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IDNEY beans, like other beans, are rich in soluble and insoluble fiber. A cup of cooked kidney beans provides 45.3 per cent of the recommended daily intake for fiber. Soluble fiber forms a gel-like substance in the digestive tract that binds with bile, which contains cholesterol and carries it out of the body. Research has shown that insoluble fiber not only helps to increase stool bulk and prevent constipation, but also helps prevent digestive disorders like irritable bowel syndrome and diverticulosis. In addition to lowering cholesterol, kidney beans’ high fiber content prevents blood sugar levels from rising too rapidly after a meal, making these beans an especially good choice for individuals with diabetes just because kidney beans can really help you balance blood sugar levels while providing steady, slow-burning energy. They are an excellent source of the trace mineral, molybdenum, an integral component of the enzyme sulphite oxidase, which is responsible for detoxifying sulphites. Just one cup of cooked kidney beans supplies 177.0 per cent of
the daily value for molybdenum. Sulphites are a type of preservative commonly added to packaged foods. Persons who are sensitive to sulphites may experience rapid heartbeat, headache or disorientation when these foods are consumed. But if your molybdenum stores are high, you need not worry as these sulphites can easily be detoxified. Kidney beans can help boost your iron stores and at the same time increase your energy levels. Iron is an integral
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with Funke Oshifuye component of haemoglobin, which transports oxygen from the lungs to all body cells, and is also part of key enzyme systems for energy production and metabolism. Particularly for menstruating women, who are more at risk for iron deficiency, you cannot underestimate the
power of kidney beans. Just one cup of kidney beans provides 28.9 per cent of the daily recommended intake for iron. If you are a vegetarian and wondering how to replace meat in your diet, simply become a fan of kidney beans. These hearty beans are a good source of protein, and when combined with a whole grain such as whole wheat pasta or brown rice provide protein comparable to that of meat or dairy foods without the high calories or saturated fat found in these foods. And, when you get your protein from kidney beans, you also get the blood sugar stabilizing and heart health benefits of the soluble fibre provided by these versatile legumes. A cup of kidney beans provides 30.7 per cent of the daily value for protein.
Gleenmark Pharma introduces new painkiller
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O improve management of arthritic pain as well as reduce the burden of pain in the country, Glenmark Pharmaceutical Limited, has introduced a new painkiller Flexilor Lornoxicam with better tolerability profile when compared to other Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs usually abbreviated as NSAIDs. Pain relieving drugs are one of the most commonly used drugs globally either through prescription or as over the counter medication. Although certain NSAIDs, for example, rofecoxib and nimesulide have been banned because of their adverse effects, researchers from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, noted in the drug review entitled; “Lornoxicam: a Newer NSAID”, that the new Flexilor lornoxicam analgesic activity is comparable to that of opioids and has been shown to be effective in the treatment of post operative pain and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
At the official presentation of the new pain reliever in Lagos, Head, Medical Services for African and Middle East International Business, Glenmark, Dr. Dilip Shah, said Lornoxicam is a necessary choice in pain management. In his lecture; “Meeting challenges in pain management with new and emerging therapies: Focus on Lornoxicam”, said unlike paracetamol that has been found to have a significant gastrointestinal, GI, toxicity profile, Lornoxicam is a strong analgesic and antiinflammatory NSAID with molecules that reduce such GI effects. Shah said, Lornoxicam is effective in all kinds of pain, acute pain and chronic pain and has been found to be safe in patients with renal digestive kidney impairment. He further pointed out that several reviews have shown that the drug was not harmful for cardiovascular patients, such as those with hypertension or other kinds of heart problems.
Stating that the efficacy of the molecule was not comprised, he recommended it as an alternative to other NSAIDs for the treatment of painful arthritic and inflammatory diseases. “The drug has less gastrointestinal side effects as the most common side effects we see in most NSAIDs. From the published studies it has been shown that this drug is not harmful for cardiovascular patients or patients having hypertension or other kinds of heart problems. ” Delivering his lecture; “Current Trends in the Management of Pain”, a Professor of Surgery, Orthopaedics &Trauma from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Prof. Babatunde Solagberu, stressed the need for medical practitioners to assess pain and consider patients’ rights before administering drugs. Solagberu opined that if pain was not measured and assessed, it would be difficult to treat and that pain was everybody’s business.
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