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SICKLE CELL AND MORINGA

I have been taking Moringa as tea infusion: boiled hot water and Moringa leaves for a few years now.  This plant has a lot of benefits that are good for someone with Sickle Cell. Moringa plant is beginning to gain…

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SICKLE CELL AND BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT

Stem cell transplants (A stem cell transplant, also called a bone marrow transplant, is a procedure that infuses healthy cells, called stem cells, into the body to replace damaged or diseased bone marrow. Bone marrow is the center of the…

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THE INDIVIDUALITY OF SICKLE CELL

A few weeks ago, I was at the hospital waiting to see my consultant as an outpatient and these two guys were talking about how doctors can put ten people with Sickle Cell in a room and their experiences will…

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SICKLE CELL AND SWEET POTATOES

Some nutritional and health benefits of sweet potatoes are that orange-fleshed sweet potatoes may be one of nature’s unsurpassed sources of beta-carotene and filled with anti-oxidants;  they are a high source of vitamin A, they have anti-inflammatory health benefits, amongst…

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SICKLE CELL AND WILLPOWER

Last week, I had my quarterly haematology appointment and heard these two guys speaking; one would have been in his late twenties and the other in his thirties.  I found it nice listening to what they were saying because in…

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SICKLE CELL AND ORANGES

  Anyone diagnosed with Sickle Cell, will generally have a low immune system because of not having enough blood in our body and ultimately be deficient in vitamin C.   As you well know, when we have a crisis, our…

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SICKLE CELL AND THE COLD

Today, I want to talk about Sickle Cell and the cold weather or being in an enclosed environment where it is cold. As you know as a Sickle Cell sufferer, the cold is not good for us.  Because when it…

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