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Healthy children, brighter futures! 🌟
Did you know that Vitamin A Supplementation and Deworming are two incredibly important interventions for your child's growth and well-being?
Why Vitamin A?
Vitamin A is crucial for:
* Stronger immunity to fight off infections
* Healthy vision
* Proper growth and development
Why Deworming?
Intestinal worms can steal vital nutrients from your child, leading to:
* Malnutrition
* Anemia
* Impaired physical and cognitive development
The Power Duo!
When combined, Vitamin A supplementation and deworming create a powerful shield, helping children:
* Absorb nutrients better
* Stay healthier
* Grow stronger
* Perform better in school
Make sure your child receives their scheduled Vitamin A and deworming doses! Consult your local health center or healthcare provider for more information on the recommended schedule in your area.

𝗔𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺!

🔵 The Acid in your stomach is ideally at a pH of 1-3 (lower number means more acidic and better for digestion and pathogen elimination).

🔵 Your stomach can deal with this Acidic environment because of the Mucus layer. H-Pylori and other pathogens eats up the mucus layer causing ulcers.

🔵 Your body's primary anti-reflux barrier is a type of muscle called a sphincter.

🔵 A sphincter is a highly specialized type of muscle that allow or restrict passage of fluids and materials through your body.

🔵 LES or Lower Esophageal Sphincter is the valve that restricts the flow of stomach acid to the food pipe.

🔵 This valves close when the abdominal acidity & pressure builds up preparing for digestion. Low Stomach acid won't trigger closer of the sphincter muslce hence regurgitation of acid to the throat.

🔵 When your Stomach Acid is too LOW (higher pH), the stomach fails to signal your brain to close the valves at the right times & with sufficient pressure.

🔵 When this happens, the stomach acid refluxes into the Esophagus & thats what causes the burning sensation.

🔵 So how burning sensation with less acidity?
Even though it's less acidic, it is still an Acid & highly corrosive. Unlike the stomach with mucus lining, other parts of the body (in this case esophagus) can't handle it.

🔵 The main reasons for low stomach acid are:

▶️ Diet
▶️ Stress
▶️ Medication

🔵 Solution:
✅ Eliminate Grains
✅ Avoid refined carbohydrates and Sugar
✅ Avoid Seed Oils
✅ Avoid Alcohol
✅ Avoid frequent Eating

🔵 Antacids provide temporary relief by neutralizing the acid that's burning your mucus eroded gut lining, ulcer wound and esophagus, but that doesn't address the root cause. It will keep making the problem worse in the long run & effect your health in other ways too.

🔵 𝗔𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵. 𝗔𝗰𝗶𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀!

During weight management in obesity and overweight, we have 3 things we need to look at
Diet
Physical exercise
And Lifestyle modification.

But what does Lifestyle modification entail really?
This involves behavior modifications which include;
Chain breaking; this involves breaking the link between behavior that tend to occur together e.g. snacking on chips while watching TV. Make eating a singular activity.
Stimulus control; alter the environment to minimize the stimulus for eating e.g. storing food out of sight and avoiding the paths by the food outlets.
Positive stimulus control include;
Keep low fat snacks at hand to satisfy hunger and appetite
Place walking shoes in a convenient visible location
Slow the rate of eating to become mindful of your eating and to reduce food intake
Pausing during meals
Chewing for a maximum number of times so as to slow the eating process.
Cognitive structuring; this involves changing ones frame of mind regarding eating. E.g. instead of using a difficult day as an excuse for eating.
Self-monitoring; this involves monitoring the tracks which foods are eaten when, who one eats with, which physical activities are completed and records of body weight. This helps to understand more about their habits and reveals patterns e.g. unconscious overeating that may explain problem behaviours that lead to weight gain. Emotional settings in which eating occur can be indicated.
Setting easy to achieve short term goals; these includes increasing the number of minutes of walking on weekends
Stress management; these involves daily meditation, progressive relaxation and visual imaginary exercise.
Social support; this involves organizing commercial support meetings and classes. E.g. slim possible programme.

When using Ketogenic diet for weight loss, People tend to gain weight after following the keto diet for several reasons:

They don’t exercise enough
They return to eating high-sugar, ultra-processed foods
They don’t eat enough fiber
They continue to eat high-fat, protein-heavy meals with red meat
They give up newly learned healthy habits when they regain some weight initially
They don’t work with a registered dietician, nutritionist, or medical provider to develop a personalized post-keto diet plan

Six tips for maintaining weight loss after keto
Your Nutritionist should encourage you to:

Exercise at least 30 minutes at least five days a week
Don’t skip meals, especially breakfast
Don’t add back too much protein
Pay attention to your fiber intake
Manage stress and get enough sleep
Practice self-acceptance and self-care

How many mother's with babies under the age of 5 understand the the term kangaroo care as far as hypothermia (low body temperatures) are concerned? Or the importance of having paracetamol syrup in the house as far as hyperthermia ( fever) is concerned, or better still sugar and salty water for those who have no access to ORS solutions and zinc tablets in diarrhea management? Having knowledge in such can help save lives in case of an emergency...hence the importance of attending the pre and postnatal care until the baby is 5yrs of age.

Why would a nutritionist encourage you to go for whole meal flour? It's not because we just draw guys to expensive products, it's because the nutrient content retained in wholemeal flour is high. Secondly the wholemeal has bran which provides dietary Fibre that aids in digestion and lastly baked products from wholemeal flour have a pleasant flavor