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Sungha Jung - A guitar prodigy
June 22, 2010Sungha Jung was born September 26, 1996 in
He started playing the guitar in early 2006. He started by listening to songs from radio or Internet. He then plays them without any tabbing. He is very good at listening that when he got the song right, his father would then video tape him, then they would post it in YouTube. He never had any guitar teacher. He only taught himself and sometimes his father teaches him as well. With much practice, Sungha was able to improve his playing styles. Many people who saw the video gets amazed at how his fingers proceed so quickly and gently in the guitar. He plays beautifully that even the professional guitarist are amazed. Famous guitarist soon began giving him free tablatures of different songs in their own arrangements. He learned them all and soon enough he became famous on YouTube. Read more
The Magic of Okra
June 18, 2010Okra, lady fingers or Bhindi is a vegetable that has a lot of stored nutrients. There are two kinds of fibers that you can get from Okra, the soluble and the insoluble fibers. Soluble fibers helps in lowering cholesterol serum and the risk of having a heart disease, while insoluble fibers are good for the intestines as it makes sure that the intestinal track stays healthy. It also helps in avoiding any cancer diseases specially the colo-rectal cancer.
There are other nutrients that you can get fromage boiling a half cup of Okra, there are vitamin B6, folic acid, fiber, protein, carbohydrates, vitamin A and C, Calcium, iron, potassium and magnesium. The fiber in Okra helps in stabilizing the blood sugar. The mucilage in okra also binds the cholesterol, the liver also dumps the toxins which the bile acid carries. Read more
Facts about Tomatoes
Tomatoes are considered fruit and not vegetable as we all thought it is. The taste of the tomato is pleasing to ones senses ripe or not. Tomatoes are native fruits of
There are different ways of using tomatoes. The beefsteak tomatoes are used for sandwiches, plum tomatoes are used for sauces or paste, cherry tomatoes can be eaten whole and used in salads. These tomatoes can all be used as a juice and provides lots of beta carotene and vitamin A which is good for your body. (Read more)
Fact about Grapefruits
Grapefruits are sometimes mistaken as Pomelo but different in shape and size. Pomelos are bigger and are sometime pear shaped. They originated in
Grapefruits have many nutritional values that are beneficial to our body. Vitamins present are Vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, folate, panthothenic acid; B6, C and E. Minerals found are potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron, selenium manganese, copper, and zinc. One cup of grapefruit will give you 1.09 grams of protein, 104 calories and 1.4 dietary fibers of grams. It has a high value of Vitamin C, potassium and beta carotene. It has bioflavonoid which helps reduce in the risk of cancers and heart disease. (Read more)