Another Must Eat Food! Check Out These Wondrous Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes!

Sweet potatoes are delicious. But did you know that they are also quite nutritious?  

The humble sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant from convulvulaceae family. Its scientific name is Ipomoea batatas.

The root crop is known for its starchy texture and its slightly-sweet taste. 

The most common type of sweet potato can be identified by its white, almost yellowish colored flesh.  

Here are some health benefits of the widely-available root crop:

1. It is rich in dietary fibers.  

The starchy texture contains fibers that help aid digestion. These fibers help you release the body's buildup of waste when you are feeling constipated.  

2. It contains Beta-Carotene

Beta-Carotene is an antioxidant that alleviates joint pains and also prevents the formation of tumors that could lead to breast and lung cancer.  

3. It contains a lot of Vitamin D.  

Vitamin D is great for the skin, teeth, and bones. It also helps keep our thyroid glands healthy.

4. Promotes Healthy Skin

You can boil a sweet potato, and use the water to treat skin infections and irritations.  The residual water from boiled sweet potatoes also clear out clogged pores and helps maintain hydration, making the skin look and feel healthier.  

5. Good for the heart

Eating sweet potatoes has been proven to be good for one's heart.  Sweet potatoes contain potassium which helps regulate blood pressure.  

6. It is rich in Folic Acid

Sweet potatoes are highly recommended for pregnant women since folic acid aids in infant development and fetus formation.  

7. Contains Vitamin C 

Vitamin C is an essential vitamin that the body needs when fighting off viruses and infections. Having a high amount of vitamin C in the body helps avoid more serious health complications. 

8. Supplies Vitamin A 

Vitamin A is good for the eyesight. It is also good for avoiding respiratory diseases such as coughs and colds.  

9. Prevents Anemia

Sweet potatoes can regulate blood pressure, allowing for a healthier flow of oxygen to the blood that helps prevents anemia.  

10. Good for hair growth

For those with thinning hair out there, you might want to up your intake of sweet potatoes as it may increase hair growth could provide you with healthier hair follicles.  

What are you waiting for? Get your daily dose of sweet potatoes and share its effects on you personally in the comments section!

Source: TNP , artikulohealthnews

This Plant Can Help Cure Diabetes, Kidney Problems and Hypertension

Do you know that Abelmoschus escolentus is good for you? Not familiar? Surprise, surprise it's just your plain old okra vegetable. 

The Okra plant also known as lady fingers, ochro or gumbo is a perennial and flowering plant under the Malvaceae (mallows) family that is cultivated in healthy loam soil or manure-rich and fertile soil.  

Okra grows in tropical and temperate regions around the globe, its origins is in NorthEast Africa. But it can also be found SouthEast Asia, including the Philippines. It is usually found in Sinigang. Other alternative ways to cook it or prepare it would be to roast or fry it. It is mainly identified by its edible green pods found inside the plant and measures 5-15 cm and slimy texture. It is best harvested at its immature stage while it is green and tender or roughly 45-60 days after planting it. 

Aside from being rich in dietary fiber,  Vitamin K, Vitamin C and pyridoxine. Okra has these other health benefits:

- Helps in regulating blood sugar

- Boosts a person's immune system

- Prevents and cures kidney diseases

- Fights asthma

- Lowers cholesterol

Eating just the okra plant itself, can be challenging. So here is a drink that you can prepare at home to consume the benefits of this nutritious plant.

Procedure:

1. Prepare 2-3 okra vegetable. Wash it well. 

2. Slice off the head and tails of the okra. 

3. In a container, put the okra together with water. 

4. Let it sit overnight. Drink it before eating breakfast for best results. 

You can do this everyday or on your own pace and routine. 

A simple and healthy drink that will surely help you prevent and cure various diseases. 

Would you try this Okra concoction?

Source: TNP , artikulohealthnews

This Man Has Been Enduring Swelling In His Mouth But When He Found This Inside, He Freaked Out!

A video spread like wildfire across social media because of its bizarre subject showing a man trying to extract a stone-like thing at the bottom of his tongue!

Brandon Douglas had been enduring a painful swelling inside his mouth for days. He can feel something hard inside, which felt like a stone. He described the ordeal in a Reddit post.

“I had some swelling on my sublingual gland which is right under your tongue. It had some pus/mucus stuff coming out so I had it looked at.”

When he visited the dentist, he was able to confirm that it was indeed a stone -- a salivary gland stone. “Dentist said it was probably a stone developing. Four days later I end up pushing that bad boy out.I guess it’s from not staying hydrated and some other factors. I stay pretty hydrated so I’m hoping it was a fluke,” he shared. 

Salivary gland stones usually appear as calcified structures which form in the salivary gland or duct. This can be extremely painful as it blocks the flow of saliva in the mouth. This causes dryness in the submandibular gland at the floor of the mouth and can affect parotid glands in the insides of the cheeks, and the sublingual glands under the tongue. This usually occurs when chemicals from the saliva accumulate in the salivary glands. However, its exact cause isn't identified yet. 

While doctors have the instruments to have these stones removed, Brandon opted to remove it himself. He then recorded the extraction and the result is definitely gruesome. Many netizens were disgusted with the video but nonetheless thanked Brandon for making them aware of this condition. 

Watch the video below:

Source: TNP, YouTube