Nutridom Health Information Blog

Do you sometimes hold yourself back from eating garlic from the fear that it will stink up your mouth? The fact that garlic gives you various health benefits along with that distinct smell to your breath is nothing new. It has been used by many cultures for thousands of years as a medicinal herb, and continued research reiterates how good it is for you. Here is a list of four important health benefits of garlic: 1. Reduces blood pressure. Allicin, a compound created when fresh garlic is crushed or chewed, relaxes blood vessels. When the vessels are able to stretch and contract well the strain on the heart and the arteries are reduced, resulting in lower blood pressure and risk of heart attack and stroke. 2. Helps reduce LDL (bad) and increase HDL (good) cholesterol. LDL cholesterol is commonly referred to as “bad” cholesterol as having high level of this can cause plaques to build up in the arteries. HDL which is considered as “Good”, on the other h...

MORINGA, also known as “drumstick tree,” is a fast growing tree native to the Himalayan mountains in northwestern India that grows well in dry land and in the soils of poor quality, and is drought tolerant. Due to its superior cultivating quality and nutrient-rich edible parts, the moringa is researched and actively cultivated by several NGOs for the purpose of reducing poverty and malnutrition in developing countries. -Moringa Empowers! Moringa is sometimes touted as a superfood . It contains 90 nutrients, 46 antioxidants and 36 anti-inflammatory substances that gives it the nickname, ' the most nutritious plant known to men .' In a gram to gram comparison, moringa leaves contain: 2x the vitamin A of carrots 14x the calcium of milk 4x the potassium of bananas 2x the protein of yogurt 7x the vitamin C of oranges 9x the iron of spinach 4x the fibre of oats This powerful nutrient profile makes Moringa a power booste r...