KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Oli, as usual, amused the audience at a program here on Tuesday suggesting them to eat healthy Nepali food such as daal-bhaat, and veggies.
“Eat healthy food, and you will no longer have to run behind drugs,” he said.
Speaking on the occasion of 62nd National Cooperatives Day, PM Oli said, “Do not run behind medicines in the name of modernization. Go for healthy food.”
Expressing sarcasm over what he said ‘unbridled use of pesticides’ on vegetables and fruits, PM Oli said, “Those (pesticides and chemicals) are meant to make the fruits and veggies mad and fat. Let’s stop making fruits mad.”
Referring to the use of chemicals, PM Oli suggested farmers saying: “Let’s not make an orange as big as a pumpkin.”
Prime Minister Oli went on to praise the medicinal values in garlic and turmeric. “Consume garlic, turmeric, fresh vegetable instead of tablets,” he suggested amid laughter.
He suggested farmers to think of an alternative way if their products failed to get market. “Produce cream, whey or even curd if milk did not go well,” he quipped.
GORKHA: Some 1,000 people have been benefitted from a free health camp organized at Barpak Sulikot rural municipality-3 in Gorkha district.
Locals of Swara and Saurpani received health services in the two-day camp organized from Sunday by Karmaflights Foundation Nepal, Pokhara.
The health camp was supported by Barpak Sulikot rural municipality-3 Lions Club of Pokhara Sky Town, and Swara health post.
If you’re going to get hooked on any spice, make it ginger. And unlike other popular daily supplements, it tastes great, too.
The reason that ginger is so good for you is down to a compound called gingerol. This substance is anti-inflammatory, which means it can relieve pain and swelling. It is also an antioxidant that neutralizes harmful free radicals in the body. This can reduce your lifetime risk of cancer.
1. Conquer Acid Reflux
2. Reduce Inflammation All Over Your Body
3. Minimize Your Cancer Risk
4. Improved Digestion
5. Relieve And Avoid Headaches
6. Weight Loss
7. Reduced Muscle Pain And Soreness
All pain is based on inflammation and the inflammatory response. Chronic inflammation may lead to heart disease, arthritis, asthma, cancer, and even dementia.
The following foods can help decrease inflammation, chronic inflammation and fight cancers and other diseases.
1. Omega-3 fatty acids
2. Garlic
3. Tart cherries
4. Green tea
5. Whole grains and beans
6. Turmeric
7. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage
8. Ginger
9. Broth
KATHMANDU: Eighteen people have died in the last four months due to influenza. Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) has confirmed that eighteen people have died due to swine flu since mid-December , Naya Patrika reported.
According to EDCD head Dr. Bibek Kumar Lal, H1N1 virus has claimed 14 in Kathmandu, 1 in Sindhuli, 1 in Pokhara and 1 in Kavre, while the identify of the other is yet to be ascertained.
According to doctors, swine flu is spread by four kinds of virus – H1N1, H1N2, H3N1 and H3N2. Among them H1N1 is the most dangerous.
Swine flu, which had been detected in a pig farm in Mexico in 2009, has spread across the globe.
DADELDHURA: With the change in weather condition, the number of patients suffering from viral fever has gone up in Dadeldhura.
The health facilities of Dadeldhura are seen with the flow of patients of fever, common cold and Pneumonia following changes in weather since few days back.
Over 150 patients are visiting Dadeldhura hospital on a daily basis these days, the hospital sources said.
Among the most suffered are children with fever. Almost 50 children suffering from fever and common cold are being treated at the hospital, shared Dr Lalit Suri of Dadeldhura Hospital.
The epidemic of communicable and viral diseases has panicked people here with the advent of the hot season.
Liver is one of the most important organs in our body. It performs many functions including detoxification of blood and, breakdown and assimilation of nutrients.
Kidneys are vital organs of the body. They have a tough job from filtering to excreting waste products to the bloodstream. Kidneys also maintain the body’s overall fluid balance as well as release hormones that make red blood cells, ensure bone health, and regulate blood pressure.
Here is a list of foods that can ruin our valuable kidneys.
1. Nuts
2. Avocados
3. Caffeine
4. Dairy Products
5. Salt
6. Meat
7. Artificial Sweeteners
KATHMANDU: World Tuberculosis Day is being observed across the globe today. The day is marked to raise public awareness that tuberculosis (TB) today remains an epidemic in most parts of the world, causing the deaths of nearly one-and-a-half million people each year, mostly in developing countries.
It commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch astounded the scientific community by announcing that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus. At the time of Koch’s announcement in Berlin, TB was raging through Europe and the Americas, causing the death of one out of every seven people. Koch’s discovery opened the way towards diagnosing and curing TB.
TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer. Each day, nearly 4500 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30,000 people fall sick with this preventable and curable disease. Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 54 million lives since the year 2000 and reduced the TB mortality rate by 42%.
Likewise, there are 45,000 patients of TB in Nepal, according to the World Health Organization (WHO ). Similarly, around 60,000 Nepalis are suffering from TB, National Tuberculosis Center informed. Medicine and treatment for the TB patients is cost free.
Turmeric is common in every kitchen. Whether we know its benefits or not, turmeric works to brings positive change in the body. Turmeric has the ability to improve the health of the body and the brain. Consuming turmeric is always a good choice. Below are some positive effects of turmeric in our body.
1. Natural anti-inflammatory effects
2. Improved antioxidant capacity
3. Better brain function
4. Lower risk of heart disease
5. Cancer prevention
6. Pain relief