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Why Eating Plantain Peels Is Good For You
Plantain peels (Musa paradisiaca) are not just a waste of plantains; they can also be used to improve your health. There are a lot of ways you can utilize plantain peels to benefit from their nutrients.
You can decide to dry and grind it into powder form, which can be used in making fufu (this is common in Nigeria). You can boil it, slice it into tiny bits, and add it to your salad or sandwiches. You can also make tea or mix it with your lotion and rub it on your skin.
The nutritional value of plantain peels is very similar to that of plantains. A 2020 study investigated the nutraceutical potential of ripe and unripe plantain fruit peels. From the study, it was discovered that the peels contained phytochemicals such as., terpenoids, cardiac glycosides,...
Avoid eating soupy foods in groups from one bowl to prevent spreading Hepatitis B – Prof Akosa
Lifestyle Communal eating from one bowl can help spread Hepatitis B, renowned cellular pathologist and lifestyle wellness consultant, Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa has said. He said eating soupy foods such as fufu, omo tuo or tuo zaafi together from one bowl can make people “swallow saliva” from each other.His explanation is that people put their hands in their mouths, and dip them in the soup and by such behaviour, they can mix saliva with the soup and if they have Hepatitis B, they can spread it.Prof Akosa was leading a discussion on practical ideas intended to improve quality health in Ghana at the Ghana Shippers Authority Hall at Ridge in Accra on Tuesday.The former Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) was sharing ideas on healthy foods and lifestyle to help prevent diseases.“Once upon a...
