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GOOD TO KNOW- Bitter leaf can help diabetes

We go on about the many health benefits of bitter leaf from oral traditions and anecdotes. However, one of the many proven benefits of bitter-leaf is in helping one manage diabetes. The botanical name is VERNONIA AMYGDALINA. Put that in your search engines evidence of our academic scientific claims.

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) defines Type 2 diabetes as a common condition that causes the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood to become too high. It can cause symptoms like excessive thirst, needing to pee a lot and tiredness.

In research published in the American journal of Biochemistry and biotechnology, it reported that bitter leaf tea is very useful in the reduction of blood glucose, and therefore, bitter-leaf is a very useful plant in the management of symptoms of diabetes and other blood sugar related conditions. According to the author’s conclusions “It is clear from the results of this experimental animal study that the tested aqueous leaf extract of Vernonia Amygdalina induced significant, reductions in the blood glucose concentrations”

Another study published by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka found the use of a combination of the extract from the leaves of bitter leafto be quite efficacious, additive and safe for the management of diabetes mellitus. 

Drinking Respite Tea PURE, made of 100% biter-leaf is one of the ways you can take control and manage diabetes because it is considered to help sensitize the cells, improving their capability to metabolize sugar. Bitter-leaf contains the antioxidant polyphenols, which also reduces stress and widens the arteries and aids in reducing cholesterol.

You may wonder, can diabetics drink tea? The answer is yes, however, it is recommended that you drink tea black. Do not add any sugar or milk to get the full efficacy.

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Cheers

TTF

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Once upon a time, three tall trees were close friends and they had dreams. 🌲 🌲 🌲

One hoped to become a treasure chest 📦 for kings; another wanted to be a great ship 🛳 that would ferry rich travellers. The third tree wished to provide shade for travellers who will look up to admire it. 🌳

The first tree was cut down and made into a box, used in a manger to feed animals, but strangely, a baby was placed in it one night.

The second tree was made into a tiny boat. One night, 13 travellers boarded it and a storm buffeted it. Strangely, one of the men commanded the storm to cease and the waves obeyed Him!

The third tree was cut down to be used for execution, and an innocent man was nailed to it. However, after that execution, the world never remained the same, because whenever people remember that night, they look up to heaven to give thanks. 🙏🏽

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MY TRUTH – JACKLINE WAZIRI

Just Being the only black girl at my

work place and works dos

or just having to prepare mentaly before I arrived at certain places

or the online searching

if blacks ate at those resturant too

it was knowing

“It is because I am Black”

but choking on my thought

so that, that card was not used

as well as a curriculm that was against you

so instead of being educated

I was just schooled

it was the playing with the dolls

and if you would ask me which one was prettier

you know which one I chose?

Just like

what colour is jesus?

Vial minipulation

echoing through the walls

‘where are you from’?

“No really really really from”

“oh you speak white”

“oh you are pretty for a black girl”

echoing through, through the walls

having to prepare mentaly before I arrived at certain places

so comfortable In my uncomfortable

just being the only black girl

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..Dear Esteemed Parents/Grand Parents,

PLEASE GIVE CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THIS

…It is now official that you are going to be with our Children at home longer than we thought. There is no resumption calender for schools in 2020 yet. I know this is quite disheartening especially for there would be candidates for external exams but it is what it is! What does this mean? Some of the children’s esteem will be affected. They need a shoulder to cry and rely on right now. The thought of having to repeat a class they were about to complete can be disturbing. Raise that pillar of support and encouragement for them. Let them know that their dreams and aspirations are still intact.

…Secondly, for those of you who are blessed with both male and female Children, living in whether a small or big house, let your girls know that their brother(s) is/are men before they are brothers. Look at them straight in the eye and drive sense into them in as far as sex is concerned. Don’t tell them of the danger in illicit sex in parables. Tell them straight with Biblical and contemporary examples. Brothers, cousins and fathers also do have sexual feelings. Don’t be too ignorant and don’t assume your children are too saved and innocent. Open your physical, emotional, psychological, social and spiritual eyes!

