5 Snacks that are Good for Heart’s Health

Introduction 

Often, the doctors and other health workers have dubbed #snacks as unhealthy. However, recent researches have shown that the snacks are not that bad at all. However, the choice of snacks matters. Most of the readily available ones are not that friendly to the body from a medical standpoint. Despite this, most of us go for it because we do not want to toil it out in the kitchen to make healthy ones. If we are persevering and knowledgeable enough, we can make snacks out of many healthy materials that are readily available in the kitchen.

Importance of Healthy Snacks

Normally, we could get unhealthy snacks from every nook and corner of any city in our country. We rely upon this food to satiate our hunger when we don’t have time to spend in the kitchen. Once in a while, this may seem okay. But it is harmful to the cardiovascular system as it has unhealthy fats that are capable of clogging the arteries and veins. If this happens, the part that gets blood from these blood vessels would be damaged permanently. Moreover, we start putting up more weight and increase our waistlines. At this point, it is not fair to blame the oils used in the locally available outlets in our neighborhood. The harmful effects of these fatty substances are further accentuated by the sedentary lifestyle that we lead in our daily lives.  Actually, our lifestyles are the culprits, not the fatty substances. This is where the making of healthy and heart-friendly snacks come in handy. In this short article, we would be looking at the 5 snacks that are good for our #hearts. Do you know that the consumption of these snacks also helps us to shed extra weight by increasing the rate of metabolism?

1. Mushroom-egg-white Omelette: This combination is low in calories and delicious. Moreover, it is perfect for the health of the heart.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Dalia Upma: This snack helps us to re-energize ourselves with the right combination of essentials. It is rich in fiber, minerals, and vitamins.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Whole Wheat, Egg White Crepes: This snack is tasty and rich in nutrients. Hence, it makes a healthier snack option for elders who run the risk of developing heart disease.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Carrot, Green Peas, Brown Bread Sandwich: It is rich in proteins, vitamin A and fiber.  Moreover, it is easy to prepare, and it requires less time.  You can even add some ketchup, boiled carrots, peas, etc. to make it even tastier and healthier.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Egg White Spinach Omelette: People with borderline HDL can even think of taking a snack with egg white without worrying about the repercussions, provided they mix it with spinach.

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Shocking Heatlh Benefits of Raw Potato Juice

Introduction

Traditionally, the potatoes are blamed for causing high sugar and cholesterol content in the blood. If the recent studies are anything to go by, the juice made out of the raw potatoes is elixir to many diseases. The researchers working on this vegetable swear that it is more efficient than the majority of medications prescribed by the practitioners of modern medicine. They say that the juice from the raw potatoes greatly stop on the tracks the disease conditions like gastritis,hypertension, diabetes, and other serious health conditions such as various types of cancers.

Old Thoughts

From time immemorial, some of the civilizations understood the health benefits of raw potatoes. The people from such civilizations have been passing down the health tips that they have learned from their parents to the next generations orally. Since those tips were not backed with scientific reasons and thoughts, they were ignored by the modern generation. However, some of the members of older generations persistently used this folk tips to their advantage and remained healthy for many years. Even today, many from the contemporary generation don't believe that the potato juice has some disease-curing properties.

New Revelations

This belief about the raw potatoes is completely wrong. A latest study done by a group of researchers has found that some of the traditional beliefs regarding the curative property of potato are true. Apart from that, they have also found other health benefits the juice from potato slices can bring. However, they have added a word of caution. The sprouts and green parts of potatoes should removed, as they contain poisonous substances. The poison can be removed by peeling those parts off the flesh of the vegetable or tuber. Though there have been a lot of research on this topic in the past, the recent one conducted by Dr. John Tucakov has gone deeper into it. In the course of their research, the team has found that raw potato juice is the best natural cure for gastritis, which has now become more common stomach problem with those people who have irregular eating routines. Another researcher by the name Dr. John Lesindzer has also done an in-depth research on the health benefits of this wonderful tuber that comes at a lower cost. He is from Akita University School of Medicine in Japan. His work has been published in the International Congress journal. The Congress was recently held in Germany.

