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21/12/2023

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOLK

❤️ Many families and friends enjoy delicious meals together during the holidays. Here are some ways you can enjoy the festivities while making nutritious food choices:

🥕 Include fruits and vegetables with every meal and snack
🥘 Steam or boil instead of fry
🧂 Pick foods with the least salt (sodium) on the label
🍽 Listen to your body when it’s full and save the rest for another day

Let's prioritize health, especially through the holidays ❤️

19/12/2023

DRINK RESPONSIBLY!!!

🎊 Many people consume alcohol, especially during the holiday season. Although there is no perfect way to safely consume alcohol, here are some ways to stay safer:

🧉 Opt for an alcohol-free beverage like juice, water, or mocktails
💧 Stay hydrated by drinking water regularly
❌ Never leave drinks unattended
🚘 Always pre-plan your travel and never drive after drinking
👂🏽 Listen to your body — you can always say no

💛 Keep an eye out for loved ones and make sure they know these tips — it could save their life

14/12/2023

STAY HEALTHY DURING THIS FESTIVE PERIOD

🤝As families gather for the holidays, let’s avoid food borne illness by brushing up on food safety knowledge. Here are some tips:

🧼 Wash hands with soap and water before, during, and after food preparation
🧊 Refrigerate cooked food within 2 hours and reheat thoroughly
🥦 Wash all fruits and vegetables with clean water, even organic
🔥 Cook meats to safe internal temperatures
🔪 Use different cutting boards and knives for raw meats, vegetables, etc.

07/12/2023

Up to 10% of women and girls are affected by endometriosis ❤‍🩹

These are some of the symptoms to look out for:

• Severe pain during periods or ovulation
• Infertility
• Painful bowel movements or urination
• Fatigue
• Abdominal bloating and nausea
• Pain during or after s*x

Understanding endometriosis can be empowering 💪🏽💗

Discover more on the Women’s Health Bot on Viber 👉🏼 https://chats.viber.com/whowomen

17/11/2023

HIV is transmitted through bodily fluids like blood, breast milk, semen, and vaginal fluids.

People can not become infected through ordinary day-to-day contact like kissing, hugging, or sharing food. Here are some things you can do to stay safe:

- Always use a male or female condom during s*x
- Get tested for HIV and other STI’s regularly
- Talk to your healthcare provider about your risks, and follow their guidance

By W.H.O

03/10/2023

*Beetroot Health Benefits*

Dubbed a superfood, beetroot is a disease-preventing and health-promoting functional food. This sweet vegetable, with bitter leaves, is jam-packed with nutrients that affect almost all organ systems in the human body. Below is an in-depth analysis of some beetroot health benefits.

1) Beetroot improves athletic performance:
Filled with inorganic nitrates, beetroot consumption increases blood nitric oxide concentrations. Nitric oxide promotes blood vessel dilation and increases blood flow to tissues, especially muscles; consequently, muscle fatigue and damage is reduced, and muscle regeneration encouraged. Beetroot consumption is associated with increased athletic performance.

2) Antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties:
Saturated with phytochemicals that have antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties, such as betalains and other phenolics, beetroot is an important adjunct in the treatment of conditions such as liver disease, arthritis , and cancer.

3) Other beetroot health benefits:
Studies have shown that beetroots can be used as blood tonics -- to boost oxygen-carrying capacity of blood. In addition, beetroots use their phenolics to protect your heart against diseases such as hypertension, etc.

How to make beetroot juice:
- Place beetroot chunks and water in a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Strain or sieve the resultant solution. That's your beetroot juice. You can cool it in a refrigerator.

In summary:
Beetroot is a superfood. That is, it is blessed with nutrients and phytochemicals that encourage healing and prevent diseases. This disease-preventing and health-promoting vegetable should be a constant in your life.

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17/04/2023

DO BABIES NEED TO DRINK WATER BEFORE THE AGE OF 6 MONTHS?

In fact, newborns don't need to drink or eat anything apart from breast milk before they are 6 months old. Breast milk contains all they ever need to be healthy. Say yes to breast milk for a strong and healthy baby.
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LES BÉBÉS ONT-ILS BESOIN DE BOIRE DE L'EAU AVANT L'ÂGE DE 6 MOIS ?

