Health benefits of eating Cucumbers

Cucumber is a fruit of the family Cucurbitaceae. This belongs to the same family aszucchini, watermelon, pumpkin, and other forms of summer squash, scientifically known as Cucumis sativus. The plant where the cucumber grows is a creeping vine that produces these cylindrical, edible fruits all year round. It is packed with vitamins A, B, C, K, potassium, and manganese that are very important to the human body.

Cucumbers are called slicing cucumbers which are typically eaten fresh. Gherkin cucumbers are produced particularly for making pickles (also known as pickled cucumbers). These are much smaller in size than those that slice. Slicing cucumbers are available year-round but between May and July, they are at their best. Consuming a raw cucumber has many health benefits, and below are some of the benefits;

1. Good to Digest

Cucumber is loaded into the digestive system with fiber and water that are healthy. The insoluble fiber in the cucumber is perfect for digestion, as it makes it easy to add bulk to your stool while extracting it.

2. Energy loss

If you’re battling weight loss, cucumber is one of the best options. It’s low in calories that leave you whole, slowing down your digestion all the time.

3. Good for the brain

Are you always forgetful and have tried, but in vain, to deal with the situation? The alternative to this is the cucumber. It helps improve memory and brain health.

4. Relaxing the tension

Do you feel stressed or depressed? Consume at least half a cucumber every day and you’ll be home. Cucumber contains vitamins B1, B5, and B7 that are good for stress management.

5. Breath new

If you’re having a bad breath and you’ve tried all kinds of mouthwash but in vain, cucumber is your way out. Consuming a raw cucumber will greatly help. It ends it leaving your mouth dry.

6. Prevent reindeer stones

The cucumbers are a perfect fiber-water mix. Hence they help protect your body against constipation and kidney stones. Enjoying a cucumber-rich salad daily is a great way to increase your consumption of fiber.

Cucumber skin contains high levels of vitamin A, so you will gain more of this nutrient if you eat the entire thing without removing the skin.

7.Clear eyes

Cataracts are an eye-related problem that can be avoided by eating raw cucumber. Cucumber has anti-inflammatory properties dealing with cataracts and problems associated with any eye.

8. Safeguard your heart

Due to the potassium in the cucumber, cucumber helps to reduce the blood pressure. People who eat raw cucumber daily have a high risk of a good heart relative to those who never consume it.

9. Hydrating

Mostly containing water and important electrolytes, cucumbers can help prevent dehydration during the hot summer months or during and after a workout.

Start your new month with this prayer.

Today marks another new day that start a new month, the sixth month of the year, we all have to thank God for his kindness over our lives in the previous month and also pray for a blissful June. Here are 5 powerful prayers yi should say to God.

1. O lord, I thank you for your abundant blessings, provision, kindness, love, and protection over my family in the month of may, we thank you for your guidance for making us fall into temptation that will lead to our destruction, we thank and lift your holy name.

2. God we have heard, seen, and talk about the current wave of corona virus in the world, we are not all righteous not to have been infected, but your mighty hands that is above us and that will never leave us, it is not by our power or by our might, but by your grace of which you have protected us.

3. Father here is another month, month of June, father never leave us nor forsake us, we pray for forgiveness as we also forgive who trespass against us, we are not all holy and perfect, but kindly turn our inequities to mercy and see us through this month.

4. Lord, when my heart is overwhelmed, overwhelm me with Your peace. Lead me to You, my rock. Guide me to Your Word which gives me strength and refuge. Help me not to run to lesser things. Draw me to run to You first. Help me get into the habit of taking my “overwhelmed” and placing it under your will.

5. I pray for your guidance your protection your power your Love your scent your wisdom and every good thing to be bestowed upon us this month, as we go into this month put all our faith in your name for you are God that shield and protected the Israelites so be with us .

May God answer our prayers.

We shall meet our helpers and God will page a way for us this month in Jesus name.

Say this prayer points 3 time before you sleep at night.

Prayer points

1.Oh God forgive me all my sins in the name of Jesus.

2.My father, by your mercy show me the Secrets of life in Jesus mighty name.

3.I receive divine direction in my life this moment in Jesus mighty name.

4.Whatever I must know to be successful in life, oh lord tell me in dream tonight in the name of Jesus.