Curative Effects

The team lead by Dr. John Lesindzer has suggested that people should combine a tablespoon of fresh potato juice with water and consume the resultant mixture. If people regularly take this preparation, they will see some remarkable results in their body after a period of time. For better results, they should consume this remedy half an hour before the intake of food. If people suffer from duodenal problems, they should consume half a deciliter of the fresh potato juice, half an hour before both lunch and dinner. He further added that this tuber has much more to offer. According to him, his team has managed to isolate a biologically active compound from the raw potatoes that has been found to suppress tumours in laboratory mouse models. The other curative effects of raw potato juice are listed below for the easy reader reference.

1. Helps in Detoxification of the Body
2. Boosts Immunity of the Body
3. Used in the Treatment of Liver and Kidney Diseases
4. Supresses Tumours and Cancerous Growths
5. Reduces the Levels of Glucose and Cholesterol in the Blood
6. Helps in the Treatment of some Skin Diseases
7. Provides the Protection against Cardio Vascular Diseases
   
   

   

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Choice Between Vegetarianism and Non-vegetarianism

Introduction

Now-a-days, people are becoming more conscious of the food they take in. Every milligram of food being taken by the people is now accounted for from the health perspective. It has been said that the non-vegetarians get lots of minerals from the meat products, whereas the vegetarians have lesser options from various vegetables. Often vegetarians find solace in the belief that they take lots of dairy products in their daily lives to offset for the lesser concentration of calcium in vegetables. But the truth of the matter is that dairy products and milk are not the best source of calcium. Instead, these dairies-based products cause osteoporosis in people over a long period of time. They do not have other significant side effects on the body , even if taken for a number of times in a day. There are other sources from where the calcium is obtained for vegetarians. In this blog, we would be looking at the other sources of calcium for vegetarians.

Reality Check

The first thing one should know is that calcium is present in plants , and hence, the plant products do have sufficient calcium levels. For example, the plants such as blackstrap molasses, tofu, collard greens, tempeh, soya beans, kale, almonds, tahini, broccoli do have sufficient calcium concentrations. Even the plant-based milks are calcium fortified, some even have Vitamin B12. Hence, no need for the vegetarians to rely heavily upon the diary products for the calcium requirements. In reality, the increased the diary consumption may lead to a condition called osteoporosis marked by the depletion of calcium in bones, which in turn make it highly fragile. Apart from this, these plants and the products derived from them are also the excellent sources of protein, iron and other foods for good health.

Appeal to Mankind

After having understood other sources of calcium, why should we unnecessarily disturb the animal kingdom and kill the hapless animals to meet our mineral supplement needs. Animals would be thankful to us for saving them from the inevitable death to feed our tummies. More and more people are getting aware of this and are slowly gravitating towards the vegetarianism, after learning about the positive effects associated with it. If you look at the statistics, you would become aware that the percentage of vegetarians in the world population have increased steadily over last 10 years. Moreover,  the modern scientific studies have proved that vegetarians lived longer than those eat meat and other non-vegetarian items. Through this blog, I want to share this information so that more people can shift from non-vegetarianism to vegetarianism. We are looking forward for the days in the coming years when people would roll their tongue out and flood their mouth with saliva when they hear about the V word. Nevertheless, we are moving in the right direction and we need to work together to hasten the approach of those golden years when people cease to slaughter animals for meat. 

Objective of this Blog

Through this blog, I appeal to people to shed their inclination for the meat-based food and participate in this novel cause to end the slaughter of animals in large numbers to supplement our food needs. Time and again, we have proved that we can achieve anything if we dream big together.

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5 Best Low-calorie Indian Food Recipes

Introduction

Globally, Indian food has a reputation to be oily and spicy.  It is perceived to be too heavy to digest. Is this really true? Most of the people would say no this question. This is because of the existence of some Indian dishes that are delicious and healthy. While making food, there are certain unwritten and unspoken rules to be followed to make it good for health. You must have a good control over the amount of oil, butter, spices, cream and cheese used. If this is taken care of, the food becomes nutritive.  

