06/04/2025
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR LOCAL VEGETABLES AND FRUITS TO SUPPLY YOU WITH THE DAILY MAXIMUM VITAMINS AND MINERALS THAT YOUR BODY REQUIRES? ENTER UGU, WATERLEAF, GUAVA AND SOURSOP.
Prof Gilbert Ezengige
One of my nutritional medicine students in a College I lectured as a guest speaker called me today enquiring what one can reliably use as an effective replacement to daily multimineral/multivitamin supplements. I did not hesitate a second to mention two important vegetables and two very useful fruits as answers to her question. They are UGU, WATERLEAF, GUAVA and SOURSOP.
Taking a generous amount of at least one or those items daily will ensure that you won’t run short of supply of the necessary major vitamins and minerals that your body requires to function adequately.
UGU is rich in Vitamin A precursor, B-complex, C, E, K with magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, potassium. These are the very significant nutrients in it; it has so many others too.
WATERLEAF contains high amount of Vitamin A precursor, B-complex, C, E, manganese, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and potassium.
SOURSOP contains, in large amount, Vit C, B1, B2 and B3. Also copper, magnesium and potassium.
GUAVA is renowned for its exceptional nutrients including; Vitamin C (more than Oranges), Vitamin A precursor, B-complex and E. It is also rich in major minerals like potassium, calcium and magnesium.
Please note that these 4 super plants contain other important minerals and vitamins aside from the ones mentioned. I only highlighted the ones that are in very large quantity in them.
In addition, these 4 super items contain wonderful healing phytochemicals including lycopene, flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids, tannins etc.