Pharmacist Wey Sabi

25/10/2025

💜Can a machine tell everything that’s wrong with your body?
You’ve probably seen ads claiming that a small machine can scan your body and tell all your health problems in seconds 😅

Let’s get this straight 👇
❌No single machine can diagnose everything.
✅Machines can detect specific things — not everything
Different machines serve different purposes:
✔️CT scan / MRI → show internal structures like organs, brain, or bones.
✔️ECG → checks heart rhythm.
✔️Blood analyzers → test sugar, cholesterol, infections, etc.
✔️Ultrasound → shows organs in real-time using sound waves.
Each one focuses on certain systems — none can detect all diseases at once.

That being said, “All-in-one health scanners” sold online or in shops are misleading.
You may have seen ads for “quantum analyzers,” “bio scanners,” or “body check machines” that claim to detect 30–40 diseases in seconds.
❌Those are not scientifically proven or approved by regulatory agencies (like WHO, FDA, or NAFDAC).
They just generate automated reports based on fake algorithms — not actual body data.

✅A trained healthcare professional interprets results, looks at symptoms, history, lifestyle, and test findings together.
A machine can’t do that holistically — it can only measure data points.

✅ In summary,
Machines can help doctors detect diseases, but no single device can “read your body” and tell everything that’s wrong.
If you see one claiming that — it’s likely a scam or pseudoscience.

✅So don’t fall for “miracle scan” promises — your health deserves real science, not guesswork!

24/10/2025

💙Do you know?

Kids dehydrate faster than adults.
✅Always offer water during playtime, not just when they ask.

24/10/2025

💜Best Before vs Expiry Dates:
Know the Difference!

1. “Best Before” Date
Meaning: Indicates quality, not safety.
After this date, the product may lose taste, texture, or nutritional value, but it’s not automatically unsafe — depends on storage and product type.
Examples:
✔️Powdered milk: Can clump or taste off but usually not harmful immediately after the best before date.
✔️Biscuits, cereals, canned drinks: Often safe shortly after, but quality may drop.
✔️Fresh milk, yogurt, or cheese: Even with a “best before,” these can spoil quickly.
Past date = likely unsafe.

2. “Expiry Date”
Meaning: Indicates safety and effectiveness.
After this date, the manufacturer cannot guarantee that the medicine is safe or effective.
Why it matters:
✔️Chemical ingredients can break down, losing potency or forming harmful byproducts.
✔️For critical medicines (e.g., insulin, antibiotics, heart medications), using expired ones can be dangerous or ineffective.

Examples:
❌Painkillers (e.g., paracetamol): May become weak or irritate the stomach.
❌Antibiotics (e.g., amoxicillin): Can lose potency — leading to treatment failure and resistance.
❌Eye drops: Can become contaminated — risk of eye infection.
❌Inhalers or insulin: May no longer deliver the correct dose.
❌ Infant formula: may cause food poisoning.

✅ Key Takeaway
✔️Best Before: Quality. Sometimes (if well-stored & unopened).
✔️Expiry Date : Safety & Effectiveness

23/10/2025

💙Why holding urine increases infection risk — especially in women

1. Women’s urethra is shorter
The urethra (the tube that carries urine out of the body) in women is much shorter — about 4 cm, compared to 15–20 cm in men.

Because it’s short, bacteria from the skin or a**s can reach the bladder more easily.

When urine is held for too long, bacteria have more time to multiply, leading to urinary tract infection (UTI).

2. Urine helps flush out bacteria
When you p*e regularly, you flush bacteria out of the urinary tract.

But if you keep holding it, bacteria get a comfortable “swimming pool” inside your bladder — they grow faster and can cause infection.

3. Overstretching the bladder
The bladder is like a balloon — when you keep overfilling it, it stretches and weakens over time.

That makes it harder to empty completely, leaving residual urine where bacteria can hide and multiply.

4. Hormonal and anatomical differences
Women’s urinary opening is closer to the a**s, where bacteria like E. coli live.

So holding urine + short distance = perfect setup for infection if hygiene or timing is poor.

✅In summary:
Holding urine too long can stretch your bladder and give bacteria time to grow.
Women are at higher risk because their urethra is shorter and closer to the source of bacteria.

🚺 Tip:
Don’t wait too long to p*e. Empty your bladder every 3–4 hours, stay hydrated, and wipe front to back after using the toilet.

23/10/2025

How Do You Take Your Medication 💊

23/10/2025

💜 Deworming in Adults

Some adults haven’t dewormed since secondary school.
Meanwhile the worms in their stomach are paying rent and having family meetings!

✅Please, even adults need deworming every 6 months — especially if you eat out often, walk barefoot, or have kids around.

22/10/2025

❤️Sore Throat

A sore throat isn’t always just from cold or catarrh.
It could be from infection, dryness, allergies, or even shouting too much 😅

✅Drink warm fluids, rest your voice, and avoid self-medicating with antibiotics.

If it lasts more than a week or comes with fever — please see a doctor.

20/10/2025

💙Paracetamol, ibuprofen, tramadol — all painkillers, but not the same thing!

✅Know what you’re taking and why 💊
See comment 👇

20/10/2025

💚 Healthy Habits for a Better You

🗓 Daily:

Drink enough water 💧

Eat fruits or veggies 🥗

Move your body (walk, stretch, or exercise) 🚶‍♀️

Take your medicines correctly 💊

Speak kindly to yourself 💭

📅 Weekly:

Rest and recharge 🛌

Plan healthy meals 🥘

Spend time outdoors ☀️

Check in on your mental health 🧘‍♀️

Learn something new 📖

📆 Monthly:

Review your goals and progress 📝

Declutter your space and mind 🧺

Do a health check-in (weight, blood pressure, mood) ❤️

Try a new healthy recipe 🥑

📊 Quarterly:

Schedule a health or dental check-up 🩺

Update your wellness or fitness goals 💪

Reflect on habits that are working and those to drop 🔄

📈 Yearly:

Do a full medical check-up 🧬

Take a short vacation or mental break 🏖️

Celebrate your growth 🎉

✅Consistency in small things creates massive change over time

19/10/2025

17/10/2025

Smart Hustle

17/10/2025

💙Our Habits, Our Health

🤔Do you know that most chronic diseases are caused by our habits?
❌Not witchcraft. Not bad luck— it’s lifestyle.
Just… our daily choices.

The food we eat,
How we move (or don’t move),
The sleep we skip,
The stress we ignore.

It all adds up over time.
That’s why prevention starts with simple changes —
✅Eat better. Move more. Rest well.
✅Take care of your body now…
So it won’t need medicine later. 💊❤️

Prevention is the real cure.