En fait, les nouveau-nés n'ont besoin de boire ni de manger que du lait maternel avant l'âge de 6 mois. Le lait maternel contient tout ce dont ils ont besoin pour être en bonne santé. Dites oui à lait maternel pour un bébé fort et en bonne santé.

12/04/2023

HAVING TROUBLE WITH DRY SKIN ?

What components should I find in my moisturizer for dry skin?

If you frequently suffer from dry skin, it is recommended that you use body lotions containing one or more of the following ingredients: jojoba oil, dimethicone, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, lactic acid, lanolin, mineral oil, petrolatum, shea butter.

What's more, avoid body lotions that contain alcohol, alpha hydroxy acid (AHA), perfumes, and retinoids.

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VOUS AVEZ DES PROBLÈMES AVEC LA PEAU SÈCHE ?

Si vous souffrez fréquemment de peau sèche, il est recommandé d'utiliser des crème pour le corps contenant un ou plusieurs des ingrédients suivants : huile de jojoba, diméthicone, glycérine, acide hyaluronique, acide lactique, lanoline, huile minérale, pétrolatum, beurre de karité.

De plus, évitez les crème qui contiennent de l'alcool, de l'acide alpha-hydroxylé (AHA), des parfums et des rétinoïdes

23/10/2021

LES BIENFAITS DE MANGER DES BANANES PENDANT LA GROSSESSE

Remplie de fibres et de glucides, et chargée de vitamines et de minéraux, la banane est une source importante de nutriments pendant la grossesse. Vous trouverez ci-dessous les bienfaits de manger de la banane pendant la grossesse que vous ne connaissiez probablement pas :

1) Guérir les Nausées et Vomissements

Les bananes regorgent de vitamine B6. Des études ont montré que la vitamine B6 est très importante dans le traitement des nausées et des vomissements, en particulier pendant les 12 premières semaines, ou premier trimestre, de la grossesse. En d'autres termes, la banane utilise sa vitamine B6 pour soulager les nausées et les vomissements induits par la grossesse.

2) Maintenir une Pression Artérielle Normale

Les bananes sont une riche source de potassium. Plus précisément, en 2020, le Dr Tommaso Filippini a démontré qu'une consommation fréquente de potassium peut maintenir une tension artérielle saine. En un mot, la banane utilise son potassium pour prévenir les fluctuations de la pression artérielle pendant la grossesse.

3) Boost d'Énergie

Confiture remplie de sucres simples, tels que le glucose, le fructose et le saccharose, les bananes jouent un rôle principale dans la fourniture d'énergie. De plus, la banane est remplie de bons glucides qui peuvent vous faire sentir rassasié lorsque la sensation soudaine de faim frappe. En d'autres termes, la banane utilise ses sucres et ses glucides pour augmenter instantanément votre énergie et vous faire sentir rassasié.

4) Autres Bienfaits

Discuter de tous les bienfaits de manger des bananes pendant la grossesse nous prendra plus de 24 heures. Ainsi, un résumé de certains bienfaits de la banane pendant la grossesse est plus approprié :

- Les bananes contiennent de l'acide folique, du fer et de la vitamine B6, tous des nutriments importants dont un bébé a besoin pour un développement sain du cerveau, de la moelle épinière et des nerfs, et préviennent l'anémie chez les mamans enceintes.

- Les bananes réduisent les niveaux d'acidité de l'estomac et de l'œsophage, ce qui soulage ensuite les maux d'estomac liées à la grossesse. De plus, les bananes contiennent beaucoup de fibres qui facilitent la digestion et préviennent la constipation.

Pour conclure, ce fruit savoureux, saturé de nutriments bénéfiques pour la mère et le bébé, pourrait être consommé entier ou sous forme de smoothie à la banane et de milkshake à la banane.

18/10/2021

HEALTH BENEFITS OF SKIN-TO-SKIN, OR KANGAROO, CARE

Do you know about kangaroo care? Well, if you do not, there is no reason to feel embarrassed, because many do not know about it. So, read on to know more about this form of care.

