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Bitter leaf in Africa is mostly use for cooking several dishes and delicacies. It has various medicinal importance and benefits to human health. Bitter leaf possesses some antifungal and antibacterial properties making it a good home remedy to many health problems such as diarrhea, dysentery, high blood pressure and lots more.

Most people may not find bitter leaf important due to the bitter taste but trust me the medical health benefit of bitter leaf as listed below will change your concept about the leaf.

Help in Lowering High Blood Pressure
Drinking the juice extract or chewing fresh bitter leaf help in reducing the level of sugar in the blood. The presence of andrographolide content in bitter leaf helps in reducing sugar in the blood thereby reducing the risk of diabetes. The trace of potassium in bitter leaf is a good remedy for hypertension.

Help in Clearing Fever
The presence of flavonoids in bitter leaf has a strong antioxidant effect which help in treating various health problems such as feverish conditions. Other elements like glucosides, lactones, diterpene and even andrographolide present in bitter leaf help to treat fever symptoms. When a glass of bitter leaf juice is taken, it helps to reduce malaria symptom.

Help Body Metabolism
Vitamin B1 also called thiamine is a very essential dietary supplement present naturally in bitter leaf, it help to oxidize fatty acids by producing synthesis of lipids. Bitter leaf is very essential in the chemical synthesis of metabolism because it contains the mineral which play a major role in the process.

Treats Stomach Pain
When bitter leaf is eaten raw or squeezes to get the juice, it helps in treating abdominal problems such as stomach upset, diarrhea, and gastrointestinal tract disease such as dysentery. Bitter leaf is a perfect natural remedy for stomach cramps and intestinal problem.

Squeeze some fresh bitter leaf together to get the extracted juice, add salt and take two glass of the juice a day to clear stomach problems.

Preventing the Risks of Cancer
The anti-cancer properties present in bitter leaf help in preventing trophoblastic tumor, hydatidiform mole, and lung tumor which are perfect sign of cancer.

Andrographolide present in bitter leaf is a plant compound and a powerful cancer agent, which has been studied scientifically and proven to be effective in the treatment of colon, prostate cancer and gastric cancer.

Helps in Improving Fertility in Woman
Bitter leaf is important in woman reproductive life due to its ability in providing balance in the genital hormone. It improves the quality hormone profile and help in preventing toxification of immunoglobulin that fight female s*x hormone called estrogen.

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Egg is a good source of protein and choline and is been laid by female animals of different species such as Reptiles, birds, mammals, amphibians and fish. Eggs have been a source of food for humans for thousands of years.

The egg of reptiles and birds consists of a protective eggshell, vitellus (egg York) and albumen (egg white) containing various thin membranes. Chicken eggs are the most commonly consumed eggs in the world. In 2009 statistics show that over 62.1 million metric tons of eggs are laid by approximately 6.4 billion hen world wild.

Below are some of the health benefits of egg:

Good Source of Choline
Choline is an important nutrient that is present in some food and usable as dietary supplement. It’s a good source of Methyl groups used for many steps in metabolism. Choline has a macronutrient with physiological functions such as, nerve function, neurological development, metabolism and muscle control.

Since eggs are rich dietary source of choline, one medium egg contains about 100mg of choline. Basically, there is no guideline for the intake of Choline, but it is advisable for women who are not pregnant or nursing mothers to take about 425-500mg of choline daily. While adult men can take 550mg on a daily basis. Eating of one egg on a daily basis can help you on this goal.

Help in preventing Cardiovascular disease
Egg contains about 25% of recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of selenium making it one of the good dietary sources of mineral. Selenium is a strong anti-inflammatory that is directly connected with some issues of cardiovascular disease which can cause deficiency in mineral. This can help in decreasing death rate caused by cardiovascular diseases.

Egg Contains Amino Acid That Is Perfect for Protein.
Egg is considered as a good source of protein. Amino acid is considered as the building block of protein and the quality of protein is determine by three criteria which are; amino acid bioavailability, digestibility and amino acid composition.

Basically, there are twenty one of these amino acids, nine of which the body is unable to create on its own and must get it from dietary source. For the assessment of protein to be high, food is expected to be high in the nine aminos that your body cannot produce. But with the help of egg, the nine amino acid can be produce.

Help in filling and satisfying weight loss
Protein in egg does not only give you the necessary amino acids, but it helps in filling you up and provides you energy with about 75 calories per medium of egg. Studies have shown that people eating egg as breakfast, compared to grains as their main dish consume little calories during the day because they are more satisfy and fill with more energy to carry out daily activities.

Limiting the risk of breast cancer
When dietary is been modify there is reduction on the overall risk of getting cancer. It is known that most anti-cancer diet are present in some fruit, but you can increase the effectiveness of your diet by adding eggs on daily basis. Studies have shown that the choline present in vitellus (egg York) is related in reducing the outcome of breast cancer.

As source of vitamin.
Vitamins are very important to the human body, vitamin D is very important for bone health, but the human body cannot synthesize vitamin D on its own. The common sources of vitamin D are through supplementation and sun. It is possible to get vitamin D from dietary sources, because there are fewer foods that contain vitamin D, but of these less dietary sources, eggs are on top of the list.

Below is some amazing facts about egg:

The colour of an egg shell does not indicate nutritional advantage
The earlobes of a chicken can predict the colour of egg they will lay
White stringy thing in egg is a sign of a good egg.
How thick an egg shell look like depends on the age of the laying hen.
York colour does not indicate nutritional differences.
Testing the buoyancy of an egg can show how old the egg is.
Below are the top 5 egg producing countries in the world:

China with 24.8 billion kilograms in shell
USA with 5.6 billion kilograms in shell
India with 3.8 billion kilograms in shell
Japan with 2.522 billion kilograms in shell
Mexico with 2.516 billion kilograms in shell.

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The heat during summer has made us fond of using Air conditioners (ACs) from our cars, office, and even every single room in our house. When temperature rises to about 45 degree, AC becomes more important to us. But staying under an AC for a long period of time always has negative side effects on us.

Below are some of the side effects of Air conditioners (ACs):

Dry skin
People who sit in AC indoor for long period of time can experience itchy and dry skin. Excessive exposure of the body to AC along side with sun can cause itchy and dry skin, your skin may return to normal during the few hours of staying outside, but the dryness of the skin may stay longer than before.

Respiratory problems
Staying for a long period of time in Air conditioners can result to respiratory problems in throat and nose. During this process one may experience nasal blockage, dry throat and even rhinitis.

Stuffy nose (rhinitis) is a situation which causes unusual swelling of the mucous membrane of the human nose.

Increase in Asthma and allergies
Air conditioner (Ac) can worsen the condition of individuals suffering from asthma or allergies. Although staying indoor can help those who are sensitive to pollutants, but others may experience the opposite side of it. When Air conditioners are not properly maintained and cleaned, it can worsen asthma and allergies problems.

Headaches
This is an unfortunate side effect of Air conditioners (ACs), especially when it is not well maintained. Dehydration can be trigger which is often unnoticed when it comes to migraines.

Staying under an air conditioner for a long period of time can cause dehydration which can also leads to headache.

Air Conditioners Can Cause Infectious Diseases
When you spend much time in Air conditioners (ACs) it can result in drying out the mucous membrane of the noise. When this mucous membrane is not well maintained it can make it to be more prone to viral infections.

Increase in Dry Eye symptoms
Dry eye will irritates and itch more if people suffering from such symptoms stay under the AC for a long period of time. It is advisable for people having this symptom not to stay for long in air conditioners (ACs), because it tends to worsen the situation.

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