Natural Cure for Dengue Fever and Diabetes

Today, many people are addicted into foods that contains high sugar contents. Almost every type of processed food now a days have an added sugar content on them. This is the main reason why the majority of individuals around the world are suffering from diabetic disorder.

Dengue fever has nothing to do with sugar contents on the food or about diabetes. This is a common and deadly type of illness in most third world countries. It can be acquired from a mosquito bite that are quite rare in terms of species. However, their numbers were known to be increasing since the numbers of victims from the hospitals are growing.

Both dengue fever and diabetes can lead into death when not treated immediately. Many poor people are the once who ends up into such unfortunate situation due to the lack of not having enough money to buy the needed medicine. But don't you know that there is a natural and inexpensive remedy?

Guava Fruit for Treating Dengue Fever and Diabetes

Scientist had conducted a study to prove the potency of the guava fruit to those people who are suffering from dengue fever. Since most of the patients had lost their eating appetite, the guava fruits were turned into juice. For more information on how you can make your own home-made guava juice, refer on the post entitled "Home Made Guava Juice".

In preparing the guava juice for the patients, they removed the seeds and chopped the flesh into pieces. Put them into the blender and poured some water with some added ingredient for a better taste. The guava juice has been served three times a day for all the patients. After a few weeks of guava juice treatment, all of the patients had amazingly recovered from dengue fever.

How about Diabetes?

Diabetes is classified into two different categories which are considered as 'Type 1' and 'Type 2'. For those patients who are suffering from Type 2 Diabetes, it has been found out that the guava juice is highly effective for controlling blood sugars. Experiments results claim that the nutritious contents of the guava fruit can tone down the blood glucose levels of the body. This is due to the capability of the fruit contents to increase insulin concentration.

Patients who are suffering from Type 1 Diabetes are advised to consult their doctors if they are allowed to eat guava fruits. If permitted, it is best to peel-off the skin of the fruit as scientist found out that it can increase blood sugar level by 95%.

Preparing guava juice for diabetic patient is very similar to the procedure mentioned above. You have to peel the skin of the fruit and scrape the seeds out. The remaining flesh of the fruits are to be place in a blender along with some fresh guava leaves and water. Take note that drinking or eating guavas is not meant to be a replacement for your diabetic tablets. It simply serves as a congruence with your diabetic medicines and should not be considered as an alternative.

Health Benefits of Drinking Guava Juice Daily

Are you one of those individuals who were advised by their doctors to take vitamin C tablets on their daily life? Some of you don't like swallowing their tablets perhaps due to the reason that you do not simply like the taste. As an alternative remedy, you can take-in Vitamin C the natural way via eating nutritious fruits like guavas.

Previous post entitled "Home Made Guava Juice" had already discussed a very detailed method on how you can make your own guava juice at home. The procedure is very simple where all you have to do is to buy ripe guava fruits at the market then turn them into juice with your blender machine.

Why choose guava fruit as the best type of fruit for Vitamin C supplements needed by your body?

When it comes to Vitamin C, guava has the highest content among all other fruits which is even higher as compared to those found in citrus fruits. Apart from Vitamin C, the guava fruit is also rich in anti-oxidants which prevents the risk of cancer. To learn more about how it prevents cancer, read the post entitled "Guava Fruits for Cancer Prevention".

Why Guava Juice is Good for You

There are various methods on how you can enjoy eating a raw guava fruit which has been covered by this blog. However, there are some individuals who simply do not like the idea of biting the fresh fruit into their mouth. The remedy is to make it into juice in which you can drink it instead.

Most parents do have the trouble of feeding their children with fruits. By serving them guava fruit in the form of juice, you will find that they tend to enjoy drinking the fruit. Another trick is to mix another different type of fruit such as an apple or banana to have a better a taste. Some claims that adding milk will greatly please the taste for children.

Here are the following health benefits of drinking guava fruit:

- Drinking guava juice regularly will enhance your resistance against harmful bacteria inside your body. This includes harmful toxins and wound infections as the healthy components of the guava fruit has the capability to shrink and contract opened tissues at any part of your body.

- A guava juice is a good natural remedy for people who are suffering from diarrhea and constipation. Since a strong component of a guava fruit can shrink and contract any opened tissues which include the internal part of your body, it stabilizes the canals of your hyperactive intestine which cures diarrhea. As for constipation, guava is also rich in fiber that helps in excreting impacted type of feces. It has been best recommended by the experts that drinking guava juice before breakfast provides better results.