Low-calorie Cuisines

 If we look at the effort of our forefathers who have researched on these aspects and came out with a number of dishes that use only healthy concoction of vegetables, spices and other ingredients to make healthy food.  In this blog, we would be looking at the 5-low calorie food items available in our country.

1. Buttermilk: This delicious food with thick consistency goes well with any kind of food. It is relished by the family members after savouring the spicy food. When you take a cup of buttermilk, you consume 30 calories per glass.
   
   
   


2. Ragi Dosa: It is a popular South Indian dish. This delicious food is made from Ragi.  Despite this, it is one of the best delicacies amongst dosa varieties available in South India. You consume energy of 87 calories when you eat one dosa.
   
   
   


3. Oats Idli: Everyone agrees that idlies are a great way to begin a day. This South Indian delicacy that can be had with sambar and chutney. Instead of rice flour, you can use oats to prepare the batter. This is the healthiest way to eat breakfast to begin a day. You consume 26 calories by having one idli.
   
   
   


4. Sprout Salad: Sprouts are good for the body. To a dish of sprout, add a dash of lime and a pinch of spice to make it palatable. If you consume 100 grams of sprout salad, you ingest 93 calories of energy.
   
   
   


5. Mixed Vegetable Curries: You can never go wrong with the mixed vegetable curry. It has to be prepared in one teaspoon oil with a slight heat from low flame.  While ingesting 100 grams of mixed vegetable curry, you are using 95 calories of energy stored in it.

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5 Snacks that are Good for Heart’s Health

Introduction

Often snacks are dubbed as unhealthy by doctors and other health workers. However, the recent researches have shown that the snacks are not that bad as they are made out to be. Here, the selection of the snacks matters. Most of the readily available ones are not that friendly to the body from the medical standpoint. Despite this, most of us go for it because we do not want to toil it out in the kitchen to make the healthy ones. If we are persevering and knowledgeable enough, we can make snacks out of many other healthy materials that are readily available in the kitchen.

Importance of Healthy Snacks

Normally, we could get unhealthy snacks from every nook and corner of every city in our country. We rely upon this food to quench our hunger whenever we don’t have time to spend in the kitchen. Once in a while, this may be okay. But it is harmful to the cardiovascular system as it contains unhealthy fats that are capable of clogging the arteries and veins. When this happens, the portion that supplies blood would be damaged permanently if the corrective steps are not taken immediately. Moreover, we start putting up more weight and increase our waistlines. At this point, it is not fair to blame the oils used in snacks that are locally available outlets in our neighbourhood. The harmful effects of these fatty substances are further accentuated by the sedentary lifestyle we have been leading, post the information technology boom.  Had we been toiling hard on the ground, these food items are not as bad as they are made out to be. This is where the making of healthy and heart-friendly snacks comes in handy. In this blog, we would be looking at the 5 snacks that are good for our heart. It is said that the consumption of these snacks also helps us to shed extra kilos by increasing the rate of metabolism.

• Mushroom, Egg White Omelet: This combination is low in calories and delicious. Moreover, it is perfect for the health of the heart.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Dalia Upma: This snack helps us to re-energize ourselves with the right combination of essentials. It is rich in fibre, minerals and vitamins.
  
  
  
  
• Whole Wheat, Egg White Crepes: This snack is blended with taste and nutrients. Hence, it makes a healthier snack option for elders who run the risk of developing heart disease.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Carrot, Green Peas, Brown Bread Sandwich: It is rich in proteins, vitamin A and fibre.  Moreover, it is easy to prepare and requires less time.  You can even add some ketchup, boiled carrots, peas, etc. to make it even tastier and healthier.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Egg White Spinach Omelet: People with borderline HDL can even think of taking a snack with egg white without worrying about the repercussions provided they mix it with spinach.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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8 Health Benefits of Superfood Amla

Introduction

Amla or Indian Gooseberry has many therapeutic benefits. Hence, this translucent fruit is considered to be one of the most important plants in Indian traditional medicine Ayurveda. The fruit has a unique balance of sour, sweet, pungent and bitter tastes. It is richly charged with loads of antibacterial and antioxidant compounds that clean up the human body off all the toxins. Its aroma keeps the mosquitoes and other pests away from stored food items in ordinary households.

