Grains in your diet May be Secretly Feeding those Inflammations

 

Introduction

If you have  been consuming grains with the hope that it is the solution or the best for you while going through those inflammations then you may be wrong,  Much grains  in. our diet may secretly be  feeding those inflammations that are already existing in your body.   and what are the common graibs s that we are so familiar and fund of in this part of the world, talking of Nigeria, they are mostly:

Maize  

Millet

 oats

wheat

soghurm bi color 

Soghurm jowar

Rice

and others, however, these are tge most common ones that we consume regularly as a staple.

 If  you go round you  will see a lot of people grinding and mixing all kinds of grains  together to use as  swallow or  make  swallow out of it,  most of us did all of these  in ignorance but today experience has shown me that if there is any food, we  must be very very cautious with especially as we age, they are tge grains,  if you are already experiencing inflammation, and still consuming  grains regularly, you may not get better, despite your medications.  even those that are dealing with diabetes should also be very cautious, those that are dealing with high blood pressure should also be very cautious with all the grains family, the reason is because  they are inflammatory they are good source of energy,  reach in  B complex but we know also that the B group of vitamins are naturally inflammatory they are good source of energy but we must be cautious with the grainss and here are few 4 health challenges that may not get better if we continue to consume large amounts of grains:

1.  Weight gain:  

In case you don't know,  Excess body weight is a health problem.   Those who are overweight should be aware that weight gain comes with inflammations inflammations comes with other diseases so once you discover weight gain or increasing  your  weight from normal weight, then it is time to do something because it's already opening door for other diseases to come in including diabetes most of thgrains  may not contain oil and fat but they contain some kind of resistant nutrients that does not allow the body to just freely make use of them and that is why a good number of them are best fermented in order to access some of these nutrients and it is because of this anti nutrients that when consuming them in large amount they pose health problems or provide support for any existing health problems.

2. Joint Pains: 

 The aspect of joint pains is one that I have personally observed while switching from one grain to another and so I have also taken caution on  all of the grains including  oats,  which is always recommended because of its  soluble and insoluble fibre and because of its  positive effect on cholesterol too but when you begin to take it in large amounts to make your swallows,  overtime it will show off the ugly side of creating inflammation and I have personally noticed this in my own diet, while making swallows with just oats, and that is why I do not take much of it presently,  it's a part of my diet because fibre must be part of our diet to be able to fight constipation, to support  fight against diabetes and several other benefits of including fibre, and  if you are listening to your body as often advised,  whenever you include much grains in your diet  sometimes when you don't even have pains or joint pains you will  notice that  if you continue  consuming grains, you may soon develop join pains.

3.  Yeast Infection:

If you are already experiencing yeast infection something like itching around your toes or any part of the body, it could even be  around your eyes or some white patches on any part of your body, your mouth or tongue, these are signs that yeast may be growing inside your body, if you're going through any form of yeast activity or yeast growth you must also stay away from grains they can cause a lot of health problems and some of these health problems are not easily diagnosed you cannot identify the cause of the problem until you take out these secret enemies for a long time, you may just noticed that the problem is gone.

4.  Toothaches 

Another aspect that suffers when we include  much grains in our diet is our teeth and our  oral health.   Some people experience things like bad breath because of too much of grains, some  experience tooth aches frequently, they  sponsor and feed a host of health problems unknown to us.  Sore throat is another common ailment when we consume too much of grains you may  notice frequent sore throats and this is because of inflammation and almost of the grains are not good sources of vitamin C and vitamin A and that is why the inflammation in the grains are not normally controlled because they have all the other vitamins but No  significant amount of vitamin A and C.  Infact  you can hardly   find these two antioxidants   in most grains and that is why we must be careful and whenever we consume these grains, it  is important to follow it up with vitamin C-rich foods like citrus we can also take vitamin C if like to take the supplement or you can also take other antioxidant-rich foods in order to combat the inflammatory  nature in these grains.

5.  Fatty Liver:

If you are experiencing fatty liver already and wants to heal of it,then you must stay off wheat and most grains altogether.  Include foods like cabbage, carrots, and spices like cloves, oats could be taken in moderation but wheat should be out completely for fatty liver to heal.

Summary:

You may be wondering what to take in place of these grains, there are several other foods.   I'll be sharing also in my next post what I am personally taking instead of much grains.  There are several foods that we can take or add  instead of making the grains prominent in our diet because they have health hazards they pose and other  negative impact to ours health.

