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Cabbage Juice Health Benefits

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:39:07 +0000

Cabbage – one of the most favorite vegetable by many which is often used in the various salads and soups. This vegetable is also very healthy and has many vitamins. Cabbages has a lot of vitamin U, which regulates metabolism, protects against atherosclerosis and ulcers. These vegetables are also rich in phytoncides, which kill some disease causing bacteria, as well as many tartroncide acid, which prevents that carbohydrates do not produce fats.

Over time, vitamin and mineral levels in cabbage decrease, but even after several months, they still retain its healthy properties. The loaf has unevenly distributed vitamin content – outer leaves has twice as much vitamins as inner ones.

It is advised to eat about 300 grams of cabbage each day. They can be enjoyed with any food. In particular, eat a healthy variety of cabbage salad. Human body perfectly digests cauliflower fiber. Fresh cabbage juice is very suitable for patients with gastritis, gall bladder or bowel inflammation also for duodenal ulcer. Sore throat can also be rinsed with the fresh cabbage juice: you can prepare 1 liter juice from 2 kilos cabbage. Wash the kale head and let the water drain. Slice cabbage with stainless steel knife and squeeze juice with special machine or meat grinder, then filter it. Vitamins U and C decompose quickly so keep cabbage juice in the refrigerator no more than 2 days. Keep it in a glass or enamel dishes.

Pumpkin – Diet Vegetable With Many Good Health Features

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:32:55 +0000

Pumpkin – annual vegetable, originated from the South and Central America. There are many different species of pumpkins.

Although our lunch or dinner tables with pumpkin dishes are not very common, it is worth to try. 100 grams of pumpkin contains 128 mg of vitamin A, 12 mg of vitamin C, 1.1 mg of vitamin E, some B group vitamins, it is rich in carbohydrates – starch, sugar, pectin. As well as minerals – potassium, sodium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium. 100 grams of these vegetables contains 25 kcal of energy.

The squash has dietary and medicinal properties. They contain pectin which removes from the body cholesterol and other harmful substances, such as lead, cobalt, radioactive strontium. Pumpkins are used in folk medicine to treat atherosclerosis, bowel, stomach, kidney, liver and gall diseases.

Those who want to loose excess weight are advised to eat pumpkins, because they improve intestinal activity and the body easily takes it.

So remember that pumpkins are not only for Halloweens night!

Honey – instead of antibiotics? Honey Health Benefits

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:00:20 +0000

Honey can effectively eradicate the bacteria causing chronic runny nose.

Ottawa (Canada), University staff studied the effects of honey to 11 strains of microorganisms, including a gold staphylococci and pseudomallei (biochemical dead stick). Both of these pathogens often become resistant to antibiotics. The experiment showed that the honey kills bacteria both in fatty environment and bioslick at the surface of water. Honey was equivalent to antibiotics. In addition to this, the bacteria resistant to antibiotics didn’t survive contact.

The virus most often disappears by itself and do not need treatment with antibiotics. Bacteria-induced rhinitis is treated with antibiotics if necessary. But if bacteria are becoming resistant to them, a runny nose may become chronic. In this case, scientists believe, honey can effectively replace antibiotics and be the cure for the disease.