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• Anynomous

  11 April 2015

  Its National Sibling Day in the U.S. If you have a sibling there, wish them a good day and express your love for them.

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• Anynomous

  01 April 2015

  Today is the end of Endometriosis Awareness. Endometriosis can have a devastating effect on quality of life due to its very painful symptoms; it is the biggest cause of infertility in women, and carries a huge personal and societal cost!

  It is time to raise awareness of a disease that affects women – and their families – in their most (re)productive years!

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• Anynomous

  30 March 2015

  Good mornings begin with Unihealth Jamaica. We will focus on the sweet potato leaf. Many of us consume ground produce from our parents' traditions but we negelct to eat the leafy and more nutritious parts of such ground produce.

  Sweetpotato is known to be a good source of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and certain B vitamins that are considered essential to human health. Besides the commonly consumed root of the plant, certain tissues in sweetpotato are also edible and high in n...utritional value. Although studies have confirmed that water-soluble vitamins exist in sweetpotato roots and leaves. It was concluded that ascorbic acid, riboflavin, and vitamin B6 contents were higher in leaf tissue than in other tissue types. "Our results indicate that mature and young leaves of sweetpotato could provide significant amounts of vitamin B6 to the human diet," they said. They noted that the vitamin B6 content in sweetpotato leaves compares well with fruits and vegetables such as broccoli, avocados, carrots, bananas, and cauliflower.

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• Anynomous

  30 March 2015

  Fun fact: Castor oil, the bane of many of our childhoods, is regularly added to candies, chocolate, and other foods. Furthermore, many people still consume a small amount daily or force it on their unwilling children. Fortunately the castor oil we buy is carefully prepared, because the castor bean is so deadly, that it takes just one bean to kill a human, and four to kill a horse. The poison is ricin, which is so toxic that workers who collect the seeds have strict safety guidelines to prevent accidental death. Despite this, many people working in the fields gathering the seeds suffer terrible side-effects.

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• Anynomous

  13 March 2015

  Squid relaxes nerves and muscles (magnesium – 8%) Squid is a good source of magnesium called the “smoothie mineral” because of its ability to relax nerves and muscles.

  Additionally, it reduces blood pressure levels (potassium – 7%) Trying to keep your blood pressure levels within normal range? Have some squid and then a banana or avocado to supply your body with potassium, a mineral best known for its blood pressure lowering power.

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• Anynomous

  10 March 2015

  This week we will learn some interesting things about squid and we can hopefully incorporate into our diet afterwards. Squid as food is prepared in different ways in different countries. It can be grilled, added to various cooking preparations including pasta, or fried in cooking oil either plain or battered.

  For every 3 oz (85 g) of cooked squid, these are some of the nutrients and health giving goodness it does to the body. 2 main benefits include:

  Helps the body absorb and... utilize iron (copper – 90% DV) Squid can provide the body with 90% of copper, a trace mineral which plays a role in the absorption, storage and metabolism of iron and the formation of red blood cells (RBC). Copper deficiency may show in the form of anemia.

  Prevents arthritis (selenium – 63%) Studies have shown that individuals with rheumatoid arthritis have low selenium levels in their blood. In addition, selenium is also an antioxidant which may help relieve symptoms of arthritis by controlling free radicals. Squid contains 63% of selenium.

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