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Gari Fortor Recipe

Gari fortor

Ingredients

1 cup of Gari

½ cup of Water

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3 medium size Tomatoes

1 large Onions

3 large Carrots

3 Green bell pepper

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1 tin of Sardine

½ bottle of cooking oil

Powdered pepper

A pinch of Salt

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Preparation

Chop your tomatoes, onions, carrot and green pepper into a plate and set aside.

Pour some cooking oil into a pan on fi re.

First put in your onions, then add the toma­toes. Stir and leave it to cook for a while.

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Next, add salt and pepper and then stir.

Add your chopped carrot, green bell pepper, sardine and stir.

Pour gari into a bowl, pour a little water on it to soften it.

Add the gari to the sauce on fire and stir till it mixes well. Your garifortor is ready to serve now.

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 Health benefits of Gari

 Gari is a good source of carbohydrates, pro­tein, vitamins, and minerals. It is also easy to digest and helps in the reduction of the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

The vitamin A and a compound known as bakarotennya contents in gari which helps to improve the health of one’s eyes, prevents poor eyesight and future blindness. Too much

 of it can worry your eyes though.

Gari also helps in weight loss and contrib­utes to the maintenance of regular bowel movements as well as prevent constipation.

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It contributes to the preservation of the intestinal barrier which in turn helps prevent harmful substances from entering the blood stream.

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Nutrition

 Akotonshi (Stuffed crab)

Akotonshi

Akotonshi

 Akotonshi is a delicious stuffed crab dish that is associated with feasting in Ghana.

The dish is sprinkled with bread­crumbs and placed under a broiler. When served, akotonshi is usually garnished with chopped parsley.

Ingredients

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5 large whole crabs or cooked crabbed meat

2 large fresh ginger

3 tablespoonfuls of cooking oil

2 large onion minced

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1 tablespoonful of ginger ground

2 large tomatoes finely chopped

1 tablespoonful of tomato paste

1 large green bell peppers finely chopped

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1 tablespoonful of ground nut meg

1 tablespoonful of cloves ground

1 tablespoonful of dried thyme leaves

1/2 cup of dried shrimp

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1 cup of plain bread crumbs

2 tablespoonfuls of salt

Preparation

-When cooking crabs, clean them and bring a large pot of water to a boil.

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-Add in the ginger, cloves and the crab, cook for 15 minutes. Remove crabs and meat, keep shells for plating.

-If using just crab meat mix crab meat with ¼ cup water that has been boiled with the ginger piece and cloves for 15 minutes. Drain water, flake the meat and set aside.

-In a heavy pot, heat oil to me­dium temperature and add other ingredients in the following se­quence, stirring for a minute or so between each: onions, ground gin­ger, tomatoes, tomato paste, green pepper, cumin, nutmeg, thyme, grains of paradise, paprika, mashed peppers, and dried shrimp.

-Reduce heat and simmer for 4-5 min­utes, stirring constantly, until vegeta­bles are cooked.

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-Add crab meat and stir another cou­ple of minutes to heat it through. Then spoon the mixture into clean crab shells or ramekins (small individual baking dishes).

-Sprinkle breadcrumbs on top of each crab and toast under an oven broiler, being careful not to let the crumbs scorch. —Source: Pulse.gh

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 Preventing skin cancer with our diet

Intake of shrimps and salmon can prevent skin cancer

Intake of shrimps and salmon can prevent skin cancer

 In this chapter, we will be discussing how we can prevent skin cancer with our diet.

Skin cancer is more common in Caucasians, but the incidence is on the rise in the black com­munity according to WHO.

The two most common types are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell car­cinoma. These usually form on the head, face, neck, hands and arms. Another type of skin can­cer, melanoma, is more dangerous but fortunately less common.

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Anyone can get skin cancer, but it is more com­mon in people who:

● Spend a lot of time in the sun or suffered sunburn.

● Have light coloured skin, hair and eye.

● Have family history.

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● Older than 50 years.

Because the sun’s ultraviolet (UVA and UVB) rays promote cancer causing changes in the skin, learning sun safe prac­tices is one way to protect one from skin cancer. Another way is to know the signs of skin cancer. This is usually a mole that is oddly shaped, strange­ly coloured, or unusually large, may be a sign of skin cancer, especially if it grows. That’s why it is important to check your skin regularly for moles and/or changes in already existing moles. You should also have your doctor check any suspicious skin markings and any changes in the way your skin looks. These steps can help in early diagnosis and management of skin cancer- the stage when cancer is most likely to be treated successfully. Catching cancer early may also prevent certain types of skin cancer cells from spreading to other parts of the body.

In the misdt of all this, diet plays an important role which has to be harnessed.

Foods to include

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● Astaxanthin rich foods such as; salmon and shrimps.

● Catechin rich foods such as green tea.

● D-limonene rich foods such as, grapefruit, oranges, pineapples, and bell peppers.

● Monounsaturated fatty acid rich foods such as; almonds, avocado, and walnuts.

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Lifestyle modification

● Avoid direct exposure of the skin to the sun.

● Wear sunscreens when visiting the beach or pool.

● Wearing of protective clothing, hats, and sunglasses for people who work directly under the sun and people with light coloured skin, hair and eye.

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● Avoid excessive bleaching of the skin.

● Avoid cigarette smoking.

In conclusion, managing skin cancer can be very stressful and uncomfortable. A well-tailored diet and lifestyle can go a long way to prevent skin cancer. By following the recommendations above skin cancer will become the least of our worries.

The writer Dr. Bernice Asare Korkor is the CEO of Holistic Health Consult.

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“Your diet your health, your health your wealth” Email holistichealthconsult.gmail.com

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