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Why is it so difficult to get your man on the path to health? He grits his teeth and increases the tension in his fist, his knuckles turning white. You can see the sweat forming on his brow as his eyes dash back and forth like a cornered animal. No, this is not a horror movie. It’s your husband feeling a sudden shot of anxiety as he decides to go to the hospital. Why is it so difficult to get him to go to a doctor? Is it the cost?

Average visits to a doctor can range from P500 to a thousand pesos. It may seem like a big amount but if you think of the treatments and medications you could have avoided with a simple checkup, it doesn’t seem like much. Is it the time? If your man can dedicate a whole morning to round of golf and several hours drinking the night away, then  why not two hours at the doctor?

Natural, fresh foods will do your baby good. Glucose Phosphate Dehydrogenase is an enzyme that converts a certain substances in the body into its reduced form, which in turn protects our red blood cells from damage. G6PD deficiency will thus make a child anemic due to the destruction of his red blood cells. It is a rare heredity condition that affects individuals in varying degrees.

Here are a couple of remainders to help your child: 1. Strengthen his resistance to infection through immunization. 2. Avoid antibiotic medications like nitrofurantoin, chloramphenicol, nalidixic acid and those from the sulfa group, including cotrimoxazole. Also steer clear of anti-malaria medicines like primaquine, the anti-leprosy drug dapsone and pain relievers such as high dose aspirin. 3. Individuals with severe forms of G6PD deficiency may react to legumes like green peas, lima beans, or chick peas, kidney beans, and white beans from canned pork and beans. Soya-based products results in anemia.