…The enemy could be right in your house….Keep them occupied. According to their age-specific abilities, keep them occupied – let them clean every corner of the house, including the roof. Its an opportunity for them to learn life and soft skills. Let them be the plumbers, bulb fixers, sofa cleaners, cobweb removers etc. Asides online or home academic works, enroll them to learn one skill or the other immediately. Put them to work. They have got all the time. Whatever it is they can do to keep them busy, let them do it. Remove all mobile devices from them as soon as they are done with their online classes. An idle mind has always been and will forever be the devil’s workshop!

…Restrict them from going from one neighbour’s house to another in view of the global pandemic and other preventable issues that may arise. …Be mindful of the harsh fact that raising Children stopped being a societal responsibility long time ago. No one gives a damn what befalls your Child. Some can’t wait to see your girl get pregnant prematurely so they can record videos and post on social media and use her as a case study on poor parenting. Speak to these youths. Their blood is hot and sometimes they can try to be omnipresent. Let them understand that not everyone likes it when neighbours children hovers around like the HOLY GHOST! …As a mentor of these very precious people, I wish them all a safe stay at home and may the LORD watch over them in the Name of JESUS CHRIST… AMEN!!!

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I am Isioma Vivian Gbunnor, popularly known as Adadiohanma.

A Counseling psychologist, graduate of the renowned Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka.

I am an indigine of Igbuzor in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State in the South Southern part of Nigeria.

I work with Bridge Radio 98.7fm Asaba, where I have my different programs presentation done in English language, Pidgin English and my local dialect, Enuani.

My hobbies are reading, traveling and making new intelligent friends.

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VISIT www.respitetea.com TODAY and place your orders- A PERFECT BLEND OF SUPER HEALTHY BITTER LEAVES

Your body deserves goodness

The medicinal properties of bitter-leaf are very widely known in sub-Saharan Africa. One of the many secrets passed on by grand-parents that have been forgotten in the frenzy of modern living. These healing qualities are derived from the many micro-nutrients that are important for the maintenance of human health and prevention of various diseases. In Nigeria, bitter-leaf is one of the most common remedy for tummy aches and period cramps. All you needed to do is to chew the tender stem of the plant like a chewing stick and swallow the bitter fluid; the ache will stop within few minutes. Miraculous.

For the cosmopolitan patient, chewing on a bitter stick may not be so stylish. So, Respite Tea has stepped in to bring mother-nature’s remedy to you in a teabag

Although the benefits for women are always touted – especially for fertility and weight loss- there is growing evidence to suggest that the powerful antioxidant properties in bitter leaf help with prostate health.

Men are notorious for not listening to their bodies, and what better way to keep hypertension and diabetes away, by drinking a cup of bitter leaf tea a day!

Regardless of your gender, you should be drinking bitter leaf teas. Not only is it delicious in its many varieties, it offers many health advantages, from weight loss to battling diseases like cancer, diabetes, and many more.

It’s good to know that when choosing any herbal tea, you should go for blends with peppermint and chilli for the anti-inflammatory properties.  Try Respite tea WARM, our customer favourite, a mint and chill brew blended with bitter leaves for a super-sonic health kick..

Your body deserves goodness and you need to permit yourself the right to reacquaint your body with goodness. Be good to yourself, visit www.Respitetea.com for the flavours and variants- and its free postage within the UK only.

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TTF

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Professor Charles Egbu has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University. Professor Egbu will return to Leeds, a city in which he studied and taught, to begin his new role on 1 November 2020. He will take over from Professor Margaret A House OBE who will step down after seven years as Vice-Chancellor.

The Professor said: “I am honoured to be joining Leeds Trinity; a University who’s values and ethos around widening participation, offering a personalised approach and encouraging all students to achieve their best, align with my own. The University has an impressive track record in learning, teaching and employability, and I am looking forward to building on the strong foundations established under the leadership of Professor House.

“I have already been impressed by the sense of community at Leeds Trinity and I am looking forward to engaging with students, colleagues and alumni as we shape the future strategy of the institution. I am also looking forward to returning to Leeds; the city in which I spent much of my early academic life.”

With more than 25 years’ experience in higher education, Professor Egbu was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Experience at the University of East London, where he was responsible for student experience, student success, student retention, quality assurance and enhancement, the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, and the Students’ Union. He is also a member various external bodies, including the Advance HE Pro Vice-Chancellor Network and QAA Panel of Experts.

