Kate Nkansa on local food inFeint and Margin:
Do you have issues with High blood pressure or other lifestyle diseases? Great way to keep your blood pressure down is to cook your plantain with the peel in tact. Wash the plantain cut it up and cook. Once it’s cooked then peel. The leaf of the plantain is also an antibacterial agent ideal for skin diseases etc.
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Banana and longevity. Folk physicians of ancient Persia and India regarded this golden fruit as natures secret of perpetual youth. Even today, banana is known to promote healthy digestion and create a feeling of youthfulness. It enhances calcium, phosphorous and nitrogen retention which in turn helps in the regeneration of healthy tissues.
Banana (or Plantain) health food. The banana is of great nutritional value. It has a rare combination of energy value, tissue-building elements, protein, vitamins and minerals. It is a good source of calories since it is rich in solids and low in water content as compared to any other fresh fruit...[continue reading]
