Health Benefits of the Velvet Tamarind Fruit
- July 25, 2022
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- Khyra
African velvet Tamarind is the fruit of a native West African tree termed Dialium Guineense. Identified as Icheku in Igbo and Awin among the Yoruba, it is a small, typically grape-sized, edible fruits with brown, hard, inedible shells.
The ‘velvet’ attached to its name is due to the fruits shell similarity in color and feel with the velvet fabric. However, its leaves are recognized both for their diuretic properties (promoting urine production) and tendency to ease gastric ulcers by increasing gastric mucus secretion.
In Nigeria, Velvet tamarind is a very popular fruit snack, particularly among children,...
BEST FRUITS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
- July 14, 2022
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- Khyra
It took years for nearly 500 researchers from more than 300 institutions in 50 countries to develop the 2010 Global Burden of Disease Study,...
UNDERWEIGHT ADULTS- Risks and Remedies
- June 19, 2022
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- Khyra
The fork is your most powerful tool to change your health and the planet- Marsk Hyman
Being underweight is a situation where an individuals body...
Glycemic Index of Local Nigerian Foods
- June 09, 2022
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- Khyra
The Glycemic Index is a scale that ranks foods according to the number of carbohydrates it contains. In other words, it is a measure...
Myths about Weight loss Debunked!
- May 30, 2022
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- Khyra
The beauty of food as medicine is that the choice to heal and promote health can begin as soon as the next meal. However,...
HOW TO EAT FRUITS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
- May 01, 2022
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- Khyra
“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.”
Fruits are rich in a variety of nutrients that...
MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE AND SALT:EFFECT ON WEIGHT LOSS
- March 13, 2022
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- Khyra
A not-so-obvious source of being overweight is Water Weight. People get startled to know that most of their body weight is basically water weight....
New Year Resolutions for Better Life
- January 30, 2022
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The year is new and so are you? So my little nephew asked me as he read the few lines I had on Microsoft...
Vegan vs Vegetarian diet- for weight-loss
- December 12, 2021
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- Khyra
We spend millions curing diseases, when the prevention of the disease could be as simple as a change of diet plan. However, there are...
10 DIETS THAT CAN CURB INFLAMMATION
- November 17, 2021
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- Khyra
“One of the most powerful tools to combat inflammation comes not from the pharmacy, but from the grocery store”.
Despite the wonders of modern...
