Preventive health: Iwosan unveils wellness hub in Lagos
By Lilian U. Okoro
The Iwosan Wellness Centre has launched a wellness hub to promote preventive health and lifestyle enhancement services in Lagos State.
Dr Oluwatomi Kogo, the Managing Director Iwosan Wellness Centre, made this known while speaking to newsmen during the launch on Thursday in Lagos.
Kogo explained that the wellness hub offers a distinctive blend of comprehensive medical wellness assessments and lifestyle enhancement services which foster health consciousness and allow individuals to live optimally.
She identified lifestyles and diet as the major determinants of human health.
According to her, the intention is to make people realise that lifestyle habits have a long-term effect on ones body and health.
“Iwosan centre is where you get both medical and lifestyle wellness in one place.
“The objective is to make people have extreme health and take ownership of their health. Extreme health is an ongoing process; it is not a one-stop thing; it is something you have to continue doing.
“And the way to really achieve it is by doing the right, which entails taking ownership of your health by doing things that will make you look younger, healthier, happier and be able to live long.
“And is just by doing simple things including taking up exercises, eating well, relaxing, sleeping well, resting well and having the right mindset.
“Our intention is to make people realise that lifestyles habit and changes have a long-term effect on ones body and health,” she said.
Kogo decried poor life expectancy in Nigeria which she attributed it to the lifestyle changes and habits being practiced by the citizens.
According to her, the objective is to take people who are under medication due to one ailment or the other, off the medication and place them on lifestyle activities.
“With a review of ones medical assessment, we will know the person’s current state of health and then, be able to help him plan his/her journey into extreme health using prescribed lifestyle activities like exercises and diet.
“Our focus is planned-based nutrition. For us, food is medicine; we eat to live, not that we live to eat, and that can be achieved by doing exercises everyday, eating planned-based meals and reduce the intake of animal products.
“Some people that already have some non-communicable diseases like diabetes and had been on medications can be taken off these medications through lifestyle activities and be put on the right track.
“People who have been diagnosed to be hypertensive can go into remission and never have it again. So, their blood sugar will be controlled for life.
“I have a friend who is diabetic; all she does is three hours in the gym everyday and her blood sugar has since been well controlled.
“Life expectancy in Nigeria is 56; which is really poor, we need get to the 80s and 90s. And the journey starts here with lifestyle activities – doing the right exercises and eating planned-based meals,” Koko said.
Also speaking, Dr Banji Awosika, a Consultant Nephrologist and Wellness Coach, said the idea was to foster lifestyle services, ranging from fitness programmes and nutrition consultations to stress management and mindfulness practices.
According to him, by seamlessly integrating medical insights with bespoke lifestyle services, Iwosan Wellness empowers individuals to proactively enhance their health, foster resilience, and embark on a transformative journey towards sustained well-being.
He said, “We are thrilled to introduce Iwosan Wellness to our community.
“It is a sanctuary for individuals who seek to embark on a transformative journey to extreme health and we are extremely methodical about tailoring our offerings to our clients specific needs based on their medical history.
“This facility embodies our commitment to providing holistic care and helping individuals to get the best out of life at any age.”
Iwosan Wellness is a purpose-driven wellness centre dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of services aimed at promoting physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that attendees of the event participated in yoga and pilates sessions, nutrition masterclasses which featured live demonstration, massage sessions, as well as full body check-up. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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