7 Tricks to Help you Loose Weight and keep them off

Introduction 

Overweight is becoming a global problem but obesity is the extreme side of being overweight and its found in children,  young people and  older adults.  It  is very common these days especially among the youth mostly because of lifestyle, such as  sedentary life,  not exercising enough, choice of food they eat and many other factors but there are smart things to do to help to keep our weight under control if you  have that gene in your family line.   Although there are  some people that  cannot be overweight no matter what they  eat.   but  if you are in that category of people with family history of being overweight then you must read this article and get some smart ideas and tricks to help you to stay fit because obesity itself opens door for sicknesses and diseases and so before it gets to that point we must work on it,  attack it before it attacks us.  

 Here  are six tips to help you avoid being overweight in case you have the gene.

1.  Avoid Early Breakfast

Avoid starting your breakfast early by this I mean early breakfast can also contribute to weight gain and if you noticed that you are really hungry very early in the morning and it is frequent,  then it may be an indication that your sugar may be high especially for  mature adults and then you need to check it and besides that, delaying your breakfast helps your blood sugar to drop if it was even high upon waking up it helps your body to burn some fat before fresh ones comes because early breakfast is being suggested by a lot of people but if you are  an obese person or battling with weight gain, if you are working to reduce your weight as much as possible you have to avoid early breakfast.  early breakfast in my view  is any  breakfast that  you have earlier than 3 hours of your waking up that's an early breakfast if you wake up for like 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. you're already having your breakfast that's an early breakfast in my view but if you have your breakfast  say 10:00 a.m after  waking  up by 6:00am  and you had your breakfast 10:00 am  that is ok  anything from 10:00 is  okay I Believe by then the body would have exhausted the stock that was left overnight while we were  sleeping and then your fat storage commences upon your breakfast so your breakfast is important don't rush for breakfast all the time except for occasional cases when you just want to or you just feel to take something but then you must also be careful what you are taking because if it's something that can contribute to Fat storage,  it  is going to affect you and continue to increase your weight.

2.  Consume larger and richer meals in the morning or noon:

When eventually you decide to have your breakfast and you are even to work on your weight it's important to consume very well but you tend to take ensure that it is rich and dense in  nutrition and as much as possible ensure that you are full because if you are not full, there  is tendency to continue to munch or pinch on unhealthy foods in between meals and consuming or chewing in between meals during  will destroy your goal of maintaining a healthy body weight consuming healthy foods which comprises of your carbohydrates, your oils and fats or proteins in the morning keep you Fuller for longer.  Although some people prefer heavier meals in the evening but that won't help those who want to maintain their weight or loose weight.   You can also apply this trick if you are aiming to maintain a healthy body weight or you have problem of excess fat storage in your body it's a trick that works.

3.  Avoid late Meals

Another popular idea is to avoid late meals.  That means a lot of us are already aware of the harm and danger late  Meals poses to our health and not only to health but to our fat loss effort especially for those of us who want to lose weight it's going to destroy your effort if you continue to engage in regular late Meals, Late meals in my view  is  any meal  after by 8 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. if you consume anything heavy or as a main course, after 7:30 or 8 p.m. regularly, then weight gain is sure to come.   Though  there could be a few exceptional days and  occasions but making it a  regular occurrence or habit will not only affect the health of the individual, but  will also destroy the goal  of maintaining a healthy body weight

4.  Take a Natural fat Burning Drink Before Bed

Another trick that works is though may  not be so popular is taking a fat burning drink as your last meal before bedtime many people may not be aware of this but try some natural drinks like Fennel tea, Soghurm tea, ginger tea, Hibiscus flower tea,  cinnamon tea, fenugreek tea, pomegranate tea,  there are several other drinks that does not contribute to weight gain like apple cider vinegar, occasionally is a good drink tea, one tablespoon in a glass of  water before bed that can help you achieve results this trick works anytime you observe that you are increasing in  weight, you can use this trick to  stop it. These drinks work and  helps to burn fat while you are sleeping because  most of the fats are burned and also stored at night, if you do not drink a zero calorie tea to control the fat, they build up while  one is asleep and you woke up feeling that you are light but you are actually not,  you actually may not be truly  light because so many works fats  have been stored but  you may be feeling light because your body have rested and so you may not  know and that wouldn't give you the opportunity to really understand what has happened overnight.  Try it,   it works,  you will notice a drop even if not and if not a very noticeable drop but you will notice that there is no increase in the existing weight that you're trying to maintain.  There are several other teas you can also give a try like cinnamon tea. can also have it banana peels,  it won't allow fat storage but it will give you a good sleep and a good night sleep also support fat loss or fat burning.  

