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The human body is blessed with the loveliest, attractive and beautiful covering called the skin. A healthy skin commands style and beauty.



Nothing is more lovely and beautiful than a healthy, glowing and beautiful human skin.



A healthy skin gives you confidence and influences your mode and style of dressing, its complements your smiles with a glow.



The skin can easily be marred by bruises, ugly scars, irritations and eruptions that is highly avoidable if proper care is taken to preserve and keep the skin healthy.



A healthy and an unblemished skin is a protection for the body and its organ and a beauty to behold.

The following Tips will help you maintain a healthy, beautiful and glowing skin:
Take Care of Your Body
In order to have a healthy skin in tropical hot climate wear cool, light clothing. Take your bath regularly and drink plenty of water especially during hot weather.

To maintain a healthy skin avoid dehydration as much as possible.

Lose Some Weight
For those who are overweight it is advisable to lose weight to avoid a condition known as chafing of the skin.

Avoid vigorous and strenuous exercise especially in hot weather.

Avoid Food Rich in Fat and Sugar to Maintain a Healthy Skin.
Do away with foods that aggravates or encourages acne or pimples especially in some individuals.

Foods such as cola drinks, foods that contains a lots of fats, excessive sugar, and certain drugs.

Stop Smoking
People who smoke usually look older than their age with more wrinkles on their skin. Smoking narrows the tiny blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin.

Which decreases blood flow and makes skin paler. This also depletes the skin of oxygen and nutrients that are important to maintaining a healthy skin.

Smoking also damages collagen and elastin, the fibers that give your skin strength and elasticity. In addition, the repetitive facial expressions you make when smoking.

Such as pursing your lips when inhaling and squinting your eyes to keep out smoke can contribute to wrinkles.
source: https://bnethub.com/8-solid-ways-maintain-youthful-glowing-healthy-skin/

HOW COW FATTENING CAN MAKE YOU RICH
Cow fattening has changed the stories of many farmers around the world for good. With land becoming scarce due to urbanization and population explosion around the world.

The herders and farmers clashes especially in developing countries such as Nigeria.

Cow fattening (zero grazing) is therefore a very good option and a better alternative to the normal grazing method.

Cow fattening is a method of buying emaciated, hungry and thin cow. Restricting their movement in shades and feedlots.

Feeding them with well nourish balance diets to optimize their growth, weight and size for maximum profit.

Providing shades for your cows
You are expected to provide a well-ventilated shades, floor system and feedlots for your cows.

Before they arrive especially if they are coming from areas with low or cold temperatures to humid hot tropical climates.

This will help them acclimatize, and will considerable reduce the intensity of direct sunlight, heat stress and ensure optimal fast growth, weight gain and performance.

source: https://bnethub.com/how-cow-fattening-can-make-you-rich/

When it comes to egg production picking, collection and packaging of eggs comes with a feeling of great accomplishment to the farmer. It’s a payback period for all the care and labor you’ve accorded your laying hens overtime.

As a result any slight drop in egg production could result to frustration to the farmer. Seeing your birds lay is a very rewarding and exciting experience to the farmer who had been laboring and feeding his birds up to (18 to 22 weeks).

Every farmer would always want his layers to keep up with the good work of producing eggs constantly and continuously.

Nothing is as frustrating and disappointing as enjoying constant egg production from your farm and all of a sudden you experience a nose dive or sudden and sharp decrease in egg production from your birds.

A lot of farmers are often left in shock or confusion trying to understand what must have gone wrong or what is responsible for the sudden drop in egg production.

Drop in egg production is not uncommon with egg production, something, somehow must have prompted this sudden drop in egg production which are discussed as follows:

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/egg-production-how-to-ensure-regular-egg-production/

Pasty butts is a fairly common sight to most poultry keepers, it can easily be treated and prevented once you identify the underlining cause.

If prompt action is not taken it can lead to the eventually death of the baby chick.

Pasty butts is the inability of the baby chicks to excrete its poop smoothly, the feces get stuck in the baby chicks vent.

Causing the baby chicks droppings to accumulate on the downy feathers around the vent.

This will eventually cause pasting over and will prevent the baby chick from defecating any further.

Pasty butt is basically prevalent with chicks that are hatched using an incubator and chicks that undergo stress and are transported over a period of time from hatchery to their various destinations.

Whenever you order for your chicks, always be on the lookout for pasty butt to take immediate action to avoid loss especially in the first few days of their life.


source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/pasty-butts-causes-prevent-and-treatment/

Rabbits farming is gaining more and more grounds, and this is due to its high prolific nature, easy to manage, which makes them a better choice when it comes to animal husbandry.

