Favor: From 1 Different Sources
(English) One who grants her approval
Faver, Favar, Favorre
(Arabic) Lively; womanly; the name of the prophet Muhammad’s favorite wife Aiesha, Aishia, Aesha, Aeshia, Aaisha, Aieysha, Aheesha, Aischa, Aisa, Aiysha, Ayse, Aysa, Aysha, Aysia, Aeesha, Aeeshah, Aeshah, Aishah, Aisia, Aisiah, Asha, Ashah, Ashia, Ashiah, Ayeesa, Ayeesah, Ayeesha, Ayeeshah, Ayeisa, Ayeisah, Ayeisha, Ayeishah, Ayisa, Ayisah, Ayisha, Ayishah, Ayesha, Ayska... aisha
Causing a favorable change in the disordered functions of the body or metabolism... alterative
(Latin) Form of Ann, meaning “a woman graced with God’s favor” Ancyna, Anncina, Anncyna, Anceina, Annceina, Anciena, Annciena, Anceena, Annceena, Anceana, Annceana... ancina
(Hindi) Born at the end of the night; form of Anna, meaning “a woman graced with God’s favor”; form of Agnes, meaning “one who is pure; chaste” Anicia, Aneisha, Annisha, Aanisha, Aeniesha, Aneasha, Anysha... anisha
(American) A gift of God’s favor Annjeanette, Anjeanette, Anjanique, Anjana... anjanette
(Latin) A woman graced with God’s 0 favor
Annah, Ana, Ann, Anne, Anya, Ane, Annze, Anouche, Annchen, Anais, Anaise, Anaiss, Anays, Anayss, Ance, Anechka, Aneisha, Anessa, Aneta, Anetta, Anka, Anki, Anku,
Anke, Ania, Anica, Anice, Anichka, Annaka, Anacka, Anikee, Anika, Aniki, Aniko, Anita, Anitchka, Anitia, Anitra, Aniya, Aniyah, Anja, Annette, Annora, Annorah, Anora, Antje, Asenka, Anyuta, Asenke, Anneke, Annas, Anni, Annick, Annie, Annika, Annike, Annikka, Annikke, Annikki, Anina, Annyna, Anyna, Anninah, Aninah, Annynah, Anynah, Annina, Annissa, Anny, Annys, Anouska, Ayn, Anyssa... anna
(Arabic) A white-skinned woman; fair; having God’s favor Barakka, Baracka, Baracca, Barakah... baraka
(Black beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, navy beans, white beans)
See also Bean sprouts, Lentils, Lima beans, Peas, Soybeans.
Nutritional Profile
Energy value (calories per serving): Moderate
Protein: High
Fat: Low
Saturated fat: Low Cholesterol: None Carbohydrates: High Fiber: Very high Sodium: Low
Major vitamin contribution: Vitamin B6, folate
Major mineral contribution: Iron, magnesium, zinc
About the Nutrients in This Food
Beans are seeds, high in complex carbohydrates including starch and dietary fiber. They have indigestible sugars (stachyose and raffinose), plus insoluble cellulose and lignin in the seed covering and soluble gums and pectins in the bean. The proteins in beans are limited in the essential amino acids methionine and cystine.* All beans are a good source of the B vitamin folate, and iron.
One-half cup canned kidney beans has 7.5 g dietary fiber, 65 mcg folate (15 percent of the R DA), and 1.6 mg iron (11 percent of the R DA for a woman, 20 percent of the R DA for a man).
Raw beans contain antinutrient chemicals that inactivate enzymes required to digest proteins and carbohydrates. They also contain factors that inactivate vitamin A and also hemagglutinins, substances that make red blood cells clump together. Cooking beans disarms the enzyme inhibi- tors and the anti-vitamin A factors, but not the hemagglutinins. However, the amount of hemagglutinins in the beans is so small that it has no mea- surable effect in your body.
* Soybeans are t he only beans t hat contain proteins considered “complete” because t hey contain sufficient amounts of all t he essent ial amino acids.
The Folate Content of ½ Cup Cooked Dried Beans
|
Bean |
Folate (mcg) |
| Black beans |
129 |
| Chickpeas |
191 |
| Kidney beans canned |
65 |
| Navy beans |
128 |
| Pinto beans |
147 |
Source: USDA Nut rient Database: w w w.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgibin /nut _search.pl,
Nutritive Value of Foods, Home and Gardens Bullet in No. 72 (USDA, 1989).
