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More research and agricultural development has made the brown vs white rice debate more pronounced in recent time. With over 8,000 varieties, rice feeds the world! The next time you reach for the white rice, you may want to reconsider. While we all know ‘brown’ is healthier than ‘white’… we might be challenged to answer the “why” question when the little ones ask.

Brown rice is the whole grain with just the first outer layer (husk or hull) removed through milling. It retains its fiber and germ which contains vital nutrients.

White rice is brown rice that has been milled to remove the bran and much of the germ, reducing fiber and nutrient content drastically. The grain is further polished to take away the remaining layer of germ (called the aleurone layer) which contains essential oils.

[size=16pt]The Health Differences[/size]
Brown rice is essentially what almost all forms of white rice looks like before it has been put through a refining process. To process rice into the sparkling white pieces we buy in stores, first the out-side hull and bran is removed. This makes rice lighter and faster to cook.

Rice that has been stripped of its natural wholeness has been stripped of its fiber, proteins, thiamine, calcium, magnesium and potassium. It is commonly known how important fiber is for digestive health and maintaining a healthy weight.

Have you noticed white rice is usually labeled as “enriched?” White rice is usually full of unnatural fortifications and additives. These fortifications are used because the stripping process removes most of the iron, vitamins, zinc and magnesium from the rice. In fact, white rice is so devoid of nutrients that it does not offer the minimum nutritional requirements of the FDA. For this reason, white rice must be chemically altered with vitamins and iron just so that it can be sold in supermarkets.

[size=16pt]Brown Rice VS White Rice[/size]

Calorie Content
Brown rice generally contains slightly fewer calories per serving than white rice. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Nutrient Database reports that 1 cup of cooked brown rice provides 218 calories, while cooked white rice contains 242 calories per cup. Therefore, if you’re trying to cut calories, brown rice is the better option.

Carbs and Fiber
Brown rice and white rice are both high-carb foods, but brown rice contains fewer overall carbs and more fiber than white rice. The USDA reports that a cup of brown rice provides 46 grams of total carbohydrates, including 4 grams of fiber. One cup of white rice contains 53 grams of carbs, but less than 1 gram of dietary fiber. Because fiber helps boost satiety, aids in healthy weight management, and can help improve blood cholesterol levels, fiber-rich brown rice is again the better choice.

Protein and Fat
Both brown and white rice are low-fat foods, and each provides about 4.5 grams of protein in each 1-cup portion. In other words, these two types of rice don’t differ much in terms of protein and fat content.

Vitamins and Minerals
While brown rice naturally contains more vitamins and minerals than white rice because white rice is a refined grain, most white rice varieties are enriched with certain vitamins and minerals — meaning manufacturers have added nutrients to the rice during processing. Brown and white rice are both sources of B vitamins, and small amounts of iron and zinc. White rice is often a good source of folate.

Glycemic Index
Brown rice has a lower glycemic index (GI) than white rice. According to Harvard Health Publications, the average glycemic index of brown rice is 50, and the average white rice GI is 89. Foods with higher glycemic indexes tend to make your blood sugar rise quickly, but then drop. Lower GI foods don’t cause a rapid blood sugar spike, but help you to feel full for longer periods of time.

Selenium
Brown Rice is extremely high in selenium, an important trace mineral known to drastically reduce our chances of developing many illnesses.

Manganese
One cup of brown rice provides over 80% of our daily manganese requirements. This mineral helps the human body create the important fatty acids that make healthy forms of cholesterol. It is also beneficial to the health of our nervous and reproductive systems.

Naturally Occurring Oils
These heart-healthy oils are naturally found in brown rice and can help the body reduce LDL (bad) forms of cholesterol.

Weight Loss
Because of its fiber-richness and ability to keep healthy bowel function, brown rice “keeps things moving” in a way that promotes weight-loss and metabolic function. After one bowl of brown rice, you’ll feel more full despite eating a smaller amount of food.

Whole Grain
Unlike white rice, brown rice has not lost its wholeness. Studies show that six servings of whole grains weekly can lower the creation of arterial plaque build-up and reduce chances of developing heart disease and high cholesterol.