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These teas can help lower bad Cholesterol

Photo credit:  livestrong.com

Introduction:

Managing bad cholesterol is an important aspect of our health especially older adults because of the danger high bad cholesterol poses to our overall health. Dangers such as heart problems,clogging of arteries,and  stroke and other health  challenges arising from poor blood circulation.   In addition to other foods such as oats green vegetables that can help reduce and manage high bad cholesterol in your diet, if you suspect that your cholesterol is high and how would you know when your cholesterol is high,  there are varying  symptoms but I have come to realize poor sleep quality and quantity, poor blood circulation around the legs and the toes, sometimes difficulty losing weight and belly fat at other  times, low immunity and other  uncommon symptoms that may very from individuals, here are some of the teas that can help break down cholesterol but must be taken in  moderation.  Taking these teas is in addition to other cholesterol lowering foods like oats, lemon juice in warm water, apple cider vinegar, okra, tomatoes, garlic and other green vegetables:

Chamomile tea

Green tea

Black tea

Ginger and tumeric tea

Lemongrass tea

Mistletoe tea

 Coffee

Kudin tea

Neem tea

Oregano tea

Fenugreek seeds tea

1.  Chamomile tea:  

This tea is a very popular tea, it  is a great calminative to calm the mind and body especially when we are under stress helps to expelling gas from the stomach, aiding digestion  in addition to several other help benefits it has a unique benefit  of also helping to break down bad cholesterol 

 I added this lately to my list of things for managing bad cholesterol, it  is a good tea especially last thing  at night it works better when you take it at night as it also aids sleep,  we believe in moderation it's better to alternate it with other teas that can also help in lowering bad cholesterol.

2.  Green tea: 

 Occasional green tea in our diet is also a great way to break down bad cholesterol and keep it under control but should not also be a regular or daily tea because of its caffeine content if taking daily or frequently,  it may affect heartbeat some people have complained of irregular heartbeat because of frequent use of green tea but I have observed personally that using green tea is a great way to help because it has nutrients naturally occurring that can  break down cholesterol helping to remove toxins also.  There are different versions of green tea the loose leaf tea and some that are in good packets and then others that are just dried and  packed in a container that you can bring directly but in the absence of that the ones in loose leaves tea bags or packets are still okay,  but I found out  also that sometimes the tea bags used in packaging some of the green teas adds or comes with  some other negative effect on health of tea drinkers unknown to them.

It a depends also on the company where the tea is coming from  I've noticed that the green teas that are wrapped in attractive packets usually looks better but not usually the best choice. For those who are health conscious and to ensure that slow leaching of any pin used in stapling the bags together or of the rope leaching with  the bags into our teas during brewing, it is better to choose the unattractive teas that comes in containers or just rolled.  The leaching of the bags, ropes and pins may be  affecting our health negatively.  Remember green tea  is a source of mild caffeine and should be taken moderately.

3.  Black tea:  

 Occasional black tea is a great way to tackle bad cholesterol because black tea has natural ingredients also that helps with cholesterol. though it is a source of caffeine too  which is even higher than the green tea but occasionally it is okay to include it to help to break and manage bad cholesterol without adding. Adding  milk and other things to the tea may interfere  with with expected benefits, so it is better whenever we want to take it, to take  just like that or adding a little honey or dates, Dates is rich in Potassium and other nutrients that support healthy blood pressure too.

4.  Ginger and Tumeric Tea: 

 Ginger tea is a powerful anti-inflammatory  that helps to reverse inflammation and the synergy with  turmeric, another anti inflammatory makes it work better on bad cholesterol.  Tumeric is also a great liver support too.  It is easy to make this tea by  using the fresh turmeric and ginger root, both are roots too, crushed together which is always my choice my first choice but in the absence of the fresh ginger and tumeric,  you can also make use of the dried ginger and dried to make,  your ginger and turmeric tea, it's easy just add  a teaspoon or half teaspoon spoon  of the combined powder in a cup and then add boiler  water, allow to brew and your tea is ready,  it helps to fight inflammations too reducing things like fatty liver,  a great warming tea for those who are experiencing pains and inflammations

5.  Lemongrass tea;

Lemongratic is another Powerful anti-inflammatory that is naturally caffeine free and we can enjoy it moderately, also to help us manage bad cholesterol and those having sleep problems also.  Fresh leaves  are easily available around most neighbourhoods in surburbd or you plant it in a pot, you can get them around but in the absence of the fresh lemongrass which you can easily cut the grass as it  looks like grass, the fresh leaves which is like grass as the name implies can be washed and few leaves added in a pot with water to boil.   just allow to cook on the fire for about 10 minutes and   your tea is ready and it usually tastes nice too it's a great addition for those who are managing high blood pressure to add to their breakfast or any time of the day you can also in the absence of the fresh lemongrass you can also get the lemon grass tea in tea bags,  they are  available in health shops and supermarkets

6.  Mysteotle tea:

This is also an uncommon tea that I used occasionally to reduce inflammations  in  the body and helps  tackle bad cholesterol most of these issues like cholesterol come alongside high blood sugar,  high blood pressure,clogged  arteries which is also common with older adults and  if you have access to the mysteotle tea, it's a great addition to help reduce the risk of diabetes,   high blood pressure and other health challenges that also come along as a result of some other issues such as cholesterol management, inflammations  and poor blood circulation.