Properties of Amla

The Indian gooseberry is a rich source of Vitamin C and polyphenols in nature. Incidentally, polyphenols have antioxidant property that prevents the damage of membrane and internal organs from free radicals in the body. Amla also has the ability to fight serious diseases such as different types of cancers and cardiovascular diseases due to the presence of other biologically active compounds. From Ayurveda standpoint, the fruit can help balance all the three doshas in the body. Hence, it is believed to treat holistically treat many health problems. In this blog, we will be looking at different health benefits of amla.

• Boosts Hair Growth: The constituents such as iron and antioxidants present in the fruit help people to reduce hair loss. They do not allow free radicals to damage hair follicles. This way amla enhances hair growth and prevents its premature greying.
  
  
   
  
  
• Improves Eyesight: The carotene present in Amla maintains eye health, reduces intraocular tension and avoids cataracts.
  
  
  
  
  
• Improves Digestion: Fibre-rich Indian gooseberry regularizes bowel movement and reduces constipation. Another constituent found in the fruit improves digestion by stimulating the secretion of gastric juices. It also facilitates the absorption of nutrients and minerals in the gut.
  
  
  
  
  
• Diabetes Management: The amla has a therapeutic effect on diabetic patients due to the presence of chromium metal in compounded form. The organo-metallic compound present in this fruit reduces the level of glucose in blood by stimulating the production of insulin. The same compound also reduces LDL cholesterol in the blood by facilitating the expression of beta-blockers.
  
  
  
  
  
•  Liver Detoxification: The fruit increases the frequency and volume of urination. In this way, it detoxifies the body with the help of water, which is a universal solvent.
  
  
  
  
  
•  Improves Appetite: It improves appetite by stimulating the secretion of gastric juices in the stomach.
  
  
  
  
  
• Slows Down Ageing: The high amount of antioxidants in amla prevents cells from getting damaged due to free radicals. The compounds snuff out all the free radicals formed in the body.
  
  
  
  
  
• Enhances immunity: Amla has antibacterial and astringent attributes. Therefore, it helps in increasing a person's immunity and protects the body from various infections.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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Different Health Benefits of Purple Tea

Introduction

There is a rare form of tea imported from the African continent to our country. Cultivated in Kenya, it has sweet notes that present a pleasant lingering aroma. It is called as purple tea. It is claimed to have similar health benefits as those given by the green tea that we have heard of. Therefore, many health experts and scientists have worked on green tea and have found many health benefits associated with it. After this new development, the focus of scholarly research seems to have shifted to a new variety of tea with loads of antioxidants. It is none other than purple tea.

Purple Tea

This rare form of tea has been found to have many medicinal properties. The information about the therapeutic effects of purple tea has been passed by the people to the succeeding generations. Some research has already been done on this new tea variety to bring about other aspects of this tea variety. The research has found that the purple tea is rich in anthocyanins. This variety also has some quantity of catechins. It has low caffeine content and hence does not have the intoxicating property. It also has a high dose of antioxidants. The colour of this tea is due to the presence of a class of antioxidants called anthocyanins. As a result, this beverage has more earthly, brisk and rustic flavour when compared to that of the regular black tea. It also has ability to quench the feeling of thirst. The purple tea is known to cleanse the vascular system in the human body. This in turn reduces the risk of developing hypertension and cardiac arrests. The purple tea fetches three to four times the price of black tea in the international market.

Purple Tea to be Grown in India

Soon purple tea would be grown in India. Assam is most likely to emerge as the centre for purple tea cultivation in India. This was disclosed by a senior scientist associated with Tocklai Tea Research Institute. Currently, Kenya is producing purple tea in the world. According to this institute, the clone TRFK 306/1 for purple tea was originally fetched from north-eastern Indian state of Assam. The research team from this institute has also found that the presence of wild bushes of this variety of tea in hilly forest areas of Karbi Anglong and Cachar districts in Assam. Hence, this variant of tea can be grown commercially in the north-eastern state of Assam.

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