Excerpts From The Book, Just For The Health Of It With Dr Ketch: Back To School Kit

Posted on January 7, 2015 by chatwithdrketch

As a parent, what must I ensure my child has in his pencil case when he’s going to school? I don’t mean snacks…but other stuff.

The book, Just For The Health Of It With Dr Ketch, explores these and other issues

Get a copy by clicking on this link http://www.buywiseng.com

You can pay with your card or through the banks. A copy will be delivered to your doorstep 😀

If you’re outside the country and want a copy please call 08093141644 or email healthylivingwithdrketch@gmail.com.

Here’s to a healthier you!

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Daily Health Tips: Dyspepsia?

Posted on January 6, 2015 by chatwithdrketch

Q: Good morning Dr. Please, I have been having heat round my ribs and my stomach. Please, what is the cause? Dr, I have taken Moko Mist-Mag medicine and the situation has not changed. Please what can I do for now?

A: Hello. Thanks for writing in. Some additional information may have been helpful. Do you have other symptoms like vomiting with or without blood stains, bloating etc? Are your symptoms related to eating? It does sound like dyspepsia which is pain that is associated with your upper digestive tract like the oesophagus, stomach or duodenum (the first part of the small intestine).

Causes include:
Peptic Ulcer Disease. For more on this, please click on the link https://chatwithdrketch.com/2014/03/04/daily-health-tips-what-foods-should-i-avoid-if-i-have-peptic-ulcer/

Hiatus Hernia. For more on this, please click on the link https://chatwithdrketch.com/2014/05/14/daily-health-tips-i-am-scared-because-i-have-hernia/

Acid reflux. For more on this, please click on the link https://chatwithdrketch.com/2014/11/13/daily-health-tips-can-i-take-folic-acid-if-i-have-gerd/

Infection with an organism called Helicobacter pylori may also be the cause.

Some drugs like pain killers eg aspirin and other drugs in this class. Some antibiotics are also culprits and sometimes, no cause can be found for this.

Treatment depends on the cause and your doctor will need to investigate properly. The antacid you are taking appears not t be helping much and so this may need to be changed. If the test for Helicobacter pylori is positive then antibiotics will be prescribed.

Your doctor will also take you through some lifestyle changes that may be helpful like eating regular meals, giving up smoking and reducing alcohol intake.

Be guided by your doctor so a proper diagnosis can be made and proper treatment instituted.

Have a good night everyone 😀

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Excerpts From Just For Health Of It: I’d Like To Eat Healthy…But I’m Surrounded By Starchy Foods.

Posted on January 6, 2015 by chatwithdrketch

In Africa, most of our foods are starchy. How does one find good and cheap proteins that can help one keep eating healthy?

The book, Just For The Health Of It With Dr Ketch, explores these and other issues

Get a copy by clicking on this link http://www.buywiseng.com/index.php…

You can pay with your card or through the banks. A copy will be delivered to your doorstep 😀

If you’re outside the country and want a copy please call 08093141644 or email healthylivingwithdrketch@gmail.com.

Here’s to a healthier you!

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Daily Health Tips: Why Do I Feel So Much Pain After This C-Section? Plus My Pain Makes It Difficult To Breast Feed

Posted on January 5, 2015 by chatwithdrketch

Hello y’all 😀

If you’re in Nigeria, today was the first working day of the year! I hope you’ve started on a healthy high! Eating right and exercising?

This is a long one. Bear with me 😀

Q: Good evening ma’am, trust you are good! Ma’am, I had a Caesarian section of a stillbirth December 2013 and during the surgery, I felt no pain at all and after 4 days, I could stand on my feet and walk without support. I was very fit within days. December 2014, to the glory of God I had a living baby via Caesarian but the experience this time was different. Although, I was given Anaesthesia, I felt some serious pain in my stomach when the baby was about to be brought out. I shouted and cried in the theatre due to the pains. Ma’am, could you please explain why this was so? I mean, why is this present surgery different from the former?

Secondly ma’am, I’ve not been able to stand on my feet till now and the pain hurts badly. Each time I try to breast feed my baby, it hurts so bad that I cry and wail. Due to the pains, NAN 1 has been introduced to my baby because I also found out that the breast doesn’t make him full. I hope I’m not making a mistake ma’am? Though the Nan 1 would only last until my incision heals and I’m back to my feet. Ma’am, what’s your take on this?