To begin, kangaroo care, also known as skin-to-skin care, is a method of holding or carrying a baby that involves skin-to-skin contact. More explicitly, the baby is usually naked, except for a diaper, and is placed against the mum's or dad's bare chest. Below are the reasons why parents should practice kangaroo care:

1) Bonding

Kangaroo care promotes bonding between a newborn and parents. This intense attachment between parents and their newborn makes them want to shower their baby with love and affection, and to protect and care for them.

Even better, it has been proven that bonding helps babies to become happy, independent, and resilient adults. Put simply, bonding promotes a child's cognitive, emotional, and social development. So, what better way is there to secure a brighter future for your babies than bonding with them through skin-to-skin care?

2) Improves Your Baby's Physiology

Kangaroo care stabilises your newborn's heart rate, improves your newborn's breathing pattern, that is, makes breathing more regular, and improves the oxygen saturation levels in your child. In addition, it normalises a newborn's temperature.

3) Other Health Benefits of Kangaroo Care

Kangaroo care comes with numerous health benefits that could be summarised as thus: improves breastfeeding, boosts the baby's immune system and reduces hospital stay, promotes rapid weight gain, and decreases the number of crying episodes.

How Do You Do Kangaroo Care?

For starters, remove your bra and wear a shirt that opens in the front. Next, place the baby, only wearing a diaper, in an upright position and on your bare chest with his/her chest against yours. You can now use a shirt, gown, or blanket to cover your baby's back. Kangaroo care can last for up to 60 minutes. You can repeat it 2-3 times a day.

To round off, I have two questions: first, now that you know about Kangaroo care, what's stopping you from using it to bond with your newborn and gifting him/her with its numerous health benefits? Second, did you know that the provider of this message, mobile clinic, is blessed with medical personnel ready to offer medical care and advice? Call us or shoot us a message and set up a rendezvous.

13/10/2021

DIMANCHE DERNIER ÉTAIT LA JOURNÉE MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ MENTALE

Nous, la clinique mobile, souhaitons partager un message sur la santé mentale. Pour être précis, sur la dépression.

La dépression provoque une détresse mentale difficile à éliminer. Elle est courante. Elle peut devenir un problème de santé grave et, au pire, peut causer de grandes souffrances menant au su***de ou à des idées suicidaires.

La dépression est une maladie et elle aboutit le plus souvent au su***de. Le message que nous avons l'intention de faire passer est qu'il vaut bien mieux dire qu'une personne est décédée de dépression que de dire qu'elle s'est suicidée. Le fait est que cela supprime la stigmatisation associée au su***de.

Pour être concis, la victime est une personne qui a souffert d'une maladie appelée dépression et qui est décédée d'une complication de cette maladie (su***de ou surdose). Plus importante, cela pourrait encourager les personnes déprimées ou ayant des pensées suicidaires à parler de leur état et à demander de l'aide, ce qui est la première étape et l'une des étapes les plus importantes de la gestion de la dépression.

Si vous êtes déprimé ou souffrez d'un autre trouble de santé mentale et que vous avez besoin d'aide, n'hésitez pas à visiter notre page Facebook (mobile clinic) ou nous envoyer un message par WhatsApp (+237 650605159). Nous vous aiderons à en discuter ou à recommander certains des spécialistes exceptionnels de la santé mentale qui travaillent avec nous.

11/10/2021

ARE WAIST TRAINERS REALLY SAFE?

There is a new trend, especially on social media, that promotes the use of waist trainers. What's attention-getting, its promoters suggest that waist training can help you lose weight and achieve the famous hourglass figure ("coca cola" shape). That said, is this suggestion true? And if true, is it without risk?

1) The Benefits Of Using Waist Trainers

Before I begin, do you know the difference between "waist trainer" and "waist training"? A waist trainer is an elastic compression band worn around your waist, while waist training is the gradual reduction of your waist through consistently wearing a waist trainer.

