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  Genetic implications of raising a family.  Here on this blog we have been learning about raising a healthy family. We had about 3 posts on how to raise a healthy family and what should be put into consideration when raising a family. We have talked about how setting a vision and having knowledge could serve as pillars in raising a healthy family. Kindly find these posts here bolahealthconsult.blospot.com. You will be glad you did.  Onto the matter of the day, humans are embodiment of genetic materials, we are made up of genes, the smallest unit of inheritance. This implies that there is a great implication in genetics when a man and a woman come together to have a child in order to raise a family and to have a healthy one at that. Genes are not seen but are the loudest composition of humans. They are the units by which traits, characters and even diseases can be passed from parents to offspring and from one generation to another.  While planning a family, you might...

Pregnancy is a physiological state in which a woman carries one or more babies in her womb over a specified period of time (the normal between 37 to 40weeks) after which she delivers and carries the product in her arms. It is an immunosuppressive state involving the whole systems of the body.  The events from the day one to the last day of pregnancy differ from one woman to another, generally speaking the most of women find the 1st trimester (1st 3 months) a bit challenging due to the morning sickness, the sudden but later gradual changes they experience in their body system and the psychological burden that may vary from one woman to another depending on the circumstances that surround the pregnancy.  The second trimester (2nd 3 months) is usually a period of peace and psychological well-being for the woman as she starts getting bonded to the fetus which would have started moving (kicking) from about 16-18 weeks of gestational age. Again, these differ from woman to woman....

How do you raise a healthy family even when you are not from one? Do you know that sustaining a marriage and raising children are challenging things to do but can be easier with proper planning, determination and prior written vision? Raising a healthy family entails a lot, it should therefore be planned, forecasted and mapped. An important and first thing to do so a family can stand firmly is to have a vision to direct you and be determined to get it right. It is about laying a foundation to fall back on, a template of how you want your family to be, bearing in mind that having a healthy family is not just about a member of the family not falling ill. It is way more than that. You can read about other aspects of health in the post complete health . Concept of health embraces the social and mental aspects too, so a healthy family is complete in all these aspects. I t is important to have a vision, a picture of what you will like your family to look like. Before you develop a vision to ...

You are educated, right! beautiful. Do you know that only right education, right information can be a strong pillar of a healthy family? We have introduced the 5 pillars of a healthy family in the first post, and I have discussed having a vision and proper planning as the first pillar. The next on the list is education and information.  Education is the best legacy they say, it is the process of achieving, values, skills , beliefs and moral habits.  When we are talking about education as a pillar of a healthy family, we will be short of credibility if we only look into formal or classroom education.  Informal education and information is an integral part of this pillar such as including cultures and social values. What does your culture, belief system and values teach you about being healthy? How do you perceive illness and health from the point of view of your cultural and religious background?  Unto the classroom or Internet students, what information do you know ...

How can our world be more healthy? How can we overcome outbreaks  of diseases? Where do we start from to ensure an individual is healthy and lives life to the fullest? It may seem to be difficult and a capital project, yes, but there's a place we can start from, The family.  What is family in its entirety?  The family is the smallest unit of the society, everyone belongs to one either by birth or adoption, either 'legally' or 'illegally'. Someone must have an origin, a generation, a root, a family. This special group comprises of those related by blood or marriage. It could be the nuclear type (just father, mother and children) or the extended type which may include every other person. Medically, a family can be related to a household, the group that eats from the same kitchen or pot. I hope I have brought up the memory of your primary school definition of a family.  What is a healthy family?  A 'just a family' is differen...

Good day and welcome to another wonderful read, before we go further on this part, kindly ensure you read part one of these series. We will be discussing in part today those health reasons sex should wait till marriage. Health Reasons Sex Should Wait Till Marriage  Let's cast our minds back to how the definition of health talked about the physical, social, and mental aspects of man. In this part, I will be limiting the reasons to the physical (body) aspects. Please note the following points first. The body (physical aspects of you) is like a case or container or should we say a carton in which you are kept (by God) till the day of redemption. It’s like a gift to you. Engaging in sex with your body without the confines of marriage exposes you to many harms and dangers. Engaging in sex too early on the other hand is a very significant road map to continuity of pre-marital sexual engagements (If you start early, you are likely going to continue till you are married) Pre-marital sex is...

INTRODUCTION Sex is sweet (do I have a witness?) and sacred. It could be very enjoyable and satisfying yet at the same time, there seem to be some mysteries about it, because in another light, sex could be a worst decision of a life time.  It involves the whole being of those involved, their spirits, soul and body. It should therefore be done in security.  Generally speaking, patience is a virtue; it is a fruit of the Spirit . Ability to wait on God for proper time for things and grace to understand that there’s time for everything are not ordinary. Patience is one thing to pray for when preparing for marriage or else you are going to set a wrong foundation for your marriage and many things might go wrong. Patience is also important when it comes to choosing the right time for sex. Patience, Patience, let me say it again, patience. There is an appropriate time for every thing under the sun and God makes everything beautiful in its time. Please who will not want to have a be...

Wao! good day readers! how have you been? sure you are doing well. Have you read the last post on salient truth about cervical cancer? if not, kindly do so. Thank you. Hmm, I just finished reading about an Argentinian politician (Juan Peron) whose two wives died of cervical cancer at a very early age. I felt so bad for the women especially the second wife (Evita Peron) who was a promising young woman, charitable and loved by all. her life was a great blessing to others especially the poor. she died in her prime not even knowing what killed her....oh my God am so sad right now knowing that she died from the same disease that killed the man's first wife and unluckily for her, history had it that her mother also died of this same disease but at 77 yrs of age. Do you know that it was after her death that medical advancement and researches concluded on the major cause of cervical cancer and also discovered the most potent screening method to be PAP smear?.  Hmm. Truly sad, yo...

Happy new year readers, it shall be a fruitful year for all of you by God's grace. Now do you all know that January is cervical cancer awareness month? what it means then is that this month, i shall be doing more writings on cervical cancer this month. For today, let us understand some salient issues on cervical cancer. the cervix is the neck of the womb, that area where your  "g spot" is located, the area between the vaginal below and the uterus above. you can study the picture below. Cancer however is an unwanted growth that can spread to other part of the body, very dangerous and deadly. salient truths you may not know include; 1. Cervical cancer is real. 2. It is caused by a virus (human papiloma virus) transmitted via sexual intercourse. 3. It is the only sexually transmitted disease that cannot be prevented by condom. 4. Men can be infected too. 5. There are potent vaccines against the virus. 6. Children can be vaccinated against the virus, both male...

Hello, I saw this mission statement in a book I was reading and I want to share it with you perhaps you can learn from it. I will seek to balance career and family as best I can since both are important to me. My home will be a place where I and my family, friends, and guests will find joy and comfort, peace and happiness. Still I will seek to create a clean and orderly environment, yet livable and comfortable. I will exercise wisdom in what we choose to eat, read, see, and do at home. I especially want to teach my children to love, to learn, and to laugh, and to work and develop their unique talents. I value the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities or our Democratic Society. I will be a concerned and informed citizen, involved in the political process to ensure my voice is heard and my vote is counted. I will be a self-starting individual who exercises initiative in accomplishing my life's goals. I will act on situations and opportunities, rather than to be acted upon. I w...