Top Five Fruits

Of course I do not need to tell you that fresh fruit and vegetables play a vital role in healthy eating habits. The reason fruits and vegetables are so important is that they are packed with micro nutrients that help your body to support specific systems.

The best way to eat fruit is raw. It is not even advisable to eat diced fruit because it is not as fresh as the whole one. If your daily portion of fruit is rich with different sorts f berries, kiwis, cherries, apples, bananas and etc. it means that your aging process will be slowing down, you will gain your natural weight, energy will increase, your cholesterol level and blood pressure will be lower.

We all know the saying "an apple a day keeps the doctor away". Well it turns out it is not just an apple, it is fruit in general that keeps one healthy, energized and fit.

Here are five recommendations for type of fruits you should reach for most often. These will help your body fight disease, they will lower level of inflammation, and they will generally improve your health.

Top Five Fruits

Berries

Brightly-coloured berries like blue, rasp, straw, black, cran etc. are full of antioxidants that help your body to fight disease and lower inflammation. In fact, when it comes to antioxidants, berries deliver the most of any fruit or vegetables.

Cherries

Cherries are loaded with antioxidant compounds that are anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, and anti-cancer. This fruit contains vitamins which aid in prevention of heart disease; relieve pain of arthritis, gout, headache and provide healthy and safe way to produce melatonin.

Kiwifruit

Kiwis are sometimes an overlooked fruit, as they almost taste too good to be so healthy! They have twice the vitamin C of oranges, and are one of the most nutrients dense fruits on the planet. They are very high in fibber and potassium for a healthy heart.

Pomegranates

Enjoy pomegranates either the fresh seeds or pulp, or even make juice everyday as this will help lower blood pressure, improve cardiovascular health, and help slow aging.

Bananas

Bananas are very rich in carbohydrates, the reason why they constitute on of the best ways to provide organisms with vegetable energy. One banana can replace your breakfast if you have no time in the morning because it is very high in calories and will produce enough energy in your body for the rest of the day.

Aggressive recruiting for teaching English in Georgia

Author: Ketevan Natsvlichvili

The Republic of Georgia has been undergoing many reforms the past couple of years, “educational revolution” being the latest development. The president of Georgia, not too long ago announced that English language is to become a second language and is to foster a new generation who will play a role on the global arena.

To put theory into practice, the ”teach and learn for Georgia” project was launched and the first phase of foreign English teachers arrived in the July 2010. A total of 1000 are scheduled to the land on Georgian soil by the end of 2010-2011 school year, and 10, 000 over the next four years.

Most foreign teachers sign up directly from the source, administered by the Georgian Ministry of Education. However, there is increasing number of organizations such as footprints recruiting and cci-exchange offering native English speakers to venture out to Georgia as well.

One of the advantages of the program is that the volunteers are introduced to Georgia, and are encouraged to learn its language and customs. That’s why they will be called “Georgia’s goodwill ambassadors” after leaving the county, as they will automatically raise awareness of often unknown country to the general public in the west. And will serve as liaison if you will. To emphasize the important role the teachers are to play in the future of Georgia, the president personally welcomed the first arrivals and you can read about their reactions in some of the blogs listed below.

This subject has been in the news casts for quite some time stirring up some discussion for all parties involved.

The reactions from the general public seem positive, although I can’t help but speculate that such a strong and sudden movement must be a little overwhelming. The learning curve is definitely needed for this non-traditional approach. However, this might just be thing that Georgia needs.

Together with the language proficiency, the undertaking is also to result in adaptation of western values and culture. This is one of the items that drew my attention while researching this topic, because I am not a believer of adaptation of other cultures but innovation or advancement of our own. The western culture, as superior as it seems, has very many flows of its own. This of course is an issue on its own and I will not get into it just yet.

The challenge in my opinion will be in perseverance, as learning a language is an ongoing long term process which cannot be haltered. As well, the recruits are not trained teachers and although they speak English at a high level, teaching is not a given.

Before I turn into a sceptic and an optimist at the same time, what are some of your thoughts, suggestions, and comment? How close to home is this to you?

Sources used in this post: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]