5 Nigerian foods you must avoid if you want to get rid of pot belly or lose weight

If you are a man with pot belly or a woman with belly fat or perhaps someone who just wants to lose fat around the arms or other parts of the body, this article will help you; READ it to the end!

My name is Damilola, a health & fitness coach and for the past 2 years I have been helping over weight men and women like you get their dream body without taking expensive pills( that don’t even work) or crazy diet plans that starve you.

What I have discovered is that a fraction of our Nigerian foods are extremely fatty and filled with lots of calories.

Here are the 5 foods to avoid

Truth be told, the Nigerian foods listed below are EXTREMELY fatty. This is because they contain simple to digest, basic sugar that has little value for your body.

Let's get into them :

1. Pounded yam

Eating just 1 – 2 slices of yam is fine.

But when you eat a large plate of pounded yam with delicious egusi soup with assorted meat and a big chicken like the one in the picture below…

You are basically eating a meal that is very high in carb and contains lots of calories.

An average amount of calories in a big plate of pounded yam with the Egusi stew and different “add ons” could rise up to 1,000 calories.

And not to forget that the average person washes such meal down with a bottle of sugary drinks such as coke or Fanta.

Pounded yam is high carb food, and if you are trying to lose weight, it should be on your list of food that you should avoid if you want to slim down.

2. Sugary Drinks

When you consume sugary drinks, your brain will not register it as REAL food. Which in turn will make you become hungry again after the first five minutes of drinking it. This can make you drink too much of it without understanding how it makes you gain weight.

Most of these processed soft drinks contain an average of 6-8 teaspoon of sugar in them.

And the sugar in those drinks, can make you fat, because when they get broken down into energy that your body use and when the amount of sugar your body gets is more than what it uses….

The rest of the broken down sugar then gets transported to your fat storage cells and stored in there in the form of fat around your tummy and arms and thighs.

If you drink a lot of soft drinks, you need to stop in other to be able to lose weight easily.

3. Excess palm oil based soup/stew

4. Fufu

5. Bread (agege and slice)

Now you might say….if I cut out all these fat inducing simple carbohydrate food, what will I eat?

My answer is….Don’t Panic!

I want you to know that Carbohydrate is very essential for energy production, long life and good health, But you must drastically reduce the above listed foods if not completely get them of your diet..

Now if you are like most people you cant completely do away with these foods easily yet you want to get rid of pot belly or lose weight.

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Go about your normal activities without worrying about what you eat or whether you are having enough exercise.

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Yet another

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Doctors Baffled as Woman Sweats Blood

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Doctors have been left perplexed by a 21-year-old Italian woman with no gashes or skin lesions with years of sweating blood from her face and the palms of her hands. The bleeding would often start while she was sleeping or during physical activity and could last anywhere from one to five minutes.

 

While the intensity of the bleeding seemed to increase with stress, she couldn’t single out any obvious trigger. Her condition has been documented by two physicians from the University of Florence in Italy in the latest issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

 

The condition, according MSN, began about three years ago before she started seeking medical help. The situation had taken a toll on her mental health, wrote doctors Roberto Maglie and Marzia Caproni. “Our patient had become socially isolated owing to embarrassment over the bleeding and she reported symptoms consistent with major depressive disorder and panic disorder.”

 

They prescribed her anti-anxiety medications, but the bleeding continued. After a round of tests and observations ruled out the possibility that she was faking the condition, she was diagnosed with hematohidrosis, a rarely reported condition in which patients spontaneously sweat blood through unbroken skin.

 

Doctors treated her with propranolol, a heart and blood pressure medication, which reduced the bleeding but failed to eliminate it completely. Jacalyn Duffin, the Canadian medical historian and haematologist who wrote a commentary that accompanies the report, said she was initially sceptical.

 

“My first thought was, is this real? Could it be fake?” The mystery deepened after she canvassed her senior haematology colleagues and found that not one of them had ever come across such a case. Duffin then delved into the medical literature, managing to turn up more than two dozen similar cases reported around the world in the past 15 years or so.

 

In many of these, researchers had carefully documented the tests they had carried out to eliminate the possibility of other bleeding disorders and the evidence they had found to suggest the presence of blood in the sweat ducts. “I came to the conclusion that it’s plausible and that it’s possible,” said Duffin.

 

The majority of these cases involved young women or children. Many of the reports documented that the bleeding was preceded by emotional trauma, such as witnessing violence at home or at school. In all of the patients, the condition was transient, lasting anywhere from a month to four years. 

40 Indian doctors separate twins joined in the skull

Doctors in India have successfully separated conjoined twin boys who were attached at the skull in a marathon surgical procedure that lasted more than 36 hours and involved 40 doctors.

The two-year-old twins, who suffered a rare condition occurring once in about 2.5 million births, underwent the operation at a government-run hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday.

The conjoined twins before the marathon separation surgery by Indian doctors

“It was a team work of 40 doctors, 20 nurses and many other paramedical staff. Without their help this would not have been possible,” the All India Institute of Medical Science hospital said in a statement.

One of the twins after the separation

One of the surgeons involved said the most challenging aspect was repairing the holes left in the young boys’ heads after they were separated.

The twins were born in a village in the eastern state of Orissa with shared blood vessels and some shared brain tissue.
The twins were born in a village in the eastern state of Odisha with shared blood vessels and some shared brain tissue. They had undergone the first phase of the separation surgery in August.

“The most challenging job after the separation was to provide a skin cover on both sides of the brain for the children as the surgery had left large holes on their heads,” said Maneesh Singhal, a plastic surgeon who was a part of the operating team.

“The skin was generated from the expansion of two balloons which were placed inside their heads during the first surgery in August,” Singhal told AFP on Friday.

“The next step will be reconstruction of their skulls,” he added.

Conjoined siblings are identical twins who are born with their skin and internal organs fused together, according to the University of Maryland Medical Centre website.

About half are stillborn, and the survival rate is between five and 25 percent.

They develop from a single egg, which splits in the case of healthy twins, but not fully in the case of conjoined siblings.

AFP

First Aid Critical To Accident Victims – FCT HHT

Governments at all levels have been enjoined to sustain training of secondary school students on basic first aid skills considering its importance to accident victims.

Mrs Amanda Pam, Secretary, Health and Human Services of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), gave the advice at a free basic first training for secondary school students in Abuja.

