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Are you passionate about all things related to pharmacy and healthcare? Look no further than Sub-Pharmacist! This Telegram channel is dedicated to helping individuals learn something new every day about the world of pharmacy. Whether you are a pharmacy student, pharmacist, or simply someone with an interest in the field, Sub-Pharmacist has something for you. From the latest developments in pharmaceutical research to tips for improving patient care, this channel covers a wide range of topics to keep you informed and engaged. Join our community of like-minded individuals who share a love for all things pharmacy-related. Stay up-to-date with the latest news and trends in the industry, and enhance your knowledge with valuable insights and resources. Sub-Pharmacist is the perfect place to expand your understanding of pharmacy and healthcare while connecting with others who share your passion. Join us today and start your journey towards learning something new every day!

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11 Jan, 07:46

Normally, men are to wake up with an erection several times in a week. It is tagged “morning glory”, some people call it, “morning wood”. The medical term is “nocturnal penile tumescence” (NPT).

The thing is, men of all ages can experience this, men in their 60s can still experience NPT. NPT is healthy and it shows you have a healthy blood and nerve supply to your penis.

Do I have to be sexually active to experience it ? No, you don’t have to be sexually active to experience NPT.

NPT is also an indicator that you’re physically capable of getting and maintaining an erection while awake.

You don’t have to experience it everyday of the wk.

It’s important to note that totally not seeing your “morning wood” can be an early indication of erectile dysfunction.

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11 Jan, 07:36

Todays challenge:

1. Drink a cup of water immediately you see this.
2. Exercise for at least 30 minutes today.
3. Plank for 5 minutes (you can do it in sets)
4. Practice gratitude.
5. When you sit, sit straight. When you stand, stand straight. Don’t bend.
6. Avoid soda. Avoid added sugar.
#PlanKconstant

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10 Jan, 17:33

This 2025

1. If you have a family history of hypertension, check your blood pressure (bp) every month.
2. Ask your parents to check their bp at least once in a month.
3. Limit junks.
4. Eat more eggs, more meat and more vegetables.
5. Drink more water.
6. Eat more fruit, drink them less.
7. Stop smoking.
8. Lose weight if you’re overweight.
9. Exercise daily.
10. Manage stress properly. Practice gratitude.

Your health will thank you.

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09 Jan, 11:33

You can use this link to stream it live on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/live/MGJlNZ5PUBo?si=_qlGSkoytbaUf08d

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09 Jan, 11:32

Hello, good day everyone, I have a new year package for us all. Tune in to Today 95.1 FM Port Harcourt to catch me speaking live on “Healthy Living Tips”. Time: 1:00 PM.

There will be room for you to ask questions.

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06 Jan, 06:26

Todays challenge: 6things
1. Drink a cup of water immediately you wake up from sleep.
2. Exercise for at least 30 minutes today.
3. Do 4mins:20secs worth of plank today (you can do it in sets or in a stretch).
4. Practice gratitude. It will change how you see things.
5. Learn something new. It will improve how you see things.
6. No soda or added sugar today.
#PlanKconstant

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05 Jan, 21:56

Remember to brush your dirty teeth before you go to bed this night.

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05 Jan, 21:23

If you want to read more, here:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10318921/

https://www.bmj.com/content/361/bmj.k1572/rr-0#:~:text=Folic%20acid%20is%20a%20synthetic,this%20is%20a%20MTHFR%20mutation.

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05 Jan, 21:22

What is the way forward? 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate. When it comes to folate supplementation it is way better to use 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) or 5-MTHF calcium salt, which is commercially available as a crystalline form. Why? It is found in circulation and easily usable by the body. It is more effective than folic acid is improving folate status. And it doesn’t have loads of limitations folic acid has. You also don’t have an accumulated unmetabolized or unprocessed folic acid in the body which can lead to certain negative effects.

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05 Jan, 21:20

Another problem with folic acid is the time needed to achieve the intended plasma concentration. This is why to maximize the use of folic acid in preventing birth defects (pregnant women), you have to start taking it way before getting pregnant.

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05 Jan, 21:20

For this set of people i.e those who lack methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHR), taking folic acid is a waste of time because it is not going to be converted to the usable form in the body. When this happens, unprocessed folic acid accumulates in the body, which can lead to folic acid toxicity and that comes with a lot of problems.

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05 Jan, 21:20

Folate is found in leafy vegetables and beef liver in high amounts. Humans can’t synthesize folate so we have to get it from exogenously. Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate. The problem with folic acid is, it does not have co-enzyme activity as such it has to be converted through several enzymatic processes to 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) to be usable by the body.

To get there, first, folic acid is reduced to dihydrofolate (DHF) then tetrahydrofolate (THF) by dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), which is converted to the bioactive form 5-MTHF by methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR).

