Author Archives: chatwithdrketch

Daily Health Tips: Please Help! I Salivate A lot!

Posted on March 17, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Q: Please, how can I control my mouth saliva? A: Ordinarily, we are all able to control the saliva in our mouths despite the enormous amounts produced daily. This is because we swallow it as needed unconsciously. So, if you … Continue reading →

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Daily Health Tips: How Can I Control My Blood Sugar!

Posted on March 15, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Q: How can I control my sugar level? A: Keeping your blood sugar under control speaks to the principles of keeping diabetes at bay. They focus on two principles: stay lean and stay active. Staying lean refers keeping your portions … Continue reading →

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Daily Health Tips: Why Is My Baby’s Tongue Always Hanging Out?

Posted on March 14, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Q: DR Ketch,My daughter is Nine months,but she sticks out her tongue. Her tongue is always out & her mouth open (Ikpu Ire na onu…in Ibo). How do I stop this? Thanks A: Tongue protrusion happens when the tongue hangs … Continue reading →

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Daily Health Tips: How Do I Keep My Kidneys Healthy?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Today is World Kidney Day. It is a day set aside to raise awareness and educate people about kidney health. So, are your kidneys healthy? Can they take you on your life’s journey for another 10…20..50 or perhaps 100 years? … Continue reading →

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Daily Health Tips: Help, Please! I Have Chronic Piles (Haemorrhoids)!

Posted on March 12, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Q: Hello Doc. How can one cure a “chronic pile” of long years that has affected the anus to be coming out fully when defecating? Help please! A: Piles, known as haemorrhoids in medical lingo are swollen veins in the … Continue reading →

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Daily Health Tips: Why Do I Have Heavy Menstrual Flow?

Posted on March 11, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Q: Hi Dr Ketch. Please I need your advice on this issue. My menstrual flow is just too heavy unlike previous ones. It comes out very thick and before 3-4 hours, I am stained. A: Heavy menstrual flow, also known … Continue reading →

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Daily Health Tips: How Do I Get Rid Of These Stretch Marks??

Posted on March 10, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Q: How can one treat stretch mark? A: Stretch marks occur when the skin is over-stretched like during pregnancy, during the growth spurt of the teenage years and during rapid weight gain or loss. So the skin, sort of, loses … Continue reading →

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Daily Health Tips: My Baby Has Knock Knees (K legs). What Should I Do?

Posted on March 9, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Please doc, what of knocking knees? My son of 2years & 5 months suddenly developed knocking knees when he was 1year & 8 months. Please, what can I do about it? Please, help me because I am very worried. A: … Continue reading →

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Daily Health Tips: Is My Irregular Period Due To Contraceptive Injection?

Posted on March 8, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Today is international women’s day with the theme, inspiring change. This calls for improving advocacy for women, worldwide. As a woman, how are you inspiring change in your environment? As a man, how are you promoting conditions that encourage and … Continue reading →

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Daily Health Tips: Toilet Infection…seriously???

Posted on March 7, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Q: Dr. please how can one effectively treat toilet infection..,candida to be precise? I’ve tried using injections, drugs, all to no avail. Also what are the preventive measures? Thanks A: This entity called toilet disease is a well-known one, especially … Continue reading →

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