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Food & Beverage

Why drink coconut water?

April 27, 2010

* Keep the body cool and at the proper temperature
* Orally re-hydrate your body, it is an all natural isotonic beverage
* Carry nutrients and oxygen to cells
* Naturally replenish your body’s fluids after exercising
* Raise your metabolism
* Promote weight loss
* Boost your immune system
* Detoxify and fight viruses
* Cleanse your digestive tract
* Control diabetes
* Aid [...]

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Valuable information on water

November 28, 2009

Received this email from a friend and thought it will be great to share with all.  We all know how important water is to us and that water is the second most important nutrient for life, just after oxygen. More than two-thirds of the human body is made up of water, and the brain is [...]

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Health benefits of papayas

November 18, 2009

Papaya is a commonly seen fruit and is available in almost every part of the country.  Papaya offers many nutritional value and is a rich source in vitamin A and C, carotenoids, potassium, folate, lycopene, lutein (very important for eyes) and fiber.   It is low in calories and is fat and cholesterol free. 
Papaya contains the [...]

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The wonder vegetable – ladies fingers/okra

November 6, 2009

It has been reported that a guy suffering from constipation for more than a decade and acid reflux had his problems taken care of with nothing more than including ladies fingers (okra) in his diet.
All he did was consume six ladies fingers in a day. Not only had his bowel movement improved, his blood sugar [...]

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Are you eating your orange the right way?

October 28, 2009

Are you eating your orange correctly?
How do you eat your orange? Peel them, leaving the white pith intact or peel it really clean; skin and pith all out or you just quarter them and take it from there? Or juice it?
According to research, the white pith is an important source of fiber and flavonoids and [...]

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