Health
Healing Powers Of Carrots
This is the season of carrot. You will see it being peddled in wheelbarrows around the roads and street corners. The yellow pigment is alluring and fortunately it is one of the best source of Vitamin A and carotene.
Carrots have also been found to be very effective against many ailments. It may look common and inconsequential considering its cruciferous coverage. But it is indeed a vegetable. It has potent medicinal virtues:
If you drink carrot juice for two weeks, your eye sight will improve.
If you eat carrot more often, your skin will be nourished and smooth.
Eating carrots relieves constipation
Carrot can help clear your intestinal worms.
Carrot can help fight cancer. Yes, the Vitamin A in carrots is anticancerous.
Apart from being used in salads, fresh carrot can be cooked and still retain its nutrients.
Carrots can reduce high blood pressure Yes , you heard me. The effects of carrots on blood pressure is due to its action to clear cholesterol in the system. Once the arteries are clean, then blood pressure will reduce.
Carrots are rich in Vitamin C as well and are good in boosting immunity.
Carrots can help you tackle cataract. Now let me explain how: I did say they have carotenoids, right.This carotenoid gives it yellow colour. A research by Hoffmann La Roche cites more then 30 studies providing evidence that carrots help prevent the 3Cs- cancer, cardiovascular disease and cataracts.
Carrots clean the lymph cells. Imagine you jumping up and discover your system is drawing out water. That’s what the lymph does. They drain wastes from the body, especially blood and other cells. Carrots help to facilitate that process. Those debris in your lymphs are cleaned with lots of carrots juice.
So why not get some carrots today and start carroting away. Cheers!
Caution: Carrots have high sugar. So if you are diabetic, chew few quantities to avoid blood sugar spike.
By:Kevin Nengia
The Federal Government has begun a scheme to battle malnutrition in children.
Tagged, “Nutrition 774 Initiative”, the programme was unveiled by Vice President Kashim Shettima as it falls within a framework for the Federal Government’s comprehensive vision for a nationwide nutrition programme to address malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria.
The proposed programme, “Nutrition 774 Initiative,” aims to improve nutritional outcomes across all 774 local government areas (LGAs) in the country.
Speaking yesterday during a roundtable with development partners at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, VP Shettima said the initiative aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s broader focus on food security and availability across Nigeria.”The priority with which His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has pursued food availability has gone hand-in-hand with our commitment to eradicating malnutrition.
“Our aspiration as a nation goes beyond the mere abundance of food in our barns and warehouses. We cannot claim victory unless there is certainty that each household across Nigeria has access to the preferred and prescribed diets essential for a healthy life,” the vice president stated.
It would be recalled that the 144th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) had in September endorsed the Nutrition 774 programme as a primary platform for combating malnutrition within Nigerian communities.
The council encouraged development partners to provide financial and technical assistance to support this initiative.
The importance of e-Health devices and digital health solutions in improving Nigeria’s healthcare system has been emphasised by Senator Ipalibo Harry Banigo, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Secondary and Tertiary.
She also stressed that health is a multilayered activity and a multisectoral collaboration that requires legislators to work together to provide legislation, implement policies, and track funds effectively.
Banigo, who represents Rivers West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, made these remarks at the 5th Annual Legislative Summit on Health in Abuja, themed “Improving Legislative Stewardship and Accountability for Universal Health Coverage.”
She highlighted the potential of eHealth devices, especially given Nigeria’s large population and limited healthcare professionals.
“We can develop platforms that can be accessed through simple phones, even in remote villages, to provide health education and interventions,” she said.
“We are not talking about highfalutin things; we are talking about what will impact communities at the grassroots level, particularly pro-poor initiatives that will benefit vulnerable populations.”
Banigo also emphasized the importance of accountability and effective care, encouraging legislators to share knowledge, engage in peer reviews, and exchange information to achieve better health outcomes.
She recalled the cholera outbreak, where basic health education and interventions could have been delivered via mobile phones, preventing preventable deaths.
The 5th Annual Legislative Summit on Health brought together federal and state legislators, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, the World Health Organisation’s representative in Nigeria, Dr. Walter Mulombo, and other dignitaries.