Waist trainers might make your waistline look slimmer, give you an hourglass shape, and improve your posture. It's a huge confidence boost. Even better, waist trainers are a somewhat quick fix after childbirth, because they help new mums recover their firm abs.

Lastly, the slim waistline gotten from donning waist trainers might permit you slip into tighter or smaller outfits. In other words, that top you're unable to put on becomes easy to wear once you don a waist trainer.

2) Myths About Waist Training

On their own, waist trainers can't help you lose weight. This is a get-thin scam. Only exercise and a proper diet can help you burn fat and lose weight healthily.

3) Could Waist Trainers Hurt You?

Waist training could result in unwanted pressure on your midsection, which could lead to limited blood flow to internal organs. What's more, waist training could permanently displace your internal organs. These effects from donning waist trainers could injure your internal organs.

If you use waist trainers for long, and if they are so tight that you fine it difficult to breathe in them, your abdominal muscles might meltdown. That is, waist muscles become inactive and might deteriorate due to restricted waist movement. Hence the saying "use it or lose it."

Tight waist trainers might press your stomach and cause stomach food and acid to move upward. This will obviously cause heartburn. To top it all off, tight waist trainers might make it hard to breath, especially if your diaphragm, the main muscle responsible for breathing, becomes restricted by displaced organs.

In Sum

Now that you know about the benefits and dangers of putting on waist trainers, you can now make an informed decision regarding their use. Share with us your experience with waist trainers. Also, If I may ask, are waist trainers worth it?

10/10/2021

TODAY IS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
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AUJOURD'HUI C'EST LA JOURNÉE MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ MENTALE

08/10/2021

GET RID OF LARGE BREASTS (GYNECOMASTIA).
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DÉBARRASSER VOUS DES GROS SEINS (GYNÉCOMASTIE).

06/10/2021

LES BIENFAITS DES SOINS PEAU À PEAU OU KANGOUROU

Connaissez-vous les soins aux kangourous ? Si vous ne les connaissez pas, il n'y a aucune raison de vous sentir gêné, car beaucoup ne le connaissent pas. Alors, lisez la suite pour en savoir plus sur cette forme de soins.

Pour commencer, les soins kangourou, également connus sous le nom de soins peau à peau, sont une méthode pour tenir ou porter un bébé qui implique un contact peau à peau. Plus explicitement, le bébé est généralement nu, à l'exception d'une couche, et est placé contre la poitrine nue de la maman ou du papa. Voici les raisons pour lesquelles les parents devraient pratiquer les soins kangourou :

1) Lien Entre Bébé et Parents

Les soins kangourou favorisent le lien entre un nouveau-né et ses parents. Cet attachement intense entre les parents et leur nouveau-né leur donne envie de couvrir leur bébé d'amour et d'affection, de le protéger et de prendre soin de lui.

Mieux encore, il a été prouvé que l'attachement entre bébé et parents aide les bébés à devenir des adultes heureux, indépendants et résilients. En termes simples, ce lien favorise le développement cognitif, émotionnel et social d'un enfant. Alors, quel meilleur moyen d'assurer un avenir meilleur à vos bébés que de créer des liens avec eux grâce à des soins peau à peau ?

2) Améliore la Physiologie de Votre Bébé

Les soins kangourou stabilisent le rythme cardiaque de votre nouveau-né, améliorent le rythme respiratoire de votre nouveau-né, c'est-à-dire qu'ils rendent la respiration plus régulière, et améliorent les niveaux de saturation en oxygène de votre enfant. De plus, il normalise la température du nouveau-né.

3) Autres Bienfaits des Soins Kangourou

Les soins kangourou présentent de nombreux bienfaits qui pourraient être résumés ainsi : améliore l'allaitement, renforce le système immunitaire du bébé et réduit le séjour à l'hôpital, favorise une prise de poids rapide et diminue le nombre d'épisodes de pleurs.

Comment Faire les Soins Kangourou ?

