Homemade waakye

Waakye

Ingredients

– 1 cup of dried black-eyed beans

– 2 cups of rice

– 8-10 dried millet stalk leaves

– Water for cooking

– Salt to taste

Preparation

– Put four cups of water in a saucepanand allow it to boil

– Rinse the soaked beans and add to the boiling water. Cover and let it cook till tender.

– Wash and rinse the rice till the water is cleared.

– Add the washed rice to the cooked beans and stir till it is well mixed together

– Add the millet stalk leaves and salt to taste.

– Add water if needed. Stir and cover tightly.

– Do not remove the millet stalk leaves. When the rice boils over, re duce heat and simmer till the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked through.

– Wait for three to five minutes, remove millet stalk leaves and fluff with a fork or ladle

– Serve with preferred stew and enjoy

By Elizabeth Agyeibea Ackon

Dietary management of memory loss

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In this new chapter, we will be discussing how we can manage memory loss with our diet.

Some people get more forgetful with age. It may take longer to learn new things, remember familiar faces and words as well as personal belongings.

Memory loss can be mild or serious. Serious memory lapses affect ability to do daily activities like driving, shopping, or handling of money among others.

Below are some pointers of serious memory loss;

●Asking the same questions over and over again

●Getting lost in familiar places

●Being unable to follow directions

●Getting very confused about time, people, and places

●Self-neglect such as eating poorly, not bathing, or being unsafe

See a doctor if you are worried about your memory lapses or those of a loved one. You also can do many things to make your memory last.

Research has shown a great improvement in memory loss with appropriate diet.

Foods to consume

●Foods rich in antioxidants (vitamins C, E, and beta carotene) such as; oranges, pineapples, blue berries and kiwi.

●Complex carbohydrates such as oatmeal, brown rice, and wheat bran.

●Epicatechin rich foods such as; grapes, blueberries and chocolate.

●Iron rich foods such as; beans, fortified cereals, nuts, and soy bean.

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

Lifestyle modification

●Having hobbies

●Getting pets

●Spending time with friends, family and loved ones.

●Joining support groups

●Reduce alcohol intake

●Cessation of smoking

In conclusion, our memory largely makes us who we are; imagine not remembering your own name! We can stray farther away from such a fate by applying the diet and lifestyle above, so that we can always remember who we are and who/what we love.

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

“Your diet your health, your health your wealth”

E-mail: info@holistichealthconsult.org