5.Whatever I must see to be successful in life, oh lord show me in my dreams in the might name of Jesus.

6.Oh lord revile your self to me in the might name of Jesus.

7.Oh lord grant me deep access to the Secrets of my life in Jesus mighty name.

Prayer for today 1st June, 2020.

May this month bring you speedy delivery of all your heart desires as you engage the new month prayer points for breakthroughs with faith in your heart in Jesus’ unstoppable name. Amen.

one

This month, I ask that the angels of the Lord will help you breakthrough divinely. There will be divine intervention in my situation. I lack nothing, money meets money in my hands. I will make tangible progress this month and I prosper in all that I do. I am lifted on all sides.

Two

I shall not be a victim this month, I will not suffer for the sin of others. I will not walk into danger, no evil will come near my dwelling. The Lord order my steps, I walk into favor. I attract the good things of life, I have good health. I am blessed by the Lord.

Three

our father in heaven, great are you. I will like you to help me accomplish all of my goals that I have set out to achieve this month.

Give me grace, strength, motivation and brain power to be able to achieve all my goals in Jesus name amen.

FOUR

FATHER Let Every Sickness In My Life Receive Termination Now, In The Name Of Jesus.

Five

Let Every Negative Transactions Currently Affecting My Life Negatively Be Canceled, In The Name Of Jesus.

I pray that everything you lay your hands this month be success as you wake up to see this new month.

I believe that this new month came with lots of success, as such pray that the ocean of its fortune floods your home.

Thank you for reading

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Avoid food that are toxic

Potato

Why it’s bad: Contains 36 grams of carbs per potato

You guessed it — potatoes are probably the most cautioned of all veggies. While they’re an absolute necessity (in any form) on Thanksgiving, the starchy vegetable isn’t exactly the most revered when it comes to your choice of a healthy side.

The main deterrent is the 36 grams of carbs that are packed into a single potato. So, eat these starchy veggies 

Why it’s bad: Their starchy quality isn’t good for weight loss

Avoid this toxic Foods they Are Bad for Your health.

It easy to get confused about which foods are healthy and which aren’t.

You generally want to avoid certain foods if you want to lose weight and prevent chronic illnesses.

In this article, healthy alternatives are mentioned whenever possible.

Here are list of foods that are generally unhealthy — although most people can eat them in moderation on special occasions without any permanent damage to their health.

1. Sugary drinks

Added sugar is one of the worst ingredients in the modern diet.

However, some sources of sugar are worse than others, and sugary drinks are particularly harmful.

When you drink liquid calories, your brain doesn’t appear to register them as food. Thus, you may end up drastically increasing your total calorie intake 

When consumed in large amounts, sugar can drive insulin resistance and is strongly linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. It’s also associated with various serious conditions, including type 2 diabetes and heart disease

Some people believe that sugary drinks are the most fattening aspect of the modern diet — and drinking them in large amounts can drive fat gain and obesity 

Alternatives

Drink water, soda water, coffee, or tea instead. Adding a slice of lemon to water or soda water can provide a burst of flavor.

Bananas are often a main staple in many folks’ kitchens. And although they’re certainly better than opting for pancakes in the morning,

Fatty foods you should avoid

There is no doubt that overeating can lead to putting fat on your body, but there are some foods that are more likely to put those pounds on you than others. These foods are either high in calories, total fat, carbohydrates, sugar or sodium. Below are 15 of the most fattening foods.

Mashed Potatoes – When made with cream and butter, one half-cup serving is about 200 calories.

Candy – This is high in sugar and bad fats. Baked Treats (Doughnuts, cakes, sweet rolls) These are high in sugar and carbohydrates, as well as being very high in calories.

Ice Cream – Ice cream is high in fat, and sugar and is high calorie.

Potato Chips – Potato chips are one of the most fattening foods you can eat. They are high in sodium, fat, and sugar. Not only are they high in calories but also they contain many preservatives and artificial flavor. Preservatives are very bad for you.

Processed Meats – Processed meats include meats such as hotdogs, sausages and lunch meats. These have a high content of very bad fats, as well as sodium.

