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Health benefits of mung beans

Health benefits of mung beans

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Health benefits of mung beans or munggo.

The mung bean, also known as monggo, or munggo is a plant species in the legume family. It is commonly known in Asia and Indian countries, and according to our health food source:

  • Mung beans contain healthy nutrients that can benefit our body.
  • Rich in protein, potassium, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Helps during constipation
  • It helps to lower high cholesterol levels.
  • Low in glycemic index and can help manage blood sugar levels.

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Important health benefits of chicken meat

Important health benefits of chicken meat

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Chickens are a widely known type of poultry in the world, they are considered domesticated animals. It’s been a very beneficial source of meat and eggs for human consumption. Some common cooking methods are soups, grilled, sautéed, baked, curry and fried.

Here are the important health benefits of chicken meat according to our health food source:

  • It builds muscles, because it has a lot of proteins and little fats.
  • It contains zinc which helps to maintain good appetite.
  • Rich in phosphorus and calcium that are needed to keep the bones healthy.
  • It contains niacin which helps to lower cholesterol.
  • It has a lot of trace minerals that helps to improve immunity.
  • One of the best food for growing children as it have a lot of amino acids that helps children grow taller and stronger.
  • Rich in mineral called selenium which helps to cut the risk of arthritis.
  • It has vitamin B5 or the pantothenic acid which have a calming effect on the nerves and therefore helps to relieve stress.
  • Reduces the risk of heart attacks, Rich in vitamin B6 which lowers the levels of homocysteine that causes cardiac arrests.
  • It has magnesium which helps cope with premenstrual syndrome.
  • The zinc helps to regulate the male hormone levels.
Essential health benefits of bananas

Essential health benefits of bananas

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Health benefits of bananas and banana recipes.

Bananas are very popular fresh fruits in the world, and are regarded as athletics’ favorites due to its energy boosting capability.

Considered as perennial fruits because they are grown throughout the year and are easy to cultivate.

Health benefits of bananas according to our health food source:

  • Caloric dense fruit, energy giving food.
  • A good source of potassium and magnesium which helps in maintaining normal blood pressure and heart health.
  • Can promote bone health due to high potassium content.
  • Have an antacid effect that can protect against stomach ulcers.
  • Helps to counteract the urinary calcium loss.
  • It can help protect our gut from harmful bacteria that causes gastric disturbances.
  • Rich in soluble fiber pectin, which assists healthy digestion and helps to ease constipation.
  • During diarrhea episodes, eating a banana can help to restore the lost potassium.
  • Contains short chain fatty acids, which can help improve the nutrient absorption of the intestinal tract.
  • Have a compound called tryptophan which helps to improve mood.
  • A good source of carotenoids (antioxidants).
  • Its simple sugars provide energy and can help to normalize blood sugar levels.

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Health benefits of bilimbi fruit

Health benefits of bilimbi fruit

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Health benefits of bilimbi fruit or kamias.

Bilimbi fruit is a small, green and has a sour taste, relatively compared to the taste of calamansi (lime). The bilimbi tree can reach a height of 5 to 10 meters. It has a short trunk and the leaves measures 3 to 6 cm long.

The fruit serves as an ingredient to soups, juice, sauces, pickles and curries. Here in our country, we call it kamias.

According to our health food source, the following are the essential health benefits of bilimbi:

  • The bilimbi fruit can help relieve coughs
  • Can help fight high cholesterol levels
  • The fruit can also control internal bleeding of the stomach
  • The syrup made from bilimbi can cure fever and inflammation.
  • The leaves can be used as treatment for venereal diseases.
  • The leaf decoction serves as herbal medicine to relieve rectal inflammation, as laxative, to stop rectal bleeding and alleviate internal hemorrhoids.

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Health benefits of tilapia

Health benefits of tilapia

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Health benefits of tilapia.

Tilapia is a fast-growing and lean fish. Living mainly in freshwater like shallow streams, ponds (natural or man-made), rivers and lakes. This kind of fish is unable to survive in cool water below 70’c.

As food, it has a firm texture and a mild flavor that makes it an ideal fish to include in various cooking methods like frying, broiling, baking, grilling, braising and even in soup-based recipes. It can easily absorb the flavor of spices like marinades, sauces, and seasonings. A 6 ounce fillet only has about 125 calories and 1 gram fat.

Health benefits of tilapia:

  • Low in saturated fats, calories, carbohydrates, and sodium.
  • Good protein source
  • contains micronutrients like phosphorus, niacin, selenium, vitamin B12 and potassium.

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Essential health benefits of broccoli

Essential health benefits of broccoli

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Health benefits of broccoli

Broccoli can be cooked through blanching, steaming, sautéed etc. This vegetable is a good choice to include in your diet because it contains essential nutrients that can benefit your body.

According to our health food source, they are as follows:

  • It is high in vitamin C and dietary fibers.
  • Contains nutrients with anti-cancer properties.
  • Has powerful antioxidant compound.
  • It boosts liver function
  • helps in cholesterol reduction (packed with soluble fiber which draws cholesterol out of the body).
  • Reduces allergy reaction and inflammation.
  • It has significant amounts of omega 3 fatty acids.
  • Contains high level of calcium and vitamin K necessary for home health and osteoporosis prevention.
  • It helps to keep your body less acidic.
  • Helpful in heart health and detoxification.

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Essential health benefits of moringa

Essential health benefits of moringa

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Moringa is a kind of plant that has been used for many years now because of the health benefits it can provide to our body. Moringa plants are popular in Asia. This vegetable is easy to plant and grow using the seeds and cuttings.

