THE ANTI-DIABETIC YAM – Dioscorea dumetorum

Yam is a major source of carbohydrate and as such is expected to increase the blood glucose levels of humans. It is then interesting to read or hear of an anti-diabetic yam; a paradox one may be forced to conclude but a fact yet it remains.

There indeed is an anti-diabetic yam; three-leaved yam or the African Bitter yam, popularly referred to by the Ibos as “ona” is one of the plants in the Dioscoraceae Family (Dioscorea dumetorum) whose tubers contain an alkaloid, DIOSCORETINE with potent hypoglycaemic activity, thus making this yam a medication per se, for diabetics. Its anti-diabetic activity has been compared with that of the sulphonamide, tolbutamide.

Furthermore, the aqueous extract of this plant has been reportedly used to control hyperlipidaemia, hypercholesterolaemia, and hyperketonaemia.

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by increased blood sugar level (hyperglycaemia) caused by insulin deficiency or lack of sensitivity of insulin. Some of the complications of Diabetes mellitus includes blindness, stroke, increased chances of infection, poor healing rate of wounds, nervous diseases, kidney diseases, heart diseases, etc.

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HOPE FOR HYPERTENSIVES - YOU CAN REALLY MANAGE YOURSELF!

Hypertension is a preventable killer condition and have been responsible for the death of millions of people worldwide irrespective of gender, race and religious affiliations.
It is not an infectious or sexually transmitted disease but it has strong genetic links in its pathogenesis.
Interestingly, the chances of having hypertension can be reduced and the condition managed but it requires the concerted effort and cooperation of the hypertensive the to make this project work.
Tips are outlined through the link below on how best hypertension can be controlled. Kindly read and share with friends, family and loved ones, you might just save a life. Read on...

ABORTION... What really are the Catholics saying?

The act of terminating a pregnancy popularly referred to as having an abortion is one that many have condemned and top on this group is the Catholic Church. However, there are some cases which are strictly on medical grounds where abortion is permitted and these are instances where there are sufficient evidences to conclude that it is dangerous for the mother or the baby when born will likely suffer grave disability mentally or physically. There are rules guiding this too.

According to the 1967 United Kingdom Abortions Act, these conditions include:

1. The continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk to the life of the pregnant woman greater than if the pregnancy were terminated;

2. The termination is necessary to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman;

3. The continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated, of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman;

4. The continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated, of injury to the physical or mental health of any existing child(ren) of the family of the pregnant woman;

5. There is a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped;

Or in an emergency

1. To save the life of the pregnant woman; or

2. To prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman. Source:  http://www.unitedforlife.com/groundsforabortion.html 

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HOW DRUG ABUSE RELATES TO HIV/AIDS

No one really wants to get infected with HIV/AIDS but our society is increasingly populated today with drug abusers of various cadres and sorts.

This surely raises the risks of contraction of this disease which the world is fighting to eradicate or reduce to the barest minimum.

Coincidentally, the world is also fighting the menace of increasing high risk sexual behaviours at the same time, an observation that seems to be associated mainly with young people. These high risk sexual behaviours happen to be risk factors to HIV infection.

A typical example of the connection between drug abuse, human behaviours and HIV/AIDS is seen among those who assume victims of drug and alcoholic intoxication. This limits their ability to make proper decisions and often end up engaging in unprotected sexual acts which further puts them at a risk of contracting the disease or spreading same.

Injection drug abusers often are predisposed to the infection since one of its risk factors is sharing of sharp objects such as needles, syringes and other injection tools. Note that apart from HIV/AIDS, other diseases such as Hepatitis C which causes liver damage can be spread.

Biological effects of drugs: Drug abuse and addiction can worsen the progression of HIV and its consequences, especially in the brain. For example, research has shown that HIV causes more harm to nerve cells in the brain and greater cognitive damage among people who abuse methamphetamine than among people with HIV who do not abuse drugs. In animal studies, methamphetamine has been shown to increase the amount of HIV in brain cells.

Drug abuse treatment: Since the late 1980s, researchers have found that if you treat drug abuse you can prevent the spread of HIV. When people who have a drug problem enter treatment, they stop or reduce their drug use and related risk behaviours, including drug injection and unsafe sex. Drug treatment programs also serve an important role in getting out good information on HIV/AIDS and related diseases, providing counselling and testing services, and offering referrals for medical and social services.

Source: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/hiv-aids-and-drug-abuse

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ARTICLE: WHAT A ROOMMATE!

Often at times, what a roommate happens to be such a phrase easy to make among friends and I keep wondering why this complain and who actually this roommate is. I came to find out that that roommate is you, him her and/or me. I then thought that if I ever desired to have a great roommate, I simply have to work hard to first be a good roommate. Happily enough, I experienced just exactly that, living completely free of quarrel with my roommate for two years and it is my candid opinion that if we all work hard to be good roommates to our roommates then our residences will experience a scarce supply of bad roommate, a situation I consider healthy for the “economy of our emotions”.

The role of hard work towards the success of a relationship led experts in counselling to describe relationship as a garden which without hard work loses its beauty. Every relationship involves sacrifice; the art of giving without expecting anything in return. It is said by experts that relationships are like bank accounts; with more withdrawals than deposits, you run into difficulties. Living together entails giving in the best you would expect one to give to you. If this is done, who then will be complaining of not having the best? It is pertinent to note that the principles of happy cohabitation as enshrined in this article are basically the principles of healthy relationships and thus will prove helpful when applied beyond the walls of the room.