5.  Consume Root Vegetables instead of Simple Carbs or Grains.

Consuming foods like root vegetables with resistant kind of starch can help you achieve your goal of loosing weight if ever you want to consume carbohydrates you definitely need them for energy. Most of them are good sources of vitamin B group and then you need energy for your daily activities and so if you can avoid the simple sugars you can have all the processed carbs and insist on only carbs that are resistant there are several of them even bananas.  Riped bananas or unripe plantain,   edible cassava even, the usual swallow in moderation.   they are all complex carbs including  garri flakes, sweet potatoes and several other of them including  cocoyam are  all complex carbohydrates so we can take them moderately whenever we want to do so I do not suggest that we should stay off carbohydrates completely in order to lose weight but have to make a choice and do not consume too much of it because once you consume large amount frequently they begins to tighten the line of of weight gain which you will also notice.

6.  Exercise Daily Moderately

It is not a news or something strange to talk about the role of exercise in weight loss whether you are trying to loose existing weight or to avoid additional weight gain, the place of exercise is very important as it also helps to improve our overall health and so this trick works. Ensure that you  engage in exercising weather around the home weather, it is jumping, walking all kinds of exercise that will involve the entire body  so if we walk 35 =40 minutes today it's okay some other days we can do more than that but at the minimum ensure  that you move.   The more you move the more calorie you lose and the more calorie you lose the  the less tendency to be obese and so try the sticks and you will notice that you won't gain weight despite whatever you are eating or the fat gene in your family line.  You may not really gain weight and and existing weight will be reducing  if you apply these tricks.  

7.  Focus on more Protein in your diet:

Protein is the building block and you need them to help build new cells and replace dead ones.  They also help you achieve your weight loss goal.  Ensure also to include a bit of animal protein for completeness.  Focusing only on plot based may not provide you complete amino acids, though there are a few plat based foods with complete amino acids like soyabeans, moringa leaves tea.  However, foods like eggs, chicken, turkey meat are great too to help you achieve your weight loss goal.

Summary:  

Discipline is also required in all of the effort to loose weight, and nobody will do it for us.  We must resolve and discipline ourselves regarding foods and all unhealthy habits generally.  It is achieveable.  I was weighing between 100 and 110 but worked it up to 75 and now between 80 and 82.  Still working to bring it down to 76, though that makes me appear too skinny.  It is achievable if you are determined and disciplined.

Currently 77 and 78.  Weight should not increase as we age, rather, it should reduce I a healthy way.  

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Infections! what are they? Are there Natural remedies?

Infections! what are they? Are there Natural remedies?

Introduction

The subject before us sounds more scientific, but we will not attempt to go deep scientifically as, we are not scientists, but I shall endeavor to focus on the following during the study:

Outline

1. what is Infection

2. Types of infections

3. How do they get to us 

4. Symptoms of Infection 

Our defence against them -

5. Signs of a weak immune system and what to do 

6. Foods that fights infections 

7. Foods that feed infections

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8. Foods that cause Mucus

9. Simple ways to boost your body's natural defense

10 Foods reduce mucus

11. How to stay strong during this Pandemic by including common Antiviral foods that helps fight infections

13. Healthy Body All the Way

14. Summary

15. Questions and Answers

1. What is infection

In my own definition, infection is said to occur when a foreign living organism invades our body in the form of pathogens, overcomes all our natural defencies and deters our organs from carrying on its regular functions/ activities resulting in disease.

2. Types of Infection

There are four most common types of infections, namely:

Viral infections. (Viruses are very tiny infectious organisms).

