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22 Mar 2024

HOW TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY AGAINST CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

in BOOST IMMUNITY AGAINST CORONAVIRUS By Blessing Okpala

Humans have suffered and continue to suffer from deadly diseases. Now that the human race is plagued with the coronavirus COVID-19, should we live like people without hopes? Hell No! We ought to fight it back with all that we have. How are our bodies' defence-mechanisms fighting this virus back? How powerful are our immune systems? Are there ways we can boost our immunity levels? Read this post to learn how to boost your immunity against coronavirus.

16 Dec 2024

DO YOU KNOW THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF PIPER GUINEENSE 'UZIZA'?

in Blog By Blessing Okpala

Piper guineense Over the years, plant extracts and plant-derived medicines have made immense contributions to the overall health and well being of human beings (Anyanwu and Nwosu 2014). The antimicrobial ability of plant extracts and oils has established a platform for the processing and transformation of these plant products into pharmaceuticals, preservatives and natural medicine. From time im

5 Jul 2024

PEPPER SOUP || HOW TO COOK ASSORTED MEAT PEPPERSOUP

in Lunch By Blessing Okpala

Pepper Soup is simply a hot or spicy broth containing either small cuts of meat or big chunks of fish. This assorted meat pepper soup is pretty easy to cook in as much as you have the required ingredients. Feel free to give this recipe a try and you will be glad you did.

21 Jan 2024

NEGRO PEPPER (UDA SEED) - AN EXCEPTIONAL SPICE

in Blog By Blessing Okpala

Spices are natural plants or vegetable mixtures such as seeds, leaves, barks, flowers, buds or roots that are used either whole, crushed or in powdered form mainly for seasoning, boosting, flavoring or adding aroma to the taste of food. From time immemorial, human beings rely immensely on spices as the key ingredient for preparing and processing food all over the world. Plants used as spices norma

26 May 2024

BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING

in Breastfeeding By Blessing Okpala

This post is dedicated to all mothers because MOTHERHOOD ROCKS! As a new mother, are you breastfeeding your baby? If yes, are you exclusively breastfeeding your baby? Do you breastfeed your baby on demand (responsive breastfeeding) or do you breastfeed based on a timely routine? Do you supplement breastmilk with infant formula, water etc? Are you aware of the advantages of breastfeeding? Do you know the benefits of breastmilk and why it is essential for the healthy-being of your baby? Well, these few questions have been thrown at you to ponder upon. Find out why you need to breastfeed your baby now.

1 Sep 2024

19 POWERFUL MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR TREATING HEPATITIS

in Garden Cress By Blessing Okpala

Being one of the most essential and largest organs in our bodies, there is a need for us to adopt only the healthy habits that will keep our livers healthy at all times. Considering that many people have resorted to several unhealthy habits that could endanger the liver, it is high time such people started making a U-turn!But peradventure you are oblivious of certain common habits that could damag

19 Jan 2024

9 TOP-NOTCH BENEFITS OF TRUFFLE

in fungi By Blessing Okpala

Growing up, my dearest mummy won't cook egusi melon soup without adding osu (truffle). The amazing taste and texture osu adds to soup is just remarkable and as such, it became an ingredient we never wanted to miss out in certain dishes especially egusi soup.While my family and I were busy enjoying the delectable flavor and texture this priceless jewel offers, scientists and researchers were equall

2 Dec 2024

28 REASONS WHY YOU NEED BLACK SEED (NIGELLA SATIVA)

in Blog By Blessing Okpala

Nigella sativa Flower Medicinal plants remain a great source of both edible and therapeutic means of livelihood for us since time immemorial. Most of these plants are used as herbal traditional medicines and even as allopathic medicines for treating various diseases and certain health-related conditions. Some of these plants are equally used as spices for flavouring and spicing up food for good

25 Mar 2024

HOW TO MAKE A HAND SANITIZER

in Hand sanitizer By Blessing Okpala

With the on-going pandemonium as a result of the swift spread of the novel Covid-19, many suppliers and retailers cannot keep abreast with the massive demand for hand sanitizer. Unless you have a huge reserve of hand sanitizer, you will most likely find it difficult to purchase any from your local shop now. Learn how to make a hand sanitizer at home.

28 Aug 2024

35 REMARKABLE BENEFITS OF SPIRULINA

in Plants By Blessing Okpala

What if you were asked to explain what Spirulina is all about? Could you have comfortably talked about Spirulina? What do you know about Spirulina? Do you know the source of Spirulina? Do you the health benefits of Spirulina? Do you know the nutritional benefits of Spirulina? Do you know if Spirulina is safe for human consumption? These are some few questions you could be pondering upon on hearing the term Spirulina.