  • It can help in nourishing and protecting the skin and hair, stomach problems, bacterial diseases.
  • It can help during an inflammation (the body’s natural response to infection).
  • Beneficial in lowering blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
  • Good source of vitamins B, C, A (beta-carotene), vitamin K, manganese and protein.
  • It helps to cure mouth ulcers
  • Helps to cure infections of the throat and stomach.
  • Can help with breathing disorders and hiccups.
  • The leaf water can use to clean wounds.
  • Have antibacterial and antiseptic properties.

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The health benefits of bitter melon

The health benefits of bitter melon

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Health benefits of bitter melon or ampalaya.

Bitter melon, momordica charantia, bitter gourd or ampalaya. It has an oblong shape and a warty looking vegetable fruit, the flesh is crunchy and watery.

During my younger years, I often dislike the taste and the idea of eating any bitter melon recipe, because of its bitter tasting property. But as time goes by, I learned to love, eat and appreciate this fruit vegetable!

According to our health food source, below are the health benefits that you can get from bitter melon!

  • Contain vitamins A, B1, B2 and vitamin C.
  • Helps prevent type 2 diabetes by increasing the insulin sensitivity thus lowering elevated blood sugar levels.
  • Contain minerals like calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, and potassium.
  • It helps purify blood tissue, enhances digestion and stimulates the liver.

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The health benefits of traveling

The health benefits of traveling

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Do you love traveling and exploring new places? If you were to choose where would you like to travel?

Traveling is an activity wherein you explore yourself to places for recreation, vacation, for a research, as a hobby or simply because you just want to enjoy, be it locally or abroad. Aside from having fun and helping the economy! There are also health benefits of traveling in our body and as a human being it is very essential and really helpful in improving us inside and out.

This is a good activity, specially if you are doing it with the whole family! It can help each member of the family to connect, enjoy and to bond with each other! But of course, traveling with the entire family also requires a lot of time and preparation. Patience and readiness in terms of budget that you need, to buy food, pay for accommodation and other expenses that you will encounter on your destination.

Here are the health benefits of traveling:

  • It can help you to achieve peace of mind because you’ve got to spend time with nature and to a new environment. It allows you to unwind from your daily life routine.
  • Furthermore, it relaxes and calms your body and helps you to think creatively.
  • Traveling expands your knowledge because it helps you to explore the realities of life and be able to experience it.
  • It boosts your confidence, you can see and talk to different people with different cultures and traditions.
  • Creates beautiful memories, most of our goal in traveling is to create beautiful memories that can last a lifetime! When you grow old you will remember all of these and the feeling is really priceless. It’s an achievement you will always remember.
  • It can lift your mood, reduce stress and help you to be satisfied in life.
  • Traveling also improve you physically, emotionally, socially and mentally.
  • Not only that, but it makes you happy because it redefines your meaning of life and on how you view and appreciate all things around.

Whatever travel goals you have in mind, pursue it, to avoid regrets in the future. Time is running and you are aging! Enjoy life to the fullest!

Essential health benefits of apples

Essential health benefits of apples

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Health benefits of apples.

Apples are not just an eye catching and appealing fruits, but they really taste delicious, their crunchiness and watery flavor filled with nutrients are a great way to help our body. They can be eaten as fresh fruits, and they can also be included as an ingredient to cooking or baking snacks or desserts.

Apples offer a lot of health benefits in our body and according to our health food source:

  • Apples are rich in antioxidants, which prevents signs of aging, like wrinkles and dull skin. They can help glow our skin.
  • A chemical called flavonoids are present in apples, which can destroy cancer cells. (Most of the flavonoids are present in the Apple’s skin).
  • It can boost the immune system and prevents infection.
  • It may slow mental decline, and they can help to improve memory.
  • Contain fibers that can help in digestion and prevents stomach problems.
  • It may also promote weight loss
  • known as a great teeth cleaner and whitener.

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Health benefits of dragon fruit

Health benefits of dragon fruit

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Health benefits of dragon fruit.

Dragon fruit grows on the Hylocereus cactus, it is also known as pitahaya or the strawberry pear. It’s a tropical fruit known for its red skin, watery and sweet taste. This wonderful fruit contains small black seeds that are edible.

According to our health food source, below are the health benefits of dragon fruit:

  • Dragon fruit can boost the immune system because of the vitamin C it contains.
  • This fruit is high in fibers, which helps in digestion.
  • It can help prevent the formation of cancer causing free radicals.
  • Rich in antioxidants
  • help to lower blood glucose levels and controls blood cholesterol levels.
  • Improves eyesight and appetite
  • Can also help in weight reduction
  • It can improve memory and also helpful in wound healing.
What are the dangers of forcing your children to achieve the best?

What are the dangers of forcing your children to achieve the best?

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Dangers of forcing your child to be the best.

Are you that type of parent who loves seeing your children to achieve the best? Best score, the best attitude, best award, best in school etc.? We can’t hide the fact that as parents we want the best for our children because we think that it could make us good parents too, it’s very uncomfortable for us to see that they are being left behind. We often feel the pressure and questions such as why can’t my child do this? Why other children can? Why is my child’s attitude like this? But we have to take note that each child will develop at his or her speed and time. That’s why pushing your children to make the things that he or she can’t do is not good and can even harm them. They will be able to do all of this when they are ready and capable.

The dangers of forcing your children to achieve the best:

  • Forcing your children to do things which they can’t do yet can bring bad effects on their emotional and mental health.
  • It will give them a feeling that they are not leading their actions and mentality.
  • It may ruin their ability to be independent.
  • Not only that, but it may also lower their self-esteem or self-confidence.
  • Furthermore, it may disturb their sleeping pattern.
  • It may affect their appetite and may harm their overall health!