Health Benefits of Sugarcane

About Sugarcane

Sugarcane belongs to the grass family (Poaceae), It is a most beneficial crop which is found in India in sufficient amount everywhere. It is available at very cheap price for everyone so anyone can be part of its beneficial aspects. It is common in northern Nigeria and mostly hawked by the Hausas of Northern Nigeria in various cities. Sugarcane can be chewed using the teeth or drink its juice which is found by crushing the peeled sugarcane in the machine. Generally its juice with lemon, mint, ginger could make an interesting drink.
Sugar has been repeatedly demonized by some health experts as if it were the monolithic cause of insulin resistance and obesity. There’s always something wrong with generalizations such as this as it is an unfair act to lynch the good with the bad. Not all sugars are evil, the same way that not all saturated fats are bad.
If we were never never meant to eat sweet foods then our tongue should have been devoid of taste receptors for sweetness. Sugar consumption (depending on the type and amount consumed) isn’t the only dietary factor to consider in determining the cause of diseases such as diabetes. A diet high in fat can cause hyperglycemia. In addition to fat, dairy has also been implicated in the development of diabetes.

IT’S THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY THAT MATTER

The real problem is ingesting large amounts of the wrong kind of sugar. The average American consumes a whopping 22 teaspoons of sugar a day in the form of refined sugar. This wouldn’t be a scary amount if regular table sugar can make people slim and smart. Unfortunately it does just the opposite.
The best source of whole sugar will always be fresh fruit. Fruits are rich in water, which dilutes the sugar. They are also high in fiber, which slows down the release of fructose in the bloodstream. Fresh fruit is also loaded with nutrients that are essential to health and healing.

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Here are 7 Changes I made So As to Avoid Tooth Extraction Again

Introduction 

It is important to also share some of the things I'm doing differently since after the dentist visit and was asked to return back for another washing or extraction which may likely occur if I fail to visit the dentist again within 6 months.  So I decided to do a few things differently in order to avoid such experience again because it is not a pleasant one at all if you ever experienced toothache,  you will understand what I am talking about tooth aches are better prevented and that is what I am trying to do and honestly I want to share the few things I have been doing differently since the last visit.  It  is exactly 10 months since I went for that tooth extraction and by the grace of God I have not had any issues again as anticipated by the dentist who already  requested me to come back for washing or another teeth may be removed, although this is not to say that it is bad to go for dentist check up it is a great idea but if you do not have the resources as most of them also charge highly,  the reason is not known  to me but it costs a lot of money to do those teeth  check-ups.  if you are an average person and you want to use natural means and avoid visits like myself then you can read on and finish this write-up to know some of the things I'm  doing that has helped me and still helping me to keep my teeth strong.

1.  I am more Careful and Alert in case of any oral or tooth signal of infection or inflammation:

This is actually an aspect that I neglected much, never listen to my instinct or feelings about my teeth or other health gum signals.   Before now I just eat and then move around but every sickness or disease before it gets to that miserable point always send the signal, it always give a warning which most of us often neglect and so I do not neglect any signal anymore I've had a few signals which eventually was dealt with using home and natural remedies and this is actually the point where natural and home remedies are very effective when the disease has not landed, don't wait for the toothache to come and when they  do, they normally come with lots of pains and miseries.  I will also be telling us when the full tooth ache takes off and before then. It could be avoid.  it can be avoided also so be careful to listen to your oral health, to know when there are signs of inflammations especially when you consume sugary foods high carb foods high protein foods like meat,  biscuits you must also  be alert to hear what your teeth or your mouth or gums are saying, if you can do that as I'm doing you will observe when the bacteria wants to kick-start and then begin to do something that time that is one of the things I'm now doing I'm more alert than before.

2.  Using Sea Salt Water Gargle:

This aspect is an area I will encourage every older adult to get sea salt at home even if you cannot cook with it keep it as a home remedy for your oral health.   When I visited the dentist I was told to use refined table salt I talked about sea salt they didn't understand that,   they said they have never heard the name before and that is the truth so I said okay no problem since you know only about white salt I'm going to use that one because sea salt is better than white table salt so how do I use this table salt each time I suspect anything in my mouth I wake up in the morning and start the day with warm water sea salt gargle using about 1 teaspoon of sea salt.  this is salt is actually expected to be used to rinse on a daily basis that is the safest thing to do as I did all the research but in order not to overdo it because while gargling with the sea salt some salt also may be going into the body into the system and so if somebody is susceptible to high blood pressure it can trigger it because I have always said that salt is salt and should not be taken too much and sea salt though it has a lot of minerals and nutrients it is still salt and should not be overdosed.   Again it is not easy to maintain doing it daily,  though l actually desireable  to do it more frequently but a lot of other things makes it impossible sometimes laziness, sometimes tiredness, and at other times other factors just like negligence, there is no excuse anyway when it comes to our health but we are human you cannot always do all these things as you wish and that is why I use it as often as possible but not on a daily basis.  It is something I cannot promise or  tell you that I do daily but each time I consume something like meat, carbohydrates or certain foods like peanuts or  fried African  breadfruit, and other  foods that I know that may not be okay for my teeth I will ensure that within 24 hours I do sea salt water gargle and here is how do I do it.

Sea Salt  Warm Water gargle( How I take it)

Upon waking up in the morning before my water therapy I just make  a cup of sea salt using about 1 teaspoon of sea salt or a little less because the Rocky salt are larger sometimes if is rocky  I take like three large ones which if broken into pieces will be make up about one teaspoon,  I'll put it in a cup and add warm water to about half the cup using a full Cup is ok depending on the size but I put as much as about 50 mils of  warm water  and then use it to gargle and throw away gargling after gargling just put in a full mouth use it to gargle for few minutes and pour it away I'll keep doing it until the   prepared water salt solution is exhausted and that is all for the day then I go for my water therapy and after my water therapy I still go ahead and use the little sea salt  water to rinse my mouth again, That is how I do it because in the days of the tooth ache even water used to pain in the teeth too😫 I came to realise also then  that may be mbecause the teeth needed minerals, which were lacking in the water, unless you add sea salt or the water could be  acidic I don't know but it  also used to pain me then ,  especially cold water so whenever I want to do this sea salt water gargle.  After Water therapy I still use the remaining salt wate left over to rinse my mouth and ensure that I have done that exercise for the day to ensure that all the meat particles, all the biscuit particles all the whatever particles I suspect are washed out.  Whenever I takecAfrican bread fruit ( Roasted Ukwa and at that time I take it also made sure I do this water gargle the next morning because such foods also used to be painful that time  meaning that proteinous foods like that peanuts they can also trigger such things in the mouth so I use it to make sure that the bacteria and germs that are hiding around the mouth  the teeth and gums  comes out so if you don't want that experience, you   can also be doing occasional sea  water gargle sea salt water gargle but I do not suggest doing it too much is  because of those that have high blood pressure but it has actually been helping me to ensure that the teeth also gets needed  minerals that's another thing the teeth needs minerals and the only way to get minerals into the teeth when you are gurgling the minerals go directly  and it helps to strengthen the teeth like when you are giving food to the teeth that is my honest opinion and it works to make the teeth stronger  instead of weakening it because it's minerals that are actually found around the teeth and their  region and if you can get it to get minerals into the teeth to make it. it will make the teeth also to be stronger and  the gums as well.

3.   Using Cold Pressed Coconut oil  gargle

Cold pressed coconut oil mouth gargle is something I have always known its benefits for oral health, for strengthening the tooth and gums but over time I tend to neglect it and all this negligence may have contributed, so this time around is no more a joke once in a while at least once in a week I find time to use at least once or sometimes twice to use cold pressed coconut oil to put like one r have tablespoon in my mouth and use it to swipe round and  allow  it to stay may sit in my mouth for like 10 minutes and I'll put it away it helped to destroy the germs and  fungals that lives in the mouth and kill bacteria  and all those agents that helps to create inflammation and it in early sentence the tooth so I no longer neglected as was before once in a while I do it because it has effect even though we may not notice it but it works and it helps to keep the mouth from bad breath too, because  bad breath or  mouth odour  is an indication of a diseased body it may begin in the gut but manifests  in the mouth so when somebody's mouth begin to smell a person is sick inside already because that's where the smell comes from.  I've heard people talk and I just noticed their mouth smells and of course I don't normally waste time to stay it I will rather prefer my mouth to smell garlic and be healthy than  to be smelling  so the coconut oil mouth gargle also keeps mouth fresh and free from germs and bacteria.