Bacterial infections.

 (Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms)

Fungal infections.

and

Parasitic infections.

3. How do they get to us? 

Microorganisms capable of causing disease—or pathogens—usually enter our bodies through the eyes, mouth, nose, or urogenital openings, or through wounds or bites that breach the skin barrier. Organisms can spread, or be transmitted,

4. Most common Symptoms of an Infection are:

Common cold

Flu

Strep throat

UTI

Cellulitis

Stomach flu, diarrhea, cramps, vomiting, etc

Pneumonia

Ear infections

Remember the symptoms of viral and bacterial infection may resemble but antibiotics won't work for viral infections.

5, Our Defence against them

When we are infected through any means, most times we are unaware, why, because cause our defence system are working 247 to defend us. We have three main lines of defence, before symptoms occur in form of either pains, swellings, fever or other means. What are these lines of defence?

Our body's three lines of defense are:,

1. Skin:

The outer barriers like skin,

2, the second being non-specific immune cells like macrophages and dendritic cells, and

3. the third line of defense being the specific immune system made of lymphocytes like B- and T-cells.

6. Signs of weak immune system and what to do.

*Signs of a Suppressed immunity* 

A. Frequent cold, sneezing, flu like symptoms

If you are always battling with cold. Obviously your immune is low

 *What to do -* include more garlic, ginger, Tumeric, onions, greens, eggs, raw foods and citrus fruits. Reduce carbs and sugar. Stay away from transfats, especiall fried foods.

B. You always have tummy issues, like constipation, diarrhea, gas, stomach noise etc,  

 *What to do -* Include probiotics foods, fermented foods like millet, yogurt, African oil bean seed, iru etc to help support gut health. Also avoid too much sugar and sugary drinks including carbonated beverages and highly processed foods, 

 C. Difficulty in wound healing** 

Your skin goes into damage control mode after you get a burn, cut or scrape. Your body works to protect the wound by sending nutrient-rich blood to the injury to help regenerate new skin.

This healing process depends on healthy immune cells. But if your immune system is sluggish, your skin can’t regenerate. Instead, your wounds linger and have a hard time healing.

 *What to do -* include fruits rich in vitamin C and quality protein, soyabeans, moringa leaves, eggs, carrots, vitamins A and E rich foods, peanuts are rich in protein and vitamin E, but must be taken in moderwtion. 

D. *You Have Frequent Infections* 

If you seem to battle frequent infections, your immune system might be sending you red flags. If you are always treating typhoid and malaria, then, that's a strong signal that your immune system is low.

 *What to do -* take garlic regularly, take fresh paw paw leaves tea, include bitter leafs, especially the water of a freshly washed bitterleaf, moringa leaves, reduce sugar. Honey is OK in moderation. Green foods, nuts and legumes. Chicken soups, black peppers and raw fruits in moderation due to sugar.

7 Foods that fights infections naturally 

Honey. Honey is one of the first natural anti-microbial medicines to be used.

Garlic. Garlic is a powerful anti-bacterial that can fight yeast infections, fungus and candida overgrowth. ...

Turmeric. 

Coconut Oil. 

Lemon. 

Pineapple

Ginger.

Onions.

Grapefruit Seed Extract. 

Horseradish.

Vitamin C.

Manuka Honey. 

Cinnamon.

Apple-Cider Vinegar.

8, Top foods that feed disease in our body

If a micro organism enters, our body, it needs food to survive, if you supply its food, it will grow and begin sharing nutrients with you until it takes the upper hand to the point of starving you the host of nutrients leading to death of the person, but if we have this knowldge, the moment you sense an infection is present in your body, you feed it by consuming these foods:

Soda.

Processed foods.

Foods and drinks high in sugar.

Refined carbohydrates.

Alcoholic beverages

Transfats and animal proteins like milk

9. Simple Ways to Boost Your Body's Natural Defenses

Here are simple ways and habits to help boost your body's Natural defence and avoid infections. 

Get enough sleep.

Sleep and immunity are closely tied.

Eat more whole plant foods.

