Cucumbers

cucumbers

It is one of the very low calorie vegetables; provide just 15 calories per 100 g. It contains no saturated fats or cholesterol. Cucumber peel is a good source of dietary fiber that helps reduce constipation, and offer some protection against colon cancers by eliminating toxic compounds from the gut. It is a very good [...]

Childhood asthma and eczema due to fast food

Childhood asthma and eczema due to fast food

BBC: Eating fast food three times a week may lead to asthma and eczema in children, say researchers who have looked at global disease and dietary patterns. Data from more than 500,000 children in more than 50 countries suggests poor diet may be to blame for rising levels of these allergy-related conditions. Those who ate [...]

Health benefits of plum

Plum is a fruit high in vitamin C. It is also known a good source of vitamins B1, B2, and B6 and dietary fiber. Prune also rich in provitamin A. They are a good source of potassium, thiamin, riboglavin, vitamin B6, boron and dietary fiber. Please check Plums Nutrition Facts for the nutrition information of [...]

A nutshell with full of antioxidants

You think walnuts are hard to crack? Well they are not a hard nut to crack when it comes to nutrition. Walnuts are the star of Waldorf salad but they’d be at home in any serving of salad greens. And they are a nutritional wonder. Walnuts outrank most nuts in disease fighting anti oxidants. Eating [...]

Cherries

Cherries are delicious fruit, most of the people eat them simply because they love its sweetness and some sourness. But only few people knows their health benefits. Here are two of the benefits of eating cherries. Benefit 1: Arthritis People suffering from arthritis are most likely to benefit from this fruit as the Arthritis Foundation [...]

Ginger contains chemicals that heals stomach ache

Stomach pain by all causes is annoying, I have experience it yesterday and it was terrible. As far as I remember I haven’t eaten anything spoil so definitely it was a stomach cramps. Good thing I remember my grandma ginger concoction of ginger to heal an upset stomach. Since I have no medicine available on [...]

Bitter melon has many health benefits

The bitter melon looks like a cucumber but with ugly gourd-like bumps all over it. As the name implies, this vegetable is a melon that is bitter.  There are two varieties of this vegetable:  One grows to about 20 cm long, is oblong and pale green in color.  The other is the smaller variety, less [...]