The Most Nutritious Way to Serve This Food
Cooked, to destroy antinutrients.
With grains. The proteins in grains are deficient in the essential amino acids lysine and isoleucine but contain sufficient tryptophan, methionine, and cystine; the proteins in beans are exactly the opposite. Together, these foods provide “complete” proteins.
With an iron-rich food (meat) or with a vitamin C-rich food (tomatoes). Both enhance your body’s ability to use the iron in the beans. The meat makes your stomach more acid (acid favors iron absorption); the vitamin C may convert the ferric iron in beans into ferrous iron, which is more easily absorbed by the body.
Diets That May Restrict or Exclude This Food
Low-calcium diet
Low-fiber diet
Low-purine (antigout) diet
Buying This Food
Look for: Smooth-skinned, uniformly sized, evenly colored beans that are free of stones and debris. The good news about beans sold in plastic bags is that the transparent material gives you a chance to see the beans inside; the bad news is that pyridoxine and pyridoxal, the natural forms of vitamin B6, are very sensitive to light.
Avoid: Beans sold in bulk. Some B vitamins, such as vitamin B6 (pyridoxine and pyridoxal), are very sensitive to light. In addition, open bins allow insects into the beans, indicated by tiny holes showing where the bug has burrowed into or through the bean. If you choose to buy in bulk, be sure to check for smooth skinned, uniformly sized, evenly colored beans free of holes, stones, and other debris.
Storing This Food
Store beans in air- and moistureproof containers in a cool, dark cabinet where they are pro- tected from heat, light, and insects.
Preparing This Food
Wash dried beans and pick them over carefully, discarding damaged or withered beans and any that float. (Only withered beans are light enough to float in water.)
Cover the beans with water, bring them to a boil, and then set them aside to soak. When you are ready to use the beans, discard the water in which beans have been soaked. Some of the indigestible sugars in the beans that cause intestinal gas when you eat the beans will leach out into the water, making the beans less “gassy.”
What Happens When You Cook This Food
When beans are cooked in liquid, their cells absorb water, swell, and eventually rupture, releasing the pectins and gums and nutrients inside. In addition, cooking destroys antinutri- ents in beans, making them more nutritious and safe to eat.
How Other Kinds of Processing Affect This Food
Canning. The heat of canning destroys some of the B vitamins in the beans. Vitamin B is water-soluble. You can recover all the lost B vitamins simply by using the liquid in the can, but the liquid also contains the indigestible sugars that cause intestinal gas when you eat beans.
Preprocessing. Preprocessed dried beans have already been soaked. They take less time to cook but are lower in B vitamins.
Medical Uses and/or Benefits
Lower risk of some birth defects. As many as two of every 1,000 babies born in the United States each year may have cleft palate or a neural tube (spinal cord) defect due to their moth- ers’ not having gotten adequate amounts of folate during pregnancy. The current R DA for folate is 180 mcg for a woman and 200 mcg for a man, but the FDA now recommends 400 mcg for a woman who is or may become pregnant. Taking a folate supplement before becoming pregnant and continuing through the first two months of pregnancy reduces the risk of cleft palate; taking folate through the entire pregnancy reduces the risk of neural tube defects.
Lower risk of heart attack. In the spring of 1998, an analysis of data from the records for more than 80,000 women enrolled in the long-run ning Nurses Health Study at Har vard School of Public Health/ Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in Boston demonstrated that a diet providing more than 400 mcg folate and 3 mg vitamin B6 a day from either food or supple- ments, more than t wice the current R DA for each, may reduce a woman’s risk of heart attack by almost 50 percent. A lthough men were not included in the analysis, the results are assumed to apply to them as well. NOT E : Beans are high in B6 as well as folate. Fruit, green leaf y vegetables, whole grains, meat, fish, poultr y, and shellfish are good sources of vitamin B6.
To reduce the levels of serum cholesterol. The gums and pectins in dried beans and peas appear to lower blood levels of cholesterol. Currently there are two theories to explain how this may happen. The first theory is that the pectins in the beans form a gel in your stomach that sops up fats and keeps them from being absorbed by your body. The second is that bacteria in the gut feed on the bean fiber, producing short-chain fatty acids that inhibit the production of cholesterol in your liver.
