Unexpected Foods That Combat Diabetes

Diabetes is a very common disease in Western society. With more people becoming over weight, diabetes and heart disease are often quick to follow. Bad dieting and food intake are common causes of diabetes, convenience food and busy schedules make it too easy for people to fall into a trap of lazy and bad habits. By implementing a more knowledgeable stance to your nutritional intake, you will be able to remain healthy and greatly reduce the risk of diabetes. Here are 11 foods that can help to combat diabetes.

Guava – healthmeup 

This exotic fruit has many reasons that make it a great food for combating diabetes. A study conducted by I-Shou University of Taiwan revealed that consuming guava without the skin can reduce sugar absorption in the blood stream. Guava is also high in vitamin C which can reduce the damage of cells linked with diabetes.

Beef – Alpha

Many ‘experts’ claim that lean red meat is bad for you; when in fact red meat such as beef is great for combating diabetes. One should choose lean cuts such as fillet, sirloin or rump. Protein will keep you fuller for longer and fight off unwanted cravings for unhealthy foods, less hunger means less insulin spikes

Avocado – Olle Svensson

The green machine that is creamy and rich, a rare food that does not damage your digestive tract. Avocado is full of monounsaturated fat and is slow digesting, keeping blood sugar from spiking too much after meals. The good fat in avocado can even help reverse the effects of insulin resistance and stop any risks of diabetes.

Flaxseed

Brown Flaxseed – Alisha Vargas

This may sound like bird seed but it isn’t. These shiny brown seeds tackle diabetes in 3 different ways. Flaxseed is rich in protein, healthy fats and fibre and a great source of magnesium. Magnesium is an important mineral that helps cells use insulin and metabolise fat. A true worthy addition to any diabetics’ diet, for longer lasting flaxseed, buy them whole in bulk and keep refrigerated.

Peanut butter

Peanut Butter – Anna

A recent study revealed that peanut butter can stave off people’s appetite for 2 hours longer; compared to a high carb, low fibre snack. Monounsaturated fats contained in peanut butter are also a healthy support for your metabolism. Try making a peanut butter dip for your veggies and always buy organic brands, peanut butter can and will go with more than just jelly so it’s up to you to experiment!

Apples

An apple a day – Alice Popkorn

An apple a day may not keep the doctor at bay but they can certainly help. They are low in calories but high in fibre, (4g per apple!) and stop hunger and insulin spikes between meals. Apples also counteract bad cholesterol and stop erratic spiking of the blood sugar in us. Granny Smith and Red Delicious are two of the most nutritious varieties of apples available. Have a sliced apple with your oats and milk in the morning to create a perfectly balanced breakfast.

Eggs

Nicholas Fuller, PhD, from the Boden Institute Clinical Trials Unit, University of Sydney, Australia. Carried out tests that proved that after eating eggs for 3 months, one had better appetite control than those who did not eat eggs. People with type 2 diabetes also showed no signs of increased cholesterol. Egg protein is full of amino acids and other vital nutrients, people think that eating egg yolks is bad for you but one or 2 a day will not harm most people. Eggs can hold of hunger pangs also making them a top selection for people wishing to fight off diabetes.

Breaking News: Nigeria Qualify For 2015 Afrobasket Finals

The Senior Basketball Team in Nigeria, D’Tigers has qualified for the Finals of the ongoing FIBA Afrobasket 2015 in Tunisia, after defeating Senegal with 79 – 88.


It was indeed a hard fought match, and a hard earned win by the D’Tigers who led through the first quarter, down in the second and third quarter, before a glorious fight back with a superb performance, especially by Chamberlain Oguchi.

D’Tigers of Nigeria

The match deadlocked with 76 points apiece, before a courageous fight back in overtime (OT) by the D’Tigers to win the match by 88 points to 79.

The tension was palpable all around the court with both teams not giving an inch to each other.
So far in the Tournament, the team was able to pull through to the Quarter finals after spanking Mozambique with 83-47, and, the competition underdogs, Gabon with 88 – 64 points which led them to the Semi-Final leg with Senegal.
The Will Voigts led Team will now face the winner between host, Tunisia and Angola in the final.

Breaking: Seven Die As Nigerian Airforce Helicopter Crashes In Kaduna

A report we are monitoring on Channels Television has announced the crash of an Air Force helicopter, which reportedly went down at the site of the old National Defence Academy in Kaduna state.
Additional reports say the helicopter, which was on a routine Air Force training flight was heading to Abuja from the Nigerian Airforce base in Kaduna, when the incident occurred.
According to Daily Post, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)  has confirmed that all seven passengers on board did not survive the crash.