The increase in global population comes with its challenges world over, particularly in developing countries where there is no commiserates increase in food production.

In order to meet up with the increase in world population which stands as at over seven (7) billion people and is expected to increase to about ten (10) billion people by 2050.

Land and water are becoming scarcer by the day. This makes it imperative for us to think of how best we can manage and produce food and meat with high quality.

When you talk of land and space utilization rabbit comes to mind because it occupy less space and at the same time meets up with the family financial and basic needs such as food, housing, shelter etc.

source http://bnetlens.com.ng/rabbits-farming-practical-tips/

Creating wealth require a lot of sacrifice, patience, hard work and a bit of some guts and common sense.

If you love life, freedom, flexibility, financial stability, the feeling of fulfillment and accomplishment that comes from pursuing and achieving your dreams and goals that you are so passionate about, then its time you consider this noble profession poultry farming.

source http://bnetlens.com.ng/5-solid-ways-you-can-create-wealth-through-poultry-farming/

Poultry diseases are a part of every farmers nightmare, protecting yourself and your family from poultry disease that affect humans requires making serious effort on your part to achieve this feat.

With rising population, scarce resources, rising cost of living, shortage of food and most importantly the rising unemployment rates in most part of the world.

People are now looking for alternative source of livelihood and additional source of income to meet their needs and that of their families.

Poultry farming is one of the most lucrative and most popular farming or business venture that can serve as an alternative source of income.

A very good source of tasty farm fresh eggs and healthy meat especially if you want to grow your own chicken and have a good source of protein for your family.

So many would be farmers and already established farmers that are very excited about poultry farming, are not even aware of the facts that their feathered friends or business partners (chickens ducks, turkeys, guinea fowl, geese etc) even eggs can be infected.

These can be a source of transmitting infectious poultry disease to humans that could be life threatening if prompt action is not taken.

Too many people are becoming extremely passionate about their feathered friends without fully understanding the facts that they can be the source of some worrisome illnesses.

The following infectious poultry diseases can be transmitted from poultry to humans if precautionary measures are not taken:


[b]source[/b]http://bnetlens.com.ng/poultry-disease-how-to-best-protect-yourself/

Paralysis or lameness in broiler chicken is one of the top welfare crises faced by many broiler farmers despite improvements in genetics, health, and nutrition associated with broiler farming over the years.

My chickens can’t walk, they are lying flat, can’t reach their feed, their legs are twisted. These are common phrase or comments you often hear from broiler farmers from time to time.

This condition can be very annoying and frustrating especially if you can’t figure out exactly what is responsible for the paralysis or lameness in your flock.

Many chickens still end up with paralysis or lameness, while some are just partially paralyze.

This condition should never be underestimated by any serious poultry farmer (especially those engage in broiler farming business) once you treat it with levity you are risking the welfare and health of your chicken as well as the product quality and profitability in the long run.

Paralysis and lameness is not uncommon among poultry farmers especially broiler farmers, a lots of factors are responsible.





source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/paralysis-lameness-broiler-chickens-causes-prevention-treatment/

Chickens are one of the most beautiful gift to man. When it comes to the provision of good healthy food, its economic viability to the family, chickens are undisputable the best among poultry birds.

Chickens are capable of improving the livelihood of the family both financial and the nutritional needs combined together.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/chickens-8-reasons-why-your-family-need-this-amazing-birds/

The human body is blessed with the loveliest, attractive and beautiful covering called the skin. Nothing is more lovely and beautiful than a healthy, glowing and beautiful human skin.

It is often marred by ugly, scars, irritations and eruptions that is highly avoidable if proper care is taken to preserve and keep the skin healthy.

A healthy and an unblemished skin is a protection for the body and its organ and a beauty to behold.

[b]source:[/b]http://bnetlens.com.ng/maintaining-a-healthy-youthful-glowing-skin/

If you are looking for an alternative to chickens then duck farming is a good and viable option to consider.

It is economically viable good source of income, and a steady source of nutritious and tasty eggs and meat. You might as well consider raising ducks in your backyards, or as a commercial venture.

Though chickens have proven to be very good source of farm fresh eggs and meat, you cannot take that away from them.

If you really want to have an expansion and alternative to chickens then duke is a good option due to it hardiness.

Ducks can serve as a source of multiple streams of income and a good source of eggs and meat just like chickens.