The training was organized by an Abuja-based charity organization – Lifeline Care Association, in partnership with Custodian Social Responsibility Foundation.

Represented by her Special Assistant Administration, Bankole Lebi, Mrs Pam, further advocated for the introduction of the basic first aid skills for accident victims in school curriculum for secondary school students across the country.

“Given the availability of funds, there is the need for government to sponsor such initiative on a sustainable basis children should be taught to save life which is what first aid is about.

“The government or any agency can collaborate with the initiative and make the training available to pupils in all parts of the country. It should not be restricted to the urban areas because accidents could happen anywhere.

“I will suggest that such training should be included in our school curriculum. I will also suggest that the sponsors of this training should take it to other parts of the country.”

Speaking, Chief Executive Officer of Custodian Social Responsibility Foundation, Bunmi Aderemi, noted that the training was aimed at impacting life saving skills to school children so that they will be able to help accident victims.

According to her, school children were targeted for the training because, “they are able to learn very fast and once we get them young, they will have those skills for the rest of their life.”

On his part, the Founder, Lifeline Care Association, Dr Nkem Momoh, disclosed that apart from imparting the life-saving skills for accident victims to the children, the training was also targeted at engendering the values of a good Samaritan on the students, “which is one of the strong values we promote in charity.”

Canada Donates $3.5billion to Support Women and Children's Health in Nigeria

Canadia has released the whopping sum of $3.5billion to be used in catering for women and children suffering in Nigeria. 

Canada votess $3.5bn to support women, children health in Nigeria

 

Dr Christopher Thorney, Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, says the Canadian government has earmarked $3.5 billion to advance the health of women and children in Nigeria.

 

The High Commissioner made the disclosure during the Multi-Country Dissemination of the Rapid Access Expansion (RAcE) Project on Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood Illnesses (iCCM) in Abuja.

 

According to him, Canada has a long history of working to improve the health of women and children in Nigeria.

 

He said that other collaborative efforts were in the areas of polio eradication and other Maternal Newborn Child Health (MNCH) through Canada’s G8 initiative.

 

Thorney said that the initiative on MNCH was followed by the 2015-2020 commitment to invest 3.5 billion dollars  in related programs over five years.

 

According to him, statistics on maternal and child deaths globally are troubling in spite of tremendous efforts already made.

 

“In 2016,  5.6 million children under the age of five died worldwide; to make that more understandable, that is about 15,000 child deaths per day.

“We also understand that three quarters of under-five mortality are also from leading causes such as diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia.

“All of these can be prevented or treated with access to simple and affordable interventions when they are available but certainly they are not always available.’’

 

He said that although most of the effective interventions for these diseases were known, simple and affordable, they were, however, often inaccessible to families who could not reach health facilities on time, especially within the crucial 24 hours.

 

Thorney noted that progress in reducing child mortality worldwide had been gradual and in some cases stagnant or reversed.

 

He said, “Unless we tackle the barriers that are preventing access to life saving treatment, we will always be at risk of losing the momentum we have gained.

“This is why Canada is proud of its support which has promoted the scale of Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) in Nigeria, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger and Democratic Republic of Congo,’’ Thorney said.

Also, Wondi Alemu, Country Representative, WHO Nigeria, said that that the organisation was very proud of the work executed in Nigeria, Niger, DRC, Mozambique, Malawi on the iCCM.

“As to Nigeria, iCCM is a successful programme; I say a programme because it is a project that will last after this financing from the government of Canada.

“I believe  the government and states ministries of health will take it up and replicate the strategy in other states,’’ he said.

 

According to Alemu, over 700 health workers implementing the iCCM have been trained with the support of WHO, under the direct supervision of states ministry of health.

 

He said the trained personnel were providing important service to communities.

 

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria started the implementation of iCCM in 2012, which is meant to reduce the burden of under-five deaths due to malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia.

 

The programme targets under-served, hard-to-reach areas using Community Oriented Resource Persons.

 

The introduction of the intervention coincided with the re-positioning of Nigeria’s Child Health and Nutrition Agenda aimed at redeeming the unacceptable nutrition indices, and under-five mortality rate.

 

-NAN

When You Die, You Will Be Aware You Are Dead' - Scientists Reveal That Peoples' Mind Still Work After Death

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Some report having seen light at the end of a tunnel, while others claim to have floated above their body, watching as medics save their lives.

 

But the reality of near-death experiences has always been debated.    

 

Now scientists have discovered that a person's consciousness continues to work after the body has stopped showing signs of life – meaning they have awareness of their own death.

 

And there is evidence to suggest someone who has died may even hear their own death being announced by medics.

 

The findings echo the plot line of the new Hollywood re-make of 90s cult horror Flatliners, starring Ellen Page.

 

In the film a group of young doctors embark on a dangerous experiment by taking turns to chemically induce their heart to stop and flatline to find out exactly what happens in the afterlife.

 

A team from New York University Langone School of Medicine investigated the very same question through twin studies in Europe and the US of people who have suffered cardiac arrest and 'come back' to life, in the largest study of its kind.

 

Study author Dr Sam Parnia told Live Science: 'They'll describe watching doctors and nurses working and they'll describe having awareness of full conversations, of visual things that were going on, that would otherwise not be known to them.'

 

He said these recollections were then verified by medical and nursing staff who reported their patients, who were technically dead, could remember details of what they were saying.

 

Death of brain cells can take hours 

 

Medically speaking, doctors define death based on when the heart no longer beats, which then immediately cuts off blood supply to the brain.

 

'Technically, that's how you get the time of death – it's all based on the moment when the heart stops,' explained Dr Sam Parnia.

 

'Once that happens, blood no longer circulates to the brain, which means brain function halts almost instantaneously.

'You lose all your brain stem reflexes – your gag reflex, your pupil reflex, all that is gone.' 

 

The brain's cerebral cortex – which is responsible for thinking and processing information from the five senses – also instantly flatlines, says Dr Parnia. This means that within 2 to 20 seconds, no brainwaves will be detected on an electric monitor.

 

This sparks a chain reaction of cellular processes that will result in the death of brain cells. However, this can take hours after the heart has stopped, he explained.

 

And performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that hasn't successfully revived a patient can still result in sending some blood to the brain – about 15 percent of what it requires to function normally.

