It’s very critical to look after your mental health and wellbeing during pregnancy as you do your physical health. If you are mentally healthy, you will be in the best state of mind to manage the challenges of pregnancy and life with a new baby.

According to a Vanguard article on first time mothers can suffer mental disorders; “Postnatal depression is a depressive illness that affects 10 to 15 in every 100 women having a baby and also involves experiencing symptoms of depression such as low mood, loss of appetite, poor sleep, loss of libido, irritable, anxiety, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, psychotic symptoms and many more for a period of at least two weeks”.

For most women, they may feel more endangered and fearful, while some may develop depression. Severe mental ill health includes bipolar affective disorder, severe depression and psychosis.

http://blog.thespicenetwork.com/2019/01/how-to-handle-mental-disorder-during-your-first-pregnancy.html

What is Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)?
Sickle Cell Disease is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. SCD is a genetic condition that is present at birth. It is inherited when a child receives two sickle cell genes - one from each parent.

SCD is diagnosed with a simple blood test at the lab during routine newborn screening tests at the hospital. Also, it can be diagnosed before birth. This is because children with SCD are at an increased risk of infection and other health problems. 

This is why early diagnosis is very important. 

Signs and Symptoms
- Swelling of the hands and feet

- Symptoms of anaemia - fatigue or extreme tiredness

- Jaundice

- Infections 

- Delayed growth 

What is the "Cure and Treatment" Option
SCD is a disease that worsens over time. There are available treatments that can prevent complications and lengthen the lives of those with this condition. The treatment is different per person depending on the symptoms and severity.

There are two drugs that have shown some promising result - L-Glutamine Oral Powder (Endari) and Hydroxyurea. The former help prevent these crises from occurring and thus prevent hospitalisation while the latter prevents abnormal red blood cells from forming.

However, you must consult with your doctor for a better plan to handle the crisis.

For SCD cure, there is the option of bone marrow or stem cell transplant.

This post first appeared on https://thegoodandlastingsuccess..com/2018/11/what-is-sickle-cell-disease-and-how-to.html

What Is The Prostate Cancer?

Cancer starts when cells in the body begin to grow out of control. Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancer cells and can spread to other areas of the body.

According to cancer.org, "Prostate cancer begins when cells in the prostate gland start to grow uncontrollably. The prostate is a gland found only in males. It makes some of the fluid that is part of semen".

The prostate is below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The size of the prostate changes with age. In younger men, it is about the size of a walnut, but it can be much larger in older men. A diet that helps maintain a healthy weight may reduce your risk for prostate cancer. The American Cancer Society recommends:

Limiting high-fat foods
Cutting back on red meats, especially processed meats such as hot dogs, bologna, and certain lunch meats
Eating at least 2-1/2 cups of fruits and vegetables each day

Do you have a great digital idea that has the potential to create a better world?
If so, please enter the #IdeasChangeLives challenge. You could win a prize of £20,000 and the chance to work with the British Council's Digital, Partnerships and Innovation team on an initiative to help us achieve one of six of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and international opportunities. Last year, we reached 758 million people through our work.

Read more here - https://thegoodandlastingsuccess..com/2018/11/submit-your-application-to-british.html

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Breakfast Eating Tips
- Eat breakfast within an hour after you get up

- Never skip breakfast

- Take a cup of water at room temperature every morning

- Avoid packaged food. Always start your day with healthy food

- Before you go to bed, already have a breakfast plan for the next day

- Never rush your breakfast. Take your time to eat it

- Try keeping a food diary. It helps


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Neuroscientists have confirmed that getting enough sleep is vital to your productivity, health, effectiveness as a leader, and long-term brain function.

Healthy sleep habits can make a big difference in the quality of your life. Having healthy sleep habits is often referred to as having good sleep hygiene.

Twenge’s research reveals that, among adolescents, device use and time spent on social media are both associated with poor sleep.

Compared to adults, young people are more likely to go to bed with their phones and more likely to experience insufficient sleep.

You might want to try to keep the following sleep practices on a consistent basis:

Stick to a sleep schedule of the same bedtime and wake up time, even on the weekends. This helps to regulate your body's clock and could help you fall asleep and stay asleep for the night.

Practice a relaxing bedtime ritual. A relaxing, routine activity right before bedtime conducted away from bright lights helps separate your sleep time from activities that can cause excitement, stress or anxiety which can make it more difficult to fall asleep, get sound and deep sleep or remain asleep.

If you have trouble sleeping, avoid naps, especially in the afternoon. Power napping may help you get through the day, but if you find that you can't fall asleep at bedtime, eliminating even short catnaps may help.

