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Can aloe vera help with type 2 diabetes?
WITH type 2 diabetes, the body can’t regulate blood sugar levels on its own, and people with the health condition must rely on diet changes, exercise, stress management, and sometimes oral medications and insulin, according to the American…
Pineapple juice can prevent cancer, treat diabetes —Experts
PINEAPPLE (Ananas comosus) has been described as one of the most important commercial fruit crops in the world. The fruit is either consumed or served fresh, cooked or juiced but the most effective way to harness the nutritional and…
Waterleaf better substitute for ugwu to boost blood levels —Experts
VEGETABLES constitute essential components of the diet by contributing nutrients and food properties that are important to human health. Increasingly, many people are turning to vegetable to also boost body immunity and blood levels.…
‘Insufficient evidence backing herbal medicines for weight loss’
RESEARCHERS from the University of Sydney have conducted the first global review of herbal medicines for weight loss in 19 years, finding insufficient evidence to recommend any current treatments.Senior author Dr Nick Fuller said with…
Many herbal medicines contaminated with HIV medicine —Experts
EXPERTS have warned that there is widespread use of herbal medicines by people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) and contamination of herbal medicines with antiretrovirals in Nigeria.In a study, experts have found that of…
Experts highlight 28 antimalarial plants that lower men’s fertility
MALARIA is still a health problem mainly because of the cost of effective antimalarial drugs and the growing parasite resistance to conventional antimalarial drugs, making a great proportion of the people in malaria-endemic countries…
Grapes plus blueberries may boost cognitive function in college students
ACUTE supplementation with polyphenol-rich extracts from grape and blueberries may improve cognitive performance for college students, suggests a new study.A single dose of commercially available Memophenol, which is produced by French…
‘Bananas ripened with calcium carbide lower fertility’
EXPERTS have cautioned fruit sellers against using calcium carbide, a material most commonly used for welding purposes, as artficial agents in fruits because of consumption of such fruits can negatively affect the female reproductive organ.…
Excessive consumption of bitter leaf might increase the risk of anaemia
BITTER leaf has been used as food and medicine for centuries in Africa. It has been used in the management and treatment of a number of health conditions, including malaria, diabetes, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, fatigue and cough.
Now, in…
Why African locust bean is remedy for diabetes, heart disease —Study
African locust bean is a condiment many relish in vegetable soup. But unknown to many people, African locust bean can serve as prophylaxis and remedies for several diseases caused by high blood sugar and cholesterol such as diabetes and…