Fast Food – Most fast food such as hamburgers, nachos, French fries have a high fat content that is extremely bad for you and they are very high in calories with very few healthy ingredients.

Fried Foods – Fried foods are very well known for being bad for you. These foods are usually very high in fat and if they are made with breading you also have a food that is high in carbohydrates.

Soda Drinks – Soda drinks are high in sugar, sodium and calories with no nutritional value at all.

High Sugar Cereals – These are high in carbohydrates and sugar. They raise your blood sugar and cause your body to store fat.

Whole Milk – Though the calcium in milk is good for you, whole milk has a very high fat content, which will put fat on your body. Try fat free or reduced fat milk instead.

Gravy – Gravy is high in fat and carbohydrates as well as very high in calories.

Breads – Breads made with refined flour are high in fat and carbohydrates. Try eating wholegrain breads.

Sour cream – Is good for you but it contains a lot of fat you should always try to buy the fat free version of it.

Mayonnaise – Regular mayonnaise has tons of fat in it, so opt for the light or fat free versions instead.

Gourmet Coffee – Did you know that a gourmet Brownie Frappuccino has over 39 grams of fat. So watch the gourmet coffee intake.

These are 15 of the most fattening foods you could eat. You can increase your chance of dieting success by substituting these types of food with low calorie and low fat options.

How to attract favours and good things with salt

As we all know, salt is the most important ingredients used for cooking. However, there are more important uses of salt in human life. Salt can be used to attract goodness to our lives, if used in a proper way. It can be used to get our wishes positively. It can be used to attract goodness and wealth. Lots of miracles are attached to it.

Salt is essential for life. It symbolizes taste, we can ward off every negativity in our lives with salt and deter unwanted strangers by spreading salt.

Here is How To Use Salt to Attract Goodness and Make Your Wishes Comes True

You must be clean and undefiled (by undefiled, it means you must abstain from sexual intercourse) on the day you want to do this.

* Get a clean white bowl and fill it with salt.

* Get three (3) white candles.

* Get a Spotless White Cloth (1 Yard)

1. During the dawn, spread the white cloth on the floor in your room and sit or kneel on it. Place the bowl of salt in front of you and light the three white candles. One candle should be place at the right of the bowl, another at the left side and the last at the top. Now make your wishes with faith; after you are done, pour some of the salt in all four corners of your room, front entrance.

On the third day, sweep away the salt at the corners of your room.

2. Use the remaining salt from the white bowl for bathing for three days (add the salt in your bathing water) this will bring goodness to your life.

Repeat these process once in every 3 weeks; your wishes shall come to pass. It works miraculously. 

Here Is The Reason Why You Should Throw Garlic Seeds Inside Your Toilet Before Sleeping At Night.

I want to show you a direct and phenomenal trick that will keep your can clean and decontaminated the whole day and reliably. 

All you need is just 3 bits of garlic and a cutting edge. 

As I have demonstrated you in the past articles, garlic is an amazing antimicrobial administrator. It wipes out microorganisms parasites and contamination effectively. 

Thusly, use your sharp edge to strip the 3 seeds of garlic and hurl into your lavatory, leave it there till morning before washing or flushing the latrine to enough cleanse your can and slaughter any kind of infinitesimal living beings in it. 

Another method which I lean toward is to Boil around 1 cup of water, Once it starts to bubble, cut three garlic cloves into little pieces and put it into the water 

close the pot or pot and leave it on the ground to cool to around 30mins before purging it into your toilet to butcher any germs and ailment causing microorganisms.

How to make palm oil stew

Do you love stew but you are tired of eating the tomatoes stew, then worry no more because i will show you how to make a delicious pot of stew with palm oil, onions and pepper.

Ingredients you will be needing for this stew.

Palm oil (coka cola bottle)

Fresh pepper (100 naira)

Onions (three big onions)

Any meat or fish of your choice but, goat meat and salmon are more preferable.

Maggi and salt to taste.

Now let us get started

Slice two of the onions, please use big onions because the onions kill the peppery taste of the pepper.

Put the slice onions into your food processor, wash your pepper and add them to the food processor and blend it with the onions. After blending pour your grinded pepper and onions into a bowl and set it aside.

If you are using meat, boil it for 20 minutes to soften it, because the stew doesn’t take long to cook.

