Let’s Healthy Cook with Nutmeg

Nutmeg, another spices commodity that you can find in Indonesia as our beautiful country. It was so lucky for me when visiting Durian Plantation which owned by my father in law on West Java where I can see the harvest of Nutmeg and the drying process of this commodity by farmer before they sell it to the local market. Since nutmeg having many benefits use in human life, nutmeg has know in the international spices market as primary spices commodity.   

What is benefits use of nutmeg actually in human life for? Source from the website of wisegeek.com, nutmeg has use in almost a variety of cuisines where the essential oil which contains on nutmeg seed is useful also for medicinal applications. Nutmeg powder is used as a flavoring in cooking, bread or cakes, puddings, sauces, vegetables, and beverages. The spice of Nutmeg is harvested from plants of the Myristica genus of which there are about 100 nutmeg species native to Australia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. 

Let’s healthy cook with Nutmeg since many health benefit which having in nutmeg. Some good information that I got from the website of Herbal Destination about many research related with nutmeg and health benefit for human, according to the research of Dr. Paracelsus Loni cerus and Mathiolus about Nutmeg as a gastric tonic, nutmeg is aromatic, stimulant, sleep inducing, carminative, intoxicating, digestive tonic and is also an aphrodisiac.

Nutmeg benefits include help to combat asthma. In Homeopathy, nutmeg is used to help with anxiety and depression. In Chinese medicine, nutmeg is used also to help with male sexuality and liver conditions. Researchers proved that nutmeg has an ability to enhance man’s virility.

Source from Wikipedia, the history of nutmeg in Indonesia was began at Banda islandsin the Moluccas for this spices which have the latin name Myristica fragrans tree and now can be find in almost Indonesia area. Beside sell nutmeg to the local spices market, farmer whose have nutmeg tree in my father in law village on West Java is usually use nutmeg as the spices ingredients for the making process of nutmeg syrup and nutmeg sweet chips.   

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Life Is a Journey, Let Us Enjoy It

I often heard that someone said that the life is a journey and people should never mind the destination, and what they should keep in mind is the journey itself. I love to show you the excitement of one’s human life, and i also want to lead you to more entertainment in life. In fact, some young women and men are really being absorbed in traveling around the world to know the different attractions of the world. So this time I will lead you to some impressive tours in your life.

As we all know that China is a great country full of ancient culture, and it is known ad one of the four cultural ancient countries. There are many old things which are full of cultural deposits. Now and now more and foreigners are coming to China to explore the spectacular scenes. This time I will change to be the best tour guide for you all. Almost everybody knows the economic hub of China since the Expo was exhibited in Shanghai, and when we talk about Shanghai, we will mention the splendid architecture, the Oriental Pearl Tower. Now this is a city which combines the modernization and the traditional culture together. I am sure that a leisure and exciting Shanghai tour for you is a perfect entertainment.

If you come to Shanghai, you shouldn’t miss Nanjing Road which is the most lively and prosperous street in Shanghai. It is known as the “the first street of Chinese business”. I have no time to tell you more about this road which contains some delicious food and some expensive brands. Some young women love to go shopping in this road. And foreigner can also touch the best things in Shanghai. You can get clear to the daily life of the Chinese people. Maybe next time I will tell you more about this legendary business road. The meaning of the journey is to make yourself adsorbed in the local lifestyle and culture. In the morning of Shanghai, you can go out of your house and hang out in the street, have a kind of snacks like small steamer bun which is very delicious and full of local color.

Lastly, I have to introduce myself, in order to make you guys all remember me. My name is Lily Lee and I born in China. This country gives me yellow skin and black hair. I love my motherland so much, so I introduce her to all you guyes and I also want all of you guys come to China to have a look at this great country. Welcome to China, I will give you a warm hug! Besides Shanghai, there are other some great cities for you visit in, such ad Beijing, Xi’an and Suzhou. Explore them by yourself.

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Cinnamon Quill for Garnish and Craft

Have you try to add cinnamon quills as a garnish in your cupcake creation? Beside strong aroma of cinnamon flavor when you are using cinnamon powder as your cupcake ingredients, it will be more beautiful look when your cupcakecreation gets touch of cinnamon quillsas a garnish. Together with my wife, finally I got beautiful cinnamon quillson the small size between 8 until 10 cm which very perfect to be used as sweet garnish of cinnamon.     

