Health and General Wellness

                      GARDEN EGG     Little Bit about Garden Egg: What is it?       Garden Egg (also called Egg plant) is an edible, soft, delicate plant cultivated in temperature climates mostly e.g. Europe, America, some parts of Asia, North Africa. The colour of the flowers ranges from white to purple to blue with 5-lobed corolla and yellow stamens. The Garden Eggs after fertilization often come out in different colours depending on the type of corolla that produced it. The possible colours are usually white, green, yellow and purple. It has a spongy, meaty endocarp and mesocarp. It is botanically classified as a berry.   The bitter taste of Garden Egg is because of a substance it contains called " nicotinoid alkaloids ."   Garden Egg has many nutrition qualities: Energy                        104Kj Carbohydrates    ...

PINEAPPLE AND IT'S HEALTH BENEFITS Ananas Comosus The Pineapple(Ananas Comosus)  is a Tropical plant with an edible fruit, also called a pineapple and the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is indigenous to South America and has been cultivated for many centuries. It was introduced into Europe in the 17th Fruit.       NUTRITIONAL CONTENTS OF PINEAPPLE (EVERY 100g) Pineapple fruit prepared for consumption Energy                                       209KJ (50Kcal) Carbohydrates                        13.12g Dietary Fiber                           1.4g Fat                                     ...

CUCUMBER AND IT'S HEALTH BENEFITS     Cucumber (cucumber Sativus), is a widely cultivated plant. It is widely used around the world in a variety of ways and reasons.     100g of Cucumber contains:  65KJ of Energy  3.63g of Carbohydrates 0.11g of fat 0.65g of protein About 1.5g of Vitamins(including B1,B2,B3,B5,B6,B9,C,K) Approx. 204mg of Minerals(Calcium, Iron,Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc) 1.3 microgram of Fluoride And water. Thus, Cucumber can be said to be one of the few edibles that contain all the six(6) classes of food. Therefore, it is a complete package for anybody who is looking for a healthy consumable. Cucumber is oft times called a fruit because it develops from a flower and a carpel. Having established that, let me show you 6  health benefits you get from eating Cucumber : 1. It's High in Nutrients: From the explanations above, Cucumber contains all the different classes of ...

INCREDIBLE HEALTH BENEFITS OF MANGOES YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN. Mangoes popularly known as " the king of fruits " in  addition to being sumptuous, pulpy and amazing, pack a host of health benefits too! Let me try my possible best to unravel them as much as I could. Here are some benefits of mangoes you may not have heard of or known before:  1.  Helps in digestion     Mangoes could help facilitate healthy digestion. Mangoes contain enzymes that aid the breakdown and digestion of protein, and also fibre, which keeps the digestive tract working efficiently. Dietary fibre helps lowering risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes. Green mangoes have more pectin fibre than ripe mangoes.     Like I posted earlier about oranges, bananas and other fruits, Mangoes are rich in fiber which makes them one of the best fruits to speed up digestion. Watch Out For My Next Post on Some Fruits That Aid In Digestion. 2.   Promotes Healthy Gu...

HEALTH BENEFITS OF EATING APPLES. You love Apples right? Do you know that Apples are one of the most popular fruits — and for good reason? They're an exceptionally healthy fruit with many research-backed benefits. Let me show you 10 impressive health benefits of apples: 1.   Apples Are Nutritious   A medium apple — with a diameter of about 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) — equals 1.5 cups of fruit. Two cups of fruit daily are recommended on a 2,000-calorie diet. One medium apple — 6.4 ounces or 182 grams — offers the following nutrients: Trusted Sourc Calories:  95 Carbs:  25 grams Fiber:  4 grams Vitamin C:  14% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) Potassium:  6% of the RDI Vitamin K:  5% of the RDI What’s more, the same serving provides 2–4% of the RDI for manganese, copper, and the vitamins A, E, B1, B2, and B6. Apples are also a rich source of polyphenols. While nutrition labels don't list these plant compounds, they’...