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Q: Good morning Dr, please the tip of my breasts have been hurting. Please note that I made love with my husband during the unsafe period. What is wrong with me?

A: I’ve received a couple of questions on nipple pain. There are many different causes of nipple pain and they include:
• Given the fact that sexual intercourse happened just before the complaint of nipple pain, it may very well be that this led to the pain. Vigorous rubbing of the nipples can lead to pain. This would usually heal without incident and applying a moisturizer will help the process.
• Friction: In this case, not wearing a bra or wearing a poorly fitted bra during exercise routines may lead to rubbing of the nipples against the fabric and consequent soreness/pain. Wearing a proper
• Sensitivity to the weather (hot or cold), certain fabrics, detergents or even creams/lotions may lead to nipple pain. If this is caused by specific detergents or creams, you may have to change them.
• Hormonal changes as can occur close to a woman’s menstrual period. This pain will usually disappear after a few days.
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding can also lead to this condition. In pregnancy, the pregnancy hormones lead to the nipples being extra sensitive and during breastfeeding, the baby may not latch on well to the nipple, there could be blocked ducts or mastitis or breast abscess etc leading to pain. During pregnancy, be sure to choose bras made with fabric that can ‘breath’ like cotton. And during breastfeeding, be sure to get help with making sure you know how to lput baby to the breast to prevent sore nipples etc.
• Cancer (Paget’s disease of the breast) can also be a cause of nipple pain.

So, where in doubt…especially if you have tried to rule out the causes above, please see your doctor.

I hope y’all had a great day.

Have a good night.

If you’re trying to lose weight, maintain your weight or even just saty healthy, eating right is key.

Plant proteins, except soya beans, do not have all essential amino acids. They are called complementary vegetable proteins. Complementary proteins are proteins that lack one or more essential amino acids (building blocks of proteins) required to keep the body functioning properly. This includes most proteins of plant origin except soya beans. When these are paired together, they produce complete proteins.

Here are complementary protein groups with examples:
• Seeds – pumpkin (Egusi) seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds
• Grains – oats, wheat, rice (brown/local), barley, corn (bread, pasta like whole wheat macaroni/spaghetti, dumplings, biscuits)
• Nuts – walnuts (Asala, Awusa), cashews, almonds, pistachios
• Legumes – soy products, beans, peas, peanuts

To be able to plan your meals properly, get the most benefits from your food sources and help you in meal planning, especially if you want to lose weight, you need to combine these proteins right.

How to combine them? Get details from the book, Just For The Health Of It. You can get a copy via the shop now link on our facebook page. Or you can get it through:

1) Jumia.com. Just click on this link http://www.jumia.com.ng/jumia-books-just-for-the-health-of-it-with-dr-ketch-179486.html and get a copy. You have the option of paying when the book is delivered to you or paying online. This service is available all over Nigeria.

2) Another option for those in Lagos is Laterna Bookshop on 13, Oko-Awo Close, Off Adetokunbo Ademola Street,. Victoria Island.

3) If you’re outside the country, please visit Amazon through this link http://www.amazon.com/Just-Health-Ketch-Pregnancy-Parenting/dp/9789398026/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426246647&sr=1-1&keywords=just+for+the+health+of+it+with+dr+ketch+olalere+nkechi

Have a great day, people 😀

This week on the season finale of the Dr Ketch Show, we take on the delicate subject of cancer. What causes cancer? Is there a way of preventing it? Who’s more at risk of having cancer?

We get into your kitchen to find out if there’s any help there. Foods to help fight cancer? We’ll see.

Finally, I had a chat with a cancer survivor who shares with us her story. Don’t miss this.

It’s on tomorrow by 7pm on Africa Magic Showcase. The episode will be repeated by 11.30am on Monday.

You can always visit our youtube channel to watch other epsiodes of our show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClZDy59jnB2D4YGmHb7FDCQ

I hope you’re having a restful weekend? 🙂

Did you know that research shows that one out of every five people do not wash their hands after using the toilet. Then, 40% of people wash their hands for less than 10 seconds…and yet, you need at least 20 seconds to get your hands all sueaky clean! Finally, men are twice as likely not to wash their hands with soap or hand wash! Oh dear, just think about all the people we shake hands with, trusting and hoping that their hands are clean!

Well, if you’re one of those who do not wash your hands after using the bathroom/toilet, let’s encourage you to start washing today.

Click on this link for our tips:

For tips on how to wash your hands well, take a look at this:

Have a great day, people 😀

Dear family, thank you so much for your kind thoughts and wishes to me yesterday. You overwhelmed me with your love. I’m not sure how many of you got around to answering the question, ‘what are you thankful for?’ but I’m certainly thankful for the love I felt from all of you yesterday.

May your joy be full always!

And now to today’s question…

Q: How can I store expressed breast milk?

A: Expressed breast milk has to be handled in a very hygienic way. It is important that it does not form the means by which germs find their way into your baby’s body so utmost care must be taken.

What should you do? I reproduce a post I had made on this a while back;

To express milk for your baby, first, you have to be committed to be hygienic because you don’t want to introduce germs into your baby, do you? Always scrub your hands with soap and water whether you are using the breast pump or your hands.

Having expressed the milk, when stored at room temperature, be sure to use up the milk within 6 hours.

When stored in the fridge,
• Ensure that the temperature in the refrigerator is below 5 degrees centigrade.
• Do not store on the door of the fridge. Please store on the shelf towards the back of the refrigerator where it’s cooler
• At this temperature, you can store milk for up to 5 days.

When stored in the ice compartment of the refrigerator, you can store milk up to 2 weeks

When stored in the deep freezer, you can store milk up to 6 months.

To thaw frozen milk, please put it in the fridge. When it’s thawed, you may feed your baby with it but if your baby prefers it warm, you can run some warm water over the bottle until it’s just right. Do not microwave it as this may create some hot spots in the bottle which may cause scalding of your baby.

Once thawed, please don’t re-freeze the milk as this might encourage the growth of micro-organisms.

Make sure that the container used for storing milk is sterilized to prevent any potential introduction of germs into the milk. Use small containers that hold just about the amount that your baby finishes per feed.

If you express a lot of milk, be sure to label the different containers and use the oldest pack first. Please stick with the duration of storage guideline we’ve given.

Now, it goes without saying that you should not store milk close to contaminants like meat, fish or even strong smelling foods like onions 😉

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22

Today as I celebrate my birthday, I’m thankful and joyful!
I’m thankful for the gift of life and family.
I’m thankful for the gift of good health
I’m thankful for unmerited favour that I have enjoyed in my life
I’m thankful for friends who have my back
I’m thankful for YOU…you all have made me better and have made me committed to this advocacy. I think about the fact that y’all are waiting to hear what I have to say in answer to your questions daily.
I’m thankful for the grace to do what I love doing.
I am just THANKFUL!

What are you thankful for? Remember that more than any medication or drug, being thankful and joyful makes all the difference 🙂

Have a great day, y’all 😀

Today is World Hand Hygiene Day!

The World Health Organization calls on health workers to ‘Wash Hands and Save Lives’ I believe the importance of hand hygiene by all, especially health workers was clearly demonstrated during the Ebola scare. Just a fleeting touch or contact with a contaminated surface was enough to cause an infection!

So, since the Ebola scare, what are the key learning points you have taken away and still practice with regards to hand hygiene? If you have children, what important lessons have you taught them? What does hand hygiene mean to you?

I’d love to hear from you all.

Helpful posts: https://chatwithdrketch.com/2014/07/30/daily-health-tips-when-should-i-wash-my-hands/

Hygiene is two thirds of health!

I hope you had a great day at work today?