4.  Bread and biscuits are 98% Out of my Diet.

Saying that I am completely done with bread biscuit and similar foods was not easy before but after this bitter experience I could cope without consuming bread for a month and even more than it, and even when I try to to pick on it I do not go more than half a slice but not so before.  This life  experience has taught me a lesson, bread and biscuits are  one of the worst foods for those who normally experience tooth aches because they are high in sugar and not only bread and biscuit all other acidic foods bread and biscuits are highly acidic and all other acidic foods are also out of my list because of my teeth theyvneed to be preserved. This is also one of the things I'm now doing differently I no longer pick on bread or biscuits or snack on them like before, either crackers or bread, just for long throat sake being  more careful and more disciplined to say No even when they  offered to me because for free due  to this experience I do not want another repeat and if you are in that category you  can also follow some of my above changes ,and  guide.

5.  Late Meals are Culprits, I am also Putting it Out 

During those days of the tooth ache experience late  Night Meals any solid meal after 7pm   usually attract the worst pains so I learnt a lesson from it if you are suffering pains and inflammations stay away from late night meals if you want to avoid inflammation's stay away from late night meals as much as you can and when occasionally you do and   it does occur once in a while consume something else that will stir up the secretion of digestive juice the same night so as to help digestion and then in the morning you will also need to  begin to attack by doing some of these  rituals already mentioned here because the best form of defence is attack and I have been using this method also whenever I fall victim of late food, in the morning I remember my rituals because I I know that they msy  have caused some havoc already so before they begin to manifest I launch my own attack by being very very strict with some of the visuals to maintain a healthy teeth and gum and avoid toothache and gum problems.

6.  Reducing Citrus like Lemons

Citrus like lemons are great for our health but they are not great for the teeth and gums.   if you have experience toothache sensitive tooth and all of that you will observe that lemons and other citrus especially lemon makes it worse and so if you escape or get or got healed of it then you have to reduce direct contact with acidic fruits with your teeth such as lemons and limes though I normally put them inside water warm  water but even then it still  makes contact with the teeth and so if you can use straw or other instruments to consume it occasionally and avoid it having contact with your teeth it may go a long way because the acid also helps to erode some of the teeth enamel and reduce some natural coverings that helps to protect our teeth and gums.  They  tend to erode some of them and keep the teeth open for feelings like sensitive tooth or even when infection comes it becomes very painful and almost difficult to manage so there is also a need for  reduction in the frequency of lemons because of the teeth I do put it in my warm water but I have reduced its consumption generally. Orange is better or milder option so I do not also consume too citrus together like I normally did before I could consume lemon, orange, and all of that . would have reduced the combinations like consuming them in the same day I'm trying as much as I could to see that I do not stay off lemon totally but reduce its consumption and frequency  because of my teeth.

7.  Include foods that supports oral health, teeth and Gums Health:

In addition to all the above I'm also including foods and fruits  that supports healthy teeth and reduces inflammations like garlic, oranges apples, carrots,  cloves,  alligator pepper in moderation I actually occasionally chew on some of these slices  food like alligator  pepper  which I didn't used to do before,was deceived to believe it causes stomach ulcers.  I now always  have it around me because it's a great support it offers a great support for teeth and gums and other  inflammations such as gum disease.   So in order to support digestion and prevent a recurrence because it has become part of my diet but before now I didn't use to consume it because of the earlier reason that it causes ulcer. but it's not okay to join here say  it is always better to try something out first.  it's not actually as I heard but it is when you take it too much and on an empty stomach for a long time, because it is a digestive aid which is great for older adults, and helps fight pains and inflammations too, you may  have that feeling of ulcer,  but besides that, it is a great immune booster  when taken moderately.  I also take it when I feel that what I  consumed  may trigger inflammation I take like five or six alligator pepper and chew but not regular, only when there is need.  Clove  is  another bone strengthening food usually in themorning or after meals.   It helps reduce sugar in the blood which may sometimes sponsor a toothache or gum problems, it kills bacteria because it has antibacterial, antifungal and  antimicrobial properties also the same thing with c close destroys the activities of sugar which are the main agents that helps to support gum disease and toothache so in that form it supports oral health and helps reduce tooth problems.

Summary:

In addition to the above also trying to include foods like garlic, ginger, cinnamon  and reduce milk because milk contains sugar too, I employ other foods that contains calcium  to help meet my calcium needs like chia seeds and fennel seeds and as such for my calcium from other foods like tiger nuts also in order not to be deficient in  this important minerals in addition  all of the above,  I'm also including my water therapy and maintaining it as always knowing that it also helps to reduce gum disease and tooth problems I addition to regular brushing of my teeth with a good toothpaste.

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I Finally Went To the Dentist

How It Started 

We know and believe that majority of the bacterias in our body are harboured in the mouth. Infact more than 80% I may say. On that note, emphasis on maintaining our oral region is a message all our followers can attest that we preach. So I always make effort using good tooth paste and bicarbonate to brush daily and occasional coconut oil mouth rinse. But as is common to most of us, overtime, I relaxed in the area of using coconut oil moreso that things are quite expensive these days including coconut oil, So I moved on. No issues whatsoever, I just enjoyed myself. But Gbum, it started like a small tickle in one of my upper pre molars, Hm I just did my regular brushing and was too busy to really listen to this body signal. No we must pay attention to every little thing or symptom that goes on in our body. I

 insist here that more attention be given to our oral region for all but especially the older adults Do not joke with this pls. It controls your appetite, immune system, linked to your heart, brain, neck, infact our entire system is so uniquely connected. 

Toothache is Here

 It is amazing 👏 Tooth and Gum Disease is here just like play. I began using all the natural tooth remedies that I knew, 😋 sometimes, it looks like it was working, at other times it seems all my effort amounted to nothing😭, the pain continued infact I cannot say exactly whether it was a pain or gangrene of the tooth but each time I am set to sleep, It starts aching and one particular one down to the center of my brain. My concentration and focus was reducing each day. But I continued testing and trying all that  I knew including monitoring my sugar and of course each time I tried to bite on carbs or sweet stuff, it says No. I tried and prayed to God in the little way because, my people, it is better to pray when we are bubbling because some situations makes concentration for prayers difficult. But It does not matter how short the prayer, One thing I do know is that God hears it. even the groaning and mutterings, He hears too. 

It's time for Laboratory test

There is one thing I have always told us here and still maintain and that is what I practice also. If a situation persists we must submit ourselves for Laborafory investigation for any tests and follow prescriptions. So I always practice what I teach. So as the inconvenience persisted resisting most home remedies. I went for laboratory tests. Cholesterol was OK PCV abi na PVC😄was okay and others. So I moved to Dentist. After due consultation and examinations, I had the most painless tooth extracted😍🤗

And a few prescription drugs, pain relievers, warm salt water gaggle regularly for 7 days. And six months to comeback for teeth washing. The Dentist had told me that teeth washing is neccassary for all especially older adults. I have agreed with all the recommendations My people, Na my story be this oh.

My Lessons From the Experience 

What New Lessons did I get

Lesson  1. 

 The Coconut oil pulling and rinse was working but overtime I neglected it for more than 2 months and see costs of various tests, pain and final extraction that followed. Disease is always more expensive. We believe in prevention here. Infact, in one of the nights the sensation was unexplainable and I just remembered and used cold pressed to massaged my gum and everything calmed down. It works. We should not neglect those little rituals, we do to keep us healthy. If you keep off from them, you will be shocked the amount and pain you may probably go through. We believe strongly in prevention. 

 Lesson 2 

We keep learning, it is not over until it is over I learned in this experience that there must come a time we will need attention of experts. Thank God for Scientist. Doctors, Dentists and other health professionals I salute you all,💪 if you are in the house, you can  I say Kudos to all Scientists here.  