 

But brain cell death is still happening, just at a slightly slower rate, he said. 

 

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Culled from Daily Mail UK

Revealed: Tagbo’s Family Friend Finally Revealed What Killed Tagbo

During the week, Tagbo Umeike, one of singer Davido’s friends, died and Davido was accused of having a hand in Tagbo’s death.

While Nollywood actress Caroline Danjuma alleged she heard Tagbo was on a drinking spree with Davido and his friends and accused Davido of negligence, another family friend of Tagbo Umeike has given Punch’s Saturday Beats his version of the story.

According to the family friend, Damilola Usman, who spoke to Saturday Beats from Tagbo’s parents’ house on Wednesday, Tagbo passed out after taking shots of tequila.

He said:

“Tagbo’s family is not ready to give out information now but once they are, we would contact you because the case is still at the police station and the investigation is still on-going.

However, what happened was that we went to a joint together called the Shisha Room. In the Shisha Room, we had a competition of Tequila shot. Each person had to take 10 shots of Tequila and after the competition, Tagbo passed out.

Nobody took him to the hospital because everybody was high already. We did not know that it was something serious.

“I learnt they went to the beach later and I think he passed out at the beach again. His friends that accompanied him to the beach did not attend to him on time but eventually when they suspected that there was something wrong, they allegedly dropped him in front of the hospital with his car.” he said.

Meanwhile, Caroline Danjuma said she learnt there was a bet of N200, 000 and that late Tagbo, who was her boyfriend, drank 50 shots of tequila.

“I decided to call my neighbour who was also Tagbo’s friend and he said that there was a bet of N200, 000 and that Tagbo drank about 50 shots of tequila but I said that cannot be true. Tagbo cannot drink even a glass of Hennessey because he had a light brain like me.

So a guy who couldn’t drink this much couldn’t finish 50 shots of tequila. Tagbo did not need N200, 000 to do that. He came from a very wealthy background so he didn’t need that kind of bet; he was not hungry for that. I was shattered to hear such news.

“Meanwhile, someone who rented my bar told me he was with Davido at Shisha Bar on Monday and then I asked him randomly, “Oh then, you must know Tagbo”. The guy confirmed that he met Tagbo and that was when he knew they were birthday mates and he also said they had fun and went from there to DNA to party on Lagos Island.

“I contacted another person who (allegedly) remembered seeing Davido and Tagbo. According to what the person said, Tagbo drank the tequila and got intoxicated,” she said.

Davido has denied his involvement in the death of his friend, Tagbo Umeike ever since the news broke. Posting via his Instagram account, Davido wrote:

“I was deeply saddened to hear of the sudden death of my friend Tagbo. First and foremost, my sincere condolences and prayers are with his family at this time. I’ve been in the same position before, multiple times and also of recent.

But it is also disappointing that false information and complete lies have been put out there using my name, as usual. Out of total respect for Tagbo and his family, I will not discuss this matter further for now. Rest in peace Tagbo.

David Adeleke.”

Serious Warning: Checkout Five Red Flags That You Must See A Doctor Immediately

Health is wealth and you must do everything possible to remain healthy. These are certain red flags that you need to see a doctor. 

 

 

We all sometimes experience moments when our bodies feel a tad bit off. Perhaps you may feel weaker than usual, experience some random body pain, or just have very nonspecific symptoms. During these times, it is best to be in tune with your body. It is never a good idea to ignore any of your symptoms hoping they will go away, as doing so often exacerbates any health problem.

 

While some people, unfortunately, choose to ignore their symptoms until it is far too late, others find it easier to simply blame any and every symptom they have on malaria and start treating for it. Though malaria still remains a leading cause of death in Nigeria, you should not always attribute all of your symptoms to the condition. It is quite a dangerous practice to automatically assume that it is the culprit whenever you have any health woes. This can cause you to miss other serious diagnoses that may actually be hurting your health.

 

How do you know exactly what symptoms are serious and warrant immediate medical attention? Well, if you are ever unsure of when to urgently seek help, then you must keep the following red flags in mind. These are symptoms that should prompt you to see a doctor without delay.

 

1. Shortness of breath: If you experience a sudden onset of difficulty in breathing, you must seek immediate medical attention. This symptom could be due to various conditions, but if your shortness of breath is accompanied by a fast-paced heart rate, pain in your chest upon inspiration, or coughing up of blood, then there is a higher suspicion for a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lungs). This is a medical emergency and it is one of the top conditions your doctor will want to rule out immediately in your work up.

 

2. Unexplained weight loss: Malignancy should be the first thing that comes to mind anytime anyone experiences an unexplained weight loss without even trying. Our bodies are designed such that if you decrease your caloric intake and increase your exercise activity, you will lose weight. When you have a sudden unexpected drop in your weight without making any changes to your diet or exercise regimen, there may be a cause for concern. Unexplained weight loss may point in the direction of a potential cancer. Other conditions to keep in mind include possible HIV infection, especially if you are someone that is having unprotected sex. Endocrine disorders such as hyperthyroidism may also cause such weight loss. Nonetheless, your doctor will complete the appropriate tests to determine the ethology of the weight loss.

 

3. Blood in your stool: Any significant change in your bowel habits should always raise concern. Blood in your stool is a red flag that something is not right with your gastrointestinal health. It may be indicative of a gastrointestinal bleed which definitely warrants immediate attention. The bleed can be due to such things as ulcer, haemorrhoids, or even colon cancer. It is up to your doctor to do the appropriate work up to figure out the underlying cause. This is a symptom that you should not be embarrassed about if it occurs, but rather it should signal you to seek medical help.

 

4. Chest pain: Severe chest pain is another symptom that simply cannot be overlooked. If you ever experience chest pain or pressure that radiates to your arms or jaw, or is associated with nausea or intense sweating, then you need to see a doctor immediately. Although chest pain does not always mean you are having a heart attack, it is one of the acute life-threatening conditions that certainly needs to be ruled out.

Severe headache: Everyone gets headaches from time to time. However, if you have a sudden onset of what feels like “the worst headache of my life,” that is a huge red flag to head to the hospital immediately. Doctors worry about a potential brain aneurysm when they hear this complaint from patients. Another serious condition of concern is meningitis, especially when the headache is accompanied by fever, neck stiffness, sensitivity to light, or vomiting.

