woensdag 15 augustus 2012
Moringa Tree Video Post
Please have a look at our channel for more items https://www.youtube.com/user/ginosmit
maandag 2 januari 2012
Is Moringa for Breastfeeding Mothers Safe?
MORINGA FOR BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS
Attention: If you are currently breast-feeding, or have ever breast-fed and suffer from a low milk supply due to inadequate production, a galactagogue or milk-producing supplement may be the right thing for you. One of these milk-producing products is called Moringa. It is produced by several different companies, and can be used as a supplement to help cure or fight disease, or it can be used to increase your breast milk production.
Moringa is derived from the leaves of a Moringa tree that is found in southern Asia, and contains high amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, potassium, and calcium. It also has antioxidant properties and contains phytonutrients. However, it does not contain any of the other high-quality ingredients that other high-end lactation producing products do. These ingredients include CoQ10, DHA, Choline, Inositol, probiotics, and colostrum.
Research has shown that high levels of circulating DHA in your body will pass through your breast milk to your baby and help improve its eye and brain development. It will also continue to help after delivery where your baby’s brain will continue to grow and develop. Choline is another important ingredient that helps improve the reaction time of your baby’s brain cells and improves long-term memory. Finally, probiotics can help prevent eczema in your baby, and help prevent childhood obesity.
What’s In Moringa for Breastfeeding Mothers?
Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, Potassium, Iron
Powerful antioxidant properties
Phytonutrients: Alpha-carotene, Beta-Carotene, Beta-cryptoxanthin, Lutein, Zeaxanthin and Chlorophyll.
Is Moringa for Breastfeeding Mothers safe?
Moringa is safe to use both during pregnancy, and after delivery. Not only is it high in nutrients, but it has also been shown to have calming effects on the breastfeeding mother to further enhance her milk production.
In order for Moringa to truly be effective, you should have been officially diagnosed with a low milk supply by a healthcare professional. And, as always, you should consult with a healthcare professional first before beginning any sort of medication or supplement.
How much is Moringa for Breastfeeding Mothers?
Moringa can be purchased online, and prices vary depending on the manufacturing website.
Ingredient Conclusion
As a professional in the OB/GYN arena, as well as a mother who breastfed all three of her babies I know first hand how difficult and emotionally exhausting breastfeeding can be. With my first baby, I was not able to produce enough breast milk for her, and was literally starving her for the first 2 months of life without even knowing it. I did not know about lactation producing products, and ended up supplementing my baby with formula. Thankfully, it seems like more options are becoming available to help enhance your experience of breastfeeding and allow you to adequately feed your baby.
Moringa may be the answer for you. However, I would be hesitant to believe that it can actually double your production of milk. Regardless, it is safe for both you and your baby but will not provide the benefits that other high-end lactation products can.
zaterdag 31 december 2011
Moringa, aporte nutricional del desierto lambayecano
dinsdag 27 december 2011
woensdag 21 december 2011
Povo brasileiro tem descoberto as maravilhas da Moringa?
See how interesting this Miracle Tree can help rural people to filter their water and improve their health.
zondag 7 juni 2009
ZIMBABWE: Researchers Developing New Ways to Purify Water
Busani Bafana and Zahira Kharsany
Moringa flowers - the seeds of this versatile tree can be used to sterilise drinking water.
BULAWAYO, Mar 25 (IPS) - Scientists at Bulawayo's National University of Science and Technology (NUST) have embarked on research to develop simple and affordable water purification methods, as more than a billion people live without safe drinking water in developing countries.
Water and sanitation experts are currently investigating if a powder made from the seeds of the Moringa Oleifera, commonly known as the drumstick or horseradish tree, can be used as a filter to purify water.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, only a third of the population has access to clean drinking water, according to United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF. Water-borne diseases kill an estimated five million people a year, many of them children.
The situation is particularly dire in Zimbabwe, where the economic meltdown has led to a breakdown in water service provision and infrastructure. Resulting water contamination and poor water treatment have caused major health issues.
A cholera outbreak, first reported in mid-2008, has claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people to date, with more than 80,000 reported cholera cases countrywide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).
Without access to safe drinking water, WHO says Zimbabwe is highly unlikely to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 1 of halving the number of people suffering from poverty and hunger by 2015, due to a combination of factors linked to poor infrastructure, poor sanitation and lack of investment in water treatment systems.
Poor water quality and sanitation will also make it difficult for the country to reach MDG3, reducing child mortality, and MDG4, increasing maternal health.
A combination of chemical and bacteriological pollution of water resources presents a particular problem in Zimbabwe, explained Theresa Mkandawire, researcher at the University of Malawi and regional water expert.
"Deep wells and boreholes are often subjected to chemical contamination, whilst in shallow wells bacteriological and physical contamination dominates," she told IPS.
