Friday, 28 June 2013

Stomach Pain remedy with Natural Foods &Tips for avoid It.





When you feel a stomach pain coming on, it's complicate to take your mind off of the stomach pain and go on with your entire day. Nothing to worry what's causing the problem, you want it to go out quickly. Put everything on hold for a little while and take care of your own help. If your stomach is start pain, try some of these Natural food to get some relief.


  • Ginger

The ginger aids in digestion and can ease stomach pains. Fresh ginger is the most potent form, and making a simple tea with it. 

The ginger can be spicy, so if you are sensitive to spicy foods, you may want to consider buying ginger supplements. Most health food stores carry the supplements, which can be found as pills or infused in a tincture. 

Please avoid drinking conventional ginger ale, since it is loaded with sugar, and if you look at the ingredients, most ginger sodas use artificial flavors and do not contain actual ginger. 

  • Peppermint 

Fresh Peppermint works the best to resolve the stomach pain, and all you need is a cup of warm water and a few sprigs of mint to make a tea. 

Monday, 24 June 2013

Cabbage nutrition facts




Cabbage has a long history of use both as a food and a medicine. Although the origin of Cabbage is not known completely, it is said to have spread across the world. 

Due to its high level of nutrient requirements, cabbage is prone to nutrient deficiencies, including boron, calcium, phosphorus and potassium

Fresh, dark green-leafy cabbage is incredibly nutritious; however, very low in fat and calories. 100 g of leaves provide just 25 calories.

Cabbage is a good source of Vitamin C and fiber.

Raw cabbage juice is well documented as being remarkably effective in treating peptic ulcers. In addition to its cancer-preventive phytonutrients, cabbage is an excellent source of vitamin C, an antioxidant that helps protect cells from harmful free radicals.

Cabbage also reduces risk of heart disease and stroke, alleviate rheumatism and skin problems. Roman medicinal preparation blended lard with the ashes of burnt cabbage to make an ointment for disinfecting wounds. Cabbage boosts the immune system's ability to produce more antibodies.

Health Benefits of Honey




Honey is not only yummy to taste but is good for health too. Although its produced by insects and consumed by man it carries lots of benefits. While being healthier, Honey has also traces of vitamins and minerals. Due to the water content present in honey it is less in calories and carbohydrates than sugar. The Glucose and fructose in honey contribute to the sweetness of honey. The clear nature of honey exhibits the higher content of fructose present in it. These simple sugars present in honey are easily digestible and impart instant energy to the body.

Honey has other benefits such as:

  • Its used as a cure for gastrointestinal problems.
  • Honey consumed with warm milk is a relief for sore throats.
  • Honey is a natural antioxidant.
  • Honey mixed with a glass of warm milk and consumed at nights promotes good sleep.
  • Honey keeps obesity and constipation at bay.
  • Honey acts as a decongestant.
  • Honey is a good moisturizer for skin and hair.
  • Honey forms an important part in many a home remedies.
  • One spoon of honey mixed with lemon juice in a glass of warm water consumed in empty stomach cleanses the entire digestive system.
  • Pepper fried in ghee and mixed with honey given to young children suffering with severe cough helps reduce the cough.
  • Gargling Honey is very useful for gingivitis.
  • Using honey in baked foods helps them from going dry

Thursday, 20 June 2013

Be Care about Your Heart and Cholesterol Control



AN INDULGENT LIFESTYLE AND AN INADEQUATE DIET ARE TWO MAJOR CAUSES OF HEART DISEASE. TO STAY FIT HERE ARE A FEW MEASURES OF CARE AND CONTROL

Heart Diseases and Hypertension which lead to heart or other organ failures has been on the rise for the past 2 decades. People above the age of 40 have been suffering from such problems due to their unbalanced dietary habits. Its always advisable to control these factors if you want to reduce your risk.

Preventing Coronary Diseases

When there are excess deposits of fat, cholesterol or other substances in the inner wall of arteries, the arteries narrow and harden into a condition known as astherosclerosis, the most common cause of heart trouble. A planned diet and regular exercise are the key to prevent atheroclerosis.

