Coming from a tropical country of Kenya, where almost every back garden has a beautiful ALOE-VERA plant growing in their yard.
where you could just pluck the leaf and use it as and when you required.

We find many products like creams,lotions,shampoo,that have ALOE-VERA as its main ingredient.

ALOE-VERA has a power to heal and has Vitamin A,B1,B2,B6,B12,C AND E,Folic Acid and Niacin.it also has minerals like calcium.sodium.Iron,Potassium.chromium,manganese,zinc and copper.

Gels are used in cosmetics and skin treatment.

ALOE-VERA is also used for laxative and digestive aid.it lessens constipation and colic in children.

It works like a natural aspirin and has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.it is natural first-aider.

The juice is excellent for conditions such as heartburn, sore throats and mouth ulcers.

ALOE-VERA has a power to heal and helps to boost our immunity.

Have you ever thought that the food we eat and digest,burns and breaks down in ash residue......which are either acidic or alkaline or neutral.

For all of us to maintain a healthy life,it is very important to have a balance of both acidic and alkaline foods.

Healthy body should be more alkaline, our meal should be 20%acidic and 80%alkaline.

An overly acidic body accelerates the aging process, reduce immunity to sickness and disease, and cause system degeneration.

Alkaline body acts against disease and death.

INSTEAD OF THIS ACID PRODUCER................. EAT THIS ALKALINE BOOSTER.
pasta........................................................fruits and fruit juices..pure lemon water.
bread..bread products............................................ mostly all types of Vegetables.
meat and poultry......................................................... fresh water fish
beer..liquor................................................................. wine
peanuts..pistachio..cashew nut..................................................almonds,flax seeds.
milk and milk products................................................................green juices
canned..processed food. ...................................raisins and fresh vegetables and fruits.
fizzy drinks..tea..coffee..smoothie................................................. Herbal tea.

LETTUCE WRAPS ... Exotic and delicious

recipe for Valentines Day.

They are not only filling but scrumptious too.

Very easy to make.

Ingredients for wraps and filling:

2 cups of sweet corn kernels.
Segment of 1 orange.
2 medium apples cubed with skin.
1 pear cubed.
1 Avocado cubed.
1 cup Feta cheese cubed.
3 sticks celery chopped.
1/4 cup Feta cheese crumbled.
1cup red and green grapes halved.
6 large Lettuce leaves(iceberg).

For Dressing:

2 tbsp white vinegar.
3 tbsp parsley.
2 tbsp Olive Oil.
1 and 1/2 tsp lemon juice.
1 tsp mixed herbs.
Salt,pepper and sugar to taste.


Method:

• Rub Lemon juice and salt into the apple cubes.

• Mix together all the ingredients for filling except lettuce leaves.

• Put Lettuce leaves in to ice cold water for 2 hours.

• Mix together all the ingredients for dressing and keep on one side.

• Just before serving mix the dressing into the salad.

• Divide into 6 portions and place each portion into each lettuce leaf and Wrap.

• Serve immediately.
  

Next Saturday is Valentine's Day.

And there will be whole lot of marketing gimmicks,trying to sell us in the name of Valentine's day.

For many it will be a struggle to decide on what to buy,which gifts to select,or where to go out for dinner,just because everyone else is doing it.

So make this year different,plan ahead and do something you will remember forever.

There are usual Valentine gifts like giving chocolates with special poem inside.

Words from a song that are special to you,printed on a t-shirt or mug.

'I love you' balloon.

Favorite flowers,specially red roses.

Unusual but different things you can do it together to make it more memorable are.

• Go out for a lunch or dinner ,specially places you frequented when you were dating.

• Write a poem and hand deliver it to your spouse at the place of their work.

• Cook favorite meal on this day,make it a memorable candlelit dinner.

• Organize a picnic at the backside of your garden.

• Go to church together,I know many will feel it is not romantic,but there is more closeness and bonding in the atmosphere of spirituality.
  

• Watch a movie together,go to your local library and browse for ideal movie to watch at home.

• Look outside yourself.find out about a needy cause and do something about it together.Yes Valentine's Day is a day of love,to be shared with others.
  

• Remember the funny moments in your life,fights,struggles and feel happy at what you are now.

• Cherise your dreams,look at brighter side of life,as Valentine Day is day to give out love,be it your mum,dad,grandmother,aunt or your friends.It is a day of love for everyone to be given and to celebrate.
  

We all know how delicious and healthy yogurt is.
To make it more yummier and healthier:
You can add all types of fresh fruits like strawberry,blue berry,raspberry,mango,kiwi or grapes.

To make it more scrumptious.
you can even add nuts like almonds,pecans or walnuts.

Or..................
Take a small carrot.
Quarter of a medium capsicum.
Quarter of a medium cucumber.
Small tomato,
wash and cut all the ingredient in small pieces.
In a bowl,take about 3 big scoopful of plain yogurt,add all the cut vegetables,pinch of sugar,salt and pepper according to taste.mix it well................and wow your yogurt with vegetables is ready.