May 19, 2012

Cucumber for your health

Cucumber for your health

Cucumber is a fruit that came from the same family as pumpkin, zucchini and other squashes. It has a dark green rind and white succulent flesh. Here are some of the benefits of cucumber. The potassium content of cucumber makes it highly useful for conditions of high and low blood pressure. Cucumber contains erepsin, the [...]

Avocado

Avocado

Considered to be an almost complete food – so much so that in certain parts of the world babies are weaned using mashed avocado. Native to Central America and has been cultivated for thousands of years, they are rich in potassium and vitamin A. Avocado is also used traditionally to heal skin problems. The pulp [...]

Coconut Milk is good

Coconut Milk is good

Coconuts are seen by some as a miracle food, helping protect and cure the body of internal and external ailments. Coconut milk has many uses, most of which build up the immune system and the body’s defenses. You can find coconut milk in the ethnic foods section of a local grocery store or make it [...]

Eggs

Eggs

Eggs are one of the oldest foods known to mankind and their high nutritional value and relatively cheap cost have made it into one of the most eaten foods in the world. In the last decade, egg has gotten a bad reputation due to the high amounts of cholesterol in the yolk, and every day [...]

Celery on our diet

Celery on our diet

According to Hippocrates (the father of medicine), celery calms the nerve – perhaps because of the high calcium content. It’s good on kidney and will help eliminate body’s waste through the urine. The seeds, leaves and edible root of the plant can all be used. Celery is used in aromatherapy and other traditional way of [...]