The flight was said to have crashed 10 minutes after take-off at about 6. 47am earlier today, with the pilot, co-pilot, two engineers and three passengers on board, Abusidiqu reports.
A military source who confirmed the incident told reporters that the helicopter crashed  at the old  site of the NDA at about 6.30am .
He said: “We heard a loud sound like bomb blast, when  we came out to confirm what it was ,  we saw flames. After tracing the site ,  we then discovered that it was an Airforce jet that crashed .”
He told The Heat that the crash site was a residential area and some persons were injured. He also revealed that seven dead bodies were recovered from the crash site during resue operations.
One  Alonge, an air commodore, however told Premium Times that he would provide more details on the incident later.
Rescue efforts are going on as officials of NEMA, Kaduna State Emergency Agency (KASEMA) and the Red Cross are on ground.
See photos from the crash site below:

A building affected by the crash

Meanwhile, two weeks back, the Accident Investigation Bureau announced that they have recovered the black box of the Bristow helicopter that crashed into the Lagos lagoon on Wednesday, August 12, 2015.

Girl suicide bomber kills 5, injures 41 in Nigeria

Police say a girl suicide bomber killed five people in an attack at the crowded entrance to a bus station in Damaturu in northeast Nigeria.
Assistant Superintendent Toyin Gbagedesin says 41 people were wounded in the Tuesday morning explosion.
He says the bomber appeared to be about 14 years old.
Suspicion fell on Boko Haram.
Nigeria's homegrown Islamic extremist group has used dozens of girls and women in recent suicide bombings in Nigeria and neighboring Chad, Cameroon and Niger, raising fears it is using kidnap victims.
More than 1,000 have been killed since President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in March with a pledge to annihilate the militants.

Nigeria's ex-national security adviser Dasuki charged

Nigeria's sacked national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has been charged in court with illegally possessing weapons, an official statement has said.

Firearms were seized during a raid on his properties last month, it added.
Mr Dasuki denied any wrongdoing at the time and said the weapons belonged to his security guards.
He is the first senior official of the former government to be charged under President Muhammadu Buhari's rule.

Mr Buhari took office in May after defeating former President Goodluck Jonathan in elections.
In a separate statement, his office said he had ordered an investigation into military equipment bought since 2007.
The investigation was part of an effort to curb corruption and ensure that the military was properly equipped, it added.
Mr Buhari replaced Mr Dasuki and other security chiefs last month in a renewed effort to end a six-year insurgency by militant Islamist group Boko Haram.

 

The Department of State Security said the decision to charge Mr Dasuki was in line with its commitment to upholding democratic values.

No-one was above the law, no matter how highly placed they were in society, it added in a statement.

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Analysis: Mansur Liman, Editor, BBC Hausa Service

Mr Dasuki played a prominent role in the fight against terrorism during Goodluck Jonathan's rule.
Many accused him of not only advising him on security issues, but also of taking over the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence.
It was clear that the defence minister at the time, Aliyu Gusau, was sidelined during the last few months of the Jonathan government.
Mr Dasuki was at the centre of a row over Nigeria's unorthodox arms procurement in 2014, when South Africa seized suitcases packed with millions of dollars of cash at an airport in Johannesburg.
The Nigerian government said the money was intended to purchase weapons for the fight against Boko Haram, and denied allegations of corruption.
Mr Dasuki argued for the postponement of Nigeria's presidential elections earlier this year, citing the security situation.

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‘Abobaku’ tradition has been abolished in 1859! …the custom is NOT practised anywhere in Yorubaland today

I have watched the show of vacuity as it is been displayed by some of the online gurus (mediocre) in the recent time about the Abobaku saga. It is ignoramus to jump into the pool you have not delved before.

Abobaku is a traditional practice in the ancient Yoruba Empire. Abobaku custom is peculiar to the Ancient Oyo-Yoruba Empire. It is not heinous as some people take it to be, rather it is a matter of choice, people compete to occupy the position of Abobaku just as other positions because while the king is alive, the Abobaku enjoys de facto power and he shares in the glory of His Royal Highness.


In the Ancient Oyo-Yoruba Empire, it was constitutional for Aremo to be Abobaku, he is to be buried with his father. After the Owu War in 1827, there came the creation of Ibadan and Ijaye in 1829 and 1830 respectively.

Ogunmola headed Ibadan as Kurunmi who later became Are Ona Kakanfo became the leader of Ijaye. Alaafin Atiba succeeded Alaafin Oluewu in 1837, but at the demise of Alaafin Atiba in 1859, Adelu who was Aremo and supposed to be Abobaku (someone that dies with king) refused to die with the king and wanted to succeed his father. And because of the benefits Ibadan enjoyed under Alaafin Atiba, they wanted continuity by supporting Aremo Adelu to become Alaafin against the tradition.

On the contrary, Ijaye did not want the continuity and wanted to protect the culture of the kingship, there started a war of superiority between Ibadan's combatants and Ijaye's warriors in which Ibadan came out victorious and Aremo Adelu became Alaafin Adelu in 1859. This was how the doctrine of Abobaku ended in Oyo-Yoruba Empire.

Ife has never practiced the tradition of Abobaku before and no one can point to anywhere in Yorubaland today where the tradition is under vogue.

Abobaku is a system in the past and it has gone with the past. It is vicious and malicious to peddle what you know nothing about to score a mere rhetoric point. We are proud of our ancestral past!

- Ogunwoye Gbemiga Samson