Other minerals found in a cup of basmati rice include calcium, 19.50 mg, copper, 0.20 mg, potassium, 83.85 mg, and zinc, 1.23 mg. Vitamin B is necessary for breakdown of carbohydrates into glucose. It also affects functions in the brain and stabilizes mood.
This of course was nonsense, but the client believed him. So, the answer to your question is simple. Water does not flow upstream. It follows gravity. There are however, several rivers, such as the Nile and the McKenzie, that flow North.
Though it is believed that north-flowing rivers are oddities, in actuality, the only thing that influences the direction in which rivers flow is gravity. Rivers flow in whichever direction elevation descends. It is not uncommon for rivers to flow north, and many more rivers in addition to the Nile do flow north. The misconception that rivers only flow south is thought to be an indirect consequence of the way in which students learn geography.