Duck farming have supplied meat and eggs to many poor families, and not just supplying them with meat and eggs it has lifted a lot of them out of poverty.

Especially those from the rural community, I have seen families enjoying extra source of income from engaging in just backyard duck farming.

This highly profitable farming venture if only can be re-invented and pursued like chicken farming, it will lift a lot of families out of poverty.
[b]source:[/b]http://bnetlens.com.ng/duck-farming-good-alternative-to-chicken/

Nothing could be more devastating and frustrating than looking at your birds involved in feather eating and pecking in an aggressive manner.

The beauty and joy of any poultry farmer is obviously waking up every morning to look at your well feathered, colorful active birds jumping around signaling your arrival and expressing their state of good health.

It is therefore very important for you as a farmer to make deliberate effort in preventing and completely eliminating this depressing behavior in your flock.

[b]source:[/b]http://bnetlens.com.ng/feather-eating-pecking-prevention-management/

Depression is a common serious medical condition that negatively affects most people around the world, its affects the way you feel, the way you think your mode generally. It causes feelings of sadness, loss of interests, loneliness, sadness, emotional stress, worthlessness etc. It is a treatable condition and the following simple steps will help you get out of depression.

[b]source:[/b]http://bnetlens.com.ng/simple-natural-ways-to-overcome-depression/

Poultry Production: The Dangers of Cutting Corners

When it comes to poultry production virtually all poultry farmers especially backyard and small flock homestead owners have had one bitter experience or the other during their learning curve and to a larger extent it has everything to do with cutting corners to maximize profit.
The success of any poultry venture has to do with three cardinal points:

- Health of the birds.
- The quantity and quality of the feed used.
- Housing facility.
Several years back when we started poultry farming at a subsistence level we never considered buying drugs for our birds to be a serious issue.

We lost several of our birds to this common and highly preventable disease coccidiosis.

When you live in a humid wet region especially during the raining season couple with a leaking roof or poorly constructed chicken coop that allows rain drops into the chicken coop, thereby making the litter damp and wet.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/poultry-production-the-dangers-of-cutting-corners/

A happy relationship is never an accident someone always has to pay the price to make the relationship work. Each individual has to be prepared to work in harmony with the other person. Often times people link the availability of wealth and money to happiness and a successful relationship, though it is a very important factor in a successful relationship but is not the determining factor.

There are people who are poor in this world but their joy and peace of mind exceed far more than we can ever imagine, and there are others who have all the wealth and riches life has to offer but are utterly miserable and sad, and wish they had never met each other.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/why-some-relationship-fail/

BENEFIT OF FARMING

Watch life grow, it makes you become a naturalist, biologist and a scientist.
You leave a legacy of hard work for your children.
Gives you a sense of responsibility and care.
It teaches your family, children and the people around you the ethics of hard-work, responsibility and honesty.
It promotes communal and team work.
You know where your food comes from.
It keeps your mind occupy.
Provides natural food for your family, and you are sure of what you are eating.
Seeing your animals jump and excited especially when you are feeding them gives you great joy and that great feeling of responsibility, care and pride that some living creatures are dependent on you for survival.

source http://bnetlens.com.ng/why-i-love-farming-the-superb-benefit/

Dietary Supplements

We are often presented with beautiful well packaged vitamins and dietary supplements with a lot of promises that they can cure and remedy a lot of illness. The manufacturers of these products make extravagant promises about the abilities and properties of their drugs.

With convincing publicity about their potential benefits, born out of the desire to make more profit, the truth of the matter is that most of these claims are not backed up by clinical research. Therefore a lot of consumers are not aware of the possible harmful effects of such supplements to their body.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/dietary-supplements/

One of the most important factors in cow fattening aside from disease control and prevention. Feeding is the most singular factor that requires heavy investment by the farmer.
In order to have a healthy and well fed cow with appreciable weight gain within the shortest possible time. The farmer has to provide his cow with a well-balanced diet, highly nutritious hay and silage.

To achieve this feat, the farmer has to make some deliberate well planned effort and decision on how to maximize his profit, and minimize his cost of production as regarding feeding of his cow.

When it comes to cattle rearing not everybody is that fortunate or rich to own a cattle ranch, a large expanse of land for grazing cattle.

source: bnetlens.com.ng/cow-fattening-maximizing-your-profit-by-minimizing-your-cost-of-production/

None of us are immune to flies as long as we are constantly exposed to them on a daily bases, either in our homes, in restaurants, food market, hospitals, city parks, rural environment, working environment as we travelled, visits friends and family in different homes and neighborhood.