- People who wishes to lose their weight might consider drinking guava juice on their daily diet. The scientific explanation is that, the dietary fiber of guava greatly helps in flushing away those toxins and unwanted fats that are needed by your body. Guavas unlike any other food are actually low in calories which aids in the production of energy for the cells. Take note that adding regular exercise on your weight lose diet will provide a better and faster result.

- Scientist had finally uncovered another interesting fact about the nutritious contents of the guava fruit. After making several tests and experiments they had found out that a guava juice can control blood sugars for those individuals who are suffering from Type 2 Diabetes. The guava fruit has the capability to tone down blood glucose levels by increasing its insulin concentration.

Does Eating Guava Fruit Good for Diabetes?

The Guava fruit is considered as a 'Super Fruit' because of its medicinal properties that help prevents various forms of diseases. In China, people of this country has been eating guava fruits as they claim that it is one way of treating diabetic disorder. But recently, scientific studies had found out that the skin of a guava fruit can increase your blood sugar level by 91%.

If you enjoy eating the fruit but you have a controlled diabetic disorder then you can peel off the skin. By peeling off the skin, the fruit will increase your blood sugar level by 27%. It is advised that you have to eat guava fruit that are not too ripe.

What is a Diabetic Disorder?

Most people will simply define diabetes as a type of disorder where your body particularly your blood contains enough sugar contents that are needed by your body. To explain it more in details, diabetes is classified as a metabolism disorder. Metabolism is a process on how the internal parts of your body processes the food you eat into energy and growth.

The food you eat goes through a process of digestion wherein all the nutrients are extracted in the form of 'Glucose'. This is a form of sugar in your blood which acts as the fuel of your body.

Upon digestion of the food, the glucose will automatically go into your bloodstream. The cells will then use it for energy and growth. At some point, a problem might occur wherein the glucose cannot enter through the cells because of the lack of insulin.

After eating, it is normal for your pancreas to release an adequate amount of insulin for the purpose of allowing the glucose to move into the bloodstream way through the cells. As a result, this will cause the cells blood-glucose levels to drop.

A diabetic person suffering from 'Hyperglycemia' which is a condition wherein the quantity of the glucose in the blood is too high is due to the lack of insulin. There is not enough supply of insulin generated by the body which should process the glucose into the cells. Thus, too much glucose builds up in the blood which leads into a diabetic disorder.

Is Eating Guava Still Advisable for Diabetic Person?

Guava fruit is actually one of the best recommended type of food for those diabetic people. For those who have high-blood sugar, it is highly advisable that you are to peel off the skin of the fruit before eating.

The fruit is too tasty and very nutritious. There is no reason why anyone would have to avoid eating it. It has high Vitamin C content containing 120 mg which is almost twice the amount found in the oranges. In comparison with the oranges, it is less acidic and it contains very high fiber. Other nutrients found on the guava fruit are Vitamin A and Potassium.

If this is your first-time to encounter the guava fruit, you can learn more about it on this post entitled 'How to Eat Raw Guava Fruit'.

Curing Wound Infection with Guava Leaves

Guava fruits was the major topic that has been previously discussed on this blog wherein regular consumption of the fruit provides plenty of health benefits. Actually, the leaves are potent type of herb as well that can cure almost any type of wound infections. It has become one of the most common old medicinal tradition of treatment for various forms of diseases used by people in most Tropical Countries.

Wounds is simply a common type of injury that can be encountered accidentally which depends on your daily life activities. Carpenters and Mechanics are the type of jobs where there is a huge risk of acquiring wounds.

The injury is categorized into two different types. If the you have been injured by accidentally cutting yourself with a sharp object then it is called an 'Open or External Wound'. The breakage of your body tissue will cause your blood to flow out from the cut. We call the second type of injury as 'Close or Internal Wound' when there is no breakage of body tissue that is involved. Internal wounds can be acquired when you accidentally hit yourself hard from a tough object. It is also more commonly referred as 'bruise'.

In tropical countries where guava tree are very common to be found around the environment, people had discovered the curing benefits of the guava leaves. Recently, a group of interested scientist in Nigeria had conducted a study to uncover the properties of the guava leaves. They had found out that it contains potent anti-bacteria which prevents infections.