As a source of carbohydrates for people with diabetes. Beans are digested very slowly, produc- ing only a gradual rise in blood-sugar levels. As a result, the body needs less insulin to control blood sugar after eating beans than after eating some other high-carbohydrate foods (such as bread or potato). In studies at the University of Kentucky, a bean, whole-grain, vegetable, and fruit-rich diet developed at the University of Toronto enabled patients with type 1 dia- betes (who do not produce any insulin themselves) to cut their daily insulin intake by 38 percent. Patients with type 2 diabetes (who can produce some insulin) were able to reduce their insulin injections by 98 percent. This diet is in line with the nutritional guidelines of the American Diabetes Association, but people with diabetes should always consult with their doctors and/or dietitians before altering their diet.
As a diet aid. Although beans are high in calories, they are also high in bulk (fiber); even a small serving can make you feel full. And, because they are insulin-sparing, they delay the rise in insulin levels that makes us feel hungry again soon after eating. Research at the University of Toronto suggests the insulin-sparing effect may last for several hours after you eat the beans, perhaps until after the next meal.
Adverse Effects Associated with This Food
Intestinal gas. All legumes (beans and peas) contain raffinose and stachyose, complex sug- ars that human beings cannot digest. The sugars sit in the gut and are fermented by intestinal bacteria which then produce gas that distends the intestines and makes us uncomfortable. You can lessen this effect by covering the beans with water, bringing them to a boil for three to five minutes, and then setting them aside to soak for four to six hours so that the indigestible sugars leach out in the soaking water, which can be discarded. Alternatively, you may soak the beans for four hours in nine cups of water for every cup of beans, discard the soaking water, and add new water as your recipe directs. Then cook the beans; drain them before serving.
Production of uric acid. Purines are the natural metabolic by-products of protein metabo- lism in the body. They eventually break down into uric acid, sharp cr ystals that may concentrate in joints, a condition known as gout. If uric acid cr ystals collect in the urine, the result may be kidney stones. Eating dried beans, which are rich in proteins, may raise the concentration of purines in your body. Although controlling the amount of purines in the diet does not significantly affect the course of gout (which is treated with allopurinol, a drug that prevents the formation of uric acid cr ystals), limiting these foods is still part of many gout regimens.
Food/Drug Interactions
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors are drugs used to treat depression. They inactivate naturally occurring enzymes in your body that metabolize tyramine, a substance found in many fermented or aged foods. Tyramine constricts blood vessels and increases blood pressure. If you eat a food containing tyramine while you are taking an M AO inhibitor, you cannot effectively eliminate the tyramine from your body. The result may be a hypertensive crisis. Some nutrition guides list dried beans as a food to avoid while using M AO inhibitors.... beans
(Hebrew) Form of Hannah, meaning “having favor and grace” Chanah, Channa, Chaanach, Chaanah, Chanach, Channah... chana
(Hebrew / Chinese) Having grace or favor / of the dawn... chen
Removing Obstacles, Invisibility, favors, Frigidity... chicory
With a reputation of an energy tea, Ephedra tea was taken by athletes and it is the subject of many controversies. Learn more about other benefits of this kind of tea.
About Ephedra tea
Ephedra, also known as Ma huang in Chinese, has been used in Chinese traditional medicine for centuries to treat cold related conditions. Botanically called Ephedra sinica, this is an evergreen shrub native to Asia. The plant’s leaves and stems are harvested, dried and then sold as teas, tinctures, extracts or tablets.
The stems of ephedra have pungent and bitter taste and also diaphoretic, diuretic, pectoral, vasoconstrictive and vasodilative properties.
The main chemical constituents in ephedra are ephedrine and pseudoephedrine which work by stimulating the nervous system, dilating bronchial tubes, elevating blood pressure, and increasing heart rate. Due to these effects, ephedra became a favorite for athletes as it is believed that the herb enhances athletic performance.
Several incidences of adverse effects and even death that may have been caused by excessive consumption of ephedra and ephedra supplements led the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the sale of ephedra supplements in the United States in 2004. Currently, ephedra is still a subject of debate, especially when it comes to athletes in international competitions and anti-doping testes.
