Herbs, Food Ingredients, and Health
It is natural to become physically weaker as one ages. However, it is possible to stay younger and healthier than your physical age by what you eat at your table every day. More and more medical research and studies have shown the medicinal properties and benefits of herbs and healthy diet.
As of this new year of 2024, let us stay healthy by looking into a variety of herbs one by one, their nutrition facts, and healthy diet so that we are able to lead a life with more confidence and constantly get ourselves back on track with aplomb even if we happen to deviate from the optimal state of health.
#4. Let’s go cocoNUTS! 😉
Are you a big fan of tropical fruits? Afraid of too much
sugar contained in most tropical fruits? Well, today we are going to explore
the priceless benefits of this precious tropical fruit COCONUT, which is the
edible fruit of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera), a tree of the palm family.
It has been argued that 1. ____________________, a
component in coconut oil, may help boost levels of good cholesterol (i.e., HDL).
Participants took 1 tablespoon of coconut oil twice daily for 8 weeks. The
findings published in 2018 showed that extra virgin coconut oil’s impact on
cholesterol may be similar to that of olive oil.
In addition, virgin coconut oil may have 2.
____________________ properties. Studies (lab experiments with rodents)
revealed coconut oil reduces stress resulting from exercise and chronic cold.
Researchers believe that virgin coconut oil could be useful in treating some
kinds of 3. ________________.
Furthermore, coconut oil has 4. anti-______________ properties, which is
the reason behind daily oral treatment called “oil-pulling” using coconut oil
preventing/ easing pain inside your mouth (e.g., toothache or infections in
gums)
**Caveat: In general, the less processed a
food is, the more likely it is to offer health benefits, and the same is
probably true of coconut oil.
Acrostic
poem using COCONUT by Jean Lee
Celebrate
your health
On
your table
Captivating
drupe
Obliging
fruit
Nutty
but not crazy
Unbeatable
taste
Tender,
loving, care
Interested
in visiting/ consulting professional pharmacists at a wonderful compounding
pharmacy in California? Here’s the link.
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Answer
keys
1. MTCs (Medium-chain Triglycerides)
2. antioxidant
3. depression
4. inflammatory
Source from Medical News Today
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