Apart from wound infections, the researcher had also found out that the guava leaves are highly effective for reducing inflammation of the uterus. It works with wonders by accelerating the healing process of the wounds.

How to Apply the Guava Leaves into the Wounds?

Picking Up Fresh Guava Leaves

The first step is to collect a few guava leaves which can be around 5 to 10 pieces. Make sure that you are picking leaves that are fresh which can be easily identified with their colors. Fresh leaves are light-green in color and they are soft. Avoid picking guava leaves that are hard and dark-green in color.

Clean It With Running Water

Tropical countries often experience rain fall which makes the leaves clean. However, there are some period wherein it doesn't rain for a couple of days or weeks. If this is the case then you have to wash the guava leaves on a clean running water. This to get rid of any dirt or insects.

Boil the Guava Leaves

Depending on the size of the wound, you have to boil the leaves with enough water for washing the wound. Boil the guava leaves until it turns into brown color.

Applying into the Wound

Wait for the hot water to cool off which is just good enough to apply into the wounded area. Simply use the water for washing the wound at least 2 or 3 times a day. Wash it in the morning, mid-noon and before you go to bed.

Natural Method to Prevent Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer is a type of disease common to all male individuals. It starts being develop at the gland and will slowing grow in size. Some serious cases of prostate cancer is that it tends to be aggressive. This means that the cancerous cells will metastasize or spread through the other parts of the body.

When the diseases manages to spread, it commonly targets the bones and lymph nodes. This will most likely lead into pain. Dysfunction will also be experienced wherein there is a difficulty of urinating. Erectile dysfunction may also be experienced which can be a serious problem for both couple during their sexual intercourse. More symptoms will be develop at later stages of this type deadly disease.

Speaking about 'deadly', prostate cancer is the current sixth leading cause of death in the entire world. In the UK, this male type of disease was rated as the first leading cause of death in the country while US rated it as the second on their list. In third world countries, most male individuals with prostate cancer never to bother about the symptoms. They don't undergo therapy which unfortunately lead into their unexpected cause of death.

What Are the Causes of Prostate Cancer?

Development of cancer includes many factors but the most common causes are from genetics and diet. Genetics means that when your family ancestry had a history of prostate cancer then there are chances that you will have a prostate cancer at an older age of your time. As for the diet, scientific research claims that obesity is one of the primary risk factor of this disease.

With the help of our advance medical technology today, prostate cancer can be cured and prevented. There are already various methods that are available for treatment which generally involves surgery. Minor type of prostate cancer are being treated with radiation therapy or cryosurgery. Those that already have major type of disease will have to undergo hormonal therapy and chemotherapy procedures.

An Interesting Fact

Several group of scientist had conducted studies on how to reduce the risk of prostate cancer through various simple means. There are two of these methods which can be through 'mas-tur-bation' or eating 'fruits' that are rich in phytochemical-lycopene. The first method which is mas-tur-bation has been suggested and supported by several studies to prevent the risk of prostate cancer. This will be discussed on the separate post.

The second method is to eat fruits that are rich in phytochemical-lycopene contents. Guava fruit is one among the type of fruits which contains an abundant anti-oxidants lycopene nutrients that prevents prostate cancer from being develop.

Lycopene has been found out by scientists that it can neutralize oxygen driving off the so called dangerous 'free radicals' inside our body. This means that beside from prostate cancer, it also protect your body from other types of cancer diseases.

Most men that lives in the tropical region where guava fruits are commonly served on the table, survey showed that the majority of the male individuals doesn't suffer from prostate cancer. Thus, its time to add guava fruit on your daily diet especially if your family has a history of the disease.

Preventing Prostate Cancer | Fruit and Vegetable Diet

Preventing prostate cancer through diet can be done by eating fruits that are rich in phytochemical lycopene. Such fruit are tomatoes, guavas, watermelon, grapefruit, persimmons and etc... The lycopene contents of these fruits are already proven by scientific research and studies that they are highly effective form of anti-oxidants.

To explain further how common types of cancerous diseases forms inside your body, they are the causes of what they referred as 'Free Radicals'. These are forms of highly reactive molecules that can either be produced by your body naturally or from being exposed under toxic environments such as tobacco smoke and UV light. There is only one intention of free radicals inside you body which is to cause damages leading into deadly type of diseases particularly cancer.