"The level of pollution that goes unmonitored is quite high and people living downstream [of rivers] are particularly affected," agreed executive director of the Harare-based Institute of Water and Sanitation Development (IWSD), Noma Neseni. "Pollution within the [SADC] region and in Zimbabwe is caused by industry, domestic users, agriculture, and at the moment fines for pollution are quite low in Zimbabwe." Neseni further noted that, in Zimbabwe, the national rural water supplies and sanitation programme has not effectively promoted household water treatment, although researchers found this could be an important entry point to increase water quality.
"Although there have been fears that water is contaminated through transportation and storage, we have failed to invest into developing appropriate technologies for water treatment at household level until now," she said.
Preventing water pollution is a cornerstone in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional water policy of 2005, which aims to address weak regulatory and legal frameworks, inadequate institutional capacity of national water authorities, poor water resource management as well as lack of participation and infrastructure.
To make clean water more accessible and affordable to Zimbabweans in urban as well as in rural areas, the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Bulawayo has embarked on a research project to develop low-cost water treatment methods, such as the use of Moringa seed powder.
"Water quality is a problem in Zimbabwe, and this is not only confined to urban areas but happens in rural areas too," explained NUST civil engineer Ellen Mangore.
She told IPS the research project is modelled on water treatment practices in Sudan, where the seed is used pounded or whole to purify water. Moringa Oleifera is a small tree whose leaves are popularly used to make salad, while its elongated fruit is eaten as a vegetable.
Researchers place their hopes in the Moringa tree seed for water purification, as the tree is widely found in Zimbabwe. In addition, it is drought tolerant and grows in locations with as little as 500 millimetres of annual rainfall.
In addition, NUST investigates other simple water treatment methods, such as purification with household bleach and sand filtration columns.
So far, the treatment of water with Moringa seed powder has proven to be an effective method of reducing water-borne diseases and correct pH, said Mangore, as have the other tested methods.
"Our test results also showed that household bleach is a very strong disinfectant and raised the levels of free and total chlorine in the water, while the simple filtration columns resulted in almost 85 percent reduction in total suspended solids," she explained.
Mangore said the research project is ongoing, as different purification scenarios still need to be investigated, for example dosages and contact times. She explained the results of the study are still under wraps pending verification of the potential toxicity of the Moringa powder and household bleach.
Moringa flowers - the seeds of this versatile tree can be used to sterilise drinking water.
BULAWAYO, Mar 25 (IPS) - Scientists at Bulawayo's National University of Science and Technology (NUST) have embarked on research to develop simple and affordable water purification methods, as more than a billion people live without safe drinking water in developing countries.
Water and sanitation experts are currently investigating if a powder made from the seeds of the Moringa Oleifera, commonly known as the drumstick or horseradish tree, can be used as a filter to purify water.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, only a third of the population has access to clean drinking water, according to United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF. Water-borne diseases kill an estimated five million people a year, many of them children.
The situation is particularly dire in Zimbabwe, where the economic meltdown has led to a breakdown in water service provision and infrastructure. Resulting water contamination and poor water treatment have caused major health issues.
A cholera outbreak, first reported in mid-2008, has claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people to date, with more than 80,000 reported cholera cases countrywide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).
Without access to safe drinking water, WHO says Zimbabwe is highly unlikely to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 1 of halving the number of people suffering from poverty and hunger by 2015, due to a combination of factors linked to poor infrastructure, poor sanitation and lack of investment in water treatment systems.
Poor water quality and sanitation will also make it difficult for the country to reach MDG3, reducing child mortality, and MDG4, increasing maternal health.
A combination of chemical and bacteriological pollution of water resources presents a particular problem in Zimbabwe, explained Theresa Mkandawire, researcher at the University of Malawi and regional water expert.
"The level of pollution that goes unmonitored is quite high and people living downstream [of rivers] are particularly affected," agreed executive director of the Harare-based Institute of Water and Sanitation Development (IWSD), Noma Neseni. "Pollution within the [SADC] region and in Zimbabwe is caused by industry, domestic users, agriculture, and at the moment fines for pollution are quite low in Zimbabwe." Neseni further noted that, in Zimbabwe, the national rural water supplies and sanitation programme has not effectively promoted household water treatment, although researchers found this could be an important entry point to increase water quality.
"Although there have been fears that water is contaminated through transportation and storage, we have failed to invest into developing appropriate technologies for water treatment at household level until now," she said.
Preventing water pollution is a cornerstone in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional water policy of 2005, which aims to address weak regulatory and legal frameworks, inadequate institutional capacity of national water authorities, poor water resource management as well as lack of participation and infrastructure.
To make clean water more accessible and affordable to Zimbabweans in urban as well as in rural areas, the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Bulawayo has embarked on a research project to develop low-cost water treatment methods, such as the use of Moringa seed powder.
"Water quality is a problem in Zimbabwe, and this is not only confined to urban areas but happens in rural areas too," explained NUST civil engineer Ellen Mangore.
She told IPS the research project is modelled on water treatment practices in Sudan, where the seed is used pounded or whole to purify water. Moringa Oleifera is a small tree whose leaves are popularly used to make salad, while its elongated fruit is eaten as a vegetable.