20 Mar 2024

TILAPIA FISH AND DRIED STOCKFISH PEPPER SOUP

in Lunch By Blessing Okpala

What other better ways to spend time with your family and friends especially in the midst of freezing cold and the current global pandemic than with a bowl of hot spicy tilapia fish and dried stockfish pepper soup. Give this recipe a try and you will be glad you did.

1 Jul 2024

15 ASTONISHING BENEFITS OF GARDEN CRESS (HALIM SEEDS)

in Garden Cress By Blessing Okpala

You may have eaten garden cress in the past or you may not have even come across this small-but-mighty herb. Well, whichever category you fall into, just relax and read through the entire article as some top astonishing benefits of garden cress are unravelled. We oftentimes fail to understand the full composition of the everyday food we eat but in the actual sense, this shouldn't be the case. Unde

22 Nov 2024

HERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS OF COCOA

in Plants By Blessing Okpala

Cocoa Pod A greater part of the world population, especially the developing countries depend so much on traditional medicines obtained from plants. Most of these medicinal plants are sources of food and means of tackling several chronic diseases. Interestingly, this has remained the key reason why there are several ongoing studies in this regard.No doubt plants are natural sources of several che

26 Jun 2024

AWESOME BENEFITS OF ARUGULA

in Vegetable By Blessing Okpala

Arugula Leaves [embed]http:////gfb.global.ssl.fastly.net/podcasts/HFB_10_Health_Benefits_of_arugula.mp3[/embed] The quest for good health has remained a major concern in today’s living with an increasing awareness on achieving such. This continues to pose a serious challenge as several degenerative diseases have been on the rise. With the ever dynamic global health conditions, and the rising

23 Aug 2024

AMAZING BENEFITS OF EHU SEEDS (MONODORA MYRISTICA)

in Spice By Blessing Okpala

If I may ask, can you count the number of spices in the whole wide world or better still the ones you are acquainted with? I can count quite a lot of which the ehu seeds (Monodora myristica) are part of them. Monodora myristica is a perennial plant that belongs to the family of Annonaceae and its seeds are an aromatic spice that acts as a local nutmeg substitute. Monodora myristica, which is popul

30 Apr 2024

18 WONDROUS BENEFITS OF PEPPER FRUIT DENNETTIA TRIPETALA

in Spice By Blessing Okpala

Plants have remained an integral source of food and nutrients for both humans and animals. We simply cannot survive without them! Interestingly, they are so close to us for our usage but unfortunately, we sometimes fail to acknowledge and utilise these plants properly as we ought to do. These plants contain several chemical compounds essential for the metabolic functioning of our body systems. Som

21 Nov 2024

18 WINNING FACTS ABOUT PURPLE MANGOSTEEN

in Blog By Blessing Okpala

Purple Mangosteen Apart from edible purposes, certain fruits have been categorized as essentially useful for both medicinal, therapeutic and pharmaceutical purposes. Among these essential fruits is the Purple mangosteen, which is a tropical dark red to purplish fruit that is botanically known as Garcinia mangostana Linn. It belongs to the genus Garcinia, family of Guttiferae and popularly known

7 Sep 2024

25 EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS OF CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS

in Rose Periwinkle By Blessing Okpala

Pink Rose Periwinkle Plants are highly valuable to humanity and the tremendous benefits they offer are certainly unfathomable. The fact still remains that most plants offer medicinal supports to tackle several ailments that tend to pose dangers to human beings. Furthermore, several biological and chemical active compounds are claimed to be present in most of these plants.Interestingly, most of t

30 Dec 2024

ENERGY BOOSTING FRUITS

in Blog By Blessing Okpala

Do you often feel dizzy, weak or tired as a result of lack of energy? Do you envisage a quick and easy-to-get energy booster? Okay, maybe you might want your energy booster to be 100% natural. Well, let's find out the possibilities of obtaining a natural energy booster from fruits.Energy production in human body is very paramount and is often associated with nutrition, exercise, stress level, bod

28 Feb 2024

ORA (OHA) SOUP

in Lunch By Blessing Okpala

If you are searching for a yummy and hearty soup to satisfy your tastebud, then give this recipe a shot. A thick mould of warm swallow such as pounded yam, eba or fufu to pair up with the soup is the only extra addition you need to complete this palatable meal.

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