We can say that free radical are bad type of oxygen. Thus, in order to get rid of the free radicals inside your body you will need anti-oxidants. Apart from the fruits that has mentioned above, vegetables are also rich in antioxidants. Actually, any vegetable and fruits that are rich in vitamin C, Vitamin E and beta-carotene helps prevent free radicals from causing serious damage inside your body.

Additional information on how to prevent prostate cancer is discussed on this post, "Natural Method to Prevent Prostate Cancer".

Gain or Lose your Weight with the Guava Fruit

Many people would aspire to either gain or loss their weight. Fat people are the once searching for the best method to lose their weight while thin people is the complete opposite. To tell you something interesting about the guava fruit which is in relation to this health issue. This tropical type of fruit has the contents which can either cause weight loss or weight gain.

First let's discuss something more about weight loss. We can define it as the process of reducing body fats which are commonly done via physical fitness and medicine. Weight loss can be successful if the patient has the determination to do regular training exercise. Unfortunately, most patients doesn't have such a strong determination wherein they give up right away in just a few days of their tries.

Medicine or medical surgery can provide you immediate good results but they can also be risky. There's also a huge financial cost involve that you might just want to do the regular physical exercise as mentioned above.

Now here's the third option which is in the form of dietary method. Simply add a medium-sized guava on your lunch and you are surely good to go until evening. You will ask why and how?

The question can be answered by explaining the nutritional contents of the guava fruit. It has a very high roughage or fiber and rich with multi-vitamins, proteins and minerals. Another interesting fact that you would like to know is that the guava fruit doesn't have cholesterol (food contents responsible for building up fats) and it has a low amount of digestible carbohydrates.

Comparing guava into some other fruits, it has far less sugar contents. And lastly, the reason why guava is perfect for a weight-loss diet is that the fruit has the taste that can easily satisfies an appetite.

How about weight gain?

Let's first discuss a few details about weight-gain. This is actually the process of gaining body weight which can either be in the form of increasing muscle mass or fat deposits. If your intention is simply to get fat then all you have to do is to consume plenty of foods with high-cholesterol contents. However, this isn't recommended due to the reason that you will end up with the risk of turning yourself into an obese which is very unlikely.

Your best choice will be a proper diet procedure. There are plenty of dietary methods online that you can choose to follow but you should always include on the list a guava fruit. The reason is that this tropical fruit has the wealthy nutrients which provide proper metabolism. It keeps your metabolism regulates which leads into your body's proper absorption of the nutrients.

Therefore, we conclude that including guava fruit on your regular diet will aid you in your goal of achieving weight loss or weight gain. If you want to read more about the health benefits of the guava fruit then read the next succeeding posts. For those who got more advance knowledge about this fruit which is in relation to weight loss or gain, please share your thoughts on the comment form provided below.

Cure for Diarrhea and Other Intestinal Problems

Suffering from diarrhea can be very annoying since it commonly last for two to three days. That could be a long and agonizing pain on your stomach that you might need some medical attention. Anyway, its not actually such a serious health problem because it can be treated with over-the-counter (OTC) form of medicines.

What are the common causes of a diarrhea?

There are many possible causes of a diarrhea but the most common cause is an infection on your intestinal organ. This can be acquired by eating nearly rotten food or food (dirty foods to be more specific) containing bacteria. Thus, beware on buying foods from the street as you do not know if they are clean or health-approve. You should also learn how to check your food before you intend to eat it.

Now, to tell you something about the guava fruit. This tropical type of fruit is completely rich in 'Astringents' which is a nutrient compound that adds substance to help loose bowels and reduce symptoms of diarrhea. This astringent compound will not only help you prevent diarrhea because this fruit's astringent content can also treat your gums making it tighter and fresher. Thus, it benefits your mouth upon chewing it and then it benefits your internal organs upon consumption.

Other Intestinal Problems

The closest other intestinal problem related to diarrhea is 'Dysentery' or more commonly known as the 'Bloody Flux'. This is an inflammatory intestinal disorder that results into a severe form of diarrhea. A person suffering from Dysentery will have fever and unbearable abdominal pain. You will also notice on their feces that it contains blood and mucus.

As a natural form of treatment, eating guava fruit can cure such intestinal problem. Actually, Dysentery is a result of a viral or bacterial infections but we are so glad to have the guava fruit which contains the anti-bacterial contents for this type of disease. As already mentioned above, the astringent content of the guava fruit is also a disinfectant or anti-bacterial compound perfect for curing Dysentery.

