019

In light of the current Flu season, we just want to highlight a few important things regarding fitness and recovery

At one point of the other you might have heard someone say they are going to sweat the flu away, by either jogging or going to the gym or something of that sort.

The truth of the matter is that that’s a dangerous things to do.

It may land you with viral myocarditis, which might just complicate and give you a ruptured heart muscle, or heart failure or worse still the heart can go into an irregular and dangerously fast heart rate that can eventually lead to cardiac arrest

In short, what we are saying is,
DO NOT EXERCISE WITH FLU!!!

Exercise does not help you beat the flu! It puts strain on a body that’s already overwhelmed with the flu infection.

It is infact quite dangerous to work out/exercise with the infection.

Rather wait for the flu symptoms to clear off before going back to your routine.

After a bout of flu, try to ease back into your exercise so as not to overload your body

26/12/2018

Happy Holidays 🎄

May the light and love of our born King resonate through your lives, may peace and joy be the theme of the new year coming up soon.

Yours in health 😊

Dr Precious

12/11/2018

1. Diabetes affects both young and old

2. It is a lifestyle disease - which means changes in your lifestyle can go a long way in preventing and/or managing it

3. Don’t wait until it’s late, small changes make a huge difference

4. It doesn’t occur over night, it takes years to develop (particularly type 2)

5. All it takes is a small finger prick to know where you stand

6. Symptoms include

-Urinating often.
-Feeling very thirsty.
-Feeling very hungry - even though you are eating.
-Extreme fatigue.
-Blurry vision.
-Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal.
-Weight loss - even though you are eating more
-Tingling, pain, or numbness in the hands/feet

Diabetes claims around 2,500 leg amputations a year in KwaZulu-Natal, the department of health in the province said on Sunday.

20/08/2018

You are what you eat...

Be mindful of what you take in. ❤️

Happy Monday

Make sure your diet is healthy!
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06/08/2018

Emotional Wellness

We’ve often been afraid of being looked at otherwise if we want to express being overwhelmed or under too much strain.

It has been looked down on and seen as weakness, and unfortunately still some people look at it as such.

I draw some of my inspiration from the different people that walk into my consultation room daily.

I have in the past couple of days come across people who simply walked in to say, “I’m not doing well emotionally”

This is my opinion, in that moment they allowed themselves to have the power, over whatever was bothering them. They became vulnerable and admitted a need, something a lot would shy from.

The idea for today’s post was to bring light to how our health is our responsibility, speak out, ask for help, it doesn’t matter if you are male or female, life touches us all in so many different ways and we all respond in different ways.
How will you get help you need if you don’t say. Be specific.

Actually, vulnerability is one of the best demonstration of strength.

Go ahead and say it. Ask for help. Help your emotions heal and be well.

30/07/2018

Emotional Wellness 😊

How are your emotions doing?

When last did you speak to a counselor or a psychologist?

Not because your life is falling apart or things are not going well, but just to check your emotional well-being?

A lot of the times we look at health as the absence of physical infirmity and forget that the human being is not just that.

Wellness is a multidimensional concept that has to be embraced for what it is.

1. occupational,
2. emotional,
3. spiritual,
4. environmental,
5. financial,
6. physical,
7. social,
8. intellectual.

Today we just talking briefly about emotional wellness, which has more to do with developing healthy skills and strategies to cope with stress.

For a start, we could do a general check.

In the same way that we go for our routine physical medical examination, frequent consultations with your counselor or a psychologist or a confidant might be a good place to start in checking the state of your emotional well-being.

29/06/2018

Be wise and prevent further resistances 😊

Taking antibiotics when you don’t need them speeds up antibiotic resistance.
Antibiotic resistant infections are more complex and harder to treat. They can affect anyone, of any age, in any country

31/05/2018

Say No to smoking.. Protect yourself and those around you 😊

Don’t be a Herat breaker 💔

09/05/2018

This has to be one of the interesting advances in early cancer detection...

20/04/2018

Do look out for these signs

• shaking chills that can range from moderate to severe.
• high fever.
• profuse sweating.
• headache.
• nausea.
•vomiting.
• abdominal pain.
• diarrhea.

Please take the necessary precautions

To avoid being bitten:
•.Stay somewhere that has effective air conditioning and screening on doors and windows. If this isn't possible, make sure doors and windows close properly.

• If you're not sleeping in an air-conditioned room, sleep under an intact mosquito net that's been treated with insecticide.

• Use insect repellent on your skin and in sleeping environments. Remember to reapply it frequently. The most effective repellents contain diethyltoluamide (DEET) and are available in sprays, roll-ons, sticks and creams.

• Wear light, loose-fitting trousers rather than shorts, and wear shirts with long sleeves. This is particularly important during early evening and at night, when mosquitoes prefer to feed.

MINISTRY CAUTIONS PUBLIC ON MALARIA OUTBREAK

The Ministry of Health and Wellness informs the public about the ongoing malaria outbreak in the central and southern parts of Botswana.

A news release from the ministry states that the outbreak started in October 2017 and is expected to continue until the beginning of winter season (end of May 2018).

The release states that the sporadic outbreak was reported in Okavango, Ngami, Chobe, Boteti, Tutume, North East, Tonota, Bobirwa, Palapye, Mahalapye, Serowe, Kgatleng, Kweneng and Moshupa Districts.

Symptoms of malaria include fever, severe headache, chills, sweating, abdominal pains, nausea and vomiting , confusion and loss of consciousness.

The ministry encourages the public to follow prevention measures that include visiting nearest clinics when they experience such symptoms.

The public is advised to keep surroundings clean, drain stagnant water, dispose objects likely to collect water like tins, sleep under insecticide treated mosquito nets while in endemic areas and use mosquito repellents.

The public is also advised to wear clothes that cover up arms and legs during evening, to seek medical advice from nearest health facilities two weeks before travelling to malaria endemic countries. (BOPA)

16/04/2018

This is what low blood pressure is...

Medical Articles Nine ways to raise blood pressure Posted on April 14, 2018Author Dr. Kashi While low blood pressure might seem like a good thing to have, a person’s blood pressure can occassionally be too low and cause problems. In some situations, natural solutions can raise low blood pressure a...