We’ve all heard of warm milk’s magical ability to send us off to dreamland. Do you know why it’s true? Dairy foods contain tryptophan, which is a sleep-promoting substance. Other foods that are high in tryptophan include nuts and seeds, bananas, honey, and eggs.

Diabetics meal (fufu) flour is a functional food product developed from two local edible plants. I formulated the tubers into a type of powder to make fufu in order to satisfy the swallowing habit of our people because that is one of the major problems of some diabetics; they just cannot afford not to swallow so I was trying to create something for them.

We still have a long way to go. We are much better as we have been in the last 10 years. Since the flood in 2012, a lot more preparedness has taken place. National Emergency Agency has become stronger. They now have Zonal offices even at state levels where the risk is high.

“The allegation of using obsolete and outdated equipment is unfounded and our generating set is working perfectly well,’’ she said. According to her, FMC Ebute-Meta has the greatest traffic of outpatients’ patronage, even in the event of strike last year. “ When some left after the strike, they came back after considering the services we render here; we are rendering quality services in this hospital.

Medical marijuana shows some effectiveness in helping treat chronic pain but there is less evidence of its success in warding off nausea or helping ill patients gain weight, researchers said Tuesday.