Lesson 3:  

 Older Adult should endeavour to keep cash available although we already know this but for emphasis. The exercise too reasonable cash from me but assuming it was not available, play play person go kpa🙄, but I know God's grace will always be available. Cash is everything. May God continue to provide for us directly or indirectly so that when need arises, we will meet up. The bible says, Money is a defense. Both physical and spiritual defence May God provide for us all. 

 Lesson 4 Occasional check up is good, 

Although me I am lacking in this area. Since 2010 till date until this tooth matter, I have not willingly gone to hospital for check up or any such. After that sickness thought me most bitter lessons in years past. If you need to see eye doctor do, if ear doctor, if teeth doctor do, if bone doctor whichever is applicable, honestly it is part of the aging process. Some are so blessed that they do not have issues but that is not to say that those who have are of lesser faith. God is over all and it is all of Grace. 

 Lesson 5  No matter the situation or pain, Never forget to carry God along,

 He is always there. May be He wants you to learn a lesson so that like myself if someone says tooth is aching, you will understand or ear is paining. Or eyes. May None of these organs pain us in Jesus Name.  or even fail in our lives to do their work.  In everything, To God be the Glory, the extraction of the tooth marked the end of the pain. Instantly. Though I tried to ask the dentist what caused it, He said, as long as you are eating and chewing. Again, He noted that most people in my age category are on either hypertension drug or diabetes so extracting the teeth possesses more risking of bleeding and not healing in case of diabetes and increase risk of complications due to regular daily gargle with table salt water for 7 days. 

"Life is a Teacher, the more we live the more we learn" (Wale Adenuga Productions) Drop your comments below if you have any or contribution or similar experience or just thanks to God. Remain blessed and keep staying Healthy Naturally. What New Lessons did I get 1. The Coconut oil pulling and rinse was working but overtime I neglected it for more than 2 months and see costs of various tests, pain and final e. We believe in prevention here. Infact, in one of the nights the sensation was unexplainable and I just remembered and used cold pressed to massaged my gum and everything calmed down. It works. We should not neglect those little rituals, we do to keep us healthy. If you keep off from them, you will be shocked the amount and pain you may probably go through. We believe strongly in prevention. Lesson 2 We keep learning, it is not over until it is over. 

 Finally:

To God be the Glory, the extraction of the tooth marked the end of the pain. Instantly. Though I tried to ask the dentist what caused it, He said, as long as you are eating and chewing. Again, He noted that most people in my age category are on either hypertension drug or diabetes so extracting the teeth possesses more risking of bleeding and not healing in case of diabetes and increased risk of complications of  High blood Pressure due to regular daily gargle with table salt water for 7 days. "Life is  truly Teacher, the more we live the more we learn" .

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Your Kidneys Worst Enemies

Introduction

Our kidney is another organ that we must safeguard through our foods and lifestyles we must avoid foods that hurt our kidney and here are the top foods that you should avoid or take cautiously in order not to hurt your kidney they are your kidneys worst enemies: 

Too Much Protein

Too much protein in the diet is not good for the kidney and we should avoid too much protein  specially animal protein they  help to produce a lot of uric acid and  the kidney and even the liver also is not spared when we take too much protein in our diet proteins like beans, meat and  other high protein foods.

Caffeine 

Another food is caffeine you must reduce caffeine, because of how it affects  the kidney to they are mostly found in foods like  bitter kola, kolanut,  coffee, black tea  and other caffeinated beverages you must be cautious when consuming these foods remember that they are not your kidneys friends so you must take cautiously.  

Salt:

another food that is also not good for your liver is too much salt is not good for our liver so we must be careful not to consume too much especially refined table salt they are not good for the liver health must be wear of them then 

Too much Potassium

high potassium foods like banana all those food that are high in potassium we must take them cautiously because they are not good for your liver another food is not good for the kidney.

 

Green Vegetables

Another food is too much green vegetables most of them are also high in potassium so we must consume green vegetables cautiously also there are some that are okay because they contain less of oxalic acid which is the  harmful agents in the vegetable.  We must be careful with them,  Most foods  like  beans leads to the production of  much  uric acid during digestion  and such foods are not good for our kidney health.

Fried Foods and Processed Foods 

If you do not want kidney disease, then you must also reduce frying and consuming highly processed foods.  Foods with flavours, sugars and preservatives.

Excess Body Weight

If you are aiming to preserve and keep your kidney, then it is important to watch and monitor weight gain as the kidney is stressed when we  carry excess body weight.  

Conclusion:

Exercising and lots of water are two of your kidneys best friends.  Regular exercise also helps with weight loss.

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Eat these 8 Foods Regularly to Help you Detox and keep Your Colon Healthy

 Introduction 

One of the easiest way to maintain our health and keep a strong immunity against diseases is to have a clean colon and a clean colon is one that is able to excrete stool on a daily basis or twice a day depending on the individual but as a result of our lifestyle and the type of foods many of us consume, this organ suffers a lot in the sense that majority of people do not take enough water which is needed to clean the colon they do not take sufficient fibre and even when some people take fibre they do not back it up with sufficient water.  then there are some  t foods that have natural ingredients in them to help the colon to move and we must all identify these foods and include them daily in our diet in addition to fibre.   We have heard so much about fibre but fibre alone is not the solution to help in keeping us well cleaned and detoxed from toxins if these toxins are allowed to stay longer in the body they tend to choke other organs and cells   and that is why the longer we keep the stool inside of our tummy the more danger they pose to the cells and organs.  We must therefore endeavor to  clean up the colon daily 

I do not suggest rigorous detox as advertised by some commercial detox merchants using  chemicals and herbs mixed together without you knowing the real content of what you are consuming  to clean the colon,  I do not belong to that group I'd like you  to take something that you know the source and you can determine what is inside and what you want to take.   There are so many detox mixtures out there and too much detox  is not good for your intestine.  It  is also important to know when you actually need a detox and when you do not need it.   if you do not need it and you go takeca strong detox it may also pose a danger to your health and that is the case of many people as a result of ignorance so here are the top foods you should include daily in order to maintain a healthy colon this is in addition to water therapy,  lots of water in the morning on an empty stomach.

 Ginger

Ginger is a popular anti-inflammatory spice that is known for its detox benefits it's a great detox because it helps to stir digestive organ to secrete digestive juice to help in the digestion of food.   Ginger is also great in reducing pain and inflammation generally, it  is one of the detox foods  that you can free take in the morning as tea or combine m with other detox foods to help it to perform its work better.  You can boil it with lemon and drink in the morning. A medium ginger root and half a fresh lemon with the peels and this combination deals well with toxins and reduces  belly fat, I will recommend it for people who want to reduce belly fat.   Including ginger on a daily basis is a healthy way to help the body deal with too much toxins that confronts  it on a daily basis.

Green Apples

 A lot of us consume apples without knowing the potency of this food to deal with deep-rooted toxins in the body   the best way to take this fruit in order to get this  benefit is to consume real green apple on empty stomach and allow it to stay or sit for some hours alone when you do this you are  giving it time to do its work because apple needs time to work very very deep I have observed this with apple especially with green apple  particularly when you consume apple without consuming  other foods with it immediately which sometimes we do in a hurry out of hunger, Hunger or other factors but if you can be patient to wait and allow it especially when you know you have a need of detox, then allow it  to do its work you will notice how the colon will be emptied  when you eventually  go to toilet  and if you can do this consistently for one week taking it on empty stomach you will notice a general loss of weight or reduction in your entire body mass 

Despite the exciting benefit of this fruit I till  do not recommend we take too much  because those who took too much  also had ugly side of their stories.   Just one apple a day as it  is often said may keep the doctor away,  why because of its  ability to remove toxins especially deep rooted toxins.  If only we can deal with toxins  in the system most of our problems and health issues may also be  gone.

Cucumbers 🥒 

 Cucumber is another powerful fruit that is high in fibre and easily digestible is good to include this food on a daily basis in order to avoid toxic overload include one cucumber I like to remove the peels before consuming my cucumbers as often as I eat this fruit  because I find it hard because of so many chemicals sprayed on the on the bark of this lovely food so you can also fill up the back if you feel you can't digest it only Brad is also rich in nutrients but sometimes it causes digestive distance which are usually experience when I consume it with the bark it took me some time to understand how to begin to enjoy this healthy food because each time I consumed it  with the bark  I do have digestive problems and then I continud  to wonder why people are saying that this food is good until I found a way to consume it and enjoy it as well and that is removing the peels and removing the peels has not removed the entire nutrient  from the fruit.