Exercise daily. Vigorous exercise is best, but even light exercise is better than no activity. Exercise at any time of day, but not at the expense of your sleep.

Evaluate your room. Design your sleep environment to establish the conditions you need for sleep. Your bedroom should be cool – between 60 and 67 degrees. Your bedroom should also be free from any noise that can disturb your sleep. Finally, your bedroom should be free from any light. Check your room for noises or other distractions. This includes a bed partner's sleep disruptions such as snoring. Consider using blackout curtains, eye shades, ear plugs, "white noise" machines, humidifiers, fans and other devices.

Sleep on a comfortable mattress and pillows. Make sure your mattress is comfortable and supportive. The one you have been using for years may have exceeded its life expectancy – about 9 or 10 years for most good quality mattresses. Have comfortable pillows and make the room attractive and inviting for sleep but also free of allergens that might affect you and objects that might cause you to slip or fall if you have to get up during the night.

Read more about sleeping for success - https://thegoodandlastingsuccess..com/2018/11/how-to-sleep-for-success-and-why-8.html

Sleep and mental health are closely connected. Sleep deprivation affects your psychological state and mental health. And those with mental health problems are more likely to have insomnia or other sleep disorders.

Every 90 minutes, a normal sleeper cycle between two major categories of sleep — although the length of time spent in one or the other changes as sleep progresses.

During "quiet" sleep, a person progresses through four stages of increasingly deep sleep. Body temperature drops, muscles relax, and heart rate and breathing slow. The deepest stage of quiet sleep produces physiological changes that help boost immune system functioning.

7 Effects of Sleep Deprivation

- Lower stress threshold.
- Impaired memory.
- Trouble concentrating.
- Decreased optimism and sociability.
- Impaired creativity and innovation.
- Increased resting blood pressure.
- Increased food consumption and appetite.
- Increased risk of cardiac morbidity.

This article was first posted on "The Spiced Wellness Network" - https://thegoodandlastingsuccess..com/2018/11/how-sleep-deprivation-can-affect-your.html

10 Lessons From Story Of The Prodigal Son In The Bible

1. Be disciplined.
2. Don’t be wasteful
3. Don’t spend all your money without investing
4. Learn to give and share
5. To solve a problem, deal with it from its root

http://thegoodandlastingsuccess..com/2018/11/10-lessons-from-story-of-prodigal-son.html

How To Write An Effective Resume If You Are A Software Engineer

Essential Resume Tips

Don't include personal information about your age, religion, health or marital status. Photos are generally not preferred for resumes. Typically you will not be expected to share past salary information on a resume.

Line up references, but don't include them on your resume unless asked. Employers assume that "references will be available upon request," so you don't need to say so.

Employers may use keyword scanning on resumes, so know what words are relevant to the industry and position and ensure they appear in your resume.

http://thegoodandlastingsuccess..com/2018/11/how-to-write-effective-resume-if-you.html

EFInA Fintech Challenge Grant Request for Proposals: Supporting new concepts to enhance the uptake and usage of financial services by the low-income population in Nigeria through leveraging on financial technology delivery channels provided by the FinTechs.

The funding information for the Fintech Challenge Grant are as follows:
$50,000 – $200,000 for Start-up FinTechs – Fintech Challenge 1 Grant

$200,000 – $500,000 for Growth stage FinTechs – Fintech Challenge 2 Grant

http://thegoodandlastingsuccess..com/2018/11/efina-fintech-challenge-request.html

Deadline: 28 November 2018 | APPLY

The BizLab #Africa4Future initiative supports collaboration between Airbus and African startups by offering mentorship, networking and coaching.
About Airbus Bizlab

Airbus BizLab is a global aerospace business accelerator where startups and Airbus intrapreneurs speed up the transformation of innovative ideas into valuable businesses. The Airbus BizLab has developed a “hybrid” concept to closely collaborate with startups while allowing smaller organizations to better understand needs and ways of working of large groups.

http://thegoodandlastingsuccess..com/2018/11/airbus-bizlab-and-giz-is-seeking.html

What is mental illness?
A mental illness is a disease that causes mild to severe disturbances in thought and/or behaviour, resulting in an inability to cope with life’s ordinary demands and routines.

There are more than 200 classified forms of mental illness. Some of the more common disorders are depression, bipolar disorder, dementia, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders.

Symptoms may include changes in mood, personality, personal habits and/or social withdrawal.

Why people have mental health issues?

Mental health problems may be related to excessive stress due to a particular situation or series of events. As with cancer, diabetes and heart disease, mental illnesses are often physical as well as emotional and psychological.

