What your Urine Color says about your Health

Urine is an important part of the body's disposal process. Its job is to remove the extra water and water-soluble wastes the kidneys filter from the blood. The urine is there primarily to get rid of toxins or things that would otherwise build up in the body that would be bad for the body. In this episode of our health blog, we shall be analysing what your urine color says about your health.

Urine and urinalysis have, for hundreds of years, been one of the ways physicians have looked at health, From a historical view, urinalysis was one of the original windows into what's happening in the body. That's because many of the substances circulating in your body, including bacteria, yeast, excess protein and sugar, eventually make their way into the urine.

When you notice that your urine has changed color, or there's a strange odor wafting up from the toilet, the cause might be something as harmless as what you had for dinner (which could have included beets or asparagus). It also might be a sign of a more serious condition, such as an infection or cancer.

Lemon Is An Anti-cancer Food- Expert

Dr. Ayelara Oni, an Alternative Therapy Medical Practitioner and Nutritionist, on Thursday said lemon was an anti-cancer food.

Oni made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

She said lemon was acidic in taste but was an alkaline-forming food, explaining that this was why it was good for balancing a highly acidic condition in the body, thereby balancing the body’s pH.

She added that lemon contained 22 anti-cancer compounds, including limonene, which is the natural oil that helps to slow or halt the growth of cancer.

Okpeke.Com: Nigeria's No 1 fashion, Beauty and Wellness Portal

Nigeria beauty and fashion industry is receiving a boost with the introduction of Okpeke.com. It is an online platform that only features trends, discussions, job offers, companies and events in the fashion, beauty and wellness industry in Nigeria. The following are the main features of Okpeke.com

An online Shop

Are you looking for a shop that sales fashion stuff like clothes, blouses, shirts, shoes, etc in Nigeria; or your search is for an online store where you can buy beauty products and accessories in Nigeria? Okpeke.com offers affordable (cheapest) price guarantee of the best quality beauty/fashion products in Nigeria. This is because we deal directly with importers of such products. We have a reputation to protect hence ensure the quality, reliability and durability of whatever is sold at Okpeke store. Some of the products we sell include perfumes, creams, shirts, lingerie, pants, trousers, caps, eyeglasses, etc. Contact us if you are an importer and wish to sell in Okpeke.com or if you believe your prices are highly competitive.

An Online directory

The okpeke.com Directory is a platform to register beauty and fashion companies in Nigeria. It has a directory for beauty spas in Nigeria, Directory for make-up studios in Nigeria, photographers directory in Nigeria, and so on. So if you run a beauty spa, hairdressing salon, barber shop, cosmetic store, fashion/beauty school etc in Nigeria whether in Lagos, Abuja, Port-Harcourt or any part of Nigeria, get registered in this online portal. What will you benefit from registering? Well unlike other online directories in Nigeria, we will give your company e-visibility, keep you up to date with several opportunities in the industry and you can always surf a CV of beauty/fashion applicants from our database when you need to recruit. All these at no extra cost. Register your company NOW. Click Here

The healing power of Bitter Leaf Juice

You know and enjoy the bitter leaf soup. Powerful! but have you ever taken the bitter leaf juice?Bitter Leaf juice is made by squeezing the fresh leaves to get the juice. Drink about a glass of the juice 3 times a day. The following are the healing powers of this concortion:

 1. Bitter leaf also cleans the lymphatic system as well.

2. For smokers or those that are been exposed to secondary smoke, bitter leaf is useful by protecting the body against pollutants that come from cigarette smoke and some dangerous gas.

3. The juice prevents malaria sickness due to the presence of Natural Quinine. Regular intake of this bitter leaf juice will prevent malaria sickness

4. It also yield the healing power of Sexually Transmitted Diseases(STD). The drinking of the bitter leaf juice daily and also squeeze the leaves and paste it on the patches and warts that appear on the skin will vanish in course of days.

HOW TO ERADICATE PIMPLES

                                                                                                                                                                     Whether you need a cleaning service in Lagos or you run one, pimples is not just a hygiene issue. Nearly 85% of people have pimples at some point in life. The pimple statistics is projected as;

·         30%  use   medication over the counter

·         40% out of them do nothing

·         15% will seek help from dermatologist

This write tries to enlighten our readers on factors that cause pimples and how to avoid them while taking the necessary ingredients for a smooth skin

Factors   That Causes   Pimples

Various causes of pimples of have been linked to these factors;

·         Hormone

·         Stress

·         Pollution

·         Few cosmetics

·         Genetics

·         Diet

Elder Care Home In Lagos, Nigeria

Rockgarden Homes is an ideal home for elderly people in Nigeria designed to meet their residential and care needs at affordable costs, without restricting any part of their lives. It does not just offer cleaning services in Lagos We offer medically-skilled care in a respectful, self-sustaining community for long-term residents, and skilled nursing care for short-term residents. Rockgarden is situated in an estate property located  in Ikorodu, Lagos State and privately owned by Dr and Mrs A. O. Fadugbagbe who have extensive experience in the health and commercial industries, and have maintained excellent reputations in these same industries

contact

191/193 Okeletu – Ijede Road,

Elemu Bus Stop, Ikorodu,

Lagos, Nigeria

Phone : +234-8144-055-979

Email : info@rockgardenhomes.com

The Benefits of Massage

By Celine Momoh-Sanni

A popular Nigerian musician, the late Fela Anikulapo kuti once said that in Nigeria, people are suffering and smiling. He painted a scenario in Lagos where 39 people only sit down in a commuting ‘Molue’ bus while 99 people stand. That is the story of the average lagosian. Imagine Waking up in morning before dawn to pick a bus/or drive to the Island, a long day of standing on cement floors, lifting heavy boxes, or sitting at a desk. Your back is killing you, there is a sharp pain in your shoulder, and your temples are throbbing. Fatigue, repetitive motion, muscle strain, or staying in one position for an extended amount of time could cause any or maybe all of these symptoms. 

It's your body's way of saying, "slow down and take it easy". How you respond to these symptoms determines how you will feel. What if your stress, pain, tension, and fatigue could be purged from your body through therapeutic massage? Would you get one? There are many reasons a person may desire or need a massage. The above example covers 80-90% of the cases a massage therapist sees.

The power of touch has miraculous effects: for the very young to the very old, for the terminally ill to the marathon athlete, and for the stay-at-home mum to the over-stressed executive. Massage has the power to relax, heal, and help release emotions and tension without the aid of drugs.