 

5. Here is the bottom line: Being aware of some of the red flags is key in helping you understand what symptoms may constitute a health emergency. If you are ever in doubt about the gravity of any symptom or have a health concern, then it is always best to get checked out by a physician to ensure that there is nothing life threatening going on.

 

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Via The Guardian

What Okra can do to men’s fertility — Medical Researcher

Okra, though very nutritious, can lead to infertility in men of reproductive age, Dr Ochuko Erikainure, a Senior Research Officer at the Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO), Oshodi, Lagos, has warned.

Mr. Erukainure, also a nutritionist and biochemist, gave the warning on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on in Lagos.

According to him, too much consumption of okra, especially its seeds can lead to infertility in men of reproductive age.

An online publication, www.medicalhealthguide.com says Okra, known in many English-speaking countries as lady’s fingers, is a flowering plant in the mallow family.

“Okra is an annual herb that is widely cultivated for its edible green seed pods in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate climates.

“Okra is a hardy plant that can grow even with less water and in hot conditions.’’

Mr. Erukainure said that okra has a unique substance called “GOSSYPOL”.

“Gossypol inhibits sperm production and motility by blocking several enzymes that are highly important in energy metabolism in sperm and sperm producing cells.

“Okra seeds are very rich in toxic pigment called Gossypol which promote infertility in men by arresting sperm production (spermatogenesis) even at lower dose.

“Gossypol are oil soluble and natural polyphenol secreted by plants as a defence against predators,’’ he said.

The senior researcher said that in some countries, okra seeds were, however, used for natural contraceptive for men.

“Due to proapoptotic activities in okra seeds (it means killing of cells), gossypol is still under investigation as a possible anticancer agent,” he said.

The nutritionist said that in spite of its effects in men, consumption of okra could be of health benefits to diabetes, obesity or overweight people.

“Okra is very high in dietary fibres, reduce calories intakes into the body, ability to limit nitric oxide build up in the blood and lipid (fat) and reduces the risks of cancers.

“Okra is an African vegetable that has been a staple of African and Indian cuisine for many years, and also used for medicinal purposes.

“The health benefits of okra can be attributed to its nutritional and phytochemical constituents making it a vital crop.

“One hundred grammes of okra has been reported to meet over 20 per cent of the daily values which the body needs.

“It contains a rare combination of carbohydrates, vegetables, minerals and vitamins.

“Not less than 10 different vitamins and minerals can be found in okra such as vitamin A, which is great for the skin, vitamin C and E which prevent cell damage in the body,’’ he said.

Mr. Erukainure said because “okra is high in fibre, it has positive impact on digestive system which assist with gastrointestinal difficulties.

“Including okra in our daily diet along with physical healthy exercise routine will prevent and treat diabetes, meaning that okra plant contributes to a more active lifestyle”.

Erukainure said that okra has been identified to have insulin-like activity in experimented animals.

“It is also a potent anti-diabetic source, which can be attributed to its chemical constituents,’’ he said.

Check Out 5 Ways Possible To Increase Male Organ Size (MUST READ)

The male reproductive system consists of the penis, the testicles, the seminal vesicles, and the prostate gland. The Penis consists of a spongy body that is responsible for the ability to create an erection and there is a channel inside called the, “urethra,” that conducts the urine out of the body as well as the sperm.
The mean length of a flaccid penis is 8.9 cm (measured by staff). A review of several studies found average flaccid length to be 9-10 cm.

The average erect penis length is 14-16 cm and girth is 12-13 cm and this was showed by a review published in the 2007 issue of BJU International. Various methods of measurements were included in the review.

Regarding the circumference of the adult fully erect penis with the measurement taken mid-shaft, it was found to be 8.9 to 9.9 centimeters on average.

Numerous exercises can be done to increase the size of the penis and these exercises showed 100% complete shift in the size of the penis. But this result cannot be achieved unless the exercises are done five days each week for at least 6 months.
After two to three weeks of starting the exercises, you will notice an increase in the penis size and an increase in the status of relaxation. 2 inches (5 cm) compared to one inch at the status of erection and when you continue on the penis enlargement exercises, you will notice a real change in the penis size after 6 months.

These exercises should be practiced 5 days each week at a rate of one hour every day with taking two rest days either consecutive or separate and this rest period is important for cells to heal, regenerate.

How do exercises increase the penis size?

The penis consists of 3 chambers of spongy tissue which absorb blood that reach the penis from the circulatory system. As these chambers fill with blood, it leads to the erection of the penis. When exercises are done continuously, in a right way, it will cause an expansion in the size of the chambers. Then, it will become able to absorb larger amounts of blood and this will lead to an increase in the size of the penis, and the purpose of these exercises is to create a tensile strength by stretching the tissues that are responsible for erection of the penis and this tensile strength will lead to an increase in the growth of those tissues, gradually.

Legal Notice relating to Penis Enlargement Methods:

Every person looking for methods of Penis Enlargement should consult a urologist to get medical advice about these exercises to make sure that they won’t have any bad effect on his health, especially people with certain diseases such as diabetes and cirrhosis of the liver and respiratory diseases and other diseases that affect blood and oxygen flow to the penis and the renewal process of the cells. We are not responsible in this site for any injuries or health problems that may occur directly or indirectly as a result of following what is mentioned in these instructions.

 

Symptoms that must be taken into consideration during the penis enlargement exercises: –

1 – The presence of bubbles on the penis is often produced as a result of the use of pressure on the penis severely and for a long time.
2 – Sores in the penis might be caused by the recurrent pulling of the penis
3 – Swelling, resulting from the use of a heavy weight on the penis for a long time, affects the nerves in the penis that will lead to inflammation and swelling of the penis. If swelling continues, it may lead to an atrophy of the penis and then to an erectile dysfunction.

Exercises should be stopped if any of the above symptoms appear and not be resumed until the problem disappears completely.

Before doing the Penile Enlargement Exercises, you have to consider the following: –

1 – Shave the hair in the pubic area to avoid pulling of hair during the exercises.

2 – Eat healthy meals that are rich in vitamins, minerals and proteins, because the food has an impact on the penis work. In addition, you have to drink a good amount of water daily.

3 – It is necessary to be in a good mood before starting exercise. If you do not believe that these exercises will lead to the enlargement of the penis, this will lead to a negative impact on the process and will make penis enlargement difficult to obtain.