In Adults, Young Adults and Adolescents:

Confused thinking
Prolonged depression (sadness or irritability)
Feelings of extreme highs and lows
Excessive fears, worries and anxieties
Social withdrawal
Dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits
Strong feelings of anger
Strange thoughts (delusions)
Seeing or hearing things that aren’t there (hallucinations)
Growing an inability to cope with daily problems and activities
Suicidal thoughts
Numerous unexplained physical ailments
Substance use

http://nollywoodfilmhub.com/what-is-mental-illness-the-signs-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/

10 Ways To Care For Your Breasts

The breast is the tissue overlying the chest (pectoral) muscles.

Anatomically, breasts are two well structured and shaped mounds of fat that start to grow on the chest of girls when they hit puberty.

Women’s breasts (also called boobs) are made of specialized tissue that produces milk (glandular tissue) as well as fatty tissue.

The amount of fat determines the size of the breast.

The milk-producing part of the breast is organized into 15 to 20 sections, called lobes. Within each lobe are smaller structures, called lobules, where milk is produced.

Caring for your breasts
The biological objective for women to have breasts is to eventually produce milk to wean her baby.

Breast growth can be noticed in some girls as early as age 7 or 8, while in others, it does not start until their late teens or even early 20’s.

Now, that we’ve gotten “what is breast or boobs?” out of the way, let’s talk about taking care of it. Your boobs are not one of those organs you want to play with, it is your responsibility to care for it.

MAINTAIN A HEALTHY DIET & EXERCISE
As with the rest of your body, your breasts require balanced nourishment and regular exercise to keep them happy.

A well-balanced diet containing proteins, healthy fats and nutrient-dense foods, such as nuts, eggs, milk and vegetables is one way of helping them along.

Increased physical activity reduces the overall risk of breast cancer by 10-30%, so moderate exercise will help protect your breasts.

Diet and exercise will vary for every person, depending on time, needs and your body, so go easy on yourself and set small and manageable targets that work for you.

BREASTFEED YOUR BABIES FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN
Not only is breastfeeding good for your baby, but it’s also good for you as well. One study estimates that you reduce your risk 4.1 per cent for every 12 months of breastfeeding.

So the longer that you breastfeed, the better it is for your breast health (and your baby!!).

It is assumed that the lower levels of estrogen in the body during lactation is responsible for the reduction in risk. The hormone estrogen fuels 80% of all breast cancers.

MOVE YOUR BODY
Research suggests that increased physical activity, even when begun later in life, reduces overall breast-cancer risk by about 10 percent to 30 percent.

All it takes is moderate exercise like a 30-minute walk five days a week to get this protective effect

TO BRA OR NOT TO BRA
There is of course absolutely no right or wrong when it comes to whether or not you should wear a bra. It all depends on your body and its needs.

If you do wear one, however, it is a good idea to get the right fit to avoid back or shoulder pain.

One way of finding out your bra size is to get measured, and many shops and lingerie specialists will provide this service for free.

All in all, if you wear a bra, it’s better to have a couple that fit really well and keep your boobs happy than lots of bras that get away with slyly chilling under your tops without chipping in on the overall wellbeing of your breasts.

PRACTISE BREAST SELF-EXAMS
While women are most commonly affected by breast cancer, it also affects men. A good piece of advice is to find out if you have a higher risk of breast cancer and to tell your doctor if anyone in your family has had breast or ovarian cancer.

http://nollywoodfilmhub.com/10-ways-to-care-for-your-breasts/

Call For Applications (GRANTS): Research Fellowships on Public Health and Adolescence 2018

About MAMTA

MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child (MAMTA), under the aegis of its Centre of Adolescent Health and Development, is offering a Research Fellowship Scheme. The fellowship aims to promote health, socio-behavioural and policy research in priority areas that impact adolescents and, is meant to develop evidence to guide quality programming and policy.

Who can apply?

Academic Qualifications: The applicant must be enrolled for a full time study in MD/MS/PhD degree program in a relevant discipline of medical science (Pediatrics, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, Dermatology, or Community Medicine), social science, public health & allied areas, from a recognized University/Institution in India.

Age Limit: Less than 40 years

Fellowship Amount

• Up to 10 research fellowships will be awarded annually. This includes five awards for MD and five for PhD students

• The fellowship grant is up to INR 1,50,000, with an additional amount up to INR 50,000/- for publication support in peer-reviewed journals.

Apply: http://thegoodandlastingsuccess..com/2018/10/call-for-applications-grants-research.html

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