Friendly and Unfriendly FATS

FAT should not exceed 30 per cent of your total calorie intake, which includes a maximum of 10 per cent saturated fat and 10 per cent mono-unsaturated fats. Saturated fatty acids in full-cream milk and red meat increase your cholesterol level. Use non-fat or low-fat milk and milk products instead of full-cream milk and avoid sources of saturated fatty acids like lard, butter, cream, palm oil, coconut oil, ghee and vanaspati Mono-unsaturated fats that lower cholesterol as well as prevent formation of blood clots are present in olive, canola, peanut and mustard oils. It’s best to use these while cooking.

Omega-3, a fatty acid that prevents atherosclerosis is present in foods like herring, mackerel, salmon, tuna, soyabean, walnuts and butternuts. Take these regularly in small quantities to prevent atherosclerosis.

Cutting Cholesterol

Dietary cholesterol should be limited to 300 mg per day. Since it largely comes from animal products, consumption of non-vegetarian foods, whole milk and milk products hould be restricted. For example, an egg has 250 gm of cholesterol and it is not advisable to take more than two to three eggs a week.

Take healthy alternatives like chicken, fish, beans, vegetable, fruits, bread, pulses, wholewheat flour, cereals, rice, millet, skimmed milk and skimmed milk products and vegetable oils like corn, sesame, soyabean, sunflower, canola, olive and mustard.

Heart disease is less frequent among those who eat high carbohydrate and fibre-rich foods. Carbohydrate and fibre-rich foods. Carbohydrates should provide at least 55 per cent of your daily calories. Foods like bread, chapattis, cereals, rice and dals provide an adequate amount of carbohydrates.

How to control Chest Pain:
  • Boil 4-5 pods of garlic in a glass of milk and consume the garlic pods with milk daily to avoid chest pain.
  • Pound the dates with the seeds and eat them every day.
  • Increase the intake of ginger and lime in your diet.
  • Pound urad dhal to powder and eat it regularly.
  • Drink a glass of milk mixed with kadukai powder every night before going to bed.
  • Take a spoon of tulsi juice with honey in empty stomach every day.

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Best known home remedies to treat cracked heels:
 



Cracks in the heels occur due to the dryness of the skin. Our palms and feet are the area where skin produces no oil so they are usually dry. We need to feed them moister by applying sufficient moister on them. While the skin of the palms is soft, the skin of the feet is hard so it requires more care. If regular cleaning of the skin has been done by removing the dead skin, there are very few chances to get cracked heels. As soon as you see cracks drink lots of water. If there is dryness in your body, it will show off on your skin. Drinking water is the best way to keep the skin moist.

  • Apply the pulp of a ripe banana on the dry or cracked area of the heel. Leave it on for 10 minutes and rinse it clean.

  • Soak the feet in lemon juice for about 10minutes. Follow this therapy on a weekly basis until one finds a change.

  • A daily regime of cleaning and moisturizing is a good cure for dry or cracked heels. At the end of the day soak the feet in warm soapy water for about 15 minutes. Rinse feet and pat dry. Make a healing mixture comprising of: one teaspoon Vaseline and the juice of one lemon. Rub this mixture onto the cracked heels and other required areas of the feet till it is thoroughly absorbed. This can be done daily until visible results are obtained.

  • A regular application of a mixture of glycerin and rosewater is known to soothe and cure cracked heels.

  • Another result oriented solution is to melt paraffin wax and mix it well with little mustard oil. Apply on the dry or cracked area of the heels. Rinse it off in the morning. A continuous application for 10 to15 days can achieve desirable results.

  • Keep your legs for 5 minutes in hot water and another 5 minutes in cold water. This removes all the tiredness from your legs. Now mix 2 tsp of glycerine, 2 tsp of rosewater and 1 tsp of limejuice, mix well and apply to your leg and go to sleep. This not only makes your leg soft but also gives good sleep.

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Onions helps to keep the Heat away


It is usually the practice of people living in hot places like deserts to go out with a peeled onion in their turbans as onions helps to keep the heat away. 

One can extract the juice of onion and apply it behind their ears and chest while going out in the hot sun (smell???? yes, but don't bother about it) as onions has a good remedy against heat strokes. The other ways onions can be taken is by including in your salads. 


Onions taken by roasting them with cumin seeds and adding little sugar acts as a good remedy against heat.