Eat more healthy fats. Like cold pressed coconut oil, olive, peanuts, walnuts and avocadoes oil

Eat more fermented foods, like millet pap, iru yoghurt. 

Limit added sugars.

Engage in moderate exercise.

Stay hydrated. Water therapy is our culture 

Manage your stress levels.

Include vitamin C rich foods like lemon and other citrus

Include sufficient daily protein. Protein is the building block

Include foods with antibacterial and antiviral properties daily, such as honey, garlic ginger, cloves and peppers

10. Foods that cause mucus and Foods that reduce mucus 

Mucus is part of our body's defense. The body produce its mucus naturally, however when mucus is too much due to the consumption of certain foods, microbes take advantage of it. Here are some top foods that encourage excessive mucus:

Red meat

Milk

Cheese

Yogurt

Ice Cream

Butter

Eggs

Bread

Pasta

Cereal

Bananas

Cabbage

Potatoes

Corn and corn products

Soy products

Sweet desserts

Candy

Coffee

Tea

Soda

Alcoholic beverages

So what’s left to eat?

Foods That Reduce Mucus

While it may seem like you can’t eat anything because all of the major food groups have already been wiped out, there are actually some foods left that have the ability to reduce your mucus production.

Here are 21 of them:

Salmon

Tuna

Sardines

Flounder

Pumpkin

Pumpkin seeds

Grapefruit

Pineapple

Watercress

Celery

Pickles

Onion

Garlic

Honey or agar

Ginger

Lemon

Cayenne pepper

Chamomile

Olive oil

Broth

Decaf tea

If you or a love

11. How to stay safe during this pandemic.

We know that safety is of the lord but as Law abiding citizens, we must follow and abide by all safety tips in addition to trusting God to keep us.

Here are some safety tips to help stay free from infection during this pandemic.

Firstly, we must note that there are several other viral infections including Sars, but the latest among the virus is Coronavirus, which is said to be founded in 2019, the reason, it is cod named Covid-19. As a general rule, all viral infections have similar symptoms, such as flu, and Coronavirus is one of them with similar symptoms.

Here are some popular tips you should observe:

Wash your hands frequently;

Avoid/reduce touching your eyes, nose or mouth;

Avoid eating raw meat and unnecessary contact with wild animals;

Thoroughly cook meat and eggs;

Avoid close contact with anyone with flu-like symptoms;

If you develop a fever, cough, or difficulty breathing, there are remedies and herbs with antiviral properties you can try at home, but if symptoms persist after three days, or one week, better to seek medical attention

Include herbs that reduces mucus like onions, garlic, Tumeric, ginger in your daily diet, excess mucus will feed a viral infection and make the organism more powerful against the host. We already listed the foods that cause excess mucus production 

Take particular precaution while travelling.

Use nose mask in large crowds

Maintain simple hygiene while at home.

12. Common Antiviral foods

Peppermint

This is known to have powerful antiviral qualities and commonly added to teas, extracts, and tinctures meant to naturally treat viral infections.

Its leaves and essential oils contain active components, including menthol and rosmarinic acid, which have antiviral and anti-inflammatory activity

Basil

Basil has antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties that can help fight several viral infections. A study revealed that basil contains compounds like apigenin and ursolic acid, which is effective on herpes, hepatitis B and enterovirus. 

The main compound of fennel seeds is trans-anethole, which is found to be quiet effective against herpes viruses. The small seeds also boost your immunity and decrease inflammation in the body.

Garlic

Garlic is a superfood and is used for preparing medicines for various health conditions. Studies suggest that garlic can be effective against influenza A and B, HIV, HSV-1, viral pneumonia, and rhinovirus.

Other antiviral foods include:

Cloves

Oregano

Thyme

Ginger

Echaneca

Rosemary

Dandelion 

Lemon balm

Ginseng

Sage

Cumin

Cold pressed coconut

and many other common and uncommon foods.

13. Healthy Body All the way

This is a shot piece on a few of my secrets and how I have remained healthy since 2012,till date without any dose of antibiotics despite that I could not stay one or two months without taking typhoid or malaria drugs. To God be the Glory, all that is history now. Here are some of my daily living habits to beat infections.

