Prophylactic Expositions On Health And Nutrition

Pounded Yam: Tourists and Travellers Beware!     Yams being pounded in mortar with crevices What is bad in eating pounded yam?        The consumption of pounded yam may not be bad, if not for the enormous bacteria and fungi load/count that are churned along with it, from the mortar and pestle used in preparing it, as well as the presence of contaminants or normal flora that are glued to the leaves used in wrapping it. Microbiological Elaborations    The wooden mortar and pestle used in pounding the already cooked yam are habitats of microorganisms and their spores e.g. bacteria and fungi, which make the cracks and crevices present on the mortar and pestle, their habitats.  A typical mortar with cracks and crevices.       Before and after the mortar and pestle are used, they are usually washed and kept in storage. But the presence of the cracks and crevices on the wooden mortar and pestle, make the washi...

      The Pie That Never Goes Bad:   Dangers Inherent In Eating Commercially Made Bakery Products                     What Are The Reasons Why Bakery Products Are Bad For Your Health?   The observation and expatiation on this public health emergency came out of an encounter that I had in 2011, when I bought fishpie from a grocer hawking it in the street. While in the process of ingesting the fishpie, a chunk of it dropped from my hands to the back of the chair, I was sitting on while eating the fishpie and was inadvertently left there for more than a week.       Fortunately, for what will be discovered which led to my writing this article, and to my chagrin, I found the chunk of the pie that dropped from my hand behind the chair in the same state it was when I bought it. Almost two weeks later, it did not change colour! It did not grow moulds despite the present high humidity ...