Dr Pete's Health Secrets

    Much better than beer and grape wine and loved by bees, Palm  wine is a natural juice, a white translucent sap of a variety of palm trees.  Although I have never climbed up a palm tree, I do own a few trees in the village. Professional tappers are normally hired to climb the palm. After tapping the tree, they position a calabash to collect the constant flow of nectar.  The nectar flows up the palm naturally by osmosis and is harvested twice a day for 5 consecutive days. No artificial prservatives are used. The most delicious palm wine or better called palm juice is gotten at the bottom of the tree when the taper comes down. I should know, been there, done it. In Igbo culture, a tribe that originates in West Africa  in the south-east of present day Nigeria,  the tapper gets paid in kind with a share of the wine. The owner of the palm tree gets the palm wine for 3 days and the tapper's share is 2 days. Then the palm tree gets to rest for 2 days...

TESTOSTERONE In addition to a balanced diet the following are required to increase testosterone naturally,  VITAMIN D The two main ways to  get vitamin D  are by exposing your bare skin to sunlight and by taking  vitamin D  supplements. You can't  get t he right amount of  vitamin D  your body needs from food. The most natural way to  get vitamin D  is by exposing your bare skin to sunlight (ultraviolet B rays) ZINC Nuts and seafoods such as Oysters and Crabs are rich in Zinc . Zinc is also available as supplements. 25mg is the optimum daily requirement.  REGULAR  EXERCISE Regular exercise especially resistance exercise helps maintain and build muscle mass, which stimulates testosterone production. Share 4a healthier World    #healthsecrets

        There is no doubt that Covid 19 is a particularly virulent virus that is highly contagious and can cause a severe respiratory illness in thankfully a minority of people who get infected. Less than 10%. My three step approach to preventing infection with Covid 19 virus: Step 1 Avoid contact with the virus Viruses cannot live and reproduce outside the body for long. So they need a host wor they die. So we need to avoid contact with an infected person or surface that has been contaminated. Inline with WHO guidelines we should strictly do the following; 1. Wash your hands with soap under running water. 2. Do not touch your face until you have washed your hands. 3. Maintain a social distance of at least 2m or 6 feet. 4. Avoid shaking hands. 5. Wear a mask in public or when attending to an infected person or in hospital. 6. If you exoerience any of these symptoms contact your doctor or health facility or call the emergency number; dry cough, fev...