Beetroot and Carrot Juice

 

Hey guys, how is your weekend going? Mine has been.... can't find the right adjective but I'm good. It's been a while I shared any health and food information with you and so I figured I could do a double on one post and if time permits, I'll give another for the food section today. Yeah, so this post is actually from our food blog but I'd like to categorize it under our health section simply because I think food is delicious and I don't think this recipe is *straight face*, okay kidding, well not really but more because this recipe's health benefits are amazing! To think that we have all these natural herbs around us and still go spend huge amounts of money in the hospitals every now and then is kind of sad. Oh well, our doctors have to survive too, right? Okay, before I start over ranting as always, I present to you, Beetroot and Carrot Juice.

Get Spicy with Garlic

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Hey guys, how are you doing? I apologize for my recent silence here, I've been away for a while. I traveled and have been all over the place (sort of), since my return. A lot of things have come up but hopefully I'll sort them out soon.

Let's talk about a delicious healthy herb today; garlic. The first thing that comes to mind for most people when the word garlic is heard or read is the distinctive smell. I once told you that my mum considers any meal without garlic and ginger as bland, well, guess what, she can manage living without the ginger but she must have her garlic. I personally love garlic in food albeit in small quantity, I know how much it ruins our breath but sometimes we just choose to live life and live healthy right and honestly if I'm going to be eating in my home, I can't avoid it. When I was much younger, my mum used to mash garlic and mix it up with honey as treatment for respiratory discomfort. She graduated from that to chewing raw garlic and today, garlic is added to practically all our meals. My mum is in her early sixties and I must say, she's pretty strong and healthy. I have to attribute her good health to her food choices (she's a lover of fruits, vegetables and nice herbs) and of course God's Grace. Many people know that garlic has many health benefits because they have heard it too many times, but what are these benefits? Is garlic overrated or should everyone hop on the train and start consuming garlic daily? Let's find out, shall we?

The Magic of Ginger

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Hello everyone, how are you doing? Today, in our health section, we'll be talking about the wonderful herb; Ginger. Ginger is used as spice in food, special ingredient in snacks and drinks as well as medicine. Ginger has a distinctive flavor that is loved by many. My mum can't do without ginger, once you cook without ginger and garlic, to her that food is bland! I on the other hand, do not like the ginger flavor, however, I tolerate it for its many health benefits. Lets go over some of them, shall we?