Sunday, August 1, 2010
SOFTEN YOUR FACE WITH CUCUMBER
Friday, July 30, 2010
Remove your acne with cucumber mask (1)
Thursday, July 29, 2010
GRAPE AND STRAWBERRY JUICE
MORINDA CITRIFOLIA (NONI/MENGKUDU FRUIT)
The History of Morinda Citrifolia
Ancient peoples of what is now known as French Polynesia , colonized islands throughout the South Pacific . As they made their voyages from island to island in the ocean-going canoes, they brought with them sacred plants from their home islands. These plants contained the basic foods, construction materials and medicines used by the Polynesian colonizers. Perhaps the most important of these plants is known as Morinda citrifolia . Ancient manuscripts handed down from generation to generation, describe many uses for this plant.
This plant is known among the people of the tropics world-wide. In Malaysia and Indonesia, it is known as Mengkudu . In Southeast Asia it is known as Nhau . In the islands of the South Pacific the plant is known as Nonu , in Samoa and Tonga. Nono in Raratonga and Tahiti, and noni in the Marquesas Islands and Hawaii. Here it has become and integral part of the Polynesian culture. An important source of food, the noni fruit of the Morinda citrifolia tree has been used for centuries as a food source. EarlyPolynesians recognized its pure value and consumed it in times of famine.
During World War II, soldiers based on tropic Polynesian islands were taught by the native Polynesian people to eat the noni fruit to sustain their strength. The noni fruit became a staple food choice for people of Raratonga, Samoa and Fiji who ate the noni fruit raw or cooked. Australian Aborigines were fond of the noni fruit and consumed it raw with salt. Seeds, leaves, bark and root were also consumed by people familiar with the qualities of this unusual plant. (http://www.tahitian-juice.com)
The Contents and Benefits of Morinda Citrifolia
Morinda Citrifolia / Noni fruit powder is high in carbohydrates and dietary fiber. According to the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, a 100 g sample of the powder contains 71% carbohydrate and 36% fiber. The sample also contained 5.2% protein and 1.2% fat.
These macronutrients evidently reside in the fruit pulp, as noni juice has sparse amounts of macronutrients.
The main micronutrients of noni pulp powder include 9.8 mg of vitamin C per 1200 mg sample, as well as 0.048 mg niacin (vitamin B3) 0.02 mg iron and 32.0 mg potassium, Vitamin A, calcium and sodium are present in moderate amounts.
When noni juice alone is analyzed and compared to pulp powder, only vitamin C is retained at a high level, 33.6 mg per 100 g of juice.
Although the most significant nutrient feature of noni pulp powder or juice is its high vitamin C content, noni fruit juice provides only about half the vitamin C of a raw navel orange. Sodium levels in noni juice (about 3% of DRI) are high compared to an orange. Although the potassium content appears relatively high for noni, this total is only about 3% of the Recommended Dietary Allowance and so would not be considered excessive. Noni juice is otherwise similar in micronutrient content to a raw orange.
Noni fruit contains a number of phytochemicals, including liginans, oligo- and polysaccharides, flavonoids, iridoids, fatty acids, scopoletin,catechin, beta-sitosterol, damnacanthal, and alkaloids. Although these substances have been studied for bioactivity, current research does not conclude anything about their effects on human health.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
CUCUMBER
The history of cucumber
Cucumber originated in India. Large genetic variety of cucumber has been observed in different parts of India. The cucumber has been cultivated for at least 3,000 years in Western Asia, and was probably introduced to other parts of Europe by the Romans. Records of cucumber cultivation appear in France in the 9th century, England in the 14th century, and in North America by the mid-16th century.
In the Middle Ages; Charlemagne had cucumbers grown in his gardens in ninth-century France. They were reportedly introduced into England in the early 1300s, lost, then reintroduced approximately 250 years later.
Christopher Columbus Brings Cucumbers to the New World.
The Spaniards (in the person of Christopher Columbus) brought cucumbers to Haiti in 1494. In 1535, Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, found “very great cucumbers” grown on the site of what is now Montreal. (http://www.kitchenproject.com)
The contents of cucumber (per 100 gm.)
- Vitamin A 180 I.U.
- Niacin Trace
- Vitamin C 9 mg.
- Calcium 32 mg.
- Iron 1.8 mg.
- Phosphorus 27 mg.
- Potassium 80 mg.
- Carbohydrates 17 gm.
- Calories 70
The benefits of cucumber :
- Cucumber is best natural diuretic known, secreting and promoting the flow of urine.
- Helps in kidney and urinary bladder disease.
