Hana's Cup of Sunshine

Besides writing about,Food and health topics, I now decided to add a section to this blog of my daily adventures and online diary. Afterall, a blog is an exhibit of ones best of writing abilities. Today I'll be talking about friendship and what being real friend means. True friends are not only those who stand besides you in good, golden glittering times. True friends are those that are there with you even when you have nothing in your hands and an old pair of shoes in your feet. I've seen both kind and to be honest the fake ones have never amused me. They are much like glass dolls, good to look at, play with and will shatter upon touch. These kind cannot stand the times and trials of life, they crumble. Others are true in a bond truer than life. You can separate the skin from your body not those friends. How you many of you crave such a bond? How many of you already have it? I Personally have seen 'golden times' and I have seen the tougher ones as well. ...

Vitamins: Vitamins are micronutrients that the body requires in tiny quantities for maintaining the proper growth and development of an individual [1]. Vitamins can be obtained by eating a proper balanced diet [2]. These in turn help to protect the body against various chronic illnesses. [2] Every Vitamin has its own specific role and deficiency of specific Vitamins can cause specific deficiency disorders. For example: Deficiency of Vitamin C causes anemia [3]. Vitamins and their types: Vitamins are divided into two main types namely [4]: 1.        Fat Soluble Vitamins:   Which include Vitamins A, D, E, K 2.        Water Soluble Vitamins: Which include Vitamins B and C Vitamin C: Vitamin C (also known as: Ascorbic acid) is one of the water-soluble vitamins. This means that the body cannot store this Vitamin. It only obtains the quantity that it requires through food while the rest of it gets elim...

Vitamin D: Vitamin D is well-known as the Vitamin that you obtain from the ‘Sun’. It’s  is recognized so because exposing the body to sunlight helps in the production of Vitamin D within the body through Biochemical processes. The process basically involves the ultraviolet radiations within the sun converting certain cholesterols in our body into the beneficial Vitamin-D. It is said that exposing our arms and legs from 5 upto 10 minutes for at least 23 times in a week is enough to increase the levels of Vitamin D in our body. In addition to that certain foods are also known to contain considerable amounts of Vitamin-D. (1) Vitamin D and Calcium: Vitamin- D increases blood Calcium by the following ways (2) : By increasing the Calcium absorption within the intestines By reducing the loss of calcium through the urine by increasing calcium absorption in the kidneys. The lack of calcium in the blood stimulates the thyroid glands to secrete their secretion, w...

Yogurt: Yogurt is basically produced from milk. It is made by fermenting milk with bacterial cultures and incubating the prepared ferment at specific temperatures to allow bacterial growth and facilitate fermentation.  The process is known as Lactic acid fermentation and the Lactic acid produced during this process helps to agglutinate the milk proteins, hence giving the yogurt its characteristic taste and texture. Low-fat milk can be utilized to form low-fat yogurt likewise for full-fat yogurt. (1,2) Benfits of Low fat Yogurt: Yougurt has numerous nutritional implications and benefits to health. (2) some of which include: Good source of nutrients:  It contains lots of nutrients that help in body building. Calcium which is good for bones and teeth, Riboflavin and Vitamin B12 which help in minimizing nervous system disorders, cardiovascular diseases and also contains minerals such as Magnesium, Potassium and Phosphorus which help in regulating the blood pressure, mai...

Milk: Low Fat or Skimmed milk is one of the best, drinks to consume at night, just before sleeping or early in the morning. Some people prefer to add honey to milk as a replacement for sugar. Adding Honey also adds to the benefits of drinking milk, (6) which is considered as an important part of the human diet (1) Honey: Is a natural product which has numerous, medicinal benefits and is used as a remedy to many conditions. In this article we’ll be discussing some of the benefits of drinking milk with honey. Uses of Milk and Honey: A combination of honey with milk not only tastes good but also has great implications on our health. Stated below are the individual benefits of each. Benefits of Honey: Consuming Honey has great positive effects on health as it contains numerous active ingredients that play a vital part in maintaining the body system. Some of the active ingredients include Flavanoids, Phenolic Acids, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Tocopherol (Vitamin B),...