1. Water therapy

Water therapy is our culture and for over ten yrs, have been observing it with my entire family. A simple secret to healing and restoring healthy body

2. Regular consumption of raw garlic and honey on empty stomach, it is one of my strongest natural antibiotics against many ailments, including viral infections.

3. Occasional bitters like bitterleaf, bitter cola, coffee, cocoa, pawpaw leafs tea and all bitter foods are part of my regular foods to control sugar, high blood sugar is a feeder of disease

4. More liquids especially in the morning. Teas like cocoa, ginger and tumeric, Cinnamon and blackseeds. Honey is an everyday addition to any chosen tea each morning. These are all anti inflammatory. Occasionally, oats and millet are part of the breakfast with nuts.

5 Manage Stress

Stress affects almost everyone, women, old and young. For me, I have seen the extreme side of stress. Comes with insomnia that persist for several days with not even one hour of sleep. Now I try to avoid/reduce foods that makes my stress level high, like sugar, bread, starchy foods and go for bananas, with cashews, cucumbers helps fight inflammations that comes with extreme stress. So I include it in moderation. If stress is not managed properly, it is the worst enemy of our immune which opens door for infections. So I am mindful of this.

6. Include Green veggies especially

 seasonal veggies like waterleaf, okro, etc in my daily diet especially evening meals, they are healing foods. I try to include antibacterial spices in my daily meal. It helps fight infections, and reduce yeast activity.

7. Fresh Foods daily

This will shock you, but it's true fans, My family members only can testify to this. It is stressfull and appears a bit expensive, but one way to avoid infections and stay healthy all year round is that only me🙄 cooks my meals and that of my family till date, zTrh reduce cooking plenty soups and stocking in fridge as much as possible. Some even cook beans too. it is not surprising we do not visit hospital for several years now. It is our secret. Our ancestors practiced it and lived to ripe old age. It's all to the praise of the Almighty God.

8, Include Raw Foods

Each time we eat cooked foods more digestive enzymes are released to digest these food. One of the hardest job our body does, is digestion. If only we can supply ready foods in liquid raw form. Our immune will be stronger. So I ensure to include at least two raw foods daily. it could be citrus, cucumber, limes, garden egg, avocadoes, coconuts, etc. These are ready foods and fully utilized when consumed and helps preserve these enzymes too. So it's one of my secret. I also try not to overdo it because of thyroid health. Too much raw foods affects thyroid and can lead to goitre.

9. Moderate exercise

Though my work of writing, blogging requires sitting, I am always mindful of this and therefore try standing up and moving or doing something else intermittently. It is one secret to my wellness all the way.

10. Fermented foods

Absence of fermented foods in our regular diet is the reason typhoid goes and keeps coming back with its cousin malaria🙄. I try to include iru, daily, take fermented millet occasionally like twice or once in a week. Sometimes it could be up to three times especially when constipation comes.

11 Daily Protein

I love bread😜 yes you heard me, it is acidic and inflammatory. But I find a way to add my own fortification. Though my bread is usually fortified bread, but bs, blackseed and honey, boiled egg, but I take just a bit or slice these days because of my blood sugar, Cinnamon and honey and other yeast fighting foods usually accompany my bread during breakfast. Even if you give me any other food in the morning. I will still ask for hot water and tea in the morning, who else does this?  To be continued

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Water therapy, what is it, how do we practice it

 

*Water therapy. What is it?  how do we practice it and for how long?

For the benefit of our new members.  Water therapy is our culture in this house and here is a short piece on what water therapy is all about.  

Water therapy is simply a method of drinking ordinary water for therapeutic purposes

It was embedded into our slogan because of its importance in restoring health and wellness. 

Water has been popular for centuries in helping improve health irrespective of what ails you.  But the scientific way of drinking water to cure disease and improve health was popularized in Japan after it successfully treated long standing gastroenteritis case. Since then, it has further been popularized as a sure remedy in treating/ curing ailments ranging from:

Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and ear nose and throat,  absorption, restore loss of appetite, improve all diseases to mention but a few.