Antioxidant
Most people associate antioxidants with blueberries and green tea, but many are unaware that brown rice is also a source of antioxidants.

High in Fiber
Studies have correlated the high use of whole grains like brown rice with lowered levels of colon cancer. This may be related to its high fiber content. Studies show that fiber actually attaches to cancer-causing substances and toxins, helping to eliminate them from the body, and keeping them from attaching to the cells in our colon. Brown rice also contains the necessary components to stabilize digestion, prevent/relieve constipation and promote proper elimination/bowel function.

Slow-Release of Sugar
Unlike stripped rice, brown rice can help keep blood sugar stabilized as it releases sugars slowly and in a sustained fashion. This makes it a better option for diabetics, as compared to white rice. While studies in Asia have shown a link between the consumption of white rice and risk of type 2 diabetes, new research shows that individuals who eat at least two servings of brown rice weekly can reduce their chances of developing diabetes 2 by up to 11 percent.

[size=16pt]A Note of Caution[/size]
One main reason brown rice is processed is to increase its storage time. The essential oils in brown rice go rancid after 6-8 months while white rice lasts up to 10 years. So, buy your brown rice in smaller quantities and make sure you’re not cooking with a rancid grain.

[size=16pt]Final Thought[/size]
I personally recommend using organic wild brown rice as the best option. But, even if you don’t buy organic, just making the switch from white rice to brown rice is a great first step to a healthy diet. Over to you. What is your best type of rice and why?

vaicprojec:
Seriously! It is easy to spot the reasons all around Lagos

What Is Insulin
Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that allows your body to use sugar (glucose) from carbohydrates in the food that you eat for energy or to store glucose for future use. Insulin helps keeps your blood sugar level from getting too high (hyperglycemia) or too low (hypoglycemia).

Why Is Insulin Termed 'The Sleeping Hormone'?
I termed insulin 'the sleeping hormone' because the pancreas only produce it to process sugar in the body. The increase in sugar signals your pancreas to produce the amount of insulin you need to manage the level of sugar in your blood. When insulin is produced, glucagon is suppressed. Insulin stimulates the cells throughout your body to take in glucose from your bloodstream. Your cells then use glucose as energy. In essence, if you don't eat food containing sugar, you do not over stress yourself, there will be no need for your body to produce or 'wake up' insulin. Insulin will remain in its sleeping form, unless you give your body reason to 'wake it' and use it.

How Often Should You Wake The Sleeping Hormone - Insulin?
From Africa to Asia to America to Europe, sugar is the most common ingredient in foods and diets. Processed grain, high carb diet, modern processed foods, Genetically Modified Foods and lifestyle changes has made millions around the world to wake this sleeping hormone more often.

Stress is another significant factor that trigger the secretion of insulin. Excessive exercise or exercising when you are low in insulin is another serious factor that wake the sleeping hormone.

Each time you eat carbohydrate food and sugar or you pass through stress or excessive exercise, the pancreas produce insulin to manage the sugar level in your blood. The more often your body produce this insulin, the higher your risk of developing insulin resistance or being unable to wake this sleeping hormone. If this trend continue, the pancreas may become damage and unable to produce insulin again thereby resulting in Type 1 Diabetes. Eventually you found that you will need to rely on insulin injection to survive.

Diseases Associated With Insulin
There are several diseased conditions associated with disturbed insulin secretion and utilization by the body. These include:
1. Type 1 diabetes or Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM
2. Type 2 or Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM
3. Gestational diabetes
4. Impaired glucose tolerance and prediabetes
5. Insulinoma
6. Metabolic syndrome
7. Polycystic ovary syndrome
8. Diabetes and Eye Problems

What If You Have Insulin Resistance or Insensitive Insulin?
Insulin resistance (IR) is a condition in which the body's cells become resistant to the effects of insulin. That is, the normal response to a given amount of insulin is reduced. As a result, higher levels of insulin are needed in order for insulin to have its proper effects, and the pancreas compensates by trying to produce more insulin. This resistance occurs in response to the body's own insulin (endogenous) or when insulin is administered by injection (exogenous). With insulin resistance, the pancreas produces more and more insulin until the pancreas can no longer produce sufficient insulin for the body's demands, and then blood sugar rises.