Pour your palm oil into a pot, put the pot on your gas or stove top, cover the pot and let the oil fry on low heat for five minutes, please make sure you are frying the oil on low heat and cover the pot very well.

Use this five minutes to slice the remaining onion and set it aside.

After five minutes turn off your gas cooker without opening the pot, let the oil cool down for two minutes before opening the pot, you will notice that your oil have change to a very light color.

Now add your sliced onion to the oil, and switch on your gas cooker.

Place the oil on your gas top and let the onion fry for one minute then pour in your blended pepper and onions.Add your Maggi and salt to taste

Let the stew boil for two minutes then add your washed meat or fish.

Let them cook for thirty minutes and your delicious palm oil stew is ready.

You can eat your stew with rice, bread, garri or any swallow of your choice.

Foods that you cannot store in your fridge

Storing food in the fridge is a good way to keep it fresh: the right temperature is 5°, even if it does not remain constant throughout the fridge.

The coldest point is the lowest shelf, ideal for storing fresh meat and fish, while the hottest point is the compartment on the door, where we usually place bottles and all those foods that only need light refrigeration.

There are, however, some foods that just do not go in the refrigerator, but should be kept in the pantry because they are affected by low temperatures and lose some important properties or can become harmful.

TOMATOES

The cold preserves them, but it also interrupts their maturation, making them floury, making them lose their typical crunchy consistency and making them even less tasty.

This applies to all types of tomatoes, such as salad tomatoes, dates, cherries, yellow tomatoes, etc.

Much better to keep them out of the fridge, maybe in the basket with the fruit.

Store them in a dry, cool, dark place to prevent them from softening due to moisture from the refrigerator.

ONIONS

In this way, they will retain their nutritional and taste qualities, however, you can keep a freshly chopped onion in the refrigerator for a few days without any problem in a special container.

POTATOES

In order to keep them as long as possible, potatoes need a dry place where they can lose some of their moisture: nothing to do with the refrigerator of course.

The cold then make them rot faster and turns starches into sugar. The result? Floury potatoes that are often too sweet. Put them in a paper bag and leave them in the cupboard, you will keep them much longer and they will be much tastier.

GREEN BASIL

Have you ever noticed that your lush, green basil once put in the fridge turns black and withers? So why persevere and ruin your dishes?

In the fridge, in fact, the leaves tend to rot and lose their properties, colour and flavour. Basil is a flower and as such should be preserved: a nice glass jar with a bit of water and that’s it, in this way you will preserve scents, flavours and colours.

Perhaps not everyone knows that coffee, put in the fridge, absorbs the smells and humidity of all other foods: would you really like to start your day with a cup of pepper-flavoured coffee? I have no doubt about the answer, so get an airtight container and store it at room temperature

COFFEE

AVOCADO

A hard avocado is an inedible avocado: the low temperatures in the refrigerator allow you to store the avocado for weeks, which means you will practically never eat it.

A good avocado is a soft avocado, and to achieve the consistency that makes it so good and make a tasty guacamole sauce, you’ll have to let it rest at room temperature. If you’re in a hurry, leave it next to an apple that accelerates the ripening process.

EGGS

Almost all of us have a special container for eggs inside the fridge, but the truth is that it is a fairly useless space because, outside or inside, the storage time is the same (if you think about it, at the supermarket eggs are not refrigerated). The same cannot be said of the taste, which is modified by the low temperature of the fridge.

HONEY

Honey is much better when stored at room temperature and in the dark than a pantry. In fact, although it is a long-life food, it is altered by light, temperature and humidity.

Therefore, the cold of the refrigerator does not prolong its preservation, but rather causes it to crystallize, accelerating its oxidation.

BANANAS

 The best way to kill bananas is to put them in the fridge: quickly they will become mushy and a decidedly unattractive brownish colour.

Of course, bananas ripen rather quickly, but they can follow their natural course if you keep your Bananas in a fruit basket, maybe away from apples.

Also, in this case, being a juicy fruit (and moreover with a quite thick skin), it is preferable to keep the oranges out of the fridge, to keep them softer and more pleasant.

ORANGES

Citrus fruits contain citric acid. This is altered by the cold and the preservation of these fruits will be compromised.