4 – Use a moisturizer on the penis before the exercises and it is preferred not to use soap and shampoo as these materials will lead to redness and irritation of the penis skin . If it stays for a long period of time, in addition to dry skin, and the occurrence of cracks, it is preferred to use the Intensive Care Vaseline instead of the ordinary Vaseline as it can stay on the skin for long period of time without irritating or damaging the skin of the penis.

5 – You must measure the penis before starting penis enlargement exercises: –

• First: Measure the length of the penis during an erection:

• You must stand up and hold the erected penis perpendicular to the body, (straight out). Put a ruler next to the penis starting from the pubic bone then take the measurement up to the tip of the head of the penis.
• It can be measured by the length of the penis without an erection:
You must stand up; the right knee should be adjacent to left knee. Hold the penis from the area that is located below the head of the penis and drag it to the front and put a ruler next to the penis perpendicular to the pubic bone and then take the measurement using a ruler up to the tip of the head of the penis.

Second: Measure the circumference of the penis during an erection:

• This can be done by using a measurement tape to measure the penis circumference during an erection in the area that represents the midpoint of the penis length. If a measuirng tape is not available, use a piece of string. Place a knot near the end of the string. Wrap the string around the erect penis and hold the string adjacent to the knot. Place the string on a ruler by continuing to hold the string where first grasped and determine the length of the string from that grasping point to the knot. This will give you the circumference.
Third: Measure the length of the penis during relaxation:

• It can be measured by using fingers so the length of the penis can be expressed by 5 or 4 fingers. And it can be measured during relaxation using the ruler that is placed above the penis then the other side of the ruler is pushed towards the abdomen, and the length of the penis is recorded starting from the base of the penis towards the head of the penis.
• Lie on your back and then measure the length of the penis by using fingers or the ruler to record the shortest possible length of the penis.

Vitamins and minerals and their effect on sexual activity:

When you practice the penis enlargement exercises, there are vitamins, minerals and herbs that must be included in your daily diet that have been found to provide the body with a great energy that enhances sexual ability.

Vitamins: –

1 – 2000 mg of vitamin C twice or three times a day.
2 – 30 mg of Zinc.
3 – 100 mg of vitamin A.
4 – 200 mg of magnesium.
5 – 100 IU of vitamin D.
6 – 50 mg of Thiamine.
Minerals that have a positive effect on sexual activity:

1 – 525 mg of calcium.
2 – 200 micrograms of vitamin B12
3 – 150 mg of vitamin E
4 – 25 micrograms of potassium.
5 – 400 micrograms of folic acid.

These vitamins and minerals can be found at pharmacies in the form of tablets.

How can the amount of seminal fluid during ejaculation be increased: –

It’s advised to take 1000-1500 mg of the amino acid L-Arginine daily. It increases the amount of seminal fluid during ejaculation and also causes strong erection. It is taken as 100mg, 2 hours before intercourse. Taking large amounts of this material should be avoided within 24 hours. If any side effects appear, it is advised to stop treatment and consult your doctor before continuing.

 

Penis enlargement exercises:

1-The Hot Cloth Warm up

This process is necessary before starting any of the penis enlargement exercises as it increases the flow of blood through penile tissues. In addition, it makes the skin more flexible, making it easier to do the exercise and decrease the appearance of bruises. It can be done in the following ways: –

• soak a towel in hot or warm water and then wrap it around the penis and the testicles, you will feel uncomfortable initially then the warmth will become more comfortable , leave the towel two minutes and then repeat this process again 3 times.
– You can use other methods to warm up the penis such as Jacuzzi or hot tub, with gentle massage of the penis to increase blood flow. You should not stay in for more than 10 minutes.

2-The jelq method for Penile Enlargement: –

This method can enlarge the penis to over 10 inches in length and 7 inches in circumference if it is started by the men in their early teens and continued until the adulthood, and after that the session will be reduced to just once a week.

How does the jelq method work?

• It increases the blood flow in to the corpora cavernosa that will enhance the growth of the shaft cells.

• This exercise tears down the muscle fibers, and at rest, these fibers will grow stronger and larger.

• It increases the flow of blood in the penis that will increase its size.

When will you notice the difference?

You will start to notice a small difference in the size of your penis after 5 weeks, and you will not have obvious changes for 6 months. After 1 year, you will notice an increase of 3 inches in the size and the erection will also become stronger.

How is the jelq method done?

For the maximum benefit, it should be done every day in the following steps:

1. Before beginning you have to warm up with hot cloths as mentioned before.

2. Grasp the base of the semi-erect penis with your thumb and forefinger , make an O by using those 2 fingers, and in that way you’ll cut off the blood circulation resulting in more blood collect

6 Ways To Know If You Have Vaginal Yeast Infection

Vaginal yeast infection could be present in a woman’s vagina without her knowing, but there are a few things that could show as signs of this infection.

It could be present without causing any symptoms, a Consultant Family Physician at De-Cross Maternity Hospital, Jericho, Ibadan, Dr Mojirayo Ajayi, says.

Half of women affected with vaginal yeast infection are unaware of the disease.

“There is a specie of yeast known as Candida that can be present in the vagina without causing any symptoms.

“In fact, it is estimated that 20% to 50% of women have candida already present in their vagina,’’ she said.

Here are a few symptoms that you will see to know you have vaginal yeast or candida vaginitis, as it is sometimes referred to.

Although it is not easily transmitted to men, skin irritation of the penis from a yeast infection after sexual intercourse with an infected partner is one symptom to watch out for.

If you also engage in oral sex otherwise known as ‘head’, you could lick the yeast into your stomach and that will be candida in your intestine.

Causes

According to Ajayi, for an infection to occur, the normal balance of yeast and bacteria is disturbed, allowing overgrowth of the yeast.

“While yeast can be spread by sexual contact, vaginal yeast infection is not considered to be sexually transmitted disease because it can also occur in women who are not sexually active.

“This is due to the fact that yeast can be present in the vagina of healthy women as well,” the expert added.

Here are a few other things that could aggravate the yeast.

How Does One Stop Or Avoid It?

Ajayi says that taking steps to reduce moisture in the genital area could reduce the chances of developing a yeast infection.

