Friday, 11 December 2015
Three categories of exercise and how they improve our health and daily life.
Cardiovascular exercise:
These type of exercises strengthens your heart clears and expands you lungs builds your stamina pour oxygen into every cell of your body and also releases toxins so be sure to drink water before and after your workout. These exercises could be just as easy as jumping, taking the stairs, walking to lunch, walking around the mall, going for a brisk walk, running on the tread mill and boxing.Thursday, 10 December 2015
''5 ways to keep your feet healthy for better mobility'' tips from Harvard medical school
1. Maintain a healthy weight. Being overweight affects your feet by putting greater force on them with each step. It can also increase your risk of having a condition like arthritis in the feet and worsen pain from other foot problems. Being overweight can also harm foot health by putting you at higher risk for diabetes or poor blood circulation, which can lead to foot pain and loss of sensation in the feet.
Prayer helps heal you even doctors like Dr. Oz cannot deny the role it plays in recovery and coping with a health situation.
Benefits of the hibiscus flower
Hibiscus is a bushy annual plant. Parts of the flower are used to make a popular drink in Nigeria called zobo and in other parts of the world like Egypt, Mexico, Ghana. Various parts of the plant are also used to make jams, spices, soups, and sauces. The flowers are used to make medicine.
Giving is good for your I always new it had some great health benefits. Read up and try to do some giving this christmas
A wide range of research has linked different forms of generosity to better health, even among the sick and elderly. In his book Why Good Things Happen to Good People, Stephen Post, a professor of preventative medicine at Stony Brook University, reports that giving to others has been shown to increase health benefits in people with chronic illness, including HIV and multiple sclerosis.
Enjoy some coconut water!!!!
Naturally refreshing, coconut water has a sweet, nutty taste. It contains easily digested carbohydrate in the form of sugar and electrolytes. Not to be confused with high-fat coconut milk or oil, coconut water is a clear liquid in the fruit’s center that is tapped from young, green coconuts.
Facts about banana "Nearly all the bananas sold in stores are cloned from just one variety, the Cavendish banana plant, originally native to Southeast Asia.
- "Bananas do not grow on trees. The banana plant is classified as an arborescent (tree-like) perennial herb, and the banana itself is considered a berry.
- The correct name for a bunch of bananas is a hand; a single banana is a finger.
Some facts about banana peel.
A friend of mine once told me how she used banana peel to cure her acne, she used the inner part of the banana peel rubbed it on her face every morning and evening before she had her bath over a period and every single bump and spot was gone so I decided to look it up. Not that I am saying you should try it because individual results may apply.
According to live science these the wonderful benefits of banana peel.
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Recipe for Butterflied Grilled Chicken with a Chile-Lime Rub from Eating Well
Makes: 6 servings
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Chocolate orange cheese cake recipe from good food
Ingredients
- 200g dark chocolate digestive biscuits, roughly broken
- 75g butter , melted, plus extra for greasing
Monday, 7 December 2015
I love snails they are great they contain no fat at all
Saw this picture of cooked snails on face book
They are also rich in Iron, Vitamin B12, Magnesium, Selenium, Omega-3 and protein.
Coconut layered pound for the holidays just remember each slice contains 715 calories.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf (16 ounces) frozen pound cake, thawed
- 2-2/3 cups flaked coconut
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup chopped almonds, toasted
- 1 cup chocolate fudge frosting
Directions
- Cut cake horizontally into four layers. In a small bowl, combine the coconut, milk and almonds. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with half of the coconut mixture, one cake layer and 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat layers. Yield: 8 servings.
Originally published as Coconut-Layered Pound Cake in Simple & Delicious May/June 2009, p30
Deal with insomnia here are some natural healthy remedies, the ones I really like.
Smell your way to sleep
• Lavender has a reputation as a mild tranquilizer. Simply dab a bit of the oil onto your temples and forehead before you hit the pillow. The aroma should help send you off to sleep.
• Put a drop of jasmine essential oil on each wrist just before you go to bed. In studies conducted at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia, researchers discovered that people who spent the night in jasmine-scented rooms slept more peacefully than people who stayed in unscented—or even lavender-scented—rooms.
• Try a soothing aromatic bath before bedtime. Add 5 drops lavender oil and 3 drops ylang-ylang oil to warm bathwater and enjoy a nice.
• Put a drop of jasmine essential oil on each wrist just before you go to bed. In studies conducted at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia, researchers discovered that people who spent the night in jasmine-scented rooms slept more peacefully than people who stayed in unscented—or even lavender-scented—rooms.
• Try a soothing aromatic bath before bedtime. Add 5 drops lavender oil and 3 drops ylang-ylang oil to warm bathwater and enjoy a nice.
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*Individual results may apply*
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A drink to add to your list this Christmas
Arizona although in a can is said to be totally fat free, 27 grams of carbs, 26 grams of sugar. It also states it is okay if you are on a 2000 calorie diet. You can purchase it at you local supermarket in Nigeria.
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