Not only for garnish cakes that I think about benefit use of cinnamon quills, we can uses cinnamon quills for the garnish of drink recipes serves after I search on google. Because of cinnamon stick use for garnish, therefore mine and wife request to our farmer friend to provide cinnamon stick in uniform quality especially on the length of cm and not to be broken or split such as the standard what we have for our vanilla bean that we produce. We are so happy that our farmer friend can able in help us.  

When all of you have a dream to make the room aroma with the smell of cinnamon? Why not try to make the creation of aroma scent candle by using of cinnamon quills? Some good information that I got from the website of hobby craft, the materials needed to make the candle aroma of cinnamon quills is fairly simple, in which cinnamon stick used should be the same size as the main ingredient and the candles off course.

Not only for aroma scents candle actually about benefit use of cinnamon quills as craft, there are many creative craft ornaments can be made ​​with cinnamon quills such as picture frames and craft lamps that are made ​​from cinnamon quills. Well, I will inform you on the next post after I meet with another friend in West Java which promises to help me in make craft lamps from cinnamon quills, on the past year ago where this friend was make a craft from rotan.   

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The Potato Diet

In 2010, I wrote a series of blog posts on the health properties of potatoes (1, 2, 3). The evidence showed that potatoes are non-toxic, filling per calorie, remarkably nutritious, and can be eaten as almost the sole source of nutrition for extended periods of time (though I'm not recommending this). Traditional South American cultures such as the Quechua and Aymara have eaten potatoes as the major source of calories for generations without any apparent ill effects (3). This is particularly interesting since potatoes are one of the highest glycemic and most insulin-stimulating foods known.

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YOGA FOR GOOD HEALTH

THIS SECTION PROVIDES YOU WITH VARIOUS ARTICLES RELATED YOGA AND OTHER TECHNICS TO MANAGE YOUR DAILY LIFE.

THIS SECTION PROVIDES YOU WITH INFORMATIVE ARTICLES ON YOGA. SIMPLE TECHNICS AND TIPS TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH. BEFORE STARTING TO WORK ON YOGA, ONE HAS TO UNDERSTAND YOGA BETTER. FOR ATTAINING A HEALTHY LIFE, PHYSICAL EXCERCISES, YOGA TECHNICS NEED TO BE PRACTICED WITH UTMOST CARE. THESE SHOULD HOWEVER BE PRACTICED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A TRAINED PERSON.

YOU CAN FIND HELPFUL ARTICLES ON YOGA, EASY TO FOLLOW YOGA TIPS AND TECHNICS. INTRODUCTION TO YOGA AND ITS BENEFITS TO ATTAIN HEALTHY LIFE. SIMPLE AND EASY TO FOLLOW PHYSICAL EXCERCISES HELP YOU IN YOUR DAILY ROUTINE.

ARTICLES FOR STRESS RELIEF AND EYE STRAIN BELOW GIVES YOU EASY TO FOLLOW TIPS AND TECHNICS TO OVERCOME STRESS AND ALSO TREAT YOUR EYES. THESE TECHNICS RESULT IN STRESS RELIEF AND TREATMENT TO YOUR EYES.

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Ways to Refresh Your Mind

Music. I know that the Mozart Effect has been debated and by some experts claiming faulty research procedures, debunked. Still, how do you feel after listening to Mozart? Or Brahms? Or how about James Taylor? If you need more stimulation, one guy recommended marches. If you need less, find a mellow musician and let those sounds soothe your mental resources. Combine music with exercise (see #3) and you may experience even more enhanced cognitive benefits. They say that making music is extremely beneficial to the mind, as well. Pull out that old piano primer or dust off your guitar. Do-re-mi and all that.

Recreation. This article from the National Park and Recreation website talks about how recreation can offer mental restoration. I’m partial to combining recreation with being outdoors, which makes me a perfect blogger to promote the National Park and Recreation website, as I just did. Try hiking, if you’re physically capable. Go biking or canoeing. Take the kids to the park and walk a trail. Toss pebbles in the stream. Compare tree bark and identify a leaf or two.  Yes, I’m a nature lover.

