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WATERMELON LOLLIPOPS

Sometimes all you need to cool off your body on a hot sunny day is a simple but yet healthy and refreshingly made watermelon lollipops. Try out this watermelon lollipops recipe and I bet you will enjoy it.

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ASTONISHING BENEFITS OF WATERMELON

Fruits make up a major part of our daily diets although not everyone consumes these nature's gift on a daily basis. Researchers have recommended the regular consumption of watermelon as it is highly nutritious and contains numerous medicinal properties. It is noteworthy that it is not only the watermelon flesh that is considered nutritive. The seeds have equally been considered safe to be an essential part of our diets due to its numerous health benefits.

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WATERMELON AND BANANA SORBET

Watermelon and banana sorbet is just tantalizing, refreshing, satisfying and sooo coooollliingg to the nerves. Besides, it is a brilliant way of combining fresh watermelon and banana for a fantastic finished dessert that is so deserving to your body.

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15 EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS OF MAIZE OR CORN

Due to the increasing awareness that is drawn towards the consumption of phytochemical compounds, the intake of maize has recently gained attention for studies. Maize is considered a healthy food because of its high constituent of phytochemicals and essential nutrients. Resistant starch from maize or high-amylose maize exhibits several health beneficial effects. Due to the numerous health benefits of maize, its inclusion in our daily diets is highly recommended. Moreover, the increasing population continues to increase the demand for more food production. Apart from satisfying the incessant demand for food, maize has been proven to meet up with both our nutritional, pharmaceutical, therapeutic, economic, medical and industrial demands.

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12 KEY BENEFITS OF EGUSI MELON (CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS)

Egusi Melon Seeds [embed]http:////gfb.global.ssl.fastly.net/podcasts/HFB_7_Health_Benefits_of_Egusi_melon_seeds.mp3[/embed] What is your favourite soup condiment?Though not my favourite soup condiment but I know countless people that enjoy egusi soup to bits. On a scale of 1 to 5, I’ll rate my hubby Iyke, on a scale of 5 because he dearly enjoys this soup. Well, my favourite still remains the

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GRILLED WATERMELON WITH WATERMELON DRINK

This grilled watermelon with watermelon drink is definitely a simple breakfast, lunch or dinner dessert you can ever think of. It is absolutely up to you to give it a try and I have no doubt that you will enjoy every bit of it much as I did.

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18 SPECTACULAR BENEFITS OF SUGARCANE

Raw Sugar Cane Do you eat sugarcane just because it is exceptionally sweet? Did you know that sugarcane juice is an excellent alternative to sports drinks? Are you aware that this industrial crop is nutritionally and medicinally essential? Whichever category you fall into, here are some interesting facts you need to know about this unique crop plant.Sugarcane is the world's largest produced crop

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PINEAPPLE, WATERMELON AND CARROTS JUICE

Looking for a refreshing homemade juice? Well, if you are searching for a classic fresh juice that is packed with the right nutrients and flavour, then I have exactly what you need right here. This pineapple, watermelon and carrots juice is simply a WIN WIN!

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20 ICONIC BENEFITS OF COCONUT OIL AND HOW TO PRODUCE VIRGIN COCONUT OIL

Do you enjoy eating coconut fruit? Did you know that an oil can be produced from coconut? What do you know about coconut and its oil? Is coconut oil part of your regular diets? Do you think that coconut oil is healthy enough for human consumption? Or do you belong to the school of thought that coconut oil is unhealthy for human consumption? Well, this write-up throws light on some important facts you need to know about this nature's gift to humanity. Read through to ascertain if the coconut oil is healthy or unhealthy for your consumption. You will also find out the different types of coconut oil, the amazing benefits of coconut oil as well as the various methods you can produce coconut oil from the comfort of your kitchen.

