Prioritize your health by taking more fruits- Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy urges

Characteristic of the yuletide, Ghanaians are fond of consuming more carbohydrates than fruits and in this vein, Dr. Arthur Kennedy in his New Year message to Ghanaians advised that the huge sizes of carbohydrate meals such as kenkey, ‘banks’, ‘fufu’ and ‘apple’ should be reduced for more consumption of fruits and vegetables. He also admonished that the excessive alcohol intake must be cut down adding that Ghanaians should be cautious about what they consume. “In our context, we must also watch our diet. The size of the ‘fufu’, ‘apple’, ‘banks’ should be reduced and when they are reduced and replaced with fruits and vegetables and others they are good for the body,” he advised. He entreated that regular visitations to Physician assistants to ensure a proper state of health and wellness will enable the Ghanaian to be able to maintain the required normal levels of blood pressure and sugar. Dr. Arthur Kennedy gave the caution about the usage of herbs with no prior medical information. “Whiles some of them (herbs) can heal, they have side effects that are sometimes dangerous. A lot of kidney problems and others relayed from herbs whose dosages we do not know and that we use so let us be careful of those herbs,” he said in a recorded video. He further urged persons in bitter relationships with families and friends to seek redress as part of their new year resolutions. “These days we have become more self-centered and therefore unhappy. There is an epidemic of loneliness, there is too much of me versus we. So respectively, I urge you as part of your New Year resolutions to nurture your old relationships and to rekindle ones that have gone cold between you and your family members, like children, spouses, distant relatives, and friends,” he admonished. The United States-based Ghanaian practicing medical doctor implored Ghanaians to reach out to old friends who they have not seen or heard from in a while and avoid the Western practice of just relating to nuclear families and taking pride in the extended family.