Wearing cotton underwear or wearing loose-fitting pants, and avoiding prolonged wearing of wet workout gear or bathing suits, are all measures that can help control moisture.

Medical intervention should be sought from the hospital to have the condition properly diagnosed and treated.

Why breakfast is a must have for you.... Must Read

Passing on breakfast can lead to weight gain, and that sets the stage for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes - all of which can lead to heart disease. For a heart-healthy breakfast, skip the fatty bacon and sausage. Instead, load up on fresh fruits and whole grains.

It may be known as the most important meal of the day, but fewer people eat a regular breakfast than they did 40 years ago.

Eggs have protein, which takes your body longer to digest than the carbs in cereal and fruit. A high-protein breakfast can help you feel fuller for the rest of the day and may keep you from reaching for fatty snacks in the evening.

Try to eat about an hour before you hit the gym. If you’re short on time, have a light meal that’s easy to digest, like a smoothie or yogurt. Fueling up first will give you energy to work out and keep you from feeling faint.

Breakfast may keep you from overeating the rest of the day. Aim for a mix of whole grains, low-fat dairy, lean protein, and fruits and veggies. The combo of carbs, fiber, protein, and fat helps you stay full. Try a veggie-and-cheese omelet with whole wheat toast.

Breakfast boosts your brain power. Your brain runs on glucose, a type of sugar, and you’re low on this fuel when you first wake up. A morning meal can boost your memory, attention, focus, and alertness and help your performance at work or school. Case in point: Kids who have breakfast get better grades than those who don’t.

Research shows that breakfast doesn’t change your metabolism at all, but the energy it gives you allows you to burn more calories throughout your day.

Breakfast gives you energy - not only does this make you more likely to exercise, but you also may tend to get up and move around in general. One study found that people who ate a morning meal burned 442 more calories through physical activity than those who skipped breakfast.

Gonorrhea is about to become impossible to treat...DETAILS

Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease (STD), has become resistant to most of the antibiotics that we have used to combat it over the last three decades.

TODAY'S GONORRHEA PATIENT HAS FEW OPTIONS LEFT

That's right: penicillin and various tetracyclines have all stopped working against the most prevalent strains. This means that today's gonorrhea patient has very few treatment options left. And with symptoms like burning, swelling of the testicles, vaginal discharge and anal itching, it's not exactly something that you want to leave untreated. Unfortunately, the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) thinks that emerging resistant strains will one day take the last remaining first-line treatment option away — a treatment that currently consists of a cephalosporin injection combined with an oral dose of either azithromycin or doxycycline. The government agency outlined how that scenario could unfold in a study released today.

By analyzing long-term surveillance data for 17 US cities between 1991 and 2006, researchers were able to trace how gonorrhea became resistant to ciprofloxacin, an antibiotic that lost its CDC recommendation in 2007 because studies demonstrated that 13.8 percent of patient samples were resistant to the drug.

The study's results are alarming, but not altogether surprising. The researchers found that increased resistance leads to an increase in gonorrhea cases. That's because being infected with a resistant strain lengthens the amount of time it takes to treat it, giving the infected party more time to pass it on to others.

Overall, the study suggests that if 10 percent of gonorrhea samples are resistant to the recommended treatment, then there will be a subsequent 7 percent increase in gonorrhea. Given that 820,000 cases are diagnosed in the US each year, a 10 percent cephalosporin-resistance rate would represent 57,400 additional cases — all of which would be extremely hard to treat. And this number could become even higher over time because of the cumulative effect of resistance. "Based on the experience with other drugs previously used to treat gonorrhea," said Sarah Kidd, a medical epidemiologist at the CDC who did not participate in the study, in an email to The Verge, "the emergence and spread of cephalosporin-resistant gonorrhea in the United States appears imminent."

CEPHALOSPORIN-RESISTANT GONORRHEA IN JAPAN, FRANCE AND SPAIN

Gonorrhea is already adapting. Between 2007 and today, Kidd said, "the dose of cephalosporins required to stop gonorrhea from growing has increased." As a result, the CDC has had to change its recommended treatment twice, by increasing its dosage and changing the drug combination. So far, "no resistant cases have been identified in the United States," Kidd said, although several cases of cephalosporin-resistant gonorrhea have been reported in other countries, such as Japan, France and Spain.

For now, the CDC's latest recommended treatment is holding steady in the US. The percentage of gonorrhea samples that need to be treated more aggressively is lower than it was in 2012. And it's important to note that the US actually has a much lower gonorrhea incidence rate today than it did prior to the 1970s.

RESISTANCE TO THE DRUG PERSISTS IN 15 PERCENT OF CASES

But as the CDC points out in its report, it's important to keep monitoring emerging drug resistance. If that scenario were to happen again with cephalosporins, the health and economic consequences would be much larger than in previous recent outbreaks. And at the moment, there are no clear recommended treatment options for patients who have a cephalosporin-resistant infection, Kidd explained. Furthermore, even though ciprofloxacin is no longer widely used to treat gonorrhea, resistance to the drug persists in about 15 percent of cases. So, should the CDC's current treatment lose its effectiveness entirely, she said, "it won't be possible to return to ciprofloxacin as a first line treatment regimen for gonorrhea."

SOURCES - CDC

Look at the Pre-Wedding Photographs of a Doctor and a Nurse with Monstrous Bum

Two medical personnel with an oath to save lives in Nigeria and across the world are set to get married very soon. 

 

The couple

 

A couple in the medical profession getting married decided to flaunt their professions in their pre-wedding photo-shoot currently making rounds on social media.

 

The man is a medical doctor while his bride-to-be is a beautiful and curvy nurse with an impressive backside that has won the hearts of commenters.

 

The details of their wedding as well as their identities are currently unknown.

 

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END-TIME! Britain's First Pregnant Man Gives Birth to a Girl (Photos)

Britain's First Pregnant Man Gives Birth to a Girl (Photos)

The main man to end up noticeably pregnant in the United Kingdom has brought forth a bobbing infant young lady through Cesarean operation. 

Hayden Cross first pregnant man to conceive an offspring in UK 

Hayden Cross, 21, stood out as truly newsworthy around the globe when he declared he was pregnant by a sperm giver, three years in the wake of ending up plainly legitimately male through sex reassignment. Presently, after numerous times of pregnancy, Cross has conveyed a bobbing child young lady. 

