SCIENCE AND HEALTH FACTS

Vegetables give good health to the intestines. It helps in gastrointestinal problems. Vegetables also makes digestive systems function properly. The bitter vegetables are good in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. They also regulate the secretion of hormones by the pancreas. Insulin can be normalized by the consumption of bitter vegetables. HOW SHOULD VEGETABLES BE EATEN? Vegetables should be eaten in their natural. They should not be over-cooked. MINERAL CONTENT OF VEGETABLES Vegetables contain a number of important vitamins and minerals. Some of these are: VITAMIN A - This promotes growth and gives good health to vision. It also enhances good vision. Vitamin is good for the eyes and this is why we are advised to take salts enriched with vitamin A - the ones with the 'eye sign' on their bags or containers. VITAMIN B - This includes all the 'B' family, popularly referred to as vitamin B complex. Vitamin B includes B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B8,, B12, thiamine aci...

Scientists have established that vegetables have medicinal values. Vegetables protect the body from illness and also heals the body of ailment. They have high vitamin and minerals content. Humans can be assured of healthy living by taking vegetables especially the dark-green types which have vitamins, minerals and enzymes that help in balancing the body's alkalinity. Vegetables should be used for prevention. Those who take vegetables continuously do not easily fall sick. This is due to the natural protective contents in vegetables which help in purifying the blood and makes it free from clogging. Bear in mind that no disease can develop in a purified area. Vegetables grown with artificial fertilizers are not good for the body as they lack the required minerals and vitamins needed by the body. This is due to the fact that they are grown with inorganic fertilizers which force the plants to grow rapidly. Scientific studies have shown that greater percentage of cancer in developed cou...

A study published in April 2013 edition of Journal of Natural Pharmaceuticals found that treatment of diabetes rats with bitter leaf, scent leaf and 'utazi' caused significant reductions in the blood glucose level of the diabetic rats both in acute and prolonged treatment. The University of Uyo researchers found that the activities of various combined extracts were comparable and more pronounced. The researchers concluded,''the findings of this study confirms the efficacy of the various polyherbal combinations used traditionally in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria for the management of diabetes which are of advantage.'' Moreover, polyherbal therapy is said to be a current pharmacological principle having the advantage of producing maximum efficacy with minimum side effects. In addition to anti-diabetic activity of many 0f these plants, each of the plants have been reported of different activities geared towards alleviation of complications associated with diabetes. ...

DIABETES-Diabetes mellitus Diabetes is a disease that results from blood glucose, or blood sugar levels being too high over a long period of time. Glucose comes from the foods you eat.Insulin is a hormone that controls the uptake of glucose from the blood into the cells of the body, such as the liver, muscle, and adipose tissue. Therefore, deficiency of insulin plays a major role in all forms of diabetes mellitus. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS The symptoms of untreated diabetes are weight loss, increased urination, increased thirst, and increased hunger. Symptoms may develop very fast (weeks or months) in type 1 diabetes, or may develop much more slowly and may be subtle or absent in type 2 diabetes. Other signs and symptoms that show the onset of diabetes, although not specific to the disease include blurred vision, headache, fatigue, slow healing of cuts, and itchy skin. Prolonged high blood glucose can cause glucose absorption in the lens of the eye, which leads to changes in its shape, resu...

OTHER FORMS OF FEVER Other forms of fever include dengue fever. Dengue fever is also known as breakbone or dandy fever. It is caused by a virus which is spread by mosquitoes. Dengue fever has become much more common in many countries recently and occurs in epidemics usually during hot, rainy season. A person can get dengue fever more than once and repeated illnesses are often worse. SYMPTOMS OF DENGUE FEVER   These include - sudden high fever -severe body aches, headache and sore throat -feeling of illness, weakness and miserableness -feeling of being well after 3 to 4 days for between a few hours to 2 days -illness returns for 1 to 2 days often with a rash on hands and feet rash spreads to arms, legs and finally to the body -there may be bleeding into the skin or elsewhere TREATMENT There is no drug yet for dengue fever. The illness goes away by itself in a few days. Enough rest, taking plenty of liquids and acetaminophen (not aspirin) for fever and pain. In the ca...