Ntongai Nutrition consultancy

Lifestyle is key to remaining healthy in the modern world.
1. What you eat
2. Physical exercise
3. Your daily interactions and mental health

The world problems we are facing, were community problems some day, which were individual problems that were never addressed some days. So the cycle can be tamed right at the family level. Don't overlook the bad behavior of your children, it may affect the whole world if not addressed.

Preventive nutrition approaches is the way to go. Then integration of nutrition sensitive agricultural practices will be a great step ahead

For those managing diabetes and hypertension in their lives...Don't be exploited mostly on your salt intake in the name of sea salt, and bla....bla...that they are the best for your health. Just use the normal household brands like the Ken salt. Am not advertising for anyone here but am concerned on the exploitation of these patients out of their ignorance. Let's major of the right daily intake and reduce the amount where necessary. Sometimes you may find an hypertensive patient presenting with hyponatremia...you can't continue restricting salt to this patient.

Getting it right in fighting malnutrition will safe government billions of shillings. Let governors finance preventive nutrition programs enough not just meager splashes of a few shillings.

up and running! any nutrition concern today?

Hello everyone.. Have you checked on your consumption of fats, sugar and salt today? This additives entices so much but finally they bite like no one's business. Take care.
Don't add salt to your food at the dining table, don't take too much sugar...you can do without, don't consume a lot of fats..in fact use little oil in your diet.

Taking potassium rich foods somehow it helps lower blood pressure.

An imbalance of potassium, magnesium and zinc could raise the blood pressure to alarming levels, and cause all sorts of heart beat problems.

For those managing high blood pressure, you should ensure you take little salt. Don't avoid salt completely. Many patients have presented with hyponatremia because of this avoidance.

Dairies are good source of minerals like phosphorus and vitamins! In your daily food portions ensure you include them!

Kindly ensure you pursue peace with everyone during and after elections. NNC wishes you all peaceful electioneering period. Vote wisely

We love spinach so much in our diet. But also we need to know that spinach contains anti nutrient called oxalates. These normal form insoluble compound with other nutrients like calcium that hinder their availability in the body for use. So diversify your green leafy veges to get maximum benefits.

Try and train yourself not to be adding some more SALT on your plateful at the dining table. This way you will reduce on your salt consumption significantly.

Fermentation is a good food process. It enhances on digestibility of some food, absorption and also eliminate anti nutrient s in food.

It is the high time for you to restrict fully on saturated fats. This will give you a healthier heart for a healthier life.

Have you observed on your hydration level today? 30ml per kilogram of your weight is good. In case your overweight/ obese target to cut down on your weight.

To avoid gout, ensure you major on fruits and vegetables, white meat and proper hydration in your diet. "Achana na Red meats sana!

In the event of managing high blood sugars; when it comes to use of fruits, don't eat more than one type at ago, this raises the glycemic index. Eat one type of fruit at meal time.

Exercise helps body's sensitivity to the insulin. This too help in maintaining normal blood sugar levels.

Could the skyrocketed prices for oils and fats help us behave a little and cut down on our consumption habits of them! Though I feel it too!

Some healthy problems can easily be avoided by a change in your behaviour. E.g why should you burn your God-given liver with indulging in alcoholism or your lungs with smoking ci******es?

According to the GOK directive; our household salt should be fortified with iodine: iodized. Now ensure you take not more that 3000mg of salt per day.

To avoid hyponatremia, as.lord as blood pressureis controlled with drugs and proper diet, then allow some amount of table salt in the diet!

Antioxidant like vitamin C help regulate blood pressure by protecting your body supply of nitric oxide which relaxes the blood vessel.

For management of Hypertension; ensure to watch on sodium(salt) and saturated fats. In case of overweight, ensure you increase on fiber use.

NNC makes a kind request to all our followers and friends to ensure peace, harmony and brotherly love as Kenyans during this electioneering period.

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