What can I do to make my breast milk flow? People say it seized due to the antibiotic fluids given as a result of the C-section. My baby is 3 weeks old today and we discovered that he cries a lot. We took him to the hospital only to be told that his weight has dropped and he’s not been feeding well. I was told to express some milk so as to know if I’m really producing milk. I did last night, in the midnight and this morning but I couldn’t get more than a tea spoon. Ma’am, I’ve been giving him formula for some days now but I really don’t want formula. Breast milk is all I desire for my baby. I have taken ‘pap’, ‘Pregnacare for breast feeding’ and a lot to boost the milk but all to no avail. Please help me ma’am, I’m getting so frustrated. Thank you, ma’am

A: Thanks for writing in dear. First of all, condolences on the baby you lost in 2013 and congratulations on your brand new baby. Don’t worry about all that appears to be happening…we’ll talk through all of them now and get solutions!

Each episode of childbirth is different from the other and same is also true for surgery. Is it normal to feel pain during a C-section? Not really. You shouldn’t feel pain. However, some women who had epidural or spinal anaesthesia (injections given in or around the spine to block pain) would describe the tugging and pressure felt when pulling out the baby as pain.

Again, recovery after surgery differs from person to person and indeed, from one episode to the other in the same person. It could range from a couple of weeks to months. If you do feel that your recovery is abnormally delayed, please be sure to discuss this with your doctor. Provided your doctor is happy with your recovery, you should be fine.

Pain from the C-section site is likely to make breastfeeding uncomfortable and painful. The nurses should have been able to provide advice on how to place your baby in a comfortable position (for you and baby) allowing regular breast feeds soon after delivery (as soon as you had recovered from anaesthesia). Making enough breast milk is a function of the baby suckling. The sucking action of the baby stimulates breast milk production and so not putting baby to the breast simply defeats breast milk production. There will be nothing to express in this situation where baby has been on formula and not sucking.

Note also that some degree of weight loss is expected in children after birth and in C-sections, given the pain that may interfere with breastfeeding, a little more than the normal weight loss may be expected and indeed anticipated.

Solution? Please put baby to the breast and allow him to suck. You will start making sufficient. Be sure to drink sufficient amounts of water daily and get as much rest as you can. Warm baths are relaxing for you and could also help the let down reflex which promotes milk production.

And whatever you do…don’t give up on breast feeding! You are an absolutely COOL mum for wanting to give your baby the best. You win my award for Cool Mum of the Year, 2015! Yay! 😀

For more resources on breast feeding, please click on the following links:

Daily Health Tips: Please Help. My Wife’s Breast Milk Is Not Enough For Our Baby!

Daily Health Tips: What Should I Do After Having My Baby If My Breast Milk Doesn’t Come In Immediately?

Daily Health Tips: Can My Diet Cause My Baby To Have Diarrhea While Breastfeeding?

Daily Health Tips: Breast Feeding Strike And Menstrual Migraine.

If you read through all of this, you certainly deserve a great night! 😀

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Power Oil Saturday Challenge

Posted on January 3, 2015 by chatwithdrketch

Power Oil Saturday Challenge

Please note that the answers to this challenge have to be submitted on our blog on this same post titled Power Oil Saturday Challenge

On our 5-minute show on Wednesday, the 31st of December 2014, we discussed five myths on fats and oil.

“For a chance to win any of our prizes, answer the questions below’:

Eating fats leads to accumulation of abdominal fat…True or False?
Give reasons for your answer.

The first person to answer correctly, will win our star prize.

Terms and conditions:

Participants must be followers of our blog. If you’re not a follower, click on the link http://www.chatwithdrketch.com and click on the follow button to qualify. The follow button is on the bottom right hand corner of the page and floats with the page.

Answers are based on our TV show as broadcast on Silverbird TV on Wednesday, 31st Decembe, 2014.

The first correct answer is the winner of the 1st prize (a 3 litre bottle of Power oil, a Power oil apron, a Power oil T-shirt and pens)

The next 2 correct answers get a Power oil apron, a Power oil T-shirt and Power oil branded pens.

All winners will be entered into the grand finale challenge for this season happening in the 11th week. Mouth watering, exciting gifts!!!

(To qualify for the grand finale draw, all winners should send in pictures of themselves wearing their Power Oil aprons and cooking up a storm in the kitchen using Power Oil. The winners will be revealed in the 11th week.)