7.  Coffee: 

 A lot of people do not want to hear anything about coffee because of caffeine but truly speaking occasional coffee is also a great way to break down bad cholesterol, support our liver health and even our colon because most times when the colon is moving freely,  cholesterol is also reduced and this is one of the positive side of drinking coffee which I have observed and it is for this reason that I occasionally like to take a cup of coffee to keep my colon moving you can also add a little cocoa as I often do to your coffee to add more nutrients , if the colon is is moving, regularly,  it is very very rare to have accumulation of bad  cholesterol.

7 Kudin tea:

This is a  Chinese tea herbal tea which is great for a lot of health issues including managing bad cholesterol, it's not so common but if you have access to it, it is good to include it as part of the teas you take occasionally to help also to support our liver function and boost our immunity,  destroying  yeast and strengthening our immune system.  Fresh leaves are dried and it's one reason that makes me to like the tea because most times, it doesn't come in tea bags, though other companies may be packaging in tea bags, but it is more common as loose dried leaves

 which you drop either 3 or 3 teas  and then you add boiled water and brew to  drink it's a very healthy drink for those who are also managing cholesterol. 

8. Neem tea:   

 It is a bitter tea which is also great for our health and good for cholesterol management too. being a bitter tea it has positive effect on our overall  health, especially those having malaria symptoms,  coldness, low oxygen in the blood.  and other symptoms  that  can  lower  our immunity or allow disease to attack us.  

9.  Oregano Tea;  

It is also another powerful antibacterial tea that has positive effect on various aspects of our head including cholesterol management.   I like to take thing at  night because  it has mild sedative effect and then when you wake up, you feel refreshed  and it does not have caffeine.  if  you see the dry leaves is always better, but in the absence of the fresh leaves, the dried teas are okay too.  

10.  Fenugreek seeds tea:

Fenugreek seeds are great also for cholesterol management especially when you soak the seeds in normal room temperature water allowed to  sit overnight and drinking the water gradually, gradually doesn't have a very speedy effect but it's gentle on the gut, helps to clean out the gut, removing toxins including bad cholesterol and it is also naturally caffeine free being a seed also makes it very friendly to a lot of people who may consider leafy teas   as harsh on their gut health or they are gut friendly, other seeds  also that are in this category are fennel tea, cumin and chia and flaxseeds,  like effects you can also soak some of them with boil water and consume to help tackle cholesterol. 

Summary

There are several other teas and lifestyles such as regular exercise to help lower cholesterol,  it is not all the teas that works effectively in lowering cholesterol,  some are more potent, like some of those  ones mentioned above, I've actually tested and used some of them and also I found out that some even have stronger effect to deal with cholesterol than others even as listed above,   but we must take all moderately which is good and better to always alternate them instead of just focusing on one with caffeine or one without caffeine the ones with caffeine are  also good in their own unique way as long as the caffeines  are naturally occuring but we should ensure to consume all at different times because moderation remains our rule.

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Sea Salt gaggle in Warm Water to Reverse Toothaches

Introduction:

Toothache can be very distressing whenever it comes and usually come with little or no notice.  We are aware that consuming sugary foods especially biscuits and other highly acidic foods is one of the leading causes of toothaches. Too much carbohydrates whose end product is sugar can also trigger toothache.  Stress makes it worse .  There are several home remedies to help with toothaches and other oral problems.  Some common foods to help Reverse or prevent frequent toothaches and oral problems includes,:

Guava leaves tea

Cloves tea or oil

Chia Seeds

Garlic

Sesame seeds

Cold pressed coconut oil

Cold pressed olive oil

Cashew nuts

 Almonds

Ginger and tumeric tea

Mint tea or mint essential oil

pomegranate tea

Sea salt gaggle with warm water 

Sea Salt Gaggle with Warm Water

One of the cheapest and easiest way to reverse a toothache and other dental problems is using about one teaspoon of seasalt to a cup of warm water and using it to gaggle at the earliest time the first symptom occurs. Do it for about two days.  Keep gargling and pouring it out until the warm water is exhausted and tomorrow you make another.  Two days is enough to resolve all the oral issues and reverse that toothache.  It's been working for me.

 Here are 3 Reason Why It works:

1.  Our teeth just like our bones are made of minerals and seasalt contains over 82 minerals as against the refined table salt.  It helps to add minerals to strenghten our teeth as we gargle.

2.  It is not acidic like table salt. It reduces excess acidity in the mouth which is a convenient ground where bacteria and germs thrives.

3.  It does not feed yeasts.  Most of these yeast and other agents live in the mouth and helps to support inflammations including toothache.

Summary:

It is best to prevent and reverse oral problems including toothaches as they hardly respond to treatment until the tooth is remove, because of the nonsterile nature.  Prevention is always better especially if we use the sea salt gargle with warm water.

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