However, don’t avoid Ephedra tea as it has important benefits as well.
Ephedra tea preparation
Ephedra tea can be made by placing about 10 grams of ephedra herb in 2 cups of water and let it boil for 10 minutes. Filter out the herbs before drinking the Ephedra tea.
Ephedra tea benefits
Here are several health benefits attributed to Ephedra tea.
Ephedra Tea may alleviate respiratory ailments such asthma, colds, coughs and hay fever, as well as various allergic symptoms.
Ephedra Tea may help expel exterior pathogens and regulate the proper functioning of the lungs.
Ephedra Tea, taken in a regulated and supervised manner, may be effective for short-term weight loss, often associated with caffeine.
Taken in a regulated and supervised manner, it stimulates the central nervous system may help boost energy and enhance alertness.
Ephedra tea side effects
Excessive use of Ephedra tea can cause dizziness, irregular heartbeat, seizures, strokes and even death.
This tea is not recommended during pregnancy, breastfeeding and to persons with high blood pressure or heart disease.
Ephedra tea should not be used as an energy booster, sports or diet aid or in combination with any stimulant such as caffeine as it may lead to unwanted side effects.
In spite of these side effects, you can occasionally drink a cup of Ephedra tea, but first ask your current practitioner and pay attention to overdose.... ephedra tea - the energy tea
(Latin) Having God’s favor; in mythology, the Graces were the personification of beauty, charm, and grace Gracee, Gracella, Gracelynn, Gracelynne, Gracey, Gracia, Graciana, Gracie, Graciela, Graciella, Gracielle, Gracija, Gracina, Gracious, Grata, Gratia, Gratiana, Gratiela, Gratiella, Grayce, Grazia, Graziella, Grazina, Graziosa, Grazyna, Graca, Graciene, Gracinha, Gradana, Gechina, Gratiane, Grazinia, Gricie, Graci, Graece... grace
(Latin) Form of Grace, meaning “having God’s favor” Gracee, Gracey, Graci... gracie
(Hungarian) Form of Ann, meaning “a woman graced with God’s favor” Hajne... hajna
Meadowsweet tea is one of the many herbal teas with plenty of health benefits. It is made from the meadowsweet herb, which can be found in Europe and Western Asia. The plant, as well as the tea, helps you stay healthy. Find out more information about meadowsweet tea!
About Meadowsweet Tea
Meadowsweet tea’s main ingredient is meadowsweet, a perennial herb that grows in moist meadows. It is found in Europe and Western Asia; it has also been introduced and naturalized in North America. The stems are 1-2m tall, with dark-green leaves and delicate, white flowers called cymes, which grow in clusters. The flowers bloom from June to early September, and have a strong, sweet smell.
The plant has a rich history. The flowers of the plant were found in a Bronze Age cairn in Carmarthenshire, along with the cremated remains of three people. They were also found inside a Beaker from Ashgrove, Fife, and a vessel from North Mains, Strathallan. In Chaucer’s “The Knight’s tale”, it is called Meadwort, representing one of the ingredients for a drink called “save”. Also, during the 16th century, it was Queen Elizabeth I’s favorite herb for strewing the floors in her chambers.
The plant can be used as a strewing herb, thanks to its strong, pleasant aroma, as well as to flavor wine, beer, and other vinegars. The flowers are used with jams, to give them a subtle almond flavor.
How to prepare Meadowsweet Tea
It isn’t difficult to make a cup of meadowsweet tea. Just add one teaspoon of dried meadowsweet herbs (usually the leaves of the plant) to a cup of boiling water and let it steep for about 10 minutes. Once the steeping time is done, strain to remove the herbs. You can add lemon and/or honey, based on your taste.
Health Benefits of Meadowsweet Tea
The meadowsweet tea comes with many health benefits, thanks to its main ingredient, the meadowsweet herb. The herb is known to include, among other substances, salicylic acid, essential oils, and tannins. The plant also contains the chemicals necessary to make aspirin, and from its roots you can obtain a natural black dye.
The health benefits of the meadowsweet tea are just as important. First of all, it helps you with digestion. It protects the mucous membranes of the digestive tract by reducing excess acidity and easing nausea. It also helps with diarrhea.