This leads us to the next problem, about 40% of the world population lack this enzyme: MTHFR. And remember, MTHFR is responsible for converting THF to 5-MTHF which is particularly what your body is going to use.

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05 Jan, 21:19

What if I told you a lot of pregnant women are wasting their time by taking folic acid tablets?

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05 Jan, 11:50

My advice today is, don’t rush into anything, try to understand the details; understand all possible details before you go in. The thing is, most times, people don’t paint the full picture, they only tell you what you want to hear; show you what you want to see. They only present the rose and tell you there is no thorns. Be more careful when all that is painted is what you stand to gain and nothing to lose.

Sometimes, you’re the product in the end.

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04 Jan, 20:34

How do you go about it? Show hot for 2-3 minutes then cold for a minute, then repeat the process. The benefit is beautiful. Do it at least once a week. Your body will thank you.

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04 Jan, 20:34

At least once in a week bath hot and cold water. Shower hot and cold. This single act is very good for your health.

When you first shower hot water and then hit your body with cold water, the shock of cold water can stimulate the blood cells that fight off infection thereby helping the immune system. This practice helps your body’s metabolism, it also helps reduce inflammation.
Bathing hot and cold water has a way of improving your blood circulation. When you hit your body with cold water after hot water, your body wants to maintain equilibrium, it want to return to it core temperature, then the body pumps more blood to redistribute freshly oxygenated blood to areas where it’s needed thereby improving blood circulation.

Furthermore, this practice also helps improve your mood. Very helpful.

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04 Jan, 12:06

I want to write on a health topic and create awareness.

Suggest a topic you want me to write on. I may pick yours and write on it.

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04 Jan, 12:06

This is tomorrow’s challenge.

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04 Jan, 12:05

Planking has a way of clearing your mind. You will forget all your other troubles, your focus is the gbese you’re currently in. When you’re done, sweat gently drops down your chin, as you deeply inhale and gently exhale, that calmness and clarity of mind comes in.

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03 Jan, 06:30

Todays challenge: six things
1. Drink a cup of water immediately you see this post.
2. Exercise for at least 30 minutes today.
3. Plank for 3minutes: 30secs today (either in divided sets or at a stretch).
4. No soda today. No added sugar.
5. Eat at least an egg today.
6. Eat a fruit today.
#PlanKconstant

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02 Jan, 07:21

How many minutes did you plank today?? I planked for 3minutes. Share your growth here ☺️

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08 Dec, 17:07

If you’re sensitive to the combination, then it’s best to avoid it. But if it doesn’t disturb you, enjoy yourself. The combination is not poisonous, there is nothing in pineapple that when mixed with milk results in a harmful substance to the body. Thank you.

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08 Dec, 17:06

I heard someone saying you’re not supposed to take “pineapple and milk” together, that the combination is poisonous. This is a food myth. Taking pineapple and milk together is generally safe. But there are some people who are sensitive to it and may experience stomach upset.

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05 Dec, 17:06

This is a simple reminder for you to drink a cup of water rn.

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05 Dec, 10:01

Intentionally stay hungry for at least 12hours daily, it’s good for your health.

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04 Dec, 16:40

It was emergency and she was in. The doctors tried their best but they lost both the mother and the baby. It was a sad one. Simply because she refused to take doctor’s advice.

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04 Dec, 16:39

They took her to a hospital near the church for her to give birth, the child came out with his legs. There was a complication already. The hospital they were in now referred her back to the hospital where the doctor recommended termination of the pregnancy and she refused.

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04 Dec, 16:39

According to her, this was her first child, people have already promised her baby materials, and a lot of money, she can’t pass that. She went to church and kept praying with her brethren. “It’s not your portion”. She carried the pregnancy and one day, labour started.

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04 Dec, 16:39

One of the ways of saving the life of the mother is to abort the pregnancy, in most of the cases of severe eclampsia, once this is done, the mothers blood pressure normalizes. This was why it was suggested, but AA refused and left.

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04 Dec, 16:38

When it enters eclampsia, still birth may result among other things. The life of the mother and the baby are in great risk when it gets to this.

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04 Dec, 16:38

This is because pre-eclampsia can result in Eclampsia. Eclampsia is a condition which comes with one or more convulsions in women who suffered pre-eclampsia.

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04 Dec, 16:38

Before I continue, let me tell you what pre-eclampsia is. Simply put, pre-eclampsia is persistent high blood pressure during pregnancy or after birth. Some are mild, some are way too severe. And if there is poor/bad prognosis, the doctor is likely to suggest abortion, why?

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04 Dec, 16:38

“Ma, we are sorry, but we have to “abort” this pregnancy. This baby possess a great risk to your life”. This was what the doctor told AA. She was suffering from severe pre-enclampsia. AA said, “it’s not my portion” and left the hospital.