If you should consume this fruit on  daily basis you will likely  have less toxins to deal with and your Colon is likely to be in good health it is also a kidney supporting food and we need to support our kidney  through the foods we eat, because of its water content it  is high in water and such fruits are good for the kidney so if you think you need to reduce toxins in your body then you should include this food to help do it naturally on a daily basis, sometimes you can also blend it together with the apple or pineapple  and that is just the way I prefer it, though  some add celery and other fruits but I do not like too much combinations you can add a lot of other food if you have them or prefer it but, blend  together and take it on an empty stomach allow them time to work you will notice less toxic activity in your body and you will always have a bowel that moves freely even if it's not so free but you will not have too much problems excreting the waste out of your body especially when you back it up with water therapy.  Lots  of water in the morning on empty stomach.

Lemon:

Lemon juice in water specially warm  water is another food that goes very deep into the cells not only to help the liver but ensures  that the cells  have enough fluid but it helps to pull out toxins that are deep  in the come when we are dealing with toxins in our body when there are some fruits that does not have the nutrient to go deeper into the body or into the cells  they can only operate and remove the ones at the top  in the stomach but they may not be able to go deeper than that but lemon is one of such foods if you are trying to deal with toxic overload and that is why such fruits are able also to  tone down blood pressure and deal with a lot of illnesses because some of these illnesses are deep-rooted inside the cells and while we are dealing with the outside  the ones that are  already outside those ones are inside the cells are left unchecked but a fruit like lemon occasionally in your water is a great way to keep the toxins under check and control so that they do not bring your immune system down remember not to overdo it you should really listen to your body and know when you should stop because too much is not good .  It is an immune suppressor  when consumed too much.  In the absence of lemon you can use other citrus like grape in moderation can take orange or take lime in  the absence of lemon.  I   like to take orange but I do not suggest you combine all the citrus together because they are usually  acidic on  contact and  fruits  like  grape should not be taken daily because they are too sharp too and you will not like the result,  have tried it on  some occasions and I tried to take it regularly for weight loss and it was not a pleasant experience I had to throw away the remnants to avoid harming my health.

Carrot:  

Before now I  underrated carrot a  lot in the place of detox and cleansing the body and the colon until lately I noticed that the nutrients in Carrot vitamin A being an antioxidant  deals with oxidative damages that are  existing in the body even around the liver I noticed that each time I'm having issues with toxins and I include just one carrot in the morning on empty stomach it always give my system a good clean and that is how I arrived at this conclusion that carrot should be a part of any diet when  you want to prepare for colon cleansing or to help clean your system generally but we must be aware of the sugar content, one carrot should be okay just one medium carrot anything more than that may deliver too much sugar in the body and will not give the result expected should be taking more gently and another way to also reduce the effect if you feel is too sweet for you maybe you are diabetic you can sprinkle some dash of cinnamon powder on your carrot juice if you blend it or you find a way to sprinkle small cinema to avoid the insulin.

Olive oil

Each  time we are experiencing over  load of toxins in our body we often don't feel like taking oil at all and that is how you even ought to know when your system is loaded with toxin since you don't feel like taking oil because the liver is not even ready to do the work of fat metabolism and so if you suspect that it  is too much toxins and you don't seem to be excreting  the waste  then you have to avoid as much as possible avoid oil in your diet and stick to cold pressed olive oil and when you want to use the cold pressed olive oil you take it on empty stomach best on empty stomach you will notice  when you take it, leave it for sometime and allow it to work and that's how most times it  should be taken,  when you take oil give them a little time as much as you can we make the mistake of rushing to eat other food or eat alongside with it but if we can take the discipline to give that oil at least 1 hour or two or more to allow it  to go deeper because all the oil  work slowly to go deeper in order to track the toxins and pull them out olive oil is a good oil and apart from coconut oil, olive oil  comes first by my own experience as the oil that you can use and next is cold pressed when you are trying to cleanse your colon and boost your immunity during. 

Garlic: 

Raw garlic is also a great  detox food and is best taken raw on empty stomach and you can use it in cooking your meals to spice them up.  It has antifungal, anti inflammatory antimicrobial and antibacterial properties too to help tackle bacteria and other harmful agent in the body.

Green Vegetables:  

All green vegetables are great detox foods to include in your daily diet.   They provide vitamins, minerals and fibre to help clean the colon.

Summary

It is also important to know that sometimes it  is actually a sugar detox we need because when the sugar has been taken consistently for some time and that there is no bitterness in the diet it creates  an environment of inflammations and bacteria striving and a feeling of being unwell and occasionally some of you will observe the taste in the way  your mouth tastes and you feel as if you are sick and you don't have appetite for food it could be you need to detox of your sugar there are various herbs too that can do this but the one that I know is readily available for me is the bitter leaf  or stone breaker , bitter Leaf is okay for quick detox and is always taking fresh you can make the water mildly  and drink it in the morning after throwing away the first water away always emphasize throwing away the first water  because of my experience I do not want you to just wash it and drink it like that unless any other process has been done on it otherwise the acids could be harmful when they are too much it  is one of the few that could be help to calm down the liver and reduce that feeling of sugar in the body and another is  bitter kola, it is great too.   Stone breaker is another food that is great when you need to include Bitters in order to help you detox to move or move your bowel.  Dandelion is also good in supporting the liver when you need detox.

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If You Suffer Pains and Inflammations, Avoid These Healthy Foods

 

Introduction

If you suffer pains and inflammation you have to be careful with what you take, some foods are actually healthy but they are not good when pain comes.  Why should you avoid them because they are inflammatory and they increase your pain, some of them are also difficult to digest.   Here are some top healthy and superfoods that should be avoided during pains:

                                           Soyabeans

 Soya beans is a healthy food rich in proteins vitamins and complete in amino acids.  It  is one of the food that I often have at home and add occassionally  to complete my maels especially when meat fish and other animal protein is missing, however when pain strikes soyabeans should be avoided.   Soyabeans could be in form of soya bean powder, could be in form of a drink or added to cereals but whenever you are going through any form of pains or inflammations  whether it  is joint pains, backpains  ache wherever the pain is coming from, stay away from soya beans because it  is quite high in protein and it's difficult to digest and experience has shown that it increases pains and does not help sufferers of pains when included in the diet because of several other factors.  It is important as you are avoiding the soya beans to also avoid all foods and derivatives of soya bean  s. check the products, supplements or whatever that you are consuming in case there is soya beans in it you should discontinue the food or make an alternative choice because it will not speed up your healing or it will rather increase your pains.   Soyabeans is also easily toxic if the pain was caused by excess toxins in the body which  in some cases are the brain behind some pains then Soyabeans will also add to the pains because of the fact that it is  easily toxicity for this one reason also it  is good to stay off this healthy food.   If you are trying also to detoxify your body of toxins is also okay to  stay  it away from soya beans.  After the pains and whatever you can still return to eat in moderation but stay away temporarily,  experience has shown that it  does not help in reducing pains or during excess toxins.

Grains

Another healthy food to avoid if suffering pains is grains most grains are inflammatory including millet especially fermented grains if you are going through pains or you are managing pains stay away from all the corn products or the grains family. Soghurm bi colour, Soghurm Jowar, wheat, and all  the other grains including oats stay away from all of them  until you recover from the pains because they will surely increase your pain and they will not contribute much, it is better to stay away from them until you recover.

Caffeine 

Too much caffeine naturally  I mean occurring caffeine are good occasionally especially when taking in the right amount but when pain strikes it's important to stay away from all forms of caffeine as caffeine contributes to draining of fluid from the cells which makes our pain worse  though on some occasions caffeine may contribute to relaxing the arteries and nerves which contributes to relieving of pain like in the case of some medications containing caffeine temporarily but when there is long-term pain it is important to stay away first from all caffeine and you can find this caffeine  in   foods like black tea, bitter cola, green tea, Coffee, cocoa and other sources stay away or reduce their consumption until the pain period is over as they may not aid your healing, yet most of these foods mentioned are very healthy foods when you are okay.

