Say No to sleeping pills, sunlight exposure could be the key to sleeping like a baby at night! Why is sunlight so important to the human body? Let’s go to the cellular level, every cell in our body has a mitochondrion which is the machinery or powerhouse in our body that produces energy. The mitochondria…

‘In Sierra Leone, the mortality rates of neonates, infants and children under five are also amongst the highest globally at 34, 82, and 111 deaths per 1,000 live births’. A concern that has often left various stakeholders curiously invested in working towards solutions that would help in making things better. On Wednesday 8th February 2023,…

Ginger,  it’s botanical name is Zingibe offcinale, grows wildly in both Nigeria and Sierra Leone. In traditional medicine its used in a lot of tinctures and herbal tea for these reasons; Firstly, its promotes beneficial  sweating. Now the body eliminates toxins from the body in three ways : through sweating,  urinating and poo. Sweating is…

A positive start – vaccine roll out to prevent cervical cancer in Sierra Leone A few days ago, I was delighted to hear that Sierra Leone is about to rollout human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine against Cervical Cancer, with the help of international donors or non-governmental organizations (NGOs). First, I was happy to hear the…

It is quite common, as men get older the level of testosterone drops with age while other hormones like oestrogen go higher. Yes! men also have the oestrogen hormone in principle, but the oestrogen hormone in men  has a different role compared to woman. In men, oestrogen hormone must be balanced with testosterone to help…

I was shocked to learn that the International Afro beat musical sensation; Adekunle Gold was born with the blood defect called Sickle cell anemia.  Recently, he raised a spotlight on this blood health issue. Gold mentioned he was born with sickle cell disease and it was tough and often painful experience. He also expressed that…

Those with both parents suffering from high blood pressure, have 60-80% possibility that one or two of their children might inherit or have the tendency to develop high blood pressure.This is backed by the recent news on Pfizer, the pharmaceutical company. On the 17th May, World Hypertension Day was observed around the globe to raise awareness…

  March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Presently,  there is no known or confirmed cure for this chronic pain illness, some doctor’s say it is an autoimmune condition. In simple English “Our immune system is always on turned up”. Most treatment for this condition aim to control the pain not to heal or prevent progression to stage…

Cancer meets football player No age discrimination, when it comes to cancer. No age discrimination when it comes to who get cancer. The 24 yrs. old midfielder for Bournemouth and Wales, David Brooks has been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer called  Hodgkin lymphoma (HL).  Evidence based research In West Africa mainly Ghana & Nigeria,…

Avoid becoming sick! By Rashida Raji-Siwoku. MSc Pharma, BSc and Licensed Herbalist in Traditional Herbal General Practice. Check out immune cells in action. Where two bacteria that cause gonorrhea are no match for the large phagocyte, called a neutrophil, that engulfs and kills them (see arrows). Photo credit: Micheal N. Starnbach. PH.D Harvard Medical  University. …