Sleep deprivation: Is sleep for the weak?
By Ore Taiwo Makinde. I was driving along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, heading to work. Striving to meet up with resumption time while struggling to stay alert, I tried desperately to
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WHAT IS LIFESTYLE MEDICINE?
A simple definition. Lifestyle Medicine is a medical sub-speciality which deals with the evidence-based approach of helping individuals and families adopt and sustain healthy behaviours that promote health and quality
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Are you a Lifestyle Medicine enthusiast? Are you interested in Lifestyle Medicine certification? Do you want to belong to the professional body in Nigeria? Certification in Lifestyle Medicine is available
Learn moreAir Pollution: We can’t breathe
By Ore Taiwo Makinde. The distress call, “I can’t breathe” became a popular chant for freedom against the unprecedented oppression, unparalleled racism and unnecessary deaths depicted in the killing of
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By Ore Taiwo Makinde. In the 1960s, Martin Luther King Jnr led a civil rights campaign in which he advocated that people should be judged not by the colour of
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The Therapy of Forgiveness
By Ore Taiwo Makinde. Image credit: freepik. Have you ever had to say the words “I forgive you” to someone who hurt or disappointed you? A co-worker, friend, spouse, sibling,
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The Therapy of Music: Can Music Bring Healing?
By Ore Taiwo Makinde. Image credit: freepik. The historical link of music with healing “The hills are alive with the sound of music…”. Many of us still sing these fond
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How Safe Am I Behind A Face-mask?
By Ore Taiwo Makinde. Image credit: freepik. The new trend in town Wearing a face mask has fast become the trending norm in town. Following the long-anticipated ease of the
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Healthy Eating: A Secret to Longevity
By Ore Taiwo Makinde. Image credit: freepik. Growing old is inevitable. We all yearn to live long and celebrate certain milestones which have become a societal norm. We pray to
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