Meadowsweet teais often recommended when dealing with colds and the flu. It helps reduce the fever, as well as with headaches; it also treats coughs.
Meadowsweet tea is used to treat heartburn, gastritis, peptic ulceration, and hyperacidity. It also helps relieve rheumatism-induced pain in muscles and joints.
Side-effects of Meadowsweet Tea
If you know that aspirin is not good for your health, be careful when drinking meadowsweet tea. As meadowsweet is one of the ingredients of aspirin, it might affect you to some extent. For example, in the case of about one out of five persons suffering from asthma, aspirin induced asthma symptoms. Those suffering from asthma need to keep in mind the fact that meadowsweet teamay induce asthma symptoms, as well.
Meadowsweet tea might not be good for you if you’ve got internal bleeding problems. The herb might cancel the effects of prescribed blood thinners, therefore causing more harm than helping you. Also, don’t drink meadowsweet tea if you’re pregnant, as it might cause miscarriages.
If you drink too much meadowsweet tea, you might get the following symptoms: blood in the stool, vomiting, or ringing in the ears; it might even lead to kidney problems. Plus, it is not recommended to drink more than six cups of tea a day, no matter the tea. If you drink too much, you’ll get headaches, dizziness, insomnia, irregular heartbeats, vomiting, diarrhea and loss of appetite.
Meadowsweet tea is definitely good for your body! Having all these health benefits, you won’t regret including it in your daily diet. If you’re sure you won’t get any side effects, then you’re free to enjoy a cup of aromatic tea!... benefits of meadowsweet tea
(Indian) Favored with divine grace Hanitah, Hanyta, Haneeta, Hanytah, Haneetah, Haneita, Haneitah, Hanieta, Hanietah, Haneata, Haneatah... hanita
(Hebrew) Having favor and grace; in the Bible, mother of Samuel Hanalee, Hanalise, Hanna, Hanne, Hannele, Hannelore, Hannie, Hanny, Honna, Hannalee, Hendel, Hannaleigh, Honna, Hannea, Hanneka, Hannika, Hannela, Hannella, Hannalea... hannah
(African) One who is favored by God... iverem
(American) The favorite child; form of Kezia, meaning “of the spice tree” Keishla, Keishah, Kecia, Kesha, Keysha, Keesha, Kiesha, Keshia, Keishia, Keasha, Keashia... keisha
(American / African) A lively and healthy woman / the favorite Lakeesha, Lakecia, Lakesha, Lakeshia, Laketia, Lakeysha, Lakicia, Lakiesha, Lakisha, Lakitia, Laquisha, Lekeesha, Lekeisha, Lekisha, Laquiesha, Lakeasha, Lekeasha... lakeisha
The citrusy tang that comes from the lemongrass plant is favored in cooking as well as tea. Lemongrass teas are often served as an after-dinner drink to aid digestion—primarily due to a substance called citral, also the active ingredient in lemon peels. Though typically enjoyed unaccompanied by other herbs, it can also be blended to create lemon-flavored teas like Lemon Zinger.... lemongrass
(American) Form of Keisha, meaning “the favorite child” Markeishla, Markeishah, Markecia, Markesha, Markeysha, Markeesha, Markiesha, Markeshia, Markeishia, Markeasha... markeisha
Dill is one of the oldest culinary herbs. Most people use it for cooking but few are familiar with the benefits of dill tea.
About dill tea
Scientifically called Anethum graveolens, dill is an annual aromatic plant with a special therapeutic value. Its cultivation begun in ancient times and today it is popular throughout the globe. It is also used for manufacturing many herbal remedies and medicines.
Dill tea can be made from seeds or fresh dill leaves, often called “dill weed” to differentiate it from the seeds. The seeds are viable for couple of years.
Dill tea has a sweetly pungent, cooling feeling and it is sharp after taste and has a heavy and lasting flavor. Dill tea has a tender green color.
The plant is a source of proteins, carbohydrates, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, sodium and potassium. It also contains a small amount of riboflavin, niacin and zinc.
Dill tea offers help in cough, cold and flu. Its seeds were believed to benefit various digestive problems. The seed essential oil may relieve intestinal spasms and griping.