Researchers place their hopes in the Moringa tree seed for water purification, as the tree is widely found in Zimbabwe. In addition, it is drought tolerant and grows in locations with as little as 500 millimetres of annual rainfall.
In addition, NUST investigates other simple water treatment methods, such as purification with household bleach and sand filtration columns.
So far, the treatment of water with Moringa seed powder has proven to be an effective method of reducing water-borne diseases and correct pH, said Mangore, as have the other tested methods.
"Our test results also showed that household bleach is a very strong disinfectant and raised the levels of free and total chlorine in the water, while the simple filtration columns resulted in almost 85 percent reduction in total suspended solids," she explained.
Mangore said the research project is ongoing, as different purification scenarios still need to be investigated, for example dosages and contact times. She explained the results of the study are still under wraps pending verification of the potential toxicity of the Moringa powder and household bleach.
Un trabajo de investigación de la UEx es reconocido por la Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades madrileñas
El estudio recoge parte de la investigación desarrollada en el último año sobre las aplicaciones de la planta tropical Moringa oleifera y otros agentes naturales para la depuración de aguas potables y residuales.
El trabajo de investigadores de la Universidad de Extremadura, de cara a la búsqueda de soluciones al problema del agua en países en desarrollo, ha sido reconocido por la Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades madrileñas, en el marco del II Premio a la Calidad en la Investigación y a las Tesis Doctorales sobre Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo Humano.
En concreto, esta Conferencia ha otorgado una Mención de honor a un trabajo de investigación realizado por el catedrático de Ingeniería Química, Jesús Beltrán de Heredia, y por Jesús Sánchez Martín, becario de investigación, tal y como ha informado la UEx en nota de prensa.
El estudio galardonado recoge parte de la investigación desarrollada en el último año sobre las aplicaciones de la planta tropical Moringa oleifera y otros agentes naturales para la depuración de aguas potables y residuales. En este análisis se abordan aspectos como la eliminación de metales pesados, detergentes o colorantes mediante el empleo de un extracto acuoso de las semillas de aquella especie.
Además, la investigación pone de manifiesto el uso potencial de este producto coagulante/floculante para la retirada de diferentes contaminantes, particularmente perjudiciales para la salud humana y para el medio ambiente, apunta la institución universitaria.
Así pues, según han explicado los expertos de la UEx, la peculiaridad de esta investigación se basa en el empleo de un agente natural con amplia distribución en los países del Sur y cuya manipulación no requiere una especial capacitación.
“Trabajamos intentando orientar nuestra investigación en la línea de la tecnología adecuada”, a través de un modo tecnológico de resolver los problemas medioambientales, universalizable y apropiable. En este sentido, “estamos ilusionados por el hecho de que nuestra labor pueda contribuir al desarrollo humano en los lugares donde los recursos científicos y tecnológicos son limitados”, indican los científicos de la UEx.
Cabe destacar que esta convocatoria pretende facilitar que los estudiantes de doctorado, así como los investigadores y profesores, orienten buena parte de su actividad hacia el campo de la Cooperación para el Desarrollo.
El trabajo de investigadores de la Universidad de Extremadura, de cara a la búsqueda de soluciones al problema del agua en países en desarrollo, ha sido reconocido por la Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades madrileñas, en el marco del II Premio a la Calidad en la Investigación y a las Tesis Doctorales sobre Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo Humano.
En concreto, esta Conferencia ha otorgado una Mención de honor a un trabajo de investigación realizado por el catedrático de Ingeniería Química, Jesús Beltrán de Heredia, y por Jesús Sánchez Martín, becario de investigación, tal y como ha informado la UEx en nota de prensa.
El estudio galardonado recoge parte de la investigación desarrollada en el último año sobre las aplicaciones de la planta tropical Moringa oleifera y otros agentes naturales para la depuración de aguas potables y residuales. En este análisis se abordan aspectos como la eliminación de metales pesados, detergentes o colorantes mediante el empleo de un extracto acuoso de las semillas de aquella especie.
Además, la investigación pone de manifiesto el uso potencial de este producto coagulante/floculante para la retirada de diferentes contaminantes, particularmente perjudiciales para la salud humana y para el medio ambiente, apunta la institución universitaria.
Así pues, según han explicado los expertos de la UEx, la peculiaridad de esta investigación se basa en el empleo de un agente natural con amplia distribución en los países del Sur y cuya manipulación no requiere una especial capacitación.
“Trabajamos intentando orientar nuestra investigación en la línea de la tecnología adecuada”, a través de un modo tecnológico de resolver los problemas medioambientales, universalizable y apropiable. En este sentido, “estamos ilusionados por el hecho de que nuestra labor pueda contribuir al desarrollo humano en los lugares donde los recursos científicos y tecnológicos son limitados”, indican los científicos de la UEx.
Cabe destacar que esta convocatoria pretende facilitar que los estudiantes de doctorado, así como los investigadores y profesores, orienten buena parte de su actividad hacia el campo de la Cooperación para el Desarrollo.
Abonneren op:
Posts (Atom)
