Vigilant Living

Obesity Obesity is the leading cause of death and disability in the world,  Is it genetic or environmental and how can you prevent it or overcome it? I personally struggled with obesity for my whole lifetime, after trying  and failing to lose weight or maintain a standard weight,  It required a commitment of 2.5 years and persistence in a never-ending struggle. Introduction World Health Organization defines obesity as a body mass index/BMI (weight/height) of  30 or higher, while overweight has a BMI of 25 or higher. Due to inaccuracies of BMI,  for not accounting for muscle mass, a better measurement is waist circumference for  men of more than 102 cm and women of more than 88cm. Obesity is the leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide, with increasing rates  in adults and children. In 2016, 2 billion adults were overweight, and  6oo million (12%) adults were obese, triple from 1975. 100 million (7%)  children were obese, from 1% in 1975. It is rapidly increasing in low and middle-

  Female Infertility Few things make us happier than having kids. So why are some of us can't have kids and are there some things that we can do to overcome infertility.  Introduction The World Health Organization defines  Infertility as a disease of the reproductive system characterized by the failure to achieve pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected  sexual intercourse   (and there is no other reason, such as breastfeeding or  lack of menstruation ).  Male infertility  is responsible for 20–30% of the cases, while 20–35% are due to  female infertility , and 25–40% are due to combined problems in both parts.  In 10–20% of cases, no cause is found. The rates are increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa. Infertility in a woman often leads to cultural and social stigma alongside depression and poor self-esteem. Marital disputes, domestic abuse, infidelity , and polygamy, especially in cultures that normalized it, can be the consequences for an infertile woman. Causes Women

 Male Infertility When people talk about infertility or the couple goes to a doctor the usual suspect is often the woman and the man probably receives no empathy or care, however, due to multiple factors infertility due to the man is becoming more frequent. It's coupled with stigma and negative implications for men in society, as if that wasn't enough, it is often expensive to get treatment for it even though it can often fail.  Introduction The World Health Organization defines infertility as follows:  Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected  sexual intercourse   (and there is no other reason, such as breastfeeding or postpartum amenorrhea  or lack of menstruation ).  Primary infertility is infertility in a couple who have never had a child. Secondary infertility is failure to conceive following a previous pregnancy.  Male infertility  is responsible for 20–30% of

Peptic Ulcer Disease It seems that everyone including you or at least someone you know is complaining of stomach pains, and if they went to the clinic or hospital they would be diagnosed with stomach ulcer and given medication to heal it, however the ulcers to majority seems to return after a while despite the doctors promises of as long as they take these antibiotics they will not have those attacks again. Introduction Stomach ulcers or medically known as peptic ulcer disease is a condition in which there is a break in the inner lining of the stomach , the first part of the small intestine , or sometimes the lower esophagus . An ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer, while one in the first part of the intestines is a duodenal ulcer .   The most common presentation of a duodenal ulcer is waking at night with upper abdominal pain, which improves with eating while with a gastric ulcer, the pain may worsen with eating. The pain is often described as a burning or dull ache. Other