One of the groups of good and friendly bacteria is Bifidobacteria.  They have an important function for life and good health and generally important to the health and good function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Consuming foods that contain prebiotics may improve the Bifidobacteria population in the intestine. Prebiotics are nutrients that spur the growth of probiotic Acidophilus and Bifidus bacteria.

Honey is a natural sweetener containing, enzymes, vitamins, antioxidants, and also minerals, have amount of fermentable carbohydrates including a range of oligosaccharides that can function as prebiotics and improve the activity, growth  and feasibility of bifidobacteria in milk and the others fermented dairy products such as yoghurts. (more…)

Modern science has proved that dates are part of a healthy diet. They contain sugar, fat and proteins, as well as important vitamins. Dates may be considered as an almost ideal food, providing a wide range of essential nutrients and potential health benefits.

Dates are also rich in natural fibres. Modern medicine has shown that they are effective in preventing abdominal cancer. They also surpass other fruits in the sheer variety of their constituents. They contain oil, calcium, sulphur, iron, potassium, phosphorous, manganese, copper and magnesium. In other words, one date is a minimum of a balanced and healthy diet. Arabs usually combine dates with milk and yogurt or bread, butter and fish. This combination indeed makes a self-sufficient and tasty diet for both mind and body In the following lines, we have listed the various health and nutrition benefits of eating dates.

The date contains a very high percentage of sugar (70-80%); it has both fructose and glucose which have high calorific values, it is easily and quickly digestible, and very helpful to the brain. (more…)