Red palm oil

Another food is red palm oil,  palm oil is super healthy especially pure unadulterated red palm oil good source of beta-carotene and nutrients that supports our eyes, it is a heart healthy food It also helps to increase our blood and platelet counts but when you are in pain it is better to stay off red palm oil  in all the ways it appears in our diet  or you know all the foods containing red palm oil keep them off your diet because red palm oil is a source of palmitic acid  which may  clog arteries and  does not improve blood circulation, it is not a circulatory food and so should be avoided because when you are in pains, it  is important to include foods that will boost your blood circulation because healing cannot take place without proper circulation but there are several other foods that can boost your circulation but those that will hinder it such as red palm oil should be avoided until the pain period is over there are other oils that could be included in the diet such as avocado oil, olive oil and almond oil these are oils that could be used  until the the pain is over but other oils especially red palm oil aids inflammation and may  also increase the pain.

Beans:

Beans is a source of protein for bodybuilding yet it is among foods that should be avoided during pain as they tend to increase the pain.   Beans is also not too easy to digest.    because beans produces gas in the process of digestion those who are suffering pain or going through  pain should also avoid beans or reduce its consumption it's actually better to avoid beans when pain is severe stay away completely but black eyed cowpea could be consumed in moderation because it is the most easily digestible beans  but it should be prepared with a lot of other anti-inflammatory foods like onions, garlic, green  vegetables and cinnamon and other anti inflammatory spices that tend to suppress pain and inflammation.   Including ginger and turmeric in this way you can consume a little amount of black-eyed cowpea without experiencing intense pain so as to have protein at least to help build the new cells because without protein there's no way we can recover from any ailment   because protein is the building block as much as we are also avoiding most of the animal protein like  meat during pains, find a way to look for the easily digestible ones and include them in a smart way so as not to lose out completely in the amount of protein needed on a daily basis for a healthy body and for our healing to take place.

Peanuts

Peanuts Is a healthy protein rich nut with vitamins  E, calcium and other important nutrients but should be avoided during pains especially fried peanuts.  They are inflammatory and should be avoided until the pain is over.  Soaked almond in moderation deals better with pains due to the nature of fats profile in the nut.

Summary

In summary,  it is  important when managing pain to find out as much as possible cause of the pain knowing the cause of the pain and the Source is as important as managing or treating the pain itself  so as to avoid feeding the disease while also trying to cure  it when pain strikes is important also to include foods that improve blood circulation such as cayenne pepper.  foods like tumeric  and ginger and  other anti-inflammatory foods that are low in calorie you can get all your nutrients from foods that are low in calorie.  Low calorie foods such as carrots is rich in vitamins if you can get vitamin A from your oil you can also source and get it from other foods that are low in calorie  such as moringa leaves.  Look for other  food  sources to get the vitamins and nutrients that you may be missing out while avoid those foods due to your pain,  so that you won't lose out in some of the important nutrients you can say find them elsewhere if you think you are missing out on some of the  vitamins until the pain is gone.

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Top Foods That Supports Liver Health

 

Introduction 

Our liver is the largest internal organ doing a lot of works and the kidney also.  The liver is specialized in fat metabolism and oil it was involved in bile  production however most times we  consume foods that are not good for our liver and destroy it.   We tend  to avoid foods that supports our liver,  the liver can heal and regenerate when damaged and at times I do suffer from liver  injuries arising from stress I do feel it sometimes when my liver is injured especially during intense stress that is exactly how I come to know that stress is not good for the liver but there are some foods we should include regularly to help support our liver and here are the top best foods for the Liver to function optimally I already did a video on the worst foods which is on my YouTube channel you can also visit it or watch here

Vitamin B Rich Foods:

Vitamin B and other groups of the B group are non-toxic and these are the top foods we should consider when choosing foods that will benefit our liver health and where can you find these vitamin B rich foods you can find them in grains like the local rice,  the grains like quicker oats. Wheat,  Soya beans,  can find them in  chicken too. It  is a source of the B vitamins too. B vitamins  is basically for energy and any vitamin B rich food is good for the liver health so the best foods that we should also look at includes: 

 Soya Beans 

Soya beans is rich in B vitamins and particularly rich in Proteins, also lecithin a rare  nutrient that helps the liver to offload fat.   The biggest problem of the liver most  times is how to remove fat especially the unhealthy fats and that is why we  are advised to stay away from transfats  and all the saturated fats and other fats  that can help to clog the liver and stop or slow and  prevent it  from working optimally. The common grains rich in B vitamins for liver health includes,  millet, sorghum jowar, soghurm Bicolour and  all the greens most of the green family are good for liver health and we can consume them moderately because of the B group of vitamins.

Cayenne Pepper:

Cayenne Pepper is one of the top foods for liver health, It supports  liver health in a lot of ways . Capsaicin in this  pepper help provide protection against  inflammation of the liver and has a protective effect and may prevent the  sone liver  cells from dying.   Cayenne  pepper can be included moderately in the diet.  

Remember too  that too much spice is bad for the liver,  very hot spices are bad but of all the peppers,  Cayenne seem to be the one that provides more support for  the liver than other  hot peppers though it is hot too  but it doesn't  does not last for long like most peppers  which will usually turns out  to become a stress because spices and hot peppers are  stressor  for the liver but Cayenne provides support  and other benefits too.

Bitters:

Many of us do not consider Bitters  in our food at all but interestingly,  bitter  foods constitute one of the best friends of this vital organ.  Bitters like those  in  bitter Leaf,  bitter kola, though  bitter kola is a source of caffeine so should not be taken too much but all kinds of bitters are great for the liver.   Once the  liver is heated and under stress because it goes through stress and where does this phrase come from the food we eat too many processed foods and too many transfats can place the liver under intense stress and it  needs to calm down it's then that bitter foods comes in and if we do not bring in bitter foods through what we eat, most of us begins to complain of symptoms like malaria symptoms and we say we have malaria our mouth is bitter and all kinds of complaint like that when the liver is inflamed and looking for how to cool down if we can listen to our  body and understand when the liver is under intense stress we may not even have a need for any medicine but just to rest take some bitters and then take enough water and our liver will be up  again and stop those things that  contributes  to the weakening or stress of the liver.

Garlic:  

Garlic contains antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and is a source of  allicin, Sulphur and a great support for liver health.  It helps the liver to throw out  unhealthy fats,to take out cholesterol.  In a lot of ways garlic is a great food to include in your diet if you need to support your liver health.  Sometimes the deliver is even under attack by some bacteria,  but if you consume garlic especially in the morning on empty stomach it may help to destroy some of the fungus and bacteria  that hide around the liver to attack. you can still cook with garlic  but taking raw garlic  on  empty stomach in the morning occasionally is also a great way to support your liver.

Citrus

Lemons,  Limes and most of the vitamin C rich fruits are great for our liver because  vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant for destroying free radicals.  One of the biggest challenge of our  liver  is also free radical activity trying to invade the organ some trying to hide under it and seek opportunity to attack us.  and other around the barrel and all the other organs because the liver actually is very large internally so many of them may want to find host around and the only way they can stay is if they see fat unhealthy fats or sugar but the help of vitamin C especially naturally occurring vitamin C found in citrus especially lemon helps neutralize them but we must be cautious too about lemon because some have taken this lemon juice  to overdose extent, there is an overdose of lemon juice if you take it too much it becomes an immune suppressor and the liver to becomes suppressed instead of supported  so we must work out how and when to take and stop lemon juice or whatever.  Best to add about half a lemon  in water and take it some few days in the week and best before meals as it helps the stomach with hydrochloric acid production.  Occasional high potency vitamian C supplement is not bad too since most fruits are high in sugar and too much sugar is bad for liver health too.  

Carrot 

Do not neglect one small carrot it can do a lot for your liver  especially when taken in the morning the best time to take carrots in order to help support the liver do its  work is in the morning after your water therapy it has zero fat and very low calorie fruit and contains nutrients that enhances the liver's function but we must not take it too much too because too, means  much sugar also, and that is an enemy of the liver so if you take one small carrot on an empty stomach it does a lot I have  personally experienced it.  Carrot  is a great support for your liver because it does not contain fat,does not contain any cholesterol and besides that it is dense in nutrition so when next you see  carrot take it but moderately ,best enjoyed when it is in season. Remember that once you take too much, it will deliver another result because of the sugar.

