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By Kehinde Emmanuel, Ilorin
The Focal Person for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) at Kwara State Ministry of Health, Dr.Olabisi Adebusola Oyeyipo, has urged people, particularly the veteran journalists, to imbibe the culture of a healthy lifestyle.
The expert assured the Veteran Journalists that such an attitude would enable them to keep fit at all times.
She advised while speaking on a health talk program, tagged’ Healthcare
As A Sexagenerian’, organized by the Kwara State chapter of the National League of Veteran Journalists (NALVEJ).
Oyeyipo further advised the senior journalists to create enough time to sleep, exercise and visit health facilities for proper health checks, at least once in three months.
The medical doctor cautioned advised them against using the same drugs prescribed for their friends, simply because such drugs were effective for them.
Oyeyipo encouraged NALVEJ members to live in a clean environment to avoid some of the avoidable illness that comes with a mosquito bite.
This, she said became imperative, reminding them that some of the immunities had been reduced due to old age, adding that as elders, they might not be able to fight against diseases as they are in middle age.
The senior journalists were also advised to limit their physical exercises of keeping fit to walking some distance, either within or outside their environments.
She said to maintain and manage old age, must ensure a good diet, including taking more fruits, vegetables, and pap and cutting down on carbohydrate intake.
She also advised those concerned to guard against eating cow meat, except for its intestines and other body parts, urging that instead, they should eat fish because of its vitamin E contents.
The chairman of NALVEJ in the state, Alhaji Tunde Akanbi, thanked the guest lecturer and advised members to heed the pieces of advice by making use of the lessons learned during the lecture.
Akanbi encouraged his colleagues to take issues concerning their well-being seriously, saying that ‘health is wealth.’
Contributing, the chairman, of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kwara State Council, Comrade Ahmed Abdullateef, also thanked the guest lecturer and commended the NALVEJ members for their support for the upcoming journalists in the state.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
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