As per The Sun, Cross conceived an offspring through Cesarean operation on the sixteenth of June. His little girl's name is Trinity-Leigh. By the accomplishment, Mr Cross, from Gloucester is the primary transgender man to conceive an offspring in the UK. 

"She's ideal inside and out," he disclosed to The Sun. 

Mr. Cross has said after the introduction of his girl that he will now total his sexual orientation reassignment to evacuate his bosoms and ovaries. 

Mr Cross, who was conceived Paige, had connected to have his eggs solidified on the NHS in the expectation he would have the capacity to have youngsters later on. Be that as it may, when he was won't, he found an unknown giver through a Facebook gathering and put his move on hold. 

"Having an organic kid has dependably implied a considerable measure to me," he said not long ago. "I've generally needed children." 

His little girl was conceived at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Her introduction to the world was enrolled at Gloucester Register Office on Wednesday, with Mr Cross recorded as mother however no father named. 

He got demise dangers after news of his pregnancy broke. 

"I have had some great responses yet I've had some truly terrible responses," Mr Cross revealed to TV have Lorraine Kelly. 

"Many individuals don't generally comprehend the circumstance, and I get that, yet I simply need individuals to be more mindful that there are the individuals who do require help, that resemble me, and haven't inspired anyone to help them

12 Dangerous things You Don't know About Masturbation (Must Read)

Masturbation is often used as an escape or coping activity for stress, anger, loneliness, tiredness, fear and generally for s*xual satisfaction. 

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Masturbation also known as self-s*x is the erotic stimulation of one’s self s*xually. It is done with hands, fingers, a vibrator and lubricants that stimulates one’s genitals for s*xual satisfaction.

 

Masturbation is addictive and very rampant too. It is an activity few talk about but many partake in. Therefore, we shouldn’t shy away from talking about it.

 

Although masturbation is often associated with males, it is performed by both genders.

 

Most people learn to masturbate during adolescence, but the number of females who indulge in self s*x cannot be compared to their male counterparts.

 

Masturbation is often used as an escape or coping activity for stress, anger, loneliness, tiredness, fear and generally for sexual satisfaction. Most people that indulge in this act can’t go a day without masturbating.

 

Like any s*xual activity, masturbation helps release endorphins, a chemical in the body that promotes a sense of happiness and can relieve stress.

 

A study from Harvard’s Health Professional Followup also showed that masturbation may help lower the risk of prostate cancer in men, but you and I know honestly that men have not been masturbating all these years because they want to boost their prostate health.

 

Unfortunately, not all of the possible side effects of masturbation are necessarily good.

 

Masturbation most times serves as a chronic way to avoid intimacy with others, which can cause anxiety in the long run. Chronic masturbation can actually change your personality.

 

S*xual intercourse between two people has many benefits for men and women. It reduces blood pressure, promotes heart health and prostate health. It also promotes companionship and creates stronger bond. But masturbation doesn’t have all these health benefits.

 

You may argue that it is low-risk and you are not hurting anybody, and it’s the safest form of sex because no one has ever caught an STD from himself or made herself pregnant. But is it really low-risk activity?

 

The risks involved in Masturbation very much out weighs the gains.

 

Signs of chronic masturbation include:

 

1. Extreme absent-mindedness.

2. Nervousness.

3. Deep desire for isolation, yet has feelings of loneliness.

4. Highly irritable or easily irritated.

5. Day dreaming.

6. Make excuses when it is sex time with partner.

7. Forgetfulness, and poor retention leading to difficulty in school.

8. Sadness.

9. Moodiness and depression.

10. Suicidal thoughts in some cases.

11. Generally pessimistic.

12. Extra sensitive to guilt, shame, and regret, low self esteem and poor confidence level.

 

Frequent masturbation can cause serious skin irritation. Forcefully bending an erect penis can rupture the chambers filled with blood, which can lead to a condition called penile fracture or swelling. Most men will need surgery to repair it.

 

Masturbation and s*xual fantasy creates a major barrier to having healthy and fulfilling relationships, because you become easily bored sexually with your partner.

 

When it comes to having s*x with the man or woman you love, you end up choosing porn, fantasy and masturbation over them. You just no longer desire s*x with a real person.

 

Another effect of masturbating is that when you have prolonged intercourse with your partner, you can’t experience orgasm. Most men that masturbate often pull out of the woman, then use their hand with the help of lubricant on their genital and in less than 2 minutes, they are able to climax.

 

Females most commonly masturbate by stroking or rubbing the vulva, especially the clitoris, with hands and fingers until orgasm is reached.

 

With repetition, your brain can learn to prefer s*xual fantasy and masturbation to real sexual intimacy with your spouse. As a matter of fact, your brain’s arousal circuit can become so dominantly wired for self-sex that physical intimacy with your spouse or your partner becomes increasingly difficult and eventually impossible. Your partner is left hurting, rejected, replaced, betrayed, and deceived.

 

Most men and women who are s*xually potent but masturbate suffer a form of s*xual impotence towards their partner. This s*xual impotence is a situation where they have increasing difficulty getting aroused by their partner.

 

They believe they give themselves better pleasure than any other person does. Giving up on s*x with your partner because of self-s*x means it is time to consider seeing a s*x therapist.

 

You can overcome masturbation because the human brain is neuro plastic, meaning it is moldable and changeable. Behaviours can be learned and unlearned and replaced with healthier ones. Individuals can get to a place they are able to enjoy healthy sexual intimacy in a long-term committed relationship.

 

Make an earnest resolution to overcome masturbation. Remind yourself always that you will not die if you don’t self-sex. Learn to not isolate yourself from people and when in the midst of people be very present minded.

 

If you are addicted to masturbation, avoid pornography or whatever thoughts that arouses such desires that will ultimately lead to self s*x.

 

When it comes to having s*x with your partner, be mentally and psychologically present, encourage him or her on how to help you enjoy s*x better with them.

 

Be prayerful if you believe in the efficacy of prayers. Talk to a psychotherapist for professional guidance. Always remember you are in charge of your mind. You can stop masturbvating if you desire.

 

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For the Couples: Four Very Important Options to Explore When Genotype Gets in the Way

Couples who are AS and SS, and are attempting to let go of their marriage for fear of having children born with sickle cell anemia, will find this article very helpful.