Dill seeds contain volatile oil, flavonoids, coumarins and triterpenes. Dill leaves (weed), on the other hand, are rich in carvone, limonene and monoterpenes, carbohydrates, fibers, proteins, vitamins A, C, B complex, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, zinc and copper.
In traditional medicine, the seeds are recommended for feminine health in order to correct problems related to estrogen level. Dill seeds favors the growth of female secondary features (breast augmentation, pilosity hair growth rate, skin softness) extending the biological female health.
How to brew dill tea
To make dill tea from seeds, use 2 teaspoons of mashed dill seeds in 1 cup of boiling water and let it infuse for 10 minutes. Filter the seeds and your tea is ready to be served - fast and easy.
For therapeutic purposes, you can drink 3 cups a day with 30 min before meals.
To prepare dill weed tea, take 2 teaspoons of dill weed for 1 cup and let it boil in water for approximately 10 minutes. The longer you let the dill tea boil, the more medical benefits you will get.
Benefits of dill tea
Whether it is made from seeds or fresh leaves, dill tea has a long list of health benefits :
Dill tea is popular for controlling flatulence especially when prepared from seeds
This kind of tea is suitable for infants against colic or other ailments such as cough, flu, indigestion, gas, stomachache or insomnia. It also stimulates milk production in nursing mothers.
Dill tea has many other benefits for women. It alleviates menstrual symptoms and pain, sterility or premature menopause.
It is also diuretic and antispasmodic and can be used with success for treating hemorrhoids, jaundice, scurvy, diarrhea, dysentery or respiratory disorders.
Dill tea enhances the bone and dental health being a good source of calcium. It also ensures oral freshness.
Antioxidants in the dill’s tea essential oils contribute to fight against free radicals and cancer.
Dill tea warnings
Dill tea has only few warnings especially in hyperestrogenism, hypermenorea, ovarian cysts, breast lump, benign and malignant tumors or other allergies associated with dill.
Dill tea is suitable for regular consumption, is relaxant and strength giving, but take into consideration the warnings before you drink it.... dill tea and its amazing benefits
(Hebrew) Favored by God Mettabell, Mettabele, Mettabelle, Mettabela, Mettabella... mettabel
(Slavic) The favored one Mileena, Milana, Miladena, Milanka, Mlada, Mladena... milena
(American) Form of Keisha, meaning “the favorite child” Nakeesha, Nakysha, Nakeasha, Nakiesha, Nakeysha, Narkeasha... nakeisha
(English) Form of Ann, meaning “a woman graced with God’s favor” Nainsey, Nainsi, Nance, Nancee, Nancey, Nanci, Nancie, Nancsi, Nanice, Nann, Nanncey, Nanncy, Nannie, Nanny, Nansee, Nansey, Ninacska, Nin, Ninockha, Nancea, Nansea... nancy
(French) Form of Anna, meaning “a woman graced with God’s favor” Nanine, Nannette, Nettie, Netty, Nanetta, Nanete, Naneta, Nanelia, Nanna, Nette, Ninette, Nynette... nanette
(French) Form of Ann, meaning “a woman graced with God’s favor” Nanone, Nanona, Nanonia, Nanonea, Nanonya, Ninon, Ninone, Ninona, Ninonia, Ninonea, Ninonya, Ninan... nanon
(Arabic) One who is favored by God Reyhann, Reyhane, Reyhanne, Reyhana, Reyhanna, Reyhanah, Reyhannah... reyhan
(Arabic) One who is favored by God Ridah, Reda, Reeda, Redah, Reedah, Ryda, Rydah... rida
(Russian) Form of Anna, meaning “a woman graced with God’s favor” Vaniah, Vanea, Vanya, Vannya, Vanna, Vanija, Vanja, Vaniya, Vanka, Vannia, Vanina, Vannea... vania
(French) A young archer; possibly a combination of Anna and Eve, meaning “a woman graced with God’s favor” and “a giver of life; a lively woman” Yvonna, Yvone, Yvon, Yvonnie, Yvonny, Yvonnia, Yavonne, Yavonna, Yavonda, Yavanda, Yavanna, Yavanne, Yveline, Yvette, Yvett, Yvet, Yvetta, Yveta, Yevette, Yevett, Yevetta, Yavette... yvonne
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