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30 ICONIC BENEFITS OF RHUBARB AND ITS CONTRAINDICATIONS

Due to the immeasurable medicinal benefits of the rhubarb vegetable, it is often referred to as "the wondrous drug". Rhubarb is richly endowed with several health-benefiting vitamins, minerals and active compounds. It also exhibits several pharmacological activities such as antioxidizing, antiplatelet, immunoregulation, purgation, antidyslipidemic, antiulcer, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, nephroprotective, antifungal and antidiarrhoeal effects.

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KIDNEY FAILURE

My sole aim of writing this blog is to suggest to patients going through dialysis (kidney failures)  on the types of foods and the recommended daily fluid intake so as to minimise any complications associated with dialysis. Approximately two months ago, I had a chat with a nephrologist doctor friend of mine who currently consults in one of the biggest hospitals in  Europe. We had a very good chat

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28 AWESOME BENEFITS OF JASMINE

JASMINE [embed]https://gfb.global.ssl.fastly.net/podcasts/HFB_6_Health_Benefits_of_Jasmine.mp3[/embed] Plants continue to play an integral role in both orthodox and traditional medicines for preventing and treating various diseases and ailments. Although not all plants fall into this category, yet a great number of plants have been recorded as excellent bioresources for medicinal purposes. Th

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FLUID INTAKE

Hi there,Welcome to the second stage of  kidney failure series. In this episode, a very pertinent concern regarding fluid intake for patients with kidney failures will be addressed with possible recommendations offered. However, before addressing this topic, a brief description of the main function  of a kidney will be discussed.Kidney helps to regulate the level of fluid that exits the body. Howe

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Cake Recipes & Cupcake Recipes

Cake Recipes & Cupcake Recipes Cake Recipes & Cupcake Recipes is a brand new app packed full of delicious, quick and easy recipes! Featuring Various Cake recipes all with easy video instructions, Cupcake recipes with step by step video tutorials. Also added are low fat Cake recipes so you don't have to always feel guilty! With enough Cake and Cupcake recipes to keep you busy baking and the 50% off discount, you should jump in and get this app right now!

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Kidney Beans With Beef Sauce

Kidney beans with beef sauce is a great meal to come by. It is so delicious, savoury, tasty but most importantly, very healthy.

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KIWI, WATERMELON, GRAPES, STRAWBERRY & APPLE SMOOTHIE

By the time this recipe was ready, it turned out to be a refreshing, nutritious and tasty batch of mixed fruit smoothie. The unique flavours from each of the fruits and the rest of the ingredients melded together to yield a superb smoothie, one that I highly recommend trying.

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HOMEMADE CARROT JUICE

If you think that eating fresh carrot is boring, try juicing it at the comfort of your kitchen before you totally write it off; you might be amazed at how tasty and refreshing the juice can be! Carrot juice contains the essential natural ingredients which are worthy accumulating in our bodies.

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TANGERINES, GRAPES & PINEAPPLES JUICE

This tangerines, grapes and pineapples juice recipe is pretty simple and the outcome is so amazing, tasty and refreshing. Since I don't like complicating things, I decided to keep it pretty easy but yet classic. The tangerines, grapes and pineapples all blended well to yield a fantastic juice that is perfect for whatever occasion you can think of.

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HFB 7: Health Benefits of Egusi melon seeds

Egusi seed still remains a popular food plant consumed especially by our African folks to complement starchy food such as fufu, eba, akpu, pounded yam etc. Interestingly, several researchers have pointed out that egusi is healthful and beneficial for the healthy functioning of our bodies.Egusi seed is botanically known as Citrullus colocynthis (Curcurbita citrullus L. or Citrullus lanatus Thumb.)

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EASY STEPS ON HOW TO USE YUMMLY

Hi my lovely readers, I am just glad to share with you some easy steps on how to start yumming recipes from this blog. You probably may have heard of Yummly before or not but its a pleasure to let you know that this is a great platform launched in 2010 that contains gazillions of mouthwatering recipes from all over the world. Interestingly, it is also super easy to use and Yum all your favorite re

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