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5 Great Vegetables for Breastfeeding Mother

Consuming various types of vegetables is very important for breastfeeding mother. Oftenly, the recommended type of vegetables to be consumed for breastfeeding mothers is a type of green vegetable that is known to be able to facilitate the production of breast milk. Unfortunately, not all vegetables can give a positive impact on breastfeeding mothers. So, what kind of vegetables are recommended to consume by breastfeeding mothers? Here are some delicious vegetables that you can consume to help you to give best nutrition for your baby. Papaya Leaf and Flower Papaya will be much better when you consume the leaves along with its. The papaya flowers containing vitamin C, vitamin A and calcium and also phosphorus that is very good for increasing the number of breast milk. Papaya leaf consumption will also be very good because the enzyme papain in it will help the digestion of food contained in the stomach so that the food in your stomatch will be digested well and faster, then this wi...

5 Most Popular Herbs from Indonesia

Indonesia, is a country rich with millions of varieties and types of flora that has such a wide property due to its position in the tropical area. Around the world there are 40 thousand medicinal plants, 30 thousand of which are in this country, and nearly 7 thousand of them have been identified and used for medical purposes. One of the plants that are native to Indonesia is the Nutmeg. Since the 16th century, European Countries has interested to this spices. Not only  Nutmeg, they also realize that Indonesia is a spice paradise country, such as clove, pepper, tea, and many more. All of these plants are not only used as cooking spices, but also beneficial for human health. Therefore, these crops have a high value in international trade. Native plants of Indonesia are popularly used in medicine in the medical world, among others: 1. Nutmeg (Myristica Fragans Houtt) Asia Pala or Nutmeg is widely used as a cooking spice in Asia and european countries. The seeds contain ...

How Pear Can Help Your Lose Weight Program

Pear has very high water content and can help lose weight program. Pears are rich in nutrients such as magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B complex, vitamin B9 or folate, copper, fiber, manganese, potassium as well as various other ingredients. Here are some benefits of pear that can support your weight loss program. Helps Mineral Absorption Pear has a very high fiber content, about 20% of the recommended amount of fiber each day (depend on your Recommended Dietary Allowances). Fiber is not only beneficial to make the stomach feel full longer, but also can be a healthy snack between your meals so as to reduce other high calorie snack. Fiber in pears is also able to increase the absorption of important minerals and vitamins in the food you consume so that the digestive system will also be better. Natural Energy Sources The content of fructose and glucose in pears is useful as a natural source of energy, pear also has a low glycemic index. A low glycemic index can help sl...

Save Your Kidney with this Amazing Herbs: Broadleaf Plantain

Broadleaf plantain ( Plantago major ) grow wild in forests, fields, and rather damp grassy lawns, it can also live as weeds in tea or rubber plantations, or sometimes planted in pots as medicinal plants. This plant originated from mainland Asia and Europe, can be found from the lowlands to a height of 3200 m above sea level. This medicinal plant is widespread in the world and has been known since long time ago and is one of 9 medicinjal plant that are considered sacred in the Anglo Saxon. Broadleaf  Plantain. Credit: NY State IPM Cornel University Broadleaf plantain are perennial plants, grow upright, height 15-20 cm. Single leaf, long stem, arranged in root rosette. Round leaves like eggs until the lancet is widened, the edges are flat or jagged irregularly rough, the surface is slippery or slightly hairy, the curvature is long, 5 - 10 cm long, 4 - 9 cm wide, the color is green. Multiple inflorescence is arranged in a grain that is about 30 cm long, small, white color. Oval...

Kill Your Body Odor With This Super Herbs

Body odor or armpits odor need to be addressed properly , because it can affect our daily life. Peoples tend to stay away from smelly person.  We can use an instant way to treat body odor, but for longterm treatment, we can use natural herbal treatment it is more safe and considered quite effective. Avoid Food Causes Of Body Odor Before discussing about natural ingredients to overcome body odor, it's good if we know some food that can make body odor stronger. These foods should be avoided or at least you can reduce the amount of your consumption. The odor-causing foods such as: Red meat Human body (intestine) need more energy to digest red meat. It takes a long time for the body to digest the meat. The remaining substances that are still in the intestinewill be absorbed and then removed again through sweat or other expenses and this is what makes the smell of sweat very unpleasant Spices There are some spices that can make body odor sting, such as onion, garlic, curry spic...

Traditional Potion for Hypertension Remedy

High blood pressure or hypertension is a condition in which a person's blood pressure exceeds the normal limit. This situation is possible by the condition in which the person is experiencing health problems caused by unhealthy lifestyle, such as frequent eating foods that contain substances that are not good for the body such as high cholesterol or saturated fat, lack of physical activities, stress or can also be due to symptoms of certain diseases such as heart or other degenerative diseases. The best way to overcome hypertension is to change our lifestyle. Starting from food by more consumevegetables and fruits, measurably  exercise and rest need to be applied. As a healthy lifestyle, it's good for you to do traditional medicine using herbs. Below, we present some potion with herbal plant  that you can make yourself at home to overcome hypertension. Garlic Potion 1 Boil 3-4 cloves Garlic and onion with 500 cc water (two glasses) until it leave 250 cc or 1 cup. Dri...

10 Amazing Benefits of Butterfly-pea for Your Healthy

Descriptiion of  Butterfly-pea ( Clitoria ternatea ) Butterfly-pea ( Clitoria ternatea ) is a plant that is common to most of South East Asian countries. In Indonesia can be found in the forest or in the yard of a house that is usually used as an ornamental plant. This plant generally has a bright blue flowers, but actually this plant also has a different color variants such as white, pink, and purple. These flowers can be utilized for a wide range of purposes such as food coloring, cake, or as a beverage making ingredient. Butterfly-pea flower has been brewed for centuries but only recently been introduced to tea drinkers outside the indigenous area. Butterfly-pea flower tea is a Caffeine-free herbal tea, or tisane, beverage made from a decoction or infusion of the leaves of the Clitoria ternatea plant and dried Lemongrass. The ternatea is also known as butterfly-pea, blue-pea, Aprajita, Cordofan pea or Asian pigeonwings. One of the interesting aspects of the tea is the f...