The Health Benefits Of Carrots

CARROTS and other orange-coloured vegetables and fruits are characterised by their rich content of Beta Carotene.

  The Beta Carotene in carrot is converted to Vitamin A in the liver, which is essential for the health of our eyes.     Vitamin A is known to prevent night blindness and reduces the degenerative changes that could lead to cataract and other eye problems as we advance in age. 

STUDIES have shown that carrot exhibits a wide range of powerful protective and healing properties in the human body:

  It is an effective infection- fighting antioxidant and helps to mop up the cell damaging effects of the so-called free radicals. 

  It prevents cell degeneration.

  It is a powerful immune booster.

  It protects the blood carrying arteries.

  It is an excellent detoxifying root vegetable found in nature. With beetroot, carrot detoxifies the liver effectively. 

  Because of these properties, carrot is presently used in the treatment of breast cancers in women, leukemia (that is cancer of the blood) and liver ailments.

TAKING two glasses of carrot juice with a little olive oil (to help in the absorption of the Beta Carotene) for a day will not only boost up the innate defense system (i.e. the immunity) up to70 per cent, but will also help protect the arteries and prevent stroke in high-risk group victims.

ALSO, taking carrot juice daily tonifies the skin and the body generally.

  It prevents the cellular changes that lead to pre-mature aging and the establishment of growths in the body.

  It reduces the incidents of arthritis and rheumatism.

  It builds up the blood when combined with beetroot.   

  Therefore, carrot and beetroot are useful in the treatment of rheumatism and anemia (blood shortage).   

  With the addition of cucumber to the carrot/beetroot mixture, the Indians use the combined juice to cure headaches and stones in the kidneys or bladder.

  It cleans the kidneys and the urinary bladder.

CHEWING whole fresh carrot daily prevents indigestion and constipation.

  It reduces high level of blood cholesterol because of its high content of soluble fibre.

IN children, pains in the navel, loss of appetite for food, anemia, bedwetting, itchy nose, ear and anus are some of the indications of worm infestation. 

  Giving them carrot juice daily is an effective and a safe worm expeller. 

IN times of poor memory or poor retentive memory, the regular intake of the juice made from a combination of carrot, small amounts of cabbage, celery and lemon helps to sharpen the memory again.

COOKING carrot has been found to help the body in absorbing the Beta Carotene content. 

  Apart from this, cooked carrot is highly recommended in the treatment of jaundice and other liver ailments. 

Uses Of Lemongrass Tea

1. Heavy manual works often result in waist, joints and rheumatic pains. 

  Taking a teacupful of lemongrass tea (made with up to 10-12 leaves of the grass) is an excellent and safe painkiller after such works.

2. The tea is also used in the treatment of headaches; stomachaches and pains; intestinal gas and other digestive problems; fever and cold

  Lemongrass is also called “fever plant,” and brings down fever by promoting sweating and irregular menstruation in women.

3. Apart form the tea, dried lemongrass can be made into powder and put into gelatin capsules and can be used in the above-mentioned conditions.

4. For those who are familiar with essential oils, lemongrass oil is used in the treatment of nervous exhaustion and chronic stress; excessive sweating; muscular weakness and pains; skin problems, like acne, ringworms, athletes’ foot.

  The oil is an effective deodorant.

5. It is a universal common knowledge that planting lemongrass around dwelling places helps in repelling dangerous reptiles, such as snakes.

6. This may sound very funny, yet it is true. Many women often cook pepper soup with fresh lemongrass leaves for their unfaithful husbands or lovers, not only to keep them, but also to bring honesty and faithfulness back into their relationship.

  Also, to help attract the lover of their choice, young girls often add a handful of chopped fresh lemongrass to their hot bath water for a purification bath. 

 Question

Dear Sir,

Please, I need your help and advice urgently: What can I do to overcome excessive anger, even at the slightest provocation?

Chika. O.

Orile, Lagos.

Answer:

 Dear Chika,

Frustration often leads to an overwhelming anger in some people.

  Fits of anger, no matter the cause, may be very dangerous to the victim, as well as to his or her environment.