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Health Benefits Of Eating Banana

~0.9 mins read

Bananas are one of the most popular fruits worldwide. They contain essential nutrients that can have a protective impact on health.

Eating bananas can help lower blood pressure and may reduce the risk of cancer.

This article will take a look at the potential health benefits of bananas, such as improving heart health and promoting regularity. It also examines the possible health risks that doctors have associated with bananas.

The following sections explain some of the possible health benefits of bananas.

The nutrition information comes from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) FoodData Central database.

Daily requirements are from the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. These are for adults, but they are approximate, as the values vary according to a person’s age and sex.

Blood pressure

The American Heart Association (AHA) encourage people to lower their intake of salt, or sodium, and increase their consumption of foods that contain potassium. Potassium can help manage blood pressure and reduce strain on the cardiovascular system.

A medium banana provides almost 9% of a person’s daily potassium needs, according to the nutritional information from the above sources.

I t also prevent cancer, heart attack, digestive health and asthma

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8 Habits That Damage The Brain

~2.5 mins read

It’s funny that “the one organ in our brain that thinks is often the one we think less about”. The brain is the most important organ in our body and it’s time we pay more attention to its health and welfare.

Not Sleeping Well

Lack of proper sleep is a bad habit that can significantly hurt your brain. It negatively affects the hippocampus causing a deficit that leads to forgetfulness.

Having too much time for your self

Alone time can be great for thinking, reflection and mapping out your dreams and goals. However, when the solitude is too much it can damage the mind and body. It can typically cause brain decline, affect the quality and efficiency of sleep making it less restorative, erode arteries, create high blood pressure, undermine learning and memory and generally take a toll on health; although, most of these effects are gradual and experienced over the course of time.

Eating too much junk food

Regardless of the fact that you are the kind of person that can eat whatever you like and remain in shape, it is important not be excessive in your intake of junk foods. This is because parts of brain linked to learning, memory and mental health are smaller and less developed in people who excessively consume junk foods. Natural foods like berries, whole grains, nuts, green leafy vegetables preserve the brain function and slow mental decline.

You Play Loud Music with Earphones or Headphones

Placing the volume of your earphone or headphone at full volume can permanently damage your hearing. It can also cause brain problems involving loss of memory or inability to remember things easily, and loss of brain tissue in your later years. This is most likely because the brain has to work so hard to understand what’s being said around you that it can hardly store what you’ve heard into your memory.

Immobility

The body was made to move and the longer you remain unmoving and inactive the more likely you are to suffer from diseases like diabetes, heart diseases, stroke, dementia and high blood pressure which can all negatively affect the brain in the long run. You don’t have to start high intensity workouts or start running marathons, just take a walk around your house more often or engage in an activity that gets you moving.

Smoking

At this point, it has already been established that smoking is bad for your body. Aside causing lung problems, smoking also shrinks the brain. It makes your memory worse, makes you more forgetful and leads to problems like heart disease, dementia, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, lung cancer etc.

Overeating

We are familiar with the saying, “too much of anything is bad”. Too much food, even of the right and healthy kind of food, can hinder the brain from building up a strong network of connections to help you think and remember. Overeating can also lead to obesity which is linked to a number of brain problems like food addiction, impulsive and disinhibited eating and in some cases cognitive problems.

Staying Indoor or In the Dark for Prolonged Periods

For the optimum health of the brain, it is important you expose yourself to natural light as often as you can. This helps to prevent depression and keep your brain working well. Staying in the dark or without natural light for prolonged periods, can slow your brain and cause a decline in the brain.

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The Health Benefits Of Scent Leaf

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1 Protects heart health

The essential oil found in scent leaf protects the heart against hypertension, stroke, and heart failure.

Studies found that the essential oil (eugenol) from scent leaves exerts a vasorelaxant effect on hypertensive rats.

However, more human studies are required to fully understand the exact mechanisms.

2 Reduces inflammation

Inflammation is the body’s natural response to stimuli but prolonged inflammation may lead to cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and other metabolic diseases.

Scientists have found that extracts of scent leaves may have significant anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity on animal models.

3. Improves digestion

Ocimum gratissimum has been in use in African traditional medicine as a remedy for indigestion.

To treat or prevent indigestion, chew fresh leaves after meals or prepare a tea by boiling the leaves. You can drink the tea before or after meals.

Alternatively, you can add the leaves as a condiment or prepare them as a side dish to suit your taste.

4 .Promotes wound healing

The Igbo tribe in Nigeria uses the leaves of O. gratissimum to keep a newborn baby’s cord sterile and facilitate healing.

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The Use Of Pawpaw Leaves

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Grown in the tropical regions, papaya is possibly one of the most loved fruits in the world. The yellowish orange fleshy fruit containing lots of seeds is replete with umpteen benefits. According to the book Healing Foods by DK Publishing House, papaya is “known to have antibacterial properties and promotes good digestion and almost every part of the plant can be used." Yes, every part! While the fruit is said to be rich in contents of vitamin E, C and beta-carotine making it loaded with antioxidant properties, the seeds are rich in fatty acids and papaya oil, have a sharp peppery flavour, and can be used in place of your spices. We tell you benefits of papaya leaf juice.

hand, is also fast gaining importance in a world of nutrition for packing incredible health and skin benefits. Like the fruit, the leaf is rich in enzymes like papain and chymopapain, which aid digestion, prevents bloating and other digestive disorders. Apart from digestion, the strong alkaloid compounds like karpain works effectively against fighting dandruff and balding. Papaya leaves also contain high amounts of vitamins A, C, E, K, and B and minerals like calcium, magnesium, sodium magnesium and iron.

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White rice and palm oil

Happy Sunday friends.

Join me to enjoy this white rice and palm oil peppered stew with egg Yummy

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Care Of Our Hair

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The hair is the most important part for a female when this hair is not kept clean can result in dirt's around the hair , dandruffs and even lice.

When taking care of the hair , it is good to use a very good conditioner and shampoo to remove dirt's around the surface and inside the hair by pouring a large quantity of water on it to then add with shampoo and conditioner.

Other hair treatments such as hair mayonnaise can also be applied to make the hair to have good texture and silky.

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Health Benefits Of Eating Banana

8 Habits That Damage The Brain

The Health Benefits Of Scent Leaf

The Use Of Pawpaw Leaves

Care Of Our Hair

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