TCM Nigeria

     TCM means alot to so many persons. One which is most popular among the list is Turner Classic Movie the TV network. We understand how we all crave for fun but it takes a healthy body to have fun. The TCM we are talking about is an acronym for Traditional Chinese Medicine. This was developed by the Chinese 2000 years ago which include various forms of Phytotheraphy, Acupuncture, dietary therapy, massage,  exercise and the rest. This literally is what this blog is all about and we try our best to include some African Traditional Medicine to some of our post.   As much as I believe there are  lots of inadequacy in the practice, many have come to pick up some good stuffs about the practice like exercising. Many might not be able to explain adequately how exercising helps to maintain healthy living but they know quite well that people who exercise have better chances of recovering faster than those who don't make it a practice.    Orthodox...

Today happens to be the world sickle cell day. A very displeasing disease caused by the parent of the affected patient because of the negligence or ignorance of the parent to know their genotype before they start making babies. Sickle cell is an hereditary disease which result in the abnormal shape of the hemoglobin in the red-blood cell. In this condition they are insufficient  healthy red blood cell. Normally the red blood cells are flexible and round with the ability to move freely through your blood vessels. In the case of the sickle cell the shape looks like a crescent moon or a sickle for harvesting in the farm.  Sickle They become sticky and rigid and block small blood vessels thereby obstructing somebody part from getting oxygenated. The block in the blood vessels cause some pains called sickle cell crisis (SCC).This pain sometimes last for hours or days depending on the patient. Some could experience lots of crisis in a year and some could be hospitalize bec...

 Smiling would feel good when one gaze through the mirror and obverse ones teeth. How do one feel when after smiling, pictures of the smile starts trending as a subject of humor on social media because of teeth coloration. It is worth noting  that the true color of the teeth (dentin) is yellow. The more one ages, the outer part of the teeth called enamel gets worn out revealing the true color of the teeth. Nevertheless, there are other factors  that could contribute to teeth coloration which are majorly contributed by ones life style.  One is fluoride intake. Due to environmental factors, one could come in contact with it in drinking water. I really wouldn’t be a part of encouraging one to stop drinking water because of beauty.  sodium fluoride is sometimes included in some toothpaste. It would be a great debate if one starts to encourage the use of chewing stick over toothbrush. Although research has it that chewing stick has revealed parallel and at t...