Health Benefits of Okra
Okra
Botanically, okra belongs to the mallow family. Much like real marshmallow, the mucilage, a sticky substance containing polysaccharides, helps improve digestion and may be used in the treatment of gastritis, gastric ulcer and liver/gallbladder cleansing. Okra’s mucilage helps to lubricate and soothe the bowel, protecting it from chronic inflammation that can lead to irritable bowel syndrome.
1) Eating okra helps to rid the body of toxins […]
Natural Ways to Disinfect Your Cutting Boards
I’m slightly OCD about keeping things clean hence I was genuinely interested when I came across this article.
Inevitable cutting boards get tiny slices/cuts over time. These cuts harbour bacteria of all sort and its a good idea to disinfect your cutting board every so often. The article highlights using:
baking soda
salt
lemon
vinegar
which are all household items to disinfect your board if you’ve grown too attched to it and simply refuse to buy a new one. (Yes, I’m judging you!)
Mango
I remember running out when it rained to gather buckets of mangoes in boarding house . Over the years, I have drifted away from mangoes mostly due to accessibility / availability.
However, I’ve been eating more mangoes than usual in the past couple of months. To make myself feel a little better, I decided to look up some benefits of mango and here’s what I found:
Improves Digestion
Mangoes […]
Foods for Flatter Abs
It’s that time of the year when we all promise to “Have the best body this summer”. Here are a few tricks that work to flatten your abs in conjunction with exercise.
1. Plain or Greek yogurt: We all know that yogurt is good for us, but did you know it’s also good for maintaining your flat abs? For a nice mid-section, reach for the kind that’s […]
Quick Tip – How to quickly ripen bananas
Traditionally, we only think about baking banana bread or making smoothies when our bananas are too ripe to eat by hand, but why wait? If you’re hankering for a good smoothie or want to do some baking with a bunch of bananas but they’re not soft or ripe enough, a trip through the oven at 300 degrees is all it takes to get them soft and sweet.
Just layer your […]
8 Foods that Lower Blood Pressure
Plant-based diets and diets high in fruits and vegetables are strongly associated with lower blood pressure — so much so that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) officially recommends adopting healthy eating practices as one of the primary actions to take to prevent or lower high blood pressure and hypertension.
DASH, which stands for “Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension,” is the eating plan recommended by the NIH. It […]
