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Hepatitis: All you need to know about it and more

  DEFINITION:  Hepatitis is a problem/infection that attacks the liver. It refers to an inflammation of the liver.    Inflammation refers to the body's process of fighting against things that harm it, such ad infections, injuries and toxins in an attempt to heal itself. When something damages your cells, your body releases anti bodies (chemicals) that trigger a response from the immune system. SIGNS OF INFLAMMATION 1. Redness(Rubor in Latin) 2. Heat(Calor) 3.Swelling (Tumor) 4. Pain(Dolor) 5. Loss of function of inflamed area (due to pain or swelling inhibiting movement/motility).     In other words, inflammation is the reddening, swelling, pain or heating of a particular region in response to trauma.               CAUSES OF HEPATITIS It is Commonly caused by a viral infection, but there are other illusion causes of hepatitis which include  A. Autoimmune hepatitis B. Hepatitis that occur as secondary result of medications, drugs, toxins and alcohol. A. Autoimmune Hepatiti

Home remedy for indigestion and stomach troubles

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CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, STOMACH TROUBLES: NATURAL REMEDIES WITHOUT TAKING DRUGS.  If you have ever had constipation, indigestion, or stomach troubles, you'll agree with me that you never want to experience that again. Why?? Because it makes you uncomfortable, irritated, and easily upset. That feeling is not what you would want to experience again. Before I go ahead to show you tested and proven home remedies for constipation, and other stomach troubles surrounding around indigestion, let me Define or explain the word ''constipation". Constipation: This is the general word used to explain the problems related to stomach troubles vis-a-viz indigestion, over eating, wrong combination of foods, incompatibility of foods. So, let me give you some signs and experiences you may experience to know that you're having constipation. 1. Stiff and Enlarged Abdomen. 2. Feeling of heaviness in your abdomen. 3. Indigestion for more than 5 hours after eating. 4. Stom

Mind blowing benefits of Garden Egg

                      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          5.88g Sugars                         3.53g Dietary Fibre.            3.0g Fat                                0.18g Protein                 

Pineapple: Exciting Health benefits hidden in it. Discover!!!

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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                                               0.12g Protein                                       0.54g Vitamins   - Thiamine(B1)                0.079mg - Riboflavin(B2)               0.032mg - Niacin(B3)                      0.5mg - Pantothetic Acid(B5)    0.213mg - B6                                     0.112mg - Folate(B9)                       18ug - C

Cucumber: One of the most complete Fruits known. Here's why

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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 food in it.  Cucumbers