Cruciferous Vegetables 

Most of the food in this category are great for liver health too,  cabbage,  cauliflower and the rest of it are great for the liver function they are low calorie vegetables, really good something like cabbage if there is heavy metal in the liver and or other harmful  stuff in the liver,  cabbage, garlic, onions consumption may help.  Do not overcook them, you can take some of them raw occasionally but do not take much because of thyroid and always wash well in a running water in case of germs.  they do not contain fat and instead they help to reduce fat accumulation and inflammation around the liver.

Tumeric and Ginger

Small amount of ginger is great also reducing and fighting against inflammations around the liver and recently too Tumeric  has come to join it and is showing great support too for liver health mostly  because of its ability to destroy bacteria and fungus  reduced fat when paired with ginger, it works even better. You will notice a feeling of wellness when you take it as tea and the combo helps burn fat and  help to aid digestion meaning that they they help to support the liver in metabolizing fat because the problem of the liver is fat even if only  we can help the liver to deal with that then  the liver will be happy or sustained.   The combination of  tumeric and ginger helps destroy fat when they are combined and taking in the right amount remember that you must not over do it once you take too much of turmeric you begin to feel heat, hotness in your body including your liver so it becomes a stressor. We must avoid the situation where we turn the foods to become a stress instead of being a support.

Water Therapy

We already know the importance and place of water in our daily diet especially that of water therapy it also helps the  liver in a great way especially when we observe it as a therapy in the morning on empty stomach.  Take large, amount of it and allow the liver to be cleaned, the kidney too.   When the liver is functioning it is difficult for us to be sick it is when the liver is weak because of poor eating habits fried foods  and all the bad things that affect our lives and liver and negatively, then we say we are sick .

Green foods

 All the green vegetables  are very great for the liver because they come with zero fat and they come with vitamins and minerals , They are  among top foods that supports  liver health.  If you love your liver, then consume  vegetables daily in your diet.

Nuts:  

Nuts are also good for our liver most of the nuts are good sources of vitamin, proteins and minerals but you must take them moderately especially nuts like walnuts, most nuts are rich in vitamin E and vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that supports organs like our liver. eyes, heart too. Vitamin is found in nuts like peanuts, walnuts, cashews, almonds too, these  foods are good for liver health because vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant so most foods that are good sources of vitamin E supports liver health.  High calorie nuts like cashews should be consumed in moderation.

Fatty Fish:

Fatty fish fish such as Salmon,  Sardines, Mackerel are good because of Omega-3 fatty acids but in the absence of these fatty fish we can also get a good fish and take occasionally because of inflammations.   Inflammation is one of the key challenges our liver faces on a daily basis so fatty  fish can help to also reduce inflammation in the entire body including  the liver it is a great support because they contain good fats, it   the harmful fats that destroys the liver.

Summary

There are several other foods that supports liver health such as green tea, those in the Berry family, cloves, tomatoes, cold pressed olive oil, organic peanut oil, moderate use of coconut oil is okay too as it does not clog arteries like other oils too.  it is important for  us to rest,  resting well, having a good sleep is one of the ways to support the liver too because the river does not like stress and besides none of the organs of the body like stress but the worst part, apart from the brain is the  liver,   so let us avoid also reduce stress that will stress and  embrace these foods in our diet moderately in order to support this important organ to carry out its work while we  continue to enjoy a healthy body.

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Thought I knew all about Coconut oil Benefits Until this Happened

                                               Introduction

Those who have been following my articles and  my posts and who are also following me on various platforms will agree that so much has been said about cold pressed coconut oil benefits on my various platforms.   Cold pressed coconut oil is one of the top healing oils for managing a lot of ailments especially the degenerative diseases it's benefits ranges from killing off bacteria and viruses, reducing the activities of yeast and fungus,  supporting fight against diabetes and insulin resistance,  reducing inflammations, boosting metabolism, supporting brain health, supporting digestive health, kidney and liver function, supporting weight loss and several other benefits.

I have for many years now be using cold pressed coconut oil to boost my health, to reduce viruses attack on my skin on my hair, to boost health,  to strengthen my teeth and gums to ward off sore throat and  several other things including reducing  burn belly fat, but this time around I also noticed something that I think  is important to share because before now so much of these benefits are familiar to me so I've been using it  always, keeping it by my bedside I could take it anytime but sometimes you will notice that your body doesn't need it, it is important to always be watchful to know when it's not needed if it's not needed and you take it you  will swear never to take it again because it has high content of saturated fat which are mainly for disease-fighting but like I always say to get a very good cold pressed or make yours at home, its very easy.  We must also always beware  because  fat is fat.   it must arrive firstly as a fat which means it will be heavy on the body before it starts doing the work so on this very occasion here is  what happened:

The Symptoms:

I had consumed plenty of green vegetables.   Of course we know and  have also often been advised to consume vegetables that they are good for us especially green vegetables but it is also important to note that too much of everything is bad so on this very occasion I took it on the wrong side (too much) consumed too much of it and what vegetable was it, it was water leaf and okra which is my favorite soup so I consumed it much, as I later concluded as it was so tasty I only took a little of the swallow because I was enjoying the soup but usually less oil  is used in preparing most of my meals especially red oil, we  use less of it and less of organic peanut oil which are my main oils. Though I usually don't put much.  So in the night in the middle of the night I noticed sleep was not forthcoming, My Stomach was tight and was not giving me comfort at all,  checked  the time and it was already past 1.00 a.m.  I was worried because I still have a lot of work to do during the day such as  writing, attending to messages and so many other things.    So I became so disturb that without sleep it will  be difficult to operate when it is dawn.    So I began to think what would have been responsible,  along the line something spoke to my mind that maybe the oil in the vegetable soup was not enough and why did I think towards this direction now read on:

Vegetables need oil for Proper Digestion:

It is important to remind us that  most vegetables need oil for digestion although there are few that can go with blending but I do not encourage you to go much on that side because of our thyroid it willirritate and may  trigger goiter issues .  I mean  an inflamed thyroid so it is important to ensure that there is oil in the food we know that we should not take too much of it but avoid  over using it or over reducing the oil when consuming vegetables. It is not good it will not aid the digestion so this was the missing link oil was not sufficient  on my vegetable soup or maybe you have been experiencing some digestive issues sometimes when you eat vegetables or certain foods  and you are wondering what is happening.   In some cases it may just be that you never had sufficient oil because of this abstinence that we should take less oil or maybe you are managing high blood pressure or diabetes and they advised you,  don't take oil too much so in that case if you consume vegetables too it may also give you digestive discomfort as was in my case so what did I do, I thought of so many things but on a second thought, I said  okay let me listen very well maybe the food needs oil and which oil is best at this hour of the night I remember that it is only coconut oil that can be taken without problems at such a time especially if it is to do what is you expected  it to do and  if the especially if the problem is there,  then you have nothing to worry about  and you do not take too much too. on this very occasion I took just fearfully about half cupful  of the bottle cover of and in less than 5 minutes It was already  working , pushing out gas through the intestine .

Cold Pressed Coconut Oil to the Rescue

 in this case the consuming of the cold pressed coconut oil at such an hour was the rescue that I got as it was able to push the excess vegetables downwards leading to my easy  falling asleep and waking up feeling very well so what  this means is that the ability of cold-pressed coconut oil to boost metabolism is not in question especially in cases like this it helps to support digestion and I think that was what was needed that time to help push these vegetables down it is important to know that you must be cautious about the quantity too,  what I took was just have capful  not even up to a teaspoon and it was just a little  less than a teaspoon was able to do the job so if you are experiencing such a thing in on some occasions when you take vegetables and you not even be hungry like in my case since the vegetable was not digested due to excess, it has blocked the peristalsis movement, cold pressed coconut can still rescue you as was  case.  Do not think that because you are not hungry that coconut oil will make matters worse, but No.  Go ahead, but in very small amount.   I was not hungry at all and that was why it was even the more difficult a decision for me but it worked.