So, if you have develop insulin resistance, you will need to work hard to improve on the responsiveness of your insulin to prevent high blood sugar. The following paragraphs will examine various ways to do that.

How To Improve Insulin Responsiveness & Sensitivity
Lifestyle changes (for example, diet and exercise) clearly are important, and education about these changes needs to be directed to groups at risk for diabetes. Below are some natural ways to improve insulin responsiveness:

1. Eat Healthy Fats
2. Balance Your Intake of Omega-3 to Omega-6 Fats
3. Improve Gut Health & Heal Leaky Gut Syndrome
4. Exercise
5. Reduce Stress & Get More Sleep
6. Watch Your Caffeine & Alcohol Intake
7. Supplement with Vitamin D3
8. Eat animal Liver
9. Avoid Harmful Chemicals

Final Thoughts
Insulin is a powerful hormone and in my own perspective a sleeping giant. from a medical point of view, we advise people to reduce their intake of carbohydrate or sugar to reduce risk of insulin resistance. Rather than focusing on the frequency of taking the carb food, you can focus more on the portion you take. It is also advisable to take wholegrain carbohydrate over processed grain or high carb diet.

If you wake 'the sleeping hormone too often, you risk damaging your pancreas and put yourself at risk of developing diabetes. Lifestyle changes (for example, diet and exercise) clearly are important in improving your insulin sensitivity, and education about these changes needs to be directed to groups at risk for diabetes.

Over to you. How often do you wake 'the sleeping hormone' - insulin?

A man’s frequent need to urinate or painful urination could be caused by prostate problems. Also fever or pain in your lower back or genital area is a sign.

What is the prostate?
The prostate is part of a man’s sex organs. It is a gland about the size of a walnut that surrounds the urethra. The urethra is the tube that carries urine and semen out of the body. The prostate adds fluid to the semen when you ejaculate.

What are prostate problems?
For men under age 50, the most common prostate problem is prostatitis, meaning the prostate is inflamed. For men over age 50, the most common prostate problem is prostate enlargement. This condition is also called benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH.

What are the symptoms of prostatitis?
Prostatitis can cause painful, burning, or frequent urination. You may have a fever or pain in your lower back or genital area.

What causes prostatitis?
Prostatitis is sometimes caused by bacteria. But usually no bacteria are present and doctors will look for other possible causes of urinary symptoms, such as a kidney stone or cancer. If no other causes are found, your doctor may decide you have nonbacterial prostatitis.

How is prostatitis treated?
If you have bacterial prostatitis, your doctor can give you an antibiotic to fight the infection. If you keep getting infections, you may have a defect in your prostate that allows bacteria to grow. This defect can usually be corrected with surgery.

Antibiotics will not help nonbacterial prostatitis. Instead, your doctor may give you a medicine to relax the muscle tissue in the prostate. Changing your diet or taking warm baths may help too.

What are the symptoms of BPH?
Some symptoms of BPH include

>> a frequent and urgent need to urinate
>> trouble starting a urine stream
>> a weak stream of urine
>> the feeling you still have to urinate, even when you have just finished
>> small amounts of blood in your urine

What causes BPH?
As men get older, their prostate keeps growing. As it grows it squeezes the urethra. Since urine travels from the bladder through the urethra, the pressure from the enlarged prostate may affect bladder control.

How is BPH treated?
You’ll have to work with your doctor to find the best treatment for you. Some options are

>> living with your symptoms, if they don’t bother you too much, and regular checkups to make sure your condition isn’t getting worse
>> medicines to shrink or relax the prostate
>> a nonsurgical procedure to remove parts of the prostate
>> surgery to remove part of the prostate
What else could cause the same symptoms?

Frequent or painful urination, especially with blood in the urine, could be signs of bladder cancer. If you have these symptoms, see your doctor right away.

Source: http://health2wealth.com.ng/causes-treatment-prostate-problems/