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02 Dec, 18:20

Forget what anyone is telling you, there is nothing you can drink which can increase the size of your peniz. You can have a stronger peniz and better penile profile by doing Kegel exercises, abdominal exercises, and losing weight if you’re overweight, that you can achieve.

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02 Dec, 06:57

1. Don’t take medication for cold/flu and drive -They can make you sleepy.

2. Don’t use soda drinks to take your drugs -Increased side effects

3. Don’t use fruit juice to take your drugs.

4. Don’t wrap your drugs in hot eba to take it -The hot eba can degrade the drug.

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01 Dec, 14:41

Meat and eggs are not the cause of high cholesterol in the body. Unlearn.

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01 Dec, 14:40

You scream when you see someone eat two hardboiled eggs but you don’t react when you see someone going for the third bottle of Malt in a row. Toh.

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01 Dec, 09:04

1. If you use saliva as lubricant, I will judge you

2. If you use pure water sachet as condom, I will judge you

3. If you haven’t changed your toothbrush at least once in 3months, I will judge you

4. If you are sexually active and you don’t know your HIV status, I will judge you.

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01 Dec, 08:58

Happy Sunday everyone and happy new month. This new month will bring us way better things than the last. Amen.

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30 Nov, 09:11

This harmattan:

1. Drink a cup of water first thing in the morning.

2. Exercise for at least 30mins daily.

3. Don’t use mentholatum on babies.

4. It’s okay to use a lip balm to keep your lips moisturized so they don’t crack.

5. When you’re in a dusty area or a place with “dry” air, use your face mask.

6. When you have a dry nose, use nasal spray or use cotton bud to gently apply little vaseline in your nose. Apply to the outer part, don’t go deep. It will help with your dry and painful nose.

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25 Nov, 07:57

Today will favor you.

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24 Nov, 13:02

What am I trying to say? Be more careful of sugar especially added sugar, sugar in soda, and sugar sweetened beverages. You are likely going to take more sugar than you should. Reduce your sugar consumption, you will be happy you did. Your health and your body will thank you.

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24 Nov, 12:52

It will tell the kidneys to reabsorb more salts, remember, the kidneys want the salts excreted, but a higher power overrides the kidneys decision. This results in even more sodium (salt) in the body than is supposed, with more sodium than it should in the body, you know the rest.

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24 Nov, 12:52

Now, let’s go back, a little:

Excess sugar results in high blood sugar level, this triggers high insulin in the body (insulin spike). Now, as insulin shows up to do its work, as the security man, it will block the road.

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24 Nov, 12:52

With fatty liver, we have insulin resistance, with insulin resistance over the years, diabetes results, with diabetes, hypertension can show up.

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24 Nov, 12:52

You see, the body has a way of dealing with salts: it excretes excess salt in sweat, it removes it in urine, but you see excess sugar? The body doesn’t know how to deal with it rather than keep storing it as “fat” in the liver, and over the years fatty liver results.

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24 Nov, 12:51

A lot of people don’t know this but let me tell you: excess sugar in the body can result in salt retention. Let me give you a little gist.

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24 Nov, 12:51

Once something is sugary, your brain is excited and wants you to even take more of that particular thing. You end up taking that thing in excess. In a lot of metabolic syndromes and diseases, sugar is the major culprit, salt is no where near them.

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24 Nov, 12:51

Too much of anything in particular is bad. Too much of salt is bad, I agree, but the truth is, in “real” food, you rarely can overeat salt. Once something is salty, you don’t want to continue with it. It looks like your tongue is going to cut, but we can’t say same for sugar.

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24 Nov, 12:19

Do you know why unmanaged or poorly managed diabetes is bad?

.it can damage the eyes— retinopathy
.it can damage the nerves— neuropathy
.it can damage the kidneys— nephropathy

Prevention is the best. What’s the best way of preventing diabetes in the first place than staying away from soda and added sugar. These two are the first line. Then losing weight if you’re overweight. Exercising. Staying away from overly processed foods. These are gem hacks.

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23 Nov, 08:52

Exercise does a lot magic to your body. Exercise increases your lungs capacity. Sometimes you see yourself coughing and spitting out thick mucus, this is it clearing your chest. You can finish lifting weights & next thing you’re moving your bowels. Exercise is medicine. Exercise.

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22 Nov, 17:18

Doing this is you abusing antibiotics. It’s a bad practice. You don’t have to use antibiotics just because you’re menstruating. It’s a wrong practice. This practice can result in antibiotics resistance. Please stop it.

Share to others.

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22 Nov, 17:18

There is this bad practice a lot of ladies engage in, they take antibiotics after their period. They are not taking it because it was prescribed. They are taking it because of their period. To them, the antibiotics are there to “wash their system”,and wash the “bad blood”.

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