Health and General Wellness

What do you know about Bananas? Sit back  and Learn!!!! Have you ever  wondered what goodness is in a banana? Other than being rich in vitamin B6, bananas are a good source of vitamin C, dietary fibre and manganese. Bananas are also fat-free, cholesterol-free and virtually sodium-free. So what do these mean for your health? Join me as I show you 6 benefits you get from eating a banana: Health benefits of bananas ​​1. ​Bananas are one of the best fruit sources of vitamin B6​ Vitamin B6 from bananas is easily absorbed by your body and a medium-sized banana can provide about a quarter of your daily vitamin B6 needs. Vitamin B6 helps your body: produce red blood cells, metabolise carbohydrates and fats, turning them into energy, metabolise amino acids, remove unwanted chemicals from your liver and kidneys, and maintain a healthy nervous system. Vitamin B6 is also good for pregnant women as it helps meet their baby’s development needs. 2. Bananas are respectable sour

  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

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

                      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 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