However, this article serves to promote healthy cohabitation among students given that unhealthy living together has led to various levels of hurt which has hampered at one point or the other productive moments of academic life, lead to long term hatred and even in some cases, death of a mate. The negative implications of these to the society cannot be overemphasized. This article presents to the reader, healthy cohabitation as a tool to society growth. This article is prescribed for individual perusal and practice by each roommate. The values recommended are for each individual to imbibe not exclusively for any particular member of the room.

A speaker on relationship and courtship posited that for two people to be in a relationship, they must share something in common. This I consider a very fundamental concept in relationships. Therefore, what exists between two or more people living in a room (roommates) can be described as a relationship in this light because they share in common same place of habitation. As earlier pointed, hard work is crucial to success in life within the walls of the room and can be seen in the light of the dos prescribed forthwith for enforcement by this article.

As a starter, chose a roommate you love and can cope with and in return love and cope with the roommate you have. This is the first commandment that it may be well with you. There is certainly no big deal in first being the nice one at any point; it doesn’t kill even if it’s used against you, never mind; you are happy you did no wrong. Yeah, that’s the cost of true love; you are only a living martyr. When you are at fault or even unsure, kindly admit your fault in the circumstance and say “I am sorry”. It doesn’t cost a thing but it sure heals a lot, yes it does even settle a lot of imminent mishap among friends. Always make the other fellow know he or she is respected, valued, cared for and loved by you in actions, words, etc. The measure of respect, love and care is in the feeling of same enjoyed by the recipient. The habitual use of kind words and smiles to each other is a small but highly efficacious ingredient to a healthy lifestyle in the room. Plays and jokes are essential but know the critical limits and employ respect for one another’s person while you play. Avoid involving the other’s parents or relatives in expensive jokes or “yabs” and be mindful when you make jokes about each other’s disability, e.g. “please take off your coke bottles” (referring to one’s eye glasses) may be better tolerated than “your armpit smells” especially when said in public. Public criticism must be avoided as much as possible and must not be mistaken with advice. For instance, the last highlighted joke could be converted to a one-on-one quiet advice between roommates in the absence of an outsider.

Having a roommate is surely an opportunity to positively influence someone. It is important to bear in mind that inexhaustible patience, tolerance, forgiveness and maturity are some of the key virtues you have to imbibe to make any relationship in the room work as no two persons, not even twins are the same; we all have our differences. Do not wait for a SORRY before you forgive as you may never get one and never be weary to forgive; just forgive once more but do not hesitate to learn the lessons from every experience so you do not repeat mistakes. A typical example ensued between two roommates Grace and Stella who had lived for over 3years out of their 4 years of study. The former borrowed some money to buy a pair of shoes and later found it hard to pay rather in addition showered her creditor with arrogance when persistently asked to pay. This bitter experience led to their parting ways as roommates. Few months later, Grace was involved in an accident and was rushed to the hospital where Stella was undergoing industrial work experience (IT). She was in need of blood and some money for her treatment in order to save her life and coincidentally here was Stella in the position to save her arrogant debtor’s life. Yes she did donate some blood and later understood that Grace was in need of money for treatment. She bought the drugs she could at the instance and helped Grace reach out to her parents for further assistance. Of course Grace’s parents appreciated Stella for the show of love and when Grace in tears, recounted her past experience with Stella, the Good Samaritan was well rewarded by the grateful and stunned parents of Grace. In this, she did not withhold help in the event of a life and death situation due to the past experience, did not lend cash to Grace and would never do so in a non-life threatening situation. Although we must tolerate, but note that hurts become toxic when kept within for long; let it out carefully and be free. Allow a free flow of communication of needs; likes and dislikes between one another. Do not expect the other to guess or assume he or she knows it. In my case, we were able to identify each other’s needs and to assist each other in achieving our goals. That way, we always featured in each other’s success story which will be told even in many years to come. Spend time and do things together with your roommates as often as possible; it keeps ablaze the flame of unity and togetherness. I would always make out time to play scrabble, mix music or watch matches with my roommates whenever I had the time despite my usual busy schedule. There we will chat and often discuss some issues too.  Being an effective listener such that your roommate feels he or she has been heard before you respond will always make him/her feel her opinion is valued. Lack of the knowledge of your roommate’s birthday is what I consider a crime as that special day is one which provides a great opportunity to show that you appreciate him or her. Almost everyone loves good surprises. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a big gift; even a big inscription of birthday wishes on the door post for him/her will be greatly appreciated when he or she knows you do not have the means to present a bigger gift. If you share the same faith, pray together but if not, remind each other of their devotion hours and often at times, show some interest in their faith by honouring your roommate’s invitation. Do not be too persuasive in trying to convert a roommate to accept your values or faith so you don’t raise ill feelings of superiority of any faith or convictions over the other. You cannot afford to give up on my roommate and even when you had course to argue and disagree, resolve them with respect minding the words you use on each other as words when let out cannot be retrieved. Have no reason to judge each other but support each other especially in the things you do not know. Humility and loyalty to your roommates will make you endeared to them. I and my roommate were so humble to each other and rated each other higher despite not being age mates. We would always call ourselves, Boss!

Finally, it takes more than the aforementioned to make life in the room worth the while but such as described above are sufficient to drastically reduce the menace of what a roommate complains and promote healthy relationships among friends especially roommates. These values are prescribed for individual practice; it takes being a good roommate to have the best roommate.

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