So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Monday, January 15, 2018

Importance Of Taking Fava Beans

By Brenda Cox


These are among the most ancient cultivated plant in the world and very easy to grow. They are often grown as cover crops since they are leguminous plants thus they can fix nitrogen in the soil. Fava beans, unlike other leguminous beans, can withstand harsh climatic conditions such as cold, high salinity among others.

Harvesting them when they are still young and consuming them at such time gives an opportunity to eat their leaves. The pods that have not fully grown can also be eaten as a potherb. They are prepared by removing the grains from their pods and boiling them to remove their outer coat. One can choose to have them fried and salted to develop a crunchy seeds or nuts.

The grains are very rich in proteins as well as other nutritional elements which are beneficial to humans. The legumes are a rich source of vitamin B6, K and different types of vitamins. They also have folic acid which plays a big role in energy production during metabolism. They also have a hand in the proper functioning of the nervous systems and the proper functioning of the blood cells.

The diet of a pregnant woman, the grains should be the primary source of protein and other nutritional elements as they are associated with the reduction in defects during birth. Folic acid helps to reduce these mistakes in combination with other essential items. It is usually recommended that they are consumed during first weeks of pregnancy to enhance the proper development of the foetus.

Elements such as manganese are found in plenty in these grains and play a role in increasing the weight of the bone.it also promotes acquisition and utilization of calcium which results in healthy bone formation. Disease such as the osteoporosis can be prevented when the patients consume these berries which contain such essential elements.

This type of grain also has magnesium which is deficient in many people and very important for the health of a heart. Magnesium can lower the blood pressure thus eliminating the chances of hypertension and the risk of other heart diseases. Consumption of the horse grains alongside other magnesium supplements, fruits and vegetables may prevent cardiac diseases.

Asides that, they are also known to boost the immune system to fight diseases. Copper in broad grains maintains the health of the blood cells. They enhance the activities of white blood cells by acting as free radicle scavengers thus preventing tumor and cancer cells formation. The body cannot produce enough copper on its own to help in these activities but can be supplemented with food. They have been associated with the control of other diseases such as the Parkinson disease.

With all these benefits, broad grain has adverse effects. Some people have a specific genetic deficiency that prevents them from eating these beans while others under specific medication cannot eat these seeds. Some suffer favism which results in hemolytic anemia as the blood cells are being destroyed at a higher rate than the rate of their formation. This is as a result of the genetic disorder which may leave a consumer predisposed to this disease.




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