HEALTHY TIPS TO PUT TYPE 2 DIABETES AT BAY

Does any member of your family suffer from diabetes?
Are you overweight?
Do you crave sugary drinks, cookies and cakes?
Do you hate exercises?

If  you answered yes to all or two of the above questions,  note that this is the hour of change for your benefit. The simple steps below is a good place to start.

- Eat a healthy diet
- Have 5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day with or between 
   your meals
- Avoid sugary drinks, cookies and cakes
- Exercise or walk for at least 30 minutes about 5 times a week
- Stay at a healthy weight
- Get 8 hours of sleep per night
- Get tested for pre-diabetes.

NEWS BIT

Did you know that olive oil, chilli pepper combined with a Mediterranean diet can slash cancer risk by 68%. 

A new study whose lead author is Dr. Miguel Matinez-Gonzalez of the University of Navarra, Spain reveal positive effects of soy, broccoli, sage and sesame seeds on the body.
This study found that eating the Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil was associated with a relatively lower risk of breast cancer. Spanish women who followed this diet reduced their risk of cancer by 68% as against women allocated a low fat diet.

The Mediterranean diet consist of plant based foods such as vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, seeds, olives, lots of extra virgin olive oil, fish and moderate red wine.
This was published in JAMA Interal Medicine. 
Consumption of Mediterranean diet, which is based on plant foods, fish and extra virgin olive oil is also known to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. 
Also scientists have discovered how a compound found in chilli pepper can kill prostate cancer cells. 
In a recent study it was also found that eating chilli pepper could reduce the risk of developing bowel cancer.
A new book by one of Britain's leading cancer surgeons has revealed what to eat to cut your risk of breast cancer. The recommendations include eating soy, broccoli, beet root, sage, and sesame seeds.

SPINACH SMOOTHIE

SPINACH SMOOTHIE

This smoothie is easy and takes 20mins to prepare.
Ingredients

1/2 cup of spinach
2 small pieces of ginger
1/2 lime
1/2 of a banana
3 chunks of pineapple 1 inch in size
Water

Direction

Wash the spinach, clean ginger, squeeze to juice the lime, peel the banana. place all the above in a blender, including the pineapple, half a cup of water. Process until smooth. 
Cool in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. This smoothie, taken before breakfast promotes regularity. 

FOODS THAT BURN FATS

Burn Belly Fat

Eat whole grains like quinoa and brown rice - full of fiber
Sweet potatoes - control blood sugar
Blue berries - activate fat burning genes
Beans of all types - helps burn fat
Oats - reduce your hunger hormones
Asparagus - lots of folate and B-Vitamin (boosting mood and fighting cancer)

Remember to keep moving. Exercise and have up to 5 helping of fruit and vegetable a day.

THE ORIGIN OF TOMATOES

It is generally believed that the tomatoes originated from the Americas, they grew wild in places now called Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador. They were brought to Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century. from where it spread to the Mediterranean where the weather was very favourable for its cultivation and Africa.

The English word tomato comes from the Aztec word tomtit. They were first cultivated by the Aztecs. Originally tomatoes were thought to be poisonous. the leaves are in fact poisonous but the fruit is not. 
Not long after, cultivation of tomatoes became very popular.