Pour commencer, enlevez votre soutien-gorge et portez une chemise qui s'ouvre sur le devant. Ensuite, placez le bébé, uniquement vêtu d'une couche, en position verticale et sur votre poitrine nue avec sa poitrine contre la vôtre. Vous pouvez maintenant utiliser une chemise, une robe ou une couverture pour couvrir le dos de votre bébé. Les soins au kangourou peuvent durer jusqu'à 60 minutes. Vous pouvez le répéter 2 à 3 fois par jour.

04/10/2021

BENEFITS OF EATING BANANAS DURING PREGNANCY

Packed with fibres and carbohydrates, and loaded with vitamins and minerals, banana is an important source of nutrients during pregnancy. Below are some of the health benefits of eating banana during pregnancy which you probably didn't know about:

1) Cure Morning Sickness

Bananas are chuck full of vitamin B6. Studies have shown that vitamin B6 is very important in the treatment of nausea and vomiting, especially during the first 12 weeks, or first trimester, of pregnancy. In other words, banana uses its vitamin B6 to relief pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting.

2) Maintain Healthy Blood Pressure

Bananas are a rich source of potassium. More to the point, in 2020, Dr. Tommaso Filippini demonstrated that frequent potassium consumption can maintain healthy blood pressure levels. In a nutshell, banana uses its potassium to prevent blood pressure fluctuations during pregnancy.

3) Energy Boost

Jam packed with simple sugars, such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose, bananas play a prominent role in providing energy. What's more, banana is filled with good carbs that can make you feel full when that sudden feeling of hunger hits. Worded differently, banana uses its sugars and carbs to instantly boost your energy and make you feel full.

4) Other Health Benefits

Discussing about all the health benefits of eating bananas during pregnancy will take us more than 24 hours. So, a summary of some of banana's health benefits during pregnancy is more appropriate:

- Bananas contain folic acid, iron, and vitamin B6, all important nutrients that a baby needs for healthy brain, spinal cord, and nerve development, and prevent anemia in pregnant mums.
- Bananas reduce stomach and oesophagus acidity levels, which then relief pregnancy-related heartburns. In addition, bananas contain lots of fibres that aid with digestion and prevent constipation.

To conclude, this tasty fruit, saturated with nutrients that benefit mother and baby, could be eaten whole or in the form of banana smoothie and banana milkshake.

30/09/2021

HOW TO BUILD STRONGER BONES AS YOU GET OLDER

As you get older, your bone mass continuously reduces. This means that elderly persons can easily fracture their bones with minor trauma.

This in mind, how then can you strengthen your bones and prevent frequent bone fracture? The answer is simple, read on. Apart from eating calcium-rich foods, such as bone or bone marrow, some exercises promote bone strength. These exercises include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Jumping rope
- Running and brisk walking
- Swimming
- Biking
- Dancing and
- Tennis

Now, you have an idea on how to promote bone health. All that is required is the perfect attire to hit the ground running. What's more, at Mobile Clinic, our dietician, personal trainer, and geriatrician, also called doctor for elderly persons, are at your service (24/7) to help you build and maintain stronger bones.

26/09/2021

TODAY IS WORLD'S CONTRACEPTION DAY

We'll focus on using condoms as a method of contraception -- preventing unwanted pregnancies. Below is why:

- Condom prevents unwanted pregnancies.
- It prevents s*xually transmitted diseases.
- Condoms reduce your chances of contracting HIV.

Mobile Clinic

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31/05/2021

DID YOU KNOW THAT SMOKING IS BAD FOR YOUR WOUND?

Have you ever wondered why, in smokers, wounds from common injuries or surgery take long to heal and easily becomes infected? Well, wonder no more, the answer is pretty simple. Read on...

When you smoke, a substance known as carbon monoxide (CO) enters your blood cells. Carbon monoxide (CO) lowers the level of oxygen in your blood. The thing is, oxygen is required for wound healing. This therefore means that smoking slows the healing process as less oxygen is delivered to your wound.

In addition, smoking reduces your ability to fight infections. The thing about this is, smoking reduces the number of a particular type of white blood cell known as neutrophils. Neutrophils are vital in the fight against infection by your body.

In a nutshell, smoking delays wound healing and predisposes to wound infection.

Reference = Palacio's Plastic Surgery

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