Within the space of less than 3 weeks we have lost two very prominent persons in my town. Beside the fact that they are very good persons in terms of their character, the village is such a small town that the loss of single soul means a heavy blow on the community. The most unfortunate aspect of it is that, the cause of these two deaths has remained unexplainable. No doubt in such a small village, particular with our African mentality, the witches and evil forces will always take the blames for such deaths. I do not dispute the fact that these forces of darkness could do such terrible wickedness but they are not as powerful as what ignorance could do to any society. The bible says in Hosea 4:6, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” You may know it as hypertension or high blood pressure and see it as one of those common sicknesses but it is a silent killer. WHY IS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE A SILENT KILLER? According to health experts, hypertension or high blood press...

As with other organs of the body, antioxidant activity, particularly glutathione plays a vital role in the kidneys. The kidneys are not unique in that oxidative stress, resulting from free radical activity, leads to problems of various kinds. Dr. Jimmy Gutman, a bestselling author and internationally acclaimed glutathione expert explained in his book, "The GSH Hankbook" that, one cause of renal toxicity and kidney failure is exposure to heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium and lead.  The body detoxifies these substances principally through Glutathione (GSH) related enzymes. Glutathione molecules bind themselves to these metals by the process of chelation, after which they are easily and safely removed from the body.  He also said that, GSH (glutathione) plays important roles in the prevention and treatment of renal failure, the anemia that often accompanies kidney failure and dialysis, and the cardiovascular complications of kidney disease. Dr Jimmy Gutman also ...