Astringents are alkaline in nature wherein it inhibits microbial growth and it removes extra mucus from the intestines. Apart from the Astringent content of the guava fruit - this tropical fruit is also rich in vitamin C, Carotenoids and Potassium. These three vitamin contents of the guava fruit can strengthen and tone the digestive system. At the same time, they are also disinfecting it simultaneously.

'Gastroenteritis' also known as 'Stomach Flu' is very similar to Dysentery. A person infected with these intestinal bacteria will also suffer an inflammation on their stomach and intestines. Just like Dysentery, Gastroenteritis is treatable by eating guava fruits.

Most intestinal problems are cured by maintaining fluid intake and following proper procedure of an Oral Rehydration Therapy. Along with the regular intake of the guava fruit, complete recovery will be expected in less period of time. If in any case that the treatment are not going so well due to the cause repeated vomiting or diarrhea then hospital admission is best advised.

Guava Fruits for Cancer Prevention

Cancer is the current leading cause of death for people under the age of 85. Regardless of the huge progress and improvement on our medical technology, treatment for cancer is yet to be discovered but prevention is now possible.

How does cancer cause serious health problem?

A cancer is composed of cells with an uncontrollable behavior of continued growth and multiplication. Other than multiplying itself, it does not die unlike a normal cell that dies upon the orderly process of growth and division. Thus, a cancer will continue to grow and divide itself without dying until it forms a huge mass of abnormal cells.

Due to the immortal number of cells that keeps on multiplying themselves, this will result into a huge lumps or masses of tissue which is referred as 'Tumors'. To tell you the worst part - a tumor will keep on continuously growing which can interfere the digestive, circulatory and nervous system of the body. As a result, it can release unnecessary hormones that can alter body functions.

There are two different dangerous form of tumors that will most likely going to occur. First is when the cancerous cells are able to travel via the blood or lymph system. This will enable the cancerous cells to destroy every healthy tissues (this process is called 'Invasion') on their path. Second is when the cell multiplies itself which leads into an abnormal growth wherein it'll create new blood vessels for the purpose of feeding itself. This process is called 'Angiogenesis'.

By the time that the tumor manages to spreads throughout the body invading and destroying most of the healthy tissues (known as the process of 'Metastasis') then this will result into a very serious condition. At some point, this condition is classified as untreatable.

How can a Guava Fruit prevent cancer?

Its no wonder why some people call guava as a 'Miracle Healing Fruit' or similar alike. The reason is that this tropical fruit has the ability to inhibit growth and metastasis of cancerous cells. Thus, preventing the cancer from forming deadly tumor throughout the body.

In some recent years, there are already numerous studies that has been conducted by professionals about the healing contents of the guava fruit. Their research claim that the guava's nutritional contents can cure 'Prostate Cancer', 'Breast Cancer' and 'Oral Cancer'. Apart from the fruit, the guava leaf can be extracted for its oil which is an extremely effective anti-proliferative substance. This is a type of substance far more superior than the leading modern medicines today for preventing growth of cell cancer.

'Lycopene' is another rich content of the guava fruit. To tell you more about lycopene it is a powerful antioxidant that prevents any form of degenerative diseases. It also helps protect DNA damages in the cells making the cells function a lot more better. Having a high level amount of lycopene in both blood and fatty tissues of your body will reduce the risk of cancer. However, our human body cannot produce lycopene which can only be obtained from various food sources such as the guava fruit.

Finally, the guava fruit has a very high content of vitamin C which are four times higher than those found on the oranges. If you don't know it yet, vitamin C's provides antioxidants for the body's immune system.

What are antioxidants?

We can explain antioxidants by defining its root word 'oxygen'. All living organisms needs oxygen for survival since it is required by our body to metabolize and use dietary nutrients. In other words oxygen is the one responsible for converting fats, proteins and carbohydrates into an energy.

But, did you know that there's also a negative side of oxygen?

Oxygen is considered as a highly active atom that has the potential to become a part of the damaging molecules known as the 'free radicals'. These free radicals can destroy other healthy cells of the body leading into various forms of diseases and disorders such as cancer.

Going back into our guava fruit, the vitamin C content provides a strong boost of antioxidants into the body's immune system. It serves as the major defense lines against free radicals which prevents cancer and heart disease.

With all those health benefits mentioned on this post, you may now want to start adding a guava fruit into your daily diet to stay healthy and free from any form of cancer disease.