MENSTRUATION HYGIENE DAY.

Today, the 28th of May is Menstruation Hygiene Day. 

Menstruation is a vital and integral part of womanhood. It also happens to be an occurrence that can lead to pain if not we'll managed.

The pain women experience during menstruation ranges from physical to psychological to emotional pain. 

Physically. Menstruation pains can destabilise a woman for a while. Some ladies experience mild pains, some moderate, some severe. Thankfully analgesics (pain medicine) can take care of the pain.

Emotionally women sometimes  experience distress while seeing their menses. This could come in the form of mood  swings.

Psychological pain and distress during menstruation can come from societal and cultural discrimination against women who are menstruating. Teenage school girls, especially those in co-educarional schools are made jest of by boys, during menstruation.  

My recommendations are that well spirited groups and individuals, should please provide toilet facilities in public schools where girls can go clean up and take care of themselves during menstruation. 

Secondly, Society for Family Health or any other Foundation or agency should please subsidise sanitary towel so that they can be very affordable for a lot more women. This will reduce the number of people using tissue papers and other not so healthy items for menstrual flow. 

Ladies, menstruation is a blessing, it shouldn't make you feel shy, it shouldn't tie you down at home. 

Love the Flow,

Get up and Go!

Treat Everyone Responsibly. 

WELL ALRIGHT.

PULSES, 'MEET and GREET'.

They are the dried edible seeds of legumes.

They include cowpea, chickpeas, lentils, dry beans, dry peas, kidney beans, pigeon pea, broad beans.

They come in variant species and colours- sand brown, dark brown, black, white, green, red and so on.

They have high fiber content.

They have protein content of about 21%(dry), varying by species, and about 8% protein content when boiled, also varying by species.

They have significant carbohydrate content about 40%(dry), varying by species, and about 19% carbohydrates when boiled, also varying by species.

They have low fat content.

They have significant iron(fe) content.

To maximise their iron content, they are best eaten with vitamin C containing fruits or foods.

Consumption of pulses can potentially reduce protein malnutrition in developing countries. 

Now you've met the Peas.

Do Eat Responsibly. 

Acknowledgement : Photo by shutter shock.

STILL ON THE MATTER.

The food security challenge is for all of us.
Get involved today. 

Do Act Responsibly! 

THE FOOD CHAIN.

Involved in the food chain are several actors and factors; research agricultural scientists, farmers(large scale, medium scale, subsistent, mono, mixed), middle men, consumers, seedlings, lands, climate, water, manure, pests, tractors, and so the list goes.

We can surely find what link in the food chain, through which we can make meaningful contribution to Agriculture, Food Security, Improved per capita Nutrition and Sustainable Development. 

In my opinion, it is what we all owe to ourselves and to our world, especially to those in need.

Start Today.

Do Act Responsibly. 

MATERNAL and INFANT MORTALITY. 

Maternal and infant (under 5) mortality remain a big issue in some countries especially developing countries.  

The above chart, shows the causes of maternal mortality. With Hemorrhage contributing 25%, Sepsis 15%, Eclampsia 6%, Obstructed labour 13%, Abortion 33%, Other causes 8%.

In cases of child mortality, there are many causes including ; malnutrition, Iodine Deficiency, malaria, infections.

In Nigeria, ,2000 children under 5 years of age die daily, while 158 women die daily as a result of pregnancy related causes, according to UNICEF. 

There is need for increased investment in health both by governments and good spirited people through NGOs and health initiatives. 

Let us each do our part.

Mothers DO deserve to live.

Children DO deserve to live.

Acknowledgement : UNICEF.

HEALTHY SNACKS 4

[low calorie options]

Here are some low calorie

 options for your snacking

 delight.

Carrot fingers-  get some fresh carrots and slice them

up longitudinally. You can eat them 

raw, with peanut butter, slightly grilled, dipped in ketchup or avocado paste or frozen yoghurt. You can replicate same with celery or cucumber fingers.

Chips- green plantains are very low calorie and can be fried as chips. Care should however be taken to avoid excess oil. 

Apple chips are just great. They are prepared by coring, slicing, and dessicating(drying ), no additives, no oil, just perfect.

Granula bars- they come quite recommended. But some brands add much sugar in their granula bars. For granula bars, it's best to make yours and it's quite easy; oats, nuts, honey, and any personally preferred ingredient. Roughly mash them up and bake. 

Popcorn - yes, an all time favourite for movie viewers and students. Popcorn is low calorie. Do avoid buttered popcorn. 

Sharwarma - hmmm yummy. Without much dressing /creme, sharwarma is great healthy snack. You can also make yours at home. For that you need, tortilla (sharwarma  bread ),  vegetables as you like, beef or chicken or fish, pepper, your preferred spices, olive oil or any plant oil. Wrap up the ingredients in the tortilla and microwave or bake until two sides are brown. 

Do Snack Responsibly. 

HEALTHY SNACKS 3.

[Les Fruits]

Here's a fruit bouquet from us at As A Man Eats to you.

No intention to make you salivate but if you are salivating, then it's a good thing. 

Fruits are an excellent choice of snacks.

If you are sugar-phile, they will provide natural sugars.

If you need something crunchy, they got that.

If you like your snacks in bright and colourful packages, fruits have that in full dose.

 For those with AB blood type, go for more of cherries, cranberries, lemon, kiwi,plum,grapes, and also watermelon, apples, paw-paw(papaya), apricot, these are more suited to you.

If your blood group is A, stick more to these fruits, cherries, cranberries, pineapple, lemon,prunes, guava, apples, strawberries.

For blood group B folks, do eat more of, bananas, pineapple, paw-paw, grapes,lemon, lime, grapefruit,mangoes, oranges, pear, tangerine. 

Those who are of the O blood group like me, these fruits are more beneficial to us, plums,kiwi, guava, grapefruit, lemons, limes, paw-paw, watermelon. 

Do Enjoy Responsibly. 

Acknowledgement : Dr. Peter D'Adamo.

    HEALTHY SNACKS 2.

     (smoothies)

  Smoothies are a great and healthy option for. snacking. They come in various colours, tastes, consistencies and varieties. They are packed with vitamins, fibre, polyphenol, anthocyanin, that will keep you healthy and graceful. Smoothies could store bought or home made.

 Home made smoothies are better than those bought in the store because you would be sure of the ingredients used in their preparation. 

            
  Making smoothies is not rocket science, it involves two steps: 

               •Choose your ingredients(fruits, nuts, dairy,      

                vegetables) .

               •Blend in a blender or smoothie maker.

  There is a wide range of options available to you.

  Go Explore Varieties of Smoothies.

              

HEALTHY SNACKS 1

For some people it's a habit, for some it's a once in a while practice, for some it's a no-no for some it's an addiction ; Snacking.

Eating snacks could Make or Mar one's health, depending on what one snacks on.

Nuts are great for snacking. They are fibre, protein, vitamins, essential oil, rich.

Groundnuts, pistachio nuts, almonds, cashew nuts, coconuts, palm kernel nuts. 

Crunchy, Tasty, Healthy.

Do Eat Responsibly.