Physical exercise. Hey, this is a good segue from #2. Lots of articles in everything from Prevention magazine to Modern Maturity explain how physical exercise benefits not only our bodies, but also our minds. This one offers a nice overview. I know that when I go jogging, my mind clears. When a few days pass with no aerobic exercise, I get a little fuzzy. Sometimes the fuzz thickens to a fog. Or would a fog thicken to fuzz? See? I can’t even think. Anyway, they say that physical exertion seems to stimulate and refresh my mind in addition to all its other benefits. Cool. As you may have read in an old essay of mine, my mom-mind can use all the help it can get.

Mental exercise. With increased interest in health and wellness for an aging population, research into slowing dementia and Alzheimer’s has resulted in tons of tips for mental stimulation. This article in The Washington Post reviews websites with games purporting increased mental stimulation. (This other article from The Washington Post talks about both physical and mental exercise.) Happy Neuron seems to have consolidated some interesting games. Look around. You’re sure to find some fascinating activities–even the search itself might count for a bit of mental exercise.
Reading deserves special treatment as a mental exercise. Stay tuned for another blog entry focusing on reading as a means to refresh the mind.

Find a friend. Or two, or three. Human interaction seems to keep our minds refreshed. I’m a writer–a rather solitary pursuit. I find that my night out with friends keeps me mentally alert–those are the evenings I often generate new ideas for books and articles. They ask good questions and get me thinking. There’s a lot of research out there about people…needing people. I sense a song coming on, so let’s move on to the single most important aspect to refreshing the mind.

Prayer and Bible study. This is not an obligatory entry included simply because I’m a believer in Jesus Christ. I am convinced that regular Bible reading and study refreshes my mind in a way that no other reading or resource can. Prayer that is grounded in scriptural truth and directed to the Most High God through Jesus Christ offers me a deep, lasting, soul-level refreshment that fills the mind with rich treasures of God’s reality and truth. ”Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things,” Paul wrote to the Colossians (3:2).
In fact, any other attempt to find peace and refreshment for the mind must begin here, in Christ Himself and in the written Word, to combat the messages that the rest of the world bombards us with. Check out this verse from Romans: “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will” (12:2).

I’m on the lookout to discover God’s good, pleasing and perfect will. That sounds like true refreshment, filled with meaning.

That may or may not be what those folks were looking for when they were Googling “refresh your mind.” But it’s a start.

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Jambul Fruit Benefits

Jambul fruit:
There are three kinds of jambul. In jambul fruit, calcium, phosphorus, iron, protein are endowed naturally in enormous quantity. According to medical point of view, jambul fruit nature is cold and dry.

Health benefits of jambul fruit:
The following are the great health benefits associated with jambul fruit:
1. In summer, acidity in the stomach increases for this reason we feel hard to digest and we get the feeling of vomiting. When rainy season starts in summer, we happen to eat excessively, resulting in stomach disturbance, indigestion and loose motions. And acnes also use to appear. Jambul fruit has the solution to all these discomforts for it removes blood’s thickness and relief indigestion.
2. Jambul fruit has found to been found to be very effective in blood cancer.
3.  In the swelling of liver and lien, jambul is very beneficial.
4. The iron which is found in jambul fruit is botanical and it increases red blood cells.
5. If somebody is having the complaint of stomach upset and heartburn, sour belches, mouth gives bitter taste, or get itching feeling in hands and legs, for them jambul is very beneficial and helpful.
6. Jambul gives cooling effect to stomach or lien and gives strength to them.
7. By the use of jambul, urine excretes in excess quantity.
8. In diabetes, has proven to be very effective because by its use urine comes in excess quantity, which results in lowering blood sugar levels.
9. In the complaint of weakness of gall bladder, take jambul’s endocarp powder in the quantity of three grams once in morning and once in evening, along with luke warm milk.
10. Eating jambul empty stomach or eating jambul in too much quantity often makes stomach upset and indigestion use to happen.
11. According to medical professionals, people suffering from kidney stones, ought not to take jambul fruit.
12. Jambul’s endocarp and mango’s endocarp. Take in equal quantity and make a powder. Use it along with some curd, nicely mixed into water. It stops loose motion and is very beneficial for diabetes.
13. Jambul’s bark is also astringent. In weak gums, in gingivitis, or if blood use to ooze out from gums, so make like a tea of its bark and gargle. You will get relief from these problems. Make powder of its wood coal, and add black pepper and salt and use as a dentifrice. Teeth use to get very clean and strong.
14. Jambul’s vinegar is very beneficial in the diseases of stomach, liver and lien. Especially in lienitis, its vinegar is very effective.

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