Only one answer per participant will be accepted.

If a participant provides more than one answer, the first answer will be used.

Edited answers will be disqualified.

This challenge lapses by 11.59 pm on Tuesday, the 6th of January, 2014

So, what are you waiting for?! Best of luck, guys!

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Daily Health Tips: Dark Underarms Re-Visited

Posted on January 3, 2015 by chatwithdrketch

Ma’am, please what can I do to erase this dark coloration in my armpit? As the days go by, it gets darker. I am worried. Thanks ma’am!

A: Dark underarms can be embarrassing.

The link provided here provides the answer to this.

Daily Health Tip: Dark under arms

Have a great day, y’all 😀

Here’s to a healthier you!

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Watch “The Dr Ketch Show” on YouTube

Posted on January 3, 2015 by chatwithdrketch

The Dr Ketch Show: http://youtu.be/33dOd_dqFaY

Here’s to a healthier you!

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The Dr Ketch Show

Posted on January 2, 2015 by chatwithdrketch

The Dr Ketch Show Promo

The Dr Ketch Show

Coming soon…

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2015 by chatwithdrketch

Happy New Year, y’all

Thank you so much for being a part of this family, for asking the questions that form the materials for this page and my blog.

For all of you whose questions I couldn’t get to during the year, I apologise. We had that many questions that despite my best intentions (to answer each and everyone of them, personally), I fell short. Find it in your heart to forgive me 😀

As we start the new year, I promise to continue to make this page and the blog, the ‘go-to’ sites to ask all your wellness questions.

Remember however, that we will be moving over to our blog later this year. Please make the effort to follow the blog so that you will be notified once there’s a post there.

Thanks to all of you that have asked questions about the book, Just For The Health Of It With Dr Ketch, and bought copies. The most frequently asked questions are:

How do I get a physical copy?
A: Visit buywise g.com and follow the instructions. A physical copy will be delivered to your house wherever that is in Nigeria.

Is there a cost for delivery?
A:Yes, there is, if you live outside Lagos. The amount is clearly stated on the buywiseng.com. website.

What’s the cost of the book?
A: It is N2500.

We will also be adding a bookshop in Lagos shortly.

In February, the half hour edition of our show will be starting up. You will love it! It’s called the Dr Ketch Show and promises to answer a lot of the questions that you have asked over time. It will air on Africa Magic Showcase, channel 151 on DSTV. However, from season 2, we will also make it available to terrestrial (local) TV.

Have a wonderful year ahead. Dare to be all you’ve ever dreamed, dare to walk the paths that always scared you and dare to stand out!!! This is your year…go out and make it happen!

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Daily Health Tips: Tooth Ache

Posted on December 31, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Please, Doc. I noticed I have a hole in my teeth(molar) I can’t chewing properly with the affected side. Since yesterday it has been aching me. Please what should I do?

A: Tooth aches are mainly due to tooth decay which may give rise to a hole in the tooth as is being experienced by the person who asked the question above.

How does a tooth get to the point of a cavity? There are bacteria that live naturally in the mouth. When we eat foods rich in sugar and starch, the bacteria act on these foods and produce acids. These acids can eat away at the enamel covering of teeth. If these foods are eaten often, serious damage can be done to the teeth leading to the formation of cavities and subsequent decay as the acid eats its way through the enamel and may even get to the nerve ending! Imagine the quantum of pain, this person will experience!

What to do? You need to see your dentist asap. In the meantime, gargle with warm water and take some analgesics. Remember not to go over the recommended dosage. Use dental floss to remove food debris in between teeth.

To prevent this, be sure to remember and follow the rule of twos: brush your teeth twice a day, brush your teeth for at least 2 minutes (brushing up and down in circular motions) and see your dentist at least twice a year. Use fluoride-containing toothpaste. How do you find this? Walk into any shop or supermarket and read the ingredients on the pack. If it states that it has fluoride in it, you’re on the right path 😀 Limit your intake of sugary substances…make them occasional treats and if you do take them, please rinse out your mouth or better still, brush your teeth. Be sure to brush your teeth last thing before you go to bed. If you eat afterwards and take in sugary stuff, the acid produced really has time to eat away at your teeth while you’re sleeping as a result of the fact that less saliva is produced.

I hope y’all had a great day 😀

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