- Liver disease
- Pancreatic disease
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
AVOCADO
The avocado (Persea americana) originated in south-central Mexico, sometime between 7,000 and 5,000 B.C. But it was several millennia before this wild variety was cultivated. Archaeologists in Peru have found domesticated avocado seeds buried with Incan mummies dating back to 750 B.C. and there is evidence that avocados were cultivated in Mexico as early as 500 B.C.
THE CONTENT AND BENEFITS OF AVOCADO
The avocado is the second fruit with the highest monounsaturated fatty acids content at 20%. This amounts to almost twenty times that of any other fruit.
Weight-watchers often stay away from avocados specifically because of the fats content of the fruit. But that's a myth. The monounsaturated fats and the wholesome nutrition helps the basal metabolic rate, and reduce overeating.
A majority of the fats content is the health-promoting monounsaturated fats, followed by smaller amounts of polyunsaturated and saturated fats.
The potassium content and calories of an avocado is three times that of a banana. Other essential minerals are iron and copper for the blood, phosphorus and magnesium.
The sodium content in avocados and its low sugar content and absence of starch make it an ideal fruit for diabetics and hypoglycemics.
It is also one of the richest source of fiber among all fruits and vegetables. Packed with vitamins A, several B-complex, especially B3 (folic acid), powerful anti-oxidants like vitamins C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, etc.
Monday, July 26, 2010
APPLE
THE HISTORY OF APPLE
THE CONTENTS AND BENEFITS OF APPLE
Apple Fruit contain vitamins like Vitamin C, Beta-Carotene, iron and potassium etc., The Vitamin C content may not be as good as Oranges but apples have very high mineral contents, pectins, malic acid which are good in normalizing the intestines. Apple Fruit is good for treatment of anaemia, dysentery, heart disease, headache, eye disorders, kidney stones and promotes vigour and vitality. Apple juice is good to overcome a liverish feeling, further, apples are unlikely to cause allergic reactions and are excellent means of providing essential fluids to the body.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
ORANGE

THE HISTORY OF ORANGE
Sour varieties of oranges have been cultivated since well before the Middle Ages, the sweet ones appearing only in the 15th Century. From Southern Asia, the orange spread to Syria, Persia, Italy, Spain and Portugal, and then on a voyage of Columbus, to the West Indies. Spanish explorers took it to Florida and Spanish missionaries took it to California. (www.produceoasis.com )
THE CONTENTS AND BENEFITS OF ORANGE
The major nutritional content in oranges is Vitamin C. This powerful antioxidant neutralizes harmful elements within the body. Vitamin C also stimulates the absorption of non-heme iron and thus reduces the iron deficiency. As a whole the Vitamin C content in orange fruits keep your immune system strong and healthy.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
BANANA

THE BANANA HISTORY
The banana is mentioned for the first time in history in buddhist texts 600 years BC. Alexander the Great discovers the taste of the banana in the Indian valleys in 327 BC . The existence of an organized banana plantation could be found in China back in the year 200 AD. In 650 AD, Islamic conquerors brought the banana back to Palestine. The Arabic merchants finally spread the bananas all over Africa. Only in 1502 the Portuguese start the first banana plantation in the Caribbean and in central America. (www.vandamme.be/history.html)
THE BANANA CONTENT
Bananas contain considerable amounts of Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, and Pottasium. The latter makes them of particular interest to athletes who use them to quickly replenish their Electrolytes.
THE BANANA BENEFITS
Along with other fruits and vegetables, consumption of bananas is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer and in women, breast cancer and renal cell carcinoma.
Individuals with a latex alergy may experience a reaction to bananas.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
WATERMELON
- Iron,
- Calcium,
- Vitamin B1-B2-B4 and C,
- Beta carotene
- Lycopene
- Water
- Protein
- Calories
- Sitrulina acid
- Alanine
- Glutamic acid
- Arginine
- Phosphoric acid
- Malic acid
- Ethylene acid
- Flavonoids
- Fat-free watermelon, making it suitable for the diet
- Lycopene function as antioxidants which can counteract free radicals from pollution and UV rays, skin problems such as dry, dull, slack and make skin radiant, fresh and look young and can improve fertility and help to arouse men's sexual arousal
- The content of flavonoids act as anti-allergic substances.
- Meat cold watermelon can be used to cool and refresh sunburned skin
- Tighten body tissue and increase the water content in the body
- Water content can reduce hypertension
- Watermelon also serves to stimulate more rapid discharge of urine, so it is good for those who are experiencing trouble urinating.
- Watermelon can be used to reduce fever.
- Watermelon can prevent canker sores
- Intensify work of the heart