Conclusion:

This incident further confirmed to me that cold pressed coconut oil is a metabolism boosting food and should will be a handy oil even when we are on a journey because of its numerous benefits but remember that  you must be cautious as it is quite high in saturated fat and must be taken cautiously if you  you must get the benefits.

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For Pains and Inflammations, Try these oils Part 2

Something  similar about these essential oils is that they are mostly anti-inflammatory and they tend to boost immunity in a way though they act differently  in some ways yet they are all so similar in majority of  ways.  They also resist viruses and fungal infections if used correctly,  Most of the Essential Oils have positive effect on pains and inflammations.

Lemongrass oil; 

Just like the lemongrass herb,  when taken as an infusion, the oil is also  Potent when inhaled or used as a diffuser or for massage, it's a hot oil so it is good when there is cold or pains or poor  blood circulation or inflammation, the oil works good during cold weather just as much as that is also good is great in managing many other ailments but you have to mix a little of a carrier oil.  like other ones just few drops in a carrier oil

Cinnamon oil:

Cinnamon  essential oil also acts, just like the Cinnamon bark which is great for blood p and reducing insulin sensitivity or helping the body to produce natural insulin. They also behave like that the Cinnamon powder made from the cinnamon bark. It is hot too  with powerful pain relieving and anti inflammatory effect.  It can also be inhaled,  putting some drops on The Palm and rubbing together used for healing but it should be used cautiously not good for long-time use just once in a while, or maximum of 3 days at a stretch.

Oregano oil:

This oil is very good in reducing inflammation and fighting viruses and bacteria  so if you have any inflammation or pain and you suspect that bacteria or other bugs may have hand in it as is always the case you can use this oil to massage on the area  after cleaning the spot with warm water and any disinfectant you can use it to massages after mixing  it with a little olive oil and go to bed you will notice speedy improvement and the reversal of the formation because instead of growing further it will begin to shrink because the bacterials are being destroyed due to the heat coming from the oregano oil.  Actually I used it but not for long because it was quite hot it was so hot that I couldn't continue I just did something like a test and I've also recommended it for a couple of people and it worked well too for pains and inflammations.  My only advise is don't use it for too long it may trigger something like a rise in blood pressure and not only this oil a good number of essential oils when used for a long time have that effect of kind of giving feelings of rising blood pressure or reducing it in excess either way, so we must use cautiously. 

Turmeric oil 

Tumeric essential oil is also another powerful oil  for pains and inflammation and it and  can be applied or inhaled and one good thing about some of these oils is  that you can take it orally in very small dose like half teaspoonor half capsules, though some cannot be taken orally.  Always get enough information before injesting any of the oils, not all you can take some of them internally in very small doses I have taken a good number of them tested it internally and it was just good but you must be careful to just take a few drops because of the concentration. You can add a little to drink may be y to your ginger tea,  you can just drop it inside the tea and take for pain relief and to reduce inflammation.   Two of them work together as the ginger  helps its full absorption as well.   You can also use externally just like every other one you can use it topically and mixed with olive oil and massage the area very well it also works that way.

 Mustard oil 

Mustard essential oil is great for those trying to lower cholesterol too.  It is a very versatile oil I love the oil very, especially suitable fir my entire body mixed with cold pressed coconut oil, It is great for improving blood circulation fighting inflammations and reducing pains, beginners can also use this oil because it is not hash especially if you get a good brand.   It is one of the oils I take internally in small dose.

Lavender oil

lavender oil is good and it's a very versatile oil too.  It's fragrance is quite calming for reducing stress improving memory  and above all it helps to reduce nerve pain anything that has to do with pain It works  very good.   I  have actually used it for back pain neck pain inflammation and the result was amazing.  I also use it occasionally just for the fragrance.  For pains and inflammations drop on your part mmixor rub both hands together and use fir deep breathing or use for steam inhalation. You can also mix with olive oil massage the area just a drop you will notice an instant relief coming around the entire body It supports liver and kidney health and help redyce blood pressure too.  It could be added to your warm water for foot soaking too, it helps withca rest when used this way especially if you are having problems with sleep or going through physical or mental stress but you must get a good brand some brands are not so good.

Chamomile oil 

This oil is also good as a calmnative, it is useful in  calming  the mind and even sedative. It aids digestion too.  This is an aera It is quite useful fir pains and inflammations.  Those who go through pains usually experience increase pains during digestion or after meal, but consuming Chamomile tea or inhaling the oil reducing the pain by supporting the stomach to produce digestive juice.   In this way, it reduces pains and inflammations but don't use it for too long I must leave this caution, the best way to continue enjoying this oil is to avoid using it daily or too frequently,  because therr was a time I used it frequently for sometime and I noticed some symptoms of toxic feeling after using regularly for several days.  so always leave a gap in between don't use any of these essential oils continuously for too long because of this way , most of them have that behaviour of making you like you don't want to smell them again and that's the toxic feeling.  feeling  like something you liked before is nolonger wanted as if the aroma is now irritating something that was good before when you started it when you suddenly feel irritated about it you're feeling awful about the smell that's the toxic feeling and then it means you should stop, we definitely don't have to wait for that feeling to before we stop.  just use for a few days and then you give a gap,  you can use another one and   then later you come back to use it again.  It's better enjoyed that way.

Cayenne oil: 

we know  that cayenne pepper is a great spice for circulation and a healing spice which the oil is as good too.  It helps support heart heath, and reduce pains and inflammations.   at this I am prepared to which we can use to improve blood circulation reduce pain and then to prove to reduce inflammation January 2 is good for heart health so the Living massaging it around the feet with another carrier oil you will feel much relief if you suffer pains.

Clove oil: 

This is another  good for pains and inflammations especially toothache and oral problems but it is  a strong oil I do not recommend this oil for beginners in anyway.   if you are just beginning with essential oil.  Please  don't start with clove oil.    but you have to just take sparingly,  just drop in the warm water used to rinse your mouth but don't play with the clove oil because it has a very strong blood thinning effect and can cause danger if  used on the entire skin or mixed with any oil for massaging the entire body.

Summary

Most essential oils are great in reducing inflammations and interestingly, most can  be ingested without harm, but do not drink any without guide, they could be dangerous too.  Not all are good for skin use but for pains the best way to use is to either inhale from the bottle, add to warm water with sea salt and add few drops of the oil for foot soak, or use for massaging the area but must be mixed with a carrier oil and you dont need much of the essential oil to get result. just few drops and I am usually okay and and massage the area of pains and inflammations.  There several other oils for pains and inflammation  example of another popular one with me is garlic oil.  I use frequently under my feet during cold without mixing with any other oil just massage the feet and toes to send heat into the body, thereby reducing pains and inflammations too.  I also do ingest garlic oil occasionally but ensure you are using a good brand,

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For Pains and Inflammations. Try these Essential Oils (part 1)

 

Introduction 

We all at one time or the other have  gone through pains and inflammations.  Pain and inflammation can occur at any part of the body but they usually occur around the joints in the older adults and when it does happen it is always hard to find something that will really alleviate the pain some people have been taking medications for long and are even afraid to take more.

Pains  and inflammations are often caused by lot of things sometimes could be due to:

 too much toxins in the body

 lack of exercise 

poor blood circulation 

absence of circulatory foods in the diet 

obesity can cause pain to inflammation too

much sugar can cause pain to too much a lot of other factors even certain  sitting  postures can cause  inflammations and so many other factors most of these pains can be very distressing and usually difficult to manage most times they linger for long but the use of essential oils is a very good way to manage some of the  pains it has been used in ancient times and still being used today to bring relief to most of the pains and inflammations and it helps generally to improve the quality of life especially in the older adult.

Essential oils are very volatile and concentrated oils that are usually Potent and most times if used accurately leaves little or no side effect like other medications and balms  there are several of these essential oils but it is important to be guided before using them  as some of them can be dangerous if not properly administered starting or venturing into the world of essential oils is something that I started some few years ago and the experience has been that of great  exposure involving also the  position between taking some risks and then trying to experiment and a lot of other things in order to come up with my position.