Flies are usually found in areas that are dirty and filthy, they live almost entirely on filthy environment. They breed on all kinds of decaying substance, like human waste, manure and waste from animals like cow, pigs, chicken, pigs etc.

They are also found around waste and garbage deposits. Each female fly is capable of laying over 1500 eggs. These young flies are then ready to start the cycle all over again thereby increasing and multiplying there population considerable.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/dangers-of-housefly/

After 21 weeks or more of anxiously waiting to pick your first fresh eggs from your laying hens, to your utter dismay and disappointment you discovered that your chickens are breaking and eating their eggs.

This can be a very disappointing and painful experience. This problem of egg eating and breaking is not uncommon and is very possible to prevent and stop it completely.

If your chicken are eating, drinking and breaking their eggs, you need to discourage them, and break this habit immediately. The longer you wait to correct this habit, the harder it will take to cure them of this terrible habit.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/egg-eating-why-your-chicken-are-eating-their-eggs-and-how-to-prevent-it/

Just like humans, rabbits deserved healthy food, and a well-balanced diets to keep them healthy and productive.

Rabbits enjoy good meal, you can feel and see it in them it makes them excited and happy, and I believe the goal of every prospective rabbit farmer is to see that his rabbits are full of life, healthy and are doing very well.

Here are some variety of feeds you can give to your rabbits to keep them healthy all year round, and also to succeed in your rabbit farming enterprise:

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/rabbits-how-to-feed-and-maximize-your-profits/

I remember back then, when we started poultry farming newly with limited knowledge on proper deep litter management we lost more than half of our flock to coccidiosis due to wet litter as a result of a faulty roof leakage. This provided a conducive environment for the Oocysts to thrive.

Deep litter system is a method of raising poultry birds kept in confinement. It is based on the repeated spreading of straw or sawdust material in an initial layer of litter about 4 inches deep.

As the birds defecate and soil the material, the material absorb the moisture new layers of litter are continuously added by the farmer to build up the litter to a depths of about 8”-12”.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/deep-litter-management-recipe-for-success-in-poultry-production/

Quite a number of us are suffering and dying slowly today from illnesses that ordinarily are not suppose to way us down if we engage in normal physical activities and house chores.

According to a verified and well documented research, it is confirmed that the aerobic and physical nature of household chores has a significant and mental benefit to our well being, most importantly it can improve the quality of life considerable.

Studies also revealed that individual’s especially elderly persons who engage in regular physical activities and house hold chores such as: mowing the lawn, folding our cloths, doing laundry, mopping the floor or sweeping our dwellings and so on.

All have the capacity to lower the risks of some major illnesses and improve on our general wellbeing.

Source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/physical-activities-how-lack-of-it-can-drain-life-out-of-you-gradually/

Living long is the desire of every human being alive today, making a few lifestyle changes and commitment can help you live longer.

Therefore your chances for living and staying healthy are more if you observe the following:
Cutting down on Alcohol and Quitting Smoking.
If you want to enjoy long and healthy life, quit smoking. Smoking is a leading cause of osteoporosis, emphysema, stroke and other chronic lung problems. Quitting smoking is perhaps the single most important decision that will turn around your health situation for the better.

It will go a long way in reducing and curbing altogether most of the terminal diseases that leads to death.

When you drink a lot of alcohol and eat less nutritious food over a long period of time you are definitely exposing your health to certain depreciating and very difficult to cure illness such as liver cirrhosis and lung cancer cause by consistent smoking and drinking.

[b]source:[/b]http://bnetlens.com.ng/tips-on-how-to-live-long-and-enjoy-healthy-life/

Tremendous Benefit of Cow Fattening

Cow fattening has changed the stories of many farmers around the world for good. With land becoming scarce due to urbanization and population explosion around the world.

The herders and farmers clashes especially in developing countries such as Nigeria, cow fattening (zero grazing) is therefore a very good option and better alternative to the normal grazing method.

Cow fattening is a method of buying emaciated, hungry and thin cow, restricting their movement in shades and feedlots, feeding them with well nourish balance diets to optimize their growth, weight and size for maximum profit.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/making-money-through-cow-fattening/

Headaches are natural way that your body informs you that all is not well with your system. It’s often an indication that there might be an underlining health issues that might require medical examination.

But in most cases is due to your day-to- day activities. It is a pretty common condition that many people deal with on a daily basis.

Ranging from uncomfortable to downright unbearable condition, headaches can disrupt your day-to-day life.

