Anambra State Governor’s wife, Mrs. Nonye Soludo says with proper dieting and regular health checks, rising mortalities resulting from acute diabetes and high blood pressure could be checkmated.
Mrs Soludo, who was speaking in Awka, explained that one of the major challenges against the dangerous sicknesses is the unwillingness to eat right, and going for regular and proper medical checks .
The governor’s wife, who stated that both ailments could be managed only if discovered early, emphasized the benefits of the right dietary habits to boost the immune system and fend off diseases.
Mrs Soludo, who is a nutritionist and healthy living enthusiast, said that organic foods remains the ideal choice for building a perfect human system, and called for renewed interest in organic and regenerative agriculture, which is part of the policy thrust of the present administration .
The governor’s wife who bemoaned the growing statistics on deaths as a result of diabetes and high blood pressure in Nigeria, commended the Anambra office of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the State’s Ministry of Health for scheduling a statewide awareness on diabetes, high blood pressure and related health issues .
She called for the expansion of the that the campaign to get to the doors of all Anambra residents, including schools, worship places, markets and community squares, among other places, with a reminder that children and teenagers can also have high blood pressure.
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