Using Essential Oils

Using essential oils or blending it with other oil is a lifestyle that I have come to live  and enjoying it too  both for my hair, good for my skin, for reducing infections, for improving blood circulation, for relieving  pains, for improving memory,  reducing stress, improving sleep, expelling gas , and reducing wrinks and signs of aging,  these are just a few of the various areas that essential oils has been   found to be useful especially as I have been using it for several years now it is not possible to use all the Essential Oils available in the market unless as I do occasionally try to test on some of them but then new research is ongoing and new products are coming up on a daily basis so in this article I want to share the top essential oils that those who are experiencing pain and inflammations so try, as they help to reduce pains, inflammations and other benefits thereby improving quality of life generally. the top essential oils are:  The best way I use the oils is to inhale from the bottle, drop a few drops on my palms rub together and use for deep breathing, use for foot soaking by adding about 2 or 3 drops in a basin of warm water and a tablespoon or half of sea salt and on severe cases I use for steam inhalation.

Jasmine oil 

rosemary oil

Mint oil 

Rose oil thyme oil

eucalyptus oil 

ginger oil 

These Oils are in varying brands, so when buying, ensure you have a good recommendation of a good brand or make your own at home and it is not difficult , using a carrier oil of your choice.  I usually prefer Cold pressed olive oil, but olive oil and other carrier oils can be used as well.  

1.  Jasmine Essential oil:  

Jasmine oil is one of my latest essential oils for  mixing with my body lotion I usually also add cold pressed coconut oil and a little of African shea butter for my body massage the oil has a very pleasant aroma and help to reduce stress it's mildly sedative,  reduces inflammation and   the activities of bacterias in the body.  I enjoy this oil when going to bed at night massaging with it helps to calm the body and the it is one of my top inflammation fighting essential oils I particularly like the oil because of its  stress relieving properties because in the world of today there is too much stress and so whatever can help reduce stress naturally without any side effect and then induce sleep is a very welcome idea.I have started using it several for more tha a year and it's one of my best because of its fragrance, calming effect, reducing inflammations too.

Rosemary essential oil 

Rosemary  is a very powerful oil it's  notable forbits memory boosting power,  antibacterial antifungal, and anti-inflammatory properties that helps to reduce pain it also helps with digestion merely by inhaling the oil you could feel the effect though I will not recommend it as an oil for beginners because of it strength and the fact that I consider it a bit strong and may be harsh for beginners.  but if well-used and blended with a good carrier oil is a powerful oil for reducing pains and inflammation reducing bacteria activities and then also helping to reduce fungal infection it's also a memory supporting oil those who need to improve memory should also include this oil I usually use it occasionally and for imroving circulation and increasing antioxidants in the entire body to help fight off bacteria reduce or clear coldness, its great for reducing inflammations and pains generally.

Mint Essential oil

Mint essential oil is one of my  best essential oil in terms of ranking but I also realise that there are four categories of mint in the mint family so it is not all the mint, some brands are not concentrated enough I have also tested some brand which did not live up to my expectation and discovered on further study that they are others  made with another mint  from the mint family peppermint is one of the mint family and I prefer the peppermint oil there are also  others but the  peppermint oil is great for me as  it helps to improve blood circulation,  helps to stress,  even reduce excess sugar I mean reduce insulin resistance. I will suggest it as a support to fight   diabetics. Prediabetics and those managing  diabetic can use it to improve digestion and reduce insuling resistance.   

It  also helps to remove gas,  it is great for menopausal women and those who are going through pains and inflammations, kidney problems, lungs and respiratory isuyes, those who go through a lot of stress, those who are finding it  difficult to sleep,  those who are having constipation issues can  always have this oil or use it to inhale from the bottle. Those  experiencing old and sinuses. It is  important to have it as a home remedy it is also recommended as a preventive measure at the first sign of a headache you can use this to ward it off.  Other aspect that I have found it quite useful is for foot soak to add in the oil in the water and soak the feet because it supports   detox.  It  is a powerful detox when added to your water and then with the feet soaked in the warm water for about 30 minutes with added sea salt is a great detox that helps  to pull out toxins out of the body through the feet  even when inhaled as I often use it also,  it helps to freshen the mouth when added to water and used as a mouth rinse

Additionally,  it helps activate digestive organs and so if it is used and food is not available those who are susceptible to stomach ulcers may  start experiencing or feeling symptoms that is why I prefer it for  inhaling and it is potent enough if you get the good brand.  It fights inflammation, reduces pain and does a lot of other things including improving digestion reducing constipation and as strengthening thethr immune system.   Killing bacteria,  fungsls and other microbes and above all it  has anti-viral properties it is one of the oils I use if I suspect mucus or congestiin. It also has antiviral properties.  I used it greatly during covid19.    Eucalyptus oil is another oil  formulation to clear the nose of viruses and cold too.

Rose 🌹 Essential Oil

Rose essential oil is a very Potent oil it's a fragrance oil that does a lot, supporting the memory to improve memory helping to reduce inflammation reducing activities of viruses,  helps to aid  digestion, it is surprising that  just by merely inhaling some of these oils like rose oil, it triggers the secretion of digestive juice or enzymes towards digestion if you are experiencing a sluggish system and you are thinking of what to use even without ingesting it Rose oil works to stair actions in the body it's not something that you cannot ingest but if you are in a location or in a place where you  do not have access to other things to prepare it or to use it in the way you want merely inhaling it from the bottle or in your handkerchief  I use it by merely inhaling from the bottle and or  adding it to my body cream to also enhance the skin, it helps keep  the skin looking youthful and then to get the aroma instead of using perfumes which most of them are toxic I use few drops in my body lotion to enjoy the aroma without adding any perfume or using perfume on my body and it is enough. As it also protects from virus in addition to the fragrance.

Thyme Essential Oil

Thyme oil is made by using the dried leaves of the thyme  Spice  to infuse in a carrier oil.  This  essential  oil is one of the oils for respiratory issues I have actually used it severally and found out it helps to clear the lungs it also helped improve blood circulation it's something that those who are having low blood circulation around their feet they can use it with other oils during cold when the weather is cold it is very warming  and friendly.  If   there is an oil that I can recommend for beginners,  also beginners can also use it is.  It is not hash and it's a friendly oil that you can just put few drops in mix with cold pressed coconut oil about two or three drops in a little bottle of coconut oil bottle of about 20 mls of coconut oil and about 5 drops and mix it together and massage around the feet I do also add some other oils occasially like mustard Oil.    but most times I prefer to use this oil with only coconut oil just for the feet for the next the next alone because of its  blood circulation effect and then from there it also travels to the lungs how did I get to know the lungs and respiratory effects, It  is because it makes the breathing easier and lighter by that I concluded that those who are asthmatic can also use it to relieve their symptoms and reduce frequency of attacks too.

Eucalyptus oil

It is also a very popular oil used in a lot of body massage ointment and balms for cold and sinuses. It helps  improve circulation it is also one of the oils  I use during viral infections that can help to reduce infections and improve immunity against such infections can you put oil is very another fine fragrance oil itbis good for constipation good oil for a lot of things I like to use it during cold to improve circulation.  Like most essential oils, it is a versatile but it's not an oil that I will recommend for a continuous use,  it some of this oil when you use them continuously they tend to show signs of being toxic and eucalyptus oil is one of such, it  is not good for long term use that is how  I have found some of them but some others you can use for fairly longer periods, but most are in the category of toxic feeling if used consciously fpr a very long time.   In all eucalyptus oil is a very good essential oil even beginners

Ginger Essential

Just like the ginger root the ginger essential oil is also very powerful in improving blood circulation reducing pain too.   You can add it to few drops into the basin of warm water, add sea salt and put the leg for soaking for about 30 minutes it help o improve blood circulation if someone is experiencing  coldness in the hands and feet, may be a sign of poor blood circulation which could get better if this oil is used in this way or used for massage with a carrier oil.  It helps support detox and reduce pains and inflammations generally. some bacteria and reduce pain generally induce inflammation .

I will in my next article I will be sharing then the rest of the oils that uses pain and inflammations based on my own experience using this voice I have not been able to use all the oils in the market that has several of them but the ones I have been able to use and experience their effect on my body I do once a year and the one that I shall be sharing in my upcoming article follow this page in order to be updated concerning these oils

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