SOURCE- INDEPENDENT CATHOLIC NEWS

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©COVD19 Lockdown

On 16^th March (2020) I started isolating,

to protect myself from Coronavirus cross infection.

This unprecedented lock down opened doors for me all around.

I’m busier now than I’ve been before, doing things I’ve not done of yore.

Every day after ablution I meditate, then follow the daily routine I create

I exercise and deep breathe too,

and Tai Chi practice, I regularly do.

Daily I walk 1000 steps or more,

 circling around from front door to my back door

or I’ll go up and downstairs 35 times, while singing musical rhymes

I’ve scanned my address book and diary, and using social media successfully,

networked with friends and family, while reaching out to those who’re lonely.

I’ve invented culinary delights, like orange peel tea & green-banana skin bites.

The weather has been fairly good, so I’m enjoying things in my ‘hood’,

like seeing the difference between a wasp and a bee

and listening  to birds singing in the nearby tree.

My creative juices have been stimulated

and lots more poems I’ve created.

I’ve written a short autobiography, for the magazine, ‘People in Harmony’.

Three on-line courses I’ve completed and Mindfulness I have repeated.

I’ve learnt to compress a massive file, and change Microsoft word to a PDF file.

I rediscovered my piano key board in its package undisturbed,

and have started once more to play, a little tune each day.

I’ve discovered who cares about me,

these are my son, William and his family, and Mandy, Ruth, Vesna and Valerie,

 who religiously do my shopping for me.

Others bring joy to me, by demonstrating their loyalty.

I adhere to six feet distancing and remain in social isolation.

I don’t touch my grandchildren physically,

 but bed-time stories I tell them electronically.

I sing and dance with on line training, and Mr. Motivator exercising

My perceptions are more aware and I smell and breathe fresher air

The rays of the sun are warm on my skin, as the vitamin “D” in my pelt sinks in.

The sky is clearer now at night, and I see myriads of   stars shining bright.

Numerous clouds are visible during the day

Some whose names I can barely say.

like cumulonimbus billowing by

and nimbostratus darkening the sky, 

Social isolation has not been too bad for me, in this shutdown society.

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ABOUT EULINDA

Eulinda-Antonette Clarke-Akalanne was born in Barbados.  She came to England to train as a Registered General Nurse and worked as General Nursing Sister, Midwifery-Sister, Senior Psychiatric Charge-nurse and Health Visitor. In 2018 Eulinda-Antonette obtained BA honours in Anthropology from the University of Bristol. She is dramatist and singer and begun writing poems when she was 5 years old. Here are some of her most recent poems.

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© ‘A Lesson in listening ‘.

Don’t always take what people say as fact.

Allow for messages to be given front to the back.

Some folk may tell you what they think you want to hear

 or may twist things to make them sound quit nice and clear.

News may be embellished to make it sound good

or be scandalized,  for your attention to hold.   

People may relate things from their own perspective

from their subjective view and not the objective.

Listen wisely to all that you hear

and unpack the contents bare.

Ask, scrutinize and analyze.

Double-check to separate fact from fiction

that comes from the teller’s diction.

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ABOUT ELDER EULINDA

Eulinda-Antonette Clarke-Akalanne was born in Barbados.  She came to England to train as a Registered General Nurse and worked as General Nursing Sister, Midwifery-Sister, Senior Psychiatric Charge-nurse and Health Visitor. In 2018 Eulinda-Antonette obtained BA honours in Anthropology from the University of Bristol. She is dramatist and singer and begun writing poems when she was 5 years old. Here are some of her most recent poems.

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My name is Khadijah Ahmad Rufa’i currently working with Liberty TV/Radio (91.7fm & 103.1fm) Kaduna. 

   I am an award winning broadcast journalist who has been in the field with over 5 years experience. I have worked with two different media organisations (BUK fm and Express fm) in Kano before my current employer.

  I am currently a bi-lingual broadcaster (i present in both english and hausa), On air personality, reporter, producer and presenter (i present both educational, informative and entertainment programs). I also voice over jingles, radio drama and promos. I do my work passionately and i do it well.

    I enjoy watching movies, reading and hanging out with friends.

   My social media handle is @khadijahrufai (instagram and twitter) and can also be reached via email deejarufai@gmail.com or phone number 07033014356.

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