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Here are four important options for couples who are AS and SS and are trying to forego the thought of marriage for fear of having children born with the SS genotype known as sickle cell anemia.

 

1. Bone marrow transplant

 

Stem cells in the bone marrow are responsible for the production of red blood cells.

 

The bone marrow transplant is a procedure that infuses healthy stem cells into the body to replace damaged or infected bone marrow.

 

A transplant would mean that the affected party would no longer produce sickle-shaped red blood cells so the couple can give procreation a shot without any fear.

 

2. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis

 

Preimplantation genetic testing is a technique used to identify genetic defects in embryos created through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) before pregnancy.

 

The embryos and chromosomes would be screened, and only those free of the SS genotype would be transferred to the uterus for implantation.

 

3. Surrogacy

 

This is when a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a baby in order to give someone who cannot have children.

 

For couples with genotype incompatibility challenges, a surrogate may be worth the investment.

 

4. Adoption

 

Adoption is perhaps the most used alternative by couples who have issues with childbearing.

 

Couples – who have tried several procedures in futility or don’t have so much money yet want to start a family – can assume parenting of another child.

 

-TheCable Lifestyle

Outrage as Nurses Chases Away 180 Patients in Just One Week...You Won't Believe Why (Photo)

A clinic has sparked quite an outrage after turning as many as 180 sick patients away from its gate in just one week. 

Many patients were turned away from the hospital

 

No less that 180 patients were sent home by striking nurses this week in a South African clinic. The nures are reportedly protesting the absence of security at the clinic.

 

According to Daily Sun SA, the nurses at Soweto-On-Sea Clinic in Nelson Mandela Bay stopped working after the windscreen of a Mercedes-Benz belonging to a senior nurse was smashed on Thursday while she was working.

 

Disappointed patients told Daily Sun the nurses said they would not work until there were more security guards at the clinic.

 

Anna Njaduma (28) said: “I have a lump on my breast but I can’t see doctors at Dora Nginza Hospital until I’ve been given a letter from the clinic.

 

“On Monday I waited at the clinic the whole day. The nurses told us their lives were at risk and they were demanding more guards.

“When I went back to the clinic, I was told to voetsek and I didn’t get the letter I needed.”

 

Anna said she was scared for her life as the lump had turned black and was getting bigger.

 

Ndumiso Mavuso (40) said he didn’t know what to do because he needed to collect his TB medication from the clinic and couldn’t afford to buy it himself.

 

A senior nurse yesterday told patients: “We don’t know when we will start working. We have written a letter to our regional office demanding another guard. I have nearly been attacked in my office twice.

“I told our guard to stay inside after 3pm and the car was smashed while he was in the clinic. We need better security.”

 

Provincial health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said he was not aware of the strike.

“Our clinics in Port Elizabeth are under siege and we appeal to the community to work with us to fight crime.”

A Professor of Entomology at the University of Ilorin, Adeolu Ande has declared mosquito as a friendly insect......Do You Agree

A Professor of Entomology at the University of Ilorin, Adeolu Ande, has decried killing mosquitoes, saying the insects are friends to humans that deserved to be properly managed.

Ande made the statement on Monday in Ilorin in a paper he presented at a public seminar organised by the university.

In his paper with the title “Consider the ways of Ants and be Wise,” the entomologist described insects as the “most successful and influential group’’ of organisms in the biosphere.

He said that humans had a lot to learn from insects in order to be wise.

“Human life is beset with inevitable associations with insects that have over the years influenced human destiny positively and negatively.

“Negative influences, such as disease transmission, crop losses, food spoilage, economic losses and nuisance value caused by less than 5 per cent of insect species have been exaggerated by man.

He said that positive influences of insects are not unappreciated and downplayed.

He listed some of them to include: pollination of flowers, waste recycling and sustenance of the ecosystem.

Others, he said, include source of silk, shellac, cochineal, therapeutic agents, aesthetics, biological control agents and food source.

The don said that man deliberately misunderstood the role of mosquitoes and frequently described them as causing the diseases they transmit.

He said: “in the actual sense, mosquitoes are equally sick but inadvertently and unwillingly convey pathogens that are the real causal agents of these diseases.

“The female mosquito could be described as an example of a true mother who is forced to undertake suicide mission in its bid to provide for its unborn children.

“The adult female mosquitoes have exceptional value for child raising hence the level of commitment and risk they take on the mission that entails decision between life and death.

“The after effect of this commitment is a well thought out plan that forestalls most of the factors that may stand in the way of raising good children.

“I am sure most human females will not take comparable decision in the face of similar attendant risks.

“It is however certain that children born after well thought out and risky conditions are better posited for quality living than those produced carelessly.

Ande said that mosquitoes had proved over the years that they are our friends and allies, adding that if we like them or not, they would exist and continue to source blood from humans.

The professor called for improvement in Zoology curriculum to ensure better focus on organisms that feature prominently around man.

He said that zoologists were expected to be the foster parents of animals in the Zoo, adding that they should be familiar with their needs and their health status.

Shocker: Meet the Baby Boy Who Was Born Without a Nose (Photos)

A little boy who was born without a nose at all on his face, has suffered a tragic fate as his family is left broken.

Eli Thompson

 

Eli Thompson is a toddler who was born with no nose.

 

The young boy has however died at the age of just two years old.

 

According to Metro UK, Eli Thompson was pronounced dead in Mobile, Alabama, on Saturday night, three months after celebrating his second birthday.

 

 

He was just one of 37 babies in the world with the condition when he was born on March 4, 2015.

 

He was premature and did not have any nasal passages or sinus cavities, a condition known as arhinia, and was given a trachaotomy at five days old.

 

His father Jeremy Finch told Al.com: he was ‘very, very bright and happy, always smiling and giving everybody fist bumps.’

 

 

Eli communicated through sign language but his parents said that he was a high-spirited child and got on with other children.

 

Mr Finch added: ‘He touched a lot of people’s lives. A lot of people cared about him.’

 

At seven months old he met Tessa, another young girl in Ireland who had the same condition as him.

 

 

Her mother Grainne Evans said afterwards: To get to introduce Tessa to Eli was like a dream come true and it meant the world to us to sit and talk with his family.

 

‘Tessa was totally taken with Eli and hugged him and stroked his head. Watching Eli gaze up at her was too precious for words.’