METHOD OF TREATMENT

 As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 5 x 160ml glasses of water, if you weigh more than 60kg, you may need more, say like six glasses. 

In observing water therapy, no more meal after 7pm, then the next morning you start up with the above 👆quantity of water depending also on your body weight. 

 After taking the water, brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for at least  50minutes after taken the water. 

After 50 minutes, you may go ahead and eat normally. 

After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner it is better  not to  eat or drink anything for 2 hours

Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 5 or 6 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking  one or two glasses and gradually move up as they improve. 

The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.

My Experience with Water Therapy 

My first encounter with water therapy was during my child bearing years, protein was always found in my urine.  This was over twenty years ago. I came across a write up on water therapy, and decided to put it into practice.  Upon my next ANC visit, no more protein in the urine. Since then, I have been preaching the message, to both pregnant and nursing mothers, the message has gone to those waiting on God for conception. I have this message for low sperm count, erectile dysfunction, infertility in women, arthritis, diabetes, just name the disease and I can assure you that water therapy will make it better. 

Why It Works.

Overtime, I have realized that the water therapy is effective because it cleanses the liver and kidney of toxins, it cleans all internal organs, thereby enabling them do their work.  As long as these organs are strong and working, fans.  No disease can overcome you or get worse. Additionally, water therapy makes nutrients transportation total and easy. As long as your metabolism is working, transportation and absorption are on course, you are good to go.  That is the secret fans. 

My Advice

Never you neglect water therapy.  During headaches, before you think of paracetamol, think water first, if weak, think water, loss of appetite, yes, may be toxins accumulation, how do they go out, it's water. Water therapy is our culture on all our platforms

I am a strong believer in water therapy fans. As for me and  my household, it's our way🙄🙄.  

Now, as the years goes by, I have come to also believe that a dash of lemon juice or lime juice or even apple Cider Vinegar in the water therapy for older adults is not a bad idea and will not destroy the purpose. 

We must stay healthy naturally fans, and water therapy remains our culture. 

For How Long shall we practice Water Therapy. -- for a lifetime🙄😆😁😜

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11 SECRETS OF PEOPLE WHO NEVER GET SICK

It’s tempting to dismiss it as luck: Some people might catch a slight cold or suffer an occasional ache or pain now and then, but they never seem to suffer from flus, fevers and illnesses that send the rest of us diving under the covers for days or going for admission.

Despite centuries of scientific advances, doctors still can’t tell us definitively how to stay well. So why not look for healthy living solutions from the people for whom the common cold is, well, uncommon?
Here, 10 surprising habits of those people who never get sick—and how you can adapt them to your own soon-to be healthier life.

1. THEY STRESS LESS. Researchers at Duke University found that stress damages the immune system and the heart. Other studies suggest that it increases your chances of contracting bacterial infections, such as tuberculosis. There’s also evidence that learning relaxation techniques early on is crucial: A 2009 Stress in America Survey by Harris Interactive on behalf of the American Psychological Association found that stress is a top health concern for kids between ninth and 12th grades, and suggested that stress could do serious long-term damage if those children don’t learn to manage it. Of course, exercise is one of the best ways to chill out. A University of Southern California study found that when participants took a vigorous walk around a track, they reduced tension in their bodies by 20 percent. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables is also crucial, as is laughing: It releases endorphins in the body that act as natural stress busters. Plus, a good guffaw gives your heart muscle a workout.

2. THEY INCLUDE ENOUGH DAILY VITAMIN B FOODS IN THEIR DIET. Such as Brewers yeast, and millet. Without enough of these vitamins, the body isn’t able to metabolize carbohydrates, fats and proteins; the Bs are also essential for healthy hair, skin, nerves, blood cells, hormone-producing glands and a thriving immune system. B vitamins help manufacture antibodies and white blood cells that make up the immune response. And in times of stress, the Bs can be depleted, which compromises your immunity. Sprinkle a tablespoon of brewer’s yeast over popcorn or cereal, mix it into soups or sauces (the taste goes especially well with split pea soup or any dish made with tomato sauce) or bake into quick breads and cookies.

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