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  “Whenever my children offend me, I intentionally intimidate them with insults towards their mother. This makes my married daughters not to disrespect or attempt to leave their husband’s houses. I inform them intimidatingly to either stay married or I divorce their mother.”  Mallam Magaji hails from katsina state but resides in Kachia Local government, kaduna State. He is a wealthly man and a famous wholesaler whose business is mainly in buying and selling in village markets. He has wealth and properties, although the wealth never lasted he has properties in abundance. Mallam Magaji in his efforts to make his four wives and children respect him has resulted in being harsh and using the stick method. Humiliation is his style of leadership and of course the respect he yearns for is achieved.  There was a day his son offended him, he came out into the compound and rudely called out,” ok, your mother encourages you to do whatever you want in my house, right? Wallahi mallam M...

  HEMOGLOBIN   Blood is a connective tissue in form of fluid.Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are the non-nucleated formed elements of blood. While hemoglobin is the iron containing protein in blood that is responsible for the transport of respiratory gases. It is a chromoprotein and has a molecular weight of 68000. Hemoglobin increases oxygen solubility in blood by about a  hundredfold.  NORMAL HEMOGLOBIN CONTENT;Average hemoglobin content in blood is 14-16 g/dL.  The value  varies depending  upon  the age and sex.  AGE  At birth : 25 g/dL   After 3rd month : 20 g/dL After 1 year : 17 g/dL From puberty onwards : 14 to 16 g/dL  SEX  In adult males :  15 g/dL In adult females : 14.5g/dL. STRUCTURE AND TYPES OF HEMOGLOBIN Hemoglobin is a conjugated protein.  Its molecule is globular in shape, and is made up of 4 sub units. It consists of a protein combined with an iron containing pigment. The protein part is glo...

     Moringa oleifera  is a fast growing tree that has resistance to drought, it is  also known as moringa or drumstick tree. It grows in subtropical region India and Africa, widely cultivated  for it's  young seeds and leaves. Moringa  leaves are used as vegetables, herbal medicines and cusmetics.   Scientific research has shown that all part of moringa is a well preventive measure and medication for so many diseases. Moringa can be used in different ways, it can be mixed up with the food we eat or substances we drink i.e moringa tea, moringa powder and dried moringa. People in the olden days are healthier than us living in the modern days especially in African region because we abandoned the use of moringa and other medicinal herbal substances. This maybe one of the reasons why our hospitals are full of patients.  How moringa is beneficial to human health?   As a protein, it contains all nine essential amino acid, these are the es...

    Our life is not permanent, each soul must taste death and the world will be come a history.Muslims are strangers in the world with intention of getting in to Paradise and this is the dream of every successful muslim.therefore don't let life to deceive you my brothers and sisters.  As it's mentioned in hadith,The messenger of Allah (SAW)took me by the shoulder and said,"Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a way farer."And Ibni Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)used to say"in the evening do not expect [to live until]the morning,and in morning do not expect [to live until]the evening.Take (advantage)of your health before time of sickness and (take advantage of) your life before your death".(Albukhari).    We will never long for Paradise until we taste the bitterness of this world.How can we long for Paradise when we are content with the world?This is some of the wisdom behind calamities,and interest attained by them,and the wisdom of Allah i...

     Any gland in mouth that produces saliva is called salivary gland.There are  three pairs of major (larger) salivary glands   1. Parotid glands.  2. Submaxillary or submandibular glands.  3. Sublingual glands. Minor salivary glands  are; lingual mucus glands, lingual serous glands, Buccal glands or molar glands, Labial glands, Palatal glands.   Parotid glands  are the largest of all salivary glands,  Each gland weighs about 20 to 30 g in adults.Secretions from these glands are emptied into the oral cavity by Stensen duct. This duct is about 35 mm to 40mm long and opens inside the cheek against the upper second molar tooth.   Submaxillary glands or submandibular glands.Each gland weighs about 8 to 10 g.  it  empties into the oral cavity by Wharton duct, is about 40 mm long.The duct opens at the side of frenulum of tongue, by means of a small opening on the summit of papilla called caruncula sublingualis.  ...

     Hibiscus is a flowering plant known as hibiscus sabdariffa or Roselle. Hibiscus is a native to India and Malaysia. It also grows in a country like Nigeria,China,Sudan, Thailand and Mexico. The types of hibiscus includes trees,shrubs and herbs while the most common one is shrubs marked by red stems. The parts of hibiscus includes flowers,seeds,leaves and stems are all used for medicinal preparation, culinary and cosmetic. It's believed that hibiscus has no standard dosage and no part of it is poisonous. Hibiscus is a healthy plant that improve human life in various ways as follows; 1. Decrease blood pressure. 2. Promote weight loss. 3. Reduce blood cholesterol/fat which is a risk factor of heart disease. 4. Improve liver healthy and keep it working efficiently. 5. Improve metabolic syndrome. 6. Fight against cancer cells. 7. Packed with antioxidants which prevent damage of cells. 8. Lower neuroinflammation. 9. Decreases bacterial growth. 10. Prevent hair loss. 11. Thi...

                   Ovulation is the discharge of ovum or egg from the ovary of female which occurs for about fifteen (15) days after menstruation. It occurs when the follicle surrounding the ovary breaks up in response to the hormonal signal. The released ovum moves in to the fallopian tube purposely for fertilization. However, when fertilization occur, hormones called progesterone prepares uterus for pregnancy, in the absence of this menstruation take place. Menstruation is the discharge of monthly blood from the uterus.  How does the women experience ovulation period without doubt. Some certain features occurs often but not to all woman. These are;Increase in sexual desire,vaginal discharge becomes sticky,lower abdominal pain,mastalgia(breast pain), perceiving pleasant smell, yearning of sweet and inflammation of stomach. All these features mentioned above experiences during ovulation period. It is advice to the parent to give an ...

  Pancreas is a soft glandular organ lies beneath the stomach. It is function on both endocrine and exocrine secretions.Endocrine part containing about 20 percent,islets of langerhans secretes insulin and glucagon. While that of  Exocrine part containing about 80 percent,large compound acinar gland secretes pancreatic juice which is collected by system duct. Pancreatic juice and its composition;Pancreatic juice is alkaline with ph value of 7-8 and the most important digestive juice secreted abundantly in response to the presence of chyme in the upper part of small intestine.These juice are varies with flow rate,mainly Sodium(Na) ion and Chlorine (Cl)ion at low rate.while Sodium(Na)ion and bicarbonate(HCo3)ion at high rate. About 1500ml is secreted daily with high content of bicarbonate.  It is composed of first and second part.First part is an aqueous bicarbonate ion, Na+, K+, Cl- and water secreted by the epithelial cells lining the pancreatic duct.Second part is an enzy...