The best treatment for a sick headache is to prevent it from coming on. Migraines headaches always arise from the stress and strain of living.

There Are Some Suggestions For Treatment:

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/when-headache-strikes-simple-ways-to-relieve-it/

Most middle age and older adults, are optimistic about the quality of their lives as they age. Although they consider a satisfying marital and sexual relationship important to their quality of life.

Relationship with a spouse or partner is important to the quality of life, and so are close ties to friends and family.
It’s not being in a relationship that matters; it’s being in a long-term, happy relationship that’s beneficial to both partners. Poor and unhappy relationships are detrimental to health.

We tend to become more stressed and depressed, when we spend too much of our time with people who don’t value our friendship, who drain us, undermine us, or who don’t support us in so many ways.

As in young adulthood, relationships seems to be good for physical as well as mental health.
Socially isolated men those who were not married, had fewer than five friends and relatives, and did not belong, to any religious or faith base community groups were more likely to die of cardiovascular or heart related diseases, accidents, or suicide during the next few years than men with larger social networks.

Genuine and good Friendships is a powerful medium to having a strong emotional support and improving the general well-being, especially for women.
[b]source[/b]http://bnetlens.com.ng/improving-your-relationship-and-quality-of-life/

The human family is besieged with enemies all around it, the larger ones such as scorpions, snakes, tiger, and lions are easily detected and are not much of a problem except in some areas, but with caution can be taken care of.

We have far more too dangerous and deadly enemies called germs, they live around us and most of them cannot not be seen or detected with the ordinary human eyes except with the help of some sort of ultra powerful microscopic equipment.

Though some germs are harmless and beneficial to humans but considerable number of them are deadly and vicious and can kill within the shortest possible time without proper medical attention.

The first and best form of defense against these germs is avoiding them altogether or to get rid of them.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/protecting-families-deadly-vicious-enemies-germs/

One of the keys to the success of poultry production is the provision of a conducive environment devoid of any severe stressors such as high environmental temperature that could result to heat stress.

My birds are dyeing I just can’t explain what is happening, they look healthy they are not sick, they are all grown up, but they just kept dyeing.

These are the common words you hear from farmers especially broiler farmers experiencing death from heat stress, but can’t really explained what is happening.

The situation above simple portend heat stress in poultry chicken: is a situation whereby birds have difficulty balancing body heat production and the heat loss.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/heat-stress-management-practices-that-will-help-you-overcome-it-in-poultry-production/

Eggs are one of the most excellent sources of protein that could be gotten through simple and cheap means with deliberate effort been made to acquire it.

Meeting the nutritional needs of your family should be your utmost desire and goal. Considering the prevailing economic and financial situations in the country, looking for an excellent source of protein, iron and phosphorous, rich in vitamin A, D and B.

The importance of eggs to your health and that of your family cannot be quantify and the need to produce and have a steady supply of eggs to your family shouldn’t be taken with levity.
Keeping a number of few laying hens will guarantee you a steady supply of fresh healthy eggs.

Provided you follow the laws and regulation regarding keeping and rearing such birds in your local county and states. Especially for those living in cities and urban areas.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/eggs-the-perfect-food-its-nutritional-and-health-benefits/

Often times you forget the simple fact that each time you sit down to eat food or have a meal, you are about to make one of the most important decision on your health and life.

Your future, and your continual existence as a human being. Every single meal you eat has significant role to play in whether you are going to stay healthy or fall sick.

Several times you fall sick and suffer from so many illnesses that are avoidable ordinarily.

These illnesses may be as a result of unhealthy eating habits or food choices you are unknowingly or deliberately making.

You spend your money foolishly on unhealthy or faulty diets, that lacks nutrients and vitality and then you keep wondering why you and your family are always sick and lack energy and vitality to carryout your day to day activities.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/food-making-the-right-choice-can-keep-you-away-from-the-doctor-for-a-very-long-time/

Goat farming is gaining more and more grounds in Nigeria and the rest of the world due to its economic importance in the area of job creation and poverty alleviation.

Goats are popular with small holders because of their efficient conversion of feed into edible, high quality meat, milk, and hide. Goat’s meat accounts for 60% of worldwide meat consumption.

Goat meat contains low amounts of saturated fatty acids and cholesterol which makes it a healthier and preferable meat compared to other types of red meat.

Goat skins and wool are a veritable sources of raw material for the leather and textile industries which makes goat farming a highly profitable enterprise.

source: http://bnetlens.com.ng/churning-out-cash-through-goat-farming/