Five health reasons to eat sunflower seeds and sprouts tips

Five health reasons to eat sunflower seeds and sprouts tips

Five healthy reasons to eat sunflower sprouts

1. Boost your fertility with sunflower seeds and sprouts: Both sunflower seeds and their sprouts contain high amounts of zinc. Zinc is a well-researched mineral that is essential for the development of sperm, which is why it is especially important for men.

2. Sunflower sprouts are high in B vitamins, especially folate: Folate (or folic acid) is a necessary B vitamin for pregnant women, needed to ensure proper development of the baby's nervous system. The combination of B vitamins also assists in the mother's circulation as well as aids in stress relief.

3. Boost your antioxidant capacity with sunflower sprouts: Both sunflower seeds and their sprouts contain high amounts of vitamin E. Vitamin E works synergistically with vitamin C and selenium to reduce blood pressure, increase the elasticity of arteries and prevent heart disease.

4. The sunflower sprout is a natural expectorant for chest congestion: In Ayurvedic medicine, these sprouts are thought to have the ability to encourage clearance of the lungs. Natural expectorants may also be used as a preventative measure against lower respiratory infections to deter the invasion of pathogens.

5. Sunflower seed sprouts are a great vegetarian source of protein: Protein is well known for its ability to repair muscle tissue and aid in enzymatic functions in the body. But protein is also important in bone development and the prevention of osteoporosis, as it acts as the fundamental framework for the development of the bone matrix and continues to support bone strength throughout life. Read More

桂浜水族館 Bang Gui Aquarium

桂浜水族館 Bang Gui Aquarium

ウミガメ：餌やりで指切断と女性提訴　高知・桂浜水族館を

ウミガメへの餌やり体験で手にかみつかれ指を切断したのは、水族館が安全への配慮を怠ったことが原因として、堺市の６０代の女性が高知市の桂浜水族館を運営する社団法人を相手取り、治療費や慰謝料など約１３９０万円の支払いを求める損害賠償請求訴訟を、大阪地裁堺支部に起こしたことが分かった。

訴状などによると、女性は０９年８月、高知市内を友人３人と旅行中に水族館を訪れ、ウミガメの水槽を見ていると、職員から餌やり体験を勧められた。女性は水槽の縁から割りばしで餌のキビナゴを与えていたところ、突然水面から大きく伸び上がったウミガメに右手をかまれ、小指の先を切断する重傷を負ったという。

女性は水槽の縁には高さ約３０センチの柵しかなく、餌の与え方の説明やウミガメの危険性を警告する案内、注意書きも十分に設置されていなかったと指摘し、水族館が入館者の安全に配慮する義務を怠ったと主張している。

桂浜水族館は１９３１年創立。水族館によると、ウミガメの餌やり体験は古くから実施しており、事故後も継続している。ホームページでは「他の水族館では体験できない、当館の特徴的なコーナー」と紹介している。永国雅彦館長は「当館でこのような事故は初めて。安全柵の設置や『注意』と書いた張り紙などの対策を取っていたが、結果的にけがをされたことは申し訳なく思っている。訴訟については弁護士に一任している」と話している。

Best India Food Inflation Climbs to Three-Week High on Fruits, Onions

Best India Food Inflation Climbs to Three-Week High on Fruits, Onions

India’s food inflation accelerated to a three-week high, adding pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates next week.

An index measuring wholesale prices of agricultural products rose 8.76 percent in the week ended April 16 from a year earlier, the commerce ministry said in a statement in New Delhi today. The gain in the previous week was 8.74 percent.

The Reserve Bank of India may boost rates for the third time in 2011 in the May 3 policy announcement, economists said. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Standard Chartered Plc and Barclays Plc raised their forecast for rate increases this year after benchmark wholesale-price inflation accelerated to 8.98 percent last month, stoked by food and manufactured products. --- read more

Top Vegetables on a Low-Carb Diet

Top Vegetables on a Low-Carb Diet

Most vegetables are encouraged on low-carb diets (though the carbs need to be counted if required by the specific diet). If you are on a specific diet, be sure to check out the list in the book. --- read more