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Tuesday, 10 November 2020

[www.keralites.net] HEALTH BENEFITS OF COMMON HERBS AND SPICES

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Health Benefits of Common Herbs & Spices

We all like to add herbs to our food. They improve the taste, can give a dish that extra something it's been missing and can be used to make a meal look nicer as garnish. Other than these great benefits, did you know that most herbs & spices also have amazing health benefits?

Chives

Low on calories (100 grams of contain only 30 calories), chives are rich in dietary fiber, with 100 grams containing 7% of your daily intake, chives are also rich in anti-oxidants, such as allicin, which is shown to reduces cholesterol production and also has anti-fungal, anti-bacterial & anti-viral properties. Allicin also helps reduce blood pressure and will help prevent strokes, coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular diseases.

Chives also contain vitamin-A and antioxidants such as carotenes, zea-xanthin, and lutein and together, these compounds offer the human body protect from lung and oral cancer. Add to that the fact that chives are one of the best sources for vitamin-K in nature, which helps limit neuronal damage to the brain and is essential for treatment in Alzheimer's.

Packed with minerals such as copper, iron, manganese, zinc & calcium, these leafy greens contain several vital vitamins such as B-6, B-5, B-3, B-2, and B-1 in healthy proportions.

Cilantro

Cilantro contains many of anti-oxidants, essential oils, vitamins and dietary fiber which help reduce bad cholesterol (LDL) and raise good cholesterol (HDL). The leaves & seeds contain oils such as borneol, linalool, cineole, cymene, terpineol, dipentene, phellandrene, pinene, and terpinolene, and the stems are rich in polyphenolic flavonoids (such as quercetin, kaempferol, rhamnetin, and epigenin).

Cilantro is a good source of minerals like potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, and magnesium, which help control heart rate and blood pressure. It is also rich in many vitamins like folic-acid, B-2, B-3, vitamin-A, beta-carotene and vitamin-C (all are essential for your health). 100 grams of cilantro leaves provide 30% of daily recommended levels of vitamin-C (which is a powerful antioxidant).

Vitamin-A is required for maintaining the skin and the health of mucus membranes. It is also essential for vision, and like chives - cilantro is also rich in vitamin-K.

Basil

Basil contains oils such as eugenol, citronellol, linalool, citral, limonene and terpineol which have anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. Basil is very rich in beta-carotene, vitamin-A, cryptoxanthin, lutein and zea-xanthin. These help protect against free radicals (that play a role in aging and various disease processes). Zea-xanthin was found to filter harmful UV rays and protect your eyes' retina.

Basil contains a good amount of minerals like potassium, manganese, copper, and magnesium, all of which help control heart rate and blood pressure. Basil leaves are an excellent source of iron, a component of hemoglobin inside your red blood cells.

Dill

Dill sprigs & seeds contain many essential oils (d-carvone, dillapiol, DHC, eugenol, limonene, terpinene and myristicin) and have been used as a local-anesthetic and anti-septic. Dill was also found to reduce blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. Oil extracted from the seeds has anti-spasmodic, carminative, digestive, disinfectant & sedative properties and is rich in B-9, B-2, B-3, vitamin-A, beta-carotene & vitamin-C.

Dill is a great source of minerals such as copper, potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, and magnesium. Copper is essential for many of the body's vital enzymes (like cytochrome c-oxidase and superoxide dismutase).

Zinc is an essential component in many enzymes that regulate the body's growth and development, sperm generation, digestion and nucleic acid synthesis. Potassium is important for cell and body fluids that assist in controling heart rate and blood pressure. Manganese is essential for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.

Thyme

Thyme has disease-preventing and health-promoting properties. It contains thymol, an essential oil, which has been found to have antiseptic & anti-fungal characteristics. Thyme contains flavonoid phenolic antioxidants like zea-xanthin, lutein, pigenin, naringenin, luteolin, and thymonin.

Thyme leaves are one of the best sources for potassium, iron, calcium, manganese, magnesium, and selenium and are a rich source for many important vitamins such as B-complex vitamins, beta-carotene, vitamin-A, vitamin-K, vitamin-E, vitamin-C and B-9.

Thyme provides about 27% of daily recommended intake of vitamin-B-6 - a beneficial neurotransmitter in the brain that helps in reducing stress. Fresh thyme is one of the richest in antioxidant levels among herbs.

Turmeric

Turmeric has been in use since ancient times. Known for its anti-inflammatory, carminative, anti-flatulent and anti-microbial properties, it also contains essential oils such as termerone, curlone, curumene, cineole, and p-cymene.

Curcumin is the pigment that gives turmeric its orange color. Studies suggest that the curcumin may have anti-tumor, anti-oxidant, anti-arthritic, anti-amyloid, anti-ischemic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Turmeric is rich in anti-oxidants and dietary fiber, which help control bad cholesterol levels.

Turmeric is a rich source of many vitamins such as B-6, choline, B-3, and B-2 and more. B-6 is used in the treatment of CBS Deficiency, anemia and even radiation sickness. B-3 helps prevent dermatitis and B-2 helsp the body convert crabohydrates into sugar which gives us energy.

Fresh Turmeric root contains high levels of vitamin-C, which helps the body develop immunity against infections and remove harmful free radicals. Turmeric also contains healthy amounts of minerals like calcium, iron, potassium, manganese, copper, zinc, and magnesium.

Rosemary

Rosemary leaves contain certain phyto-chemicals that are known to have disease-preventing & health-promoting properties. The herb parts, (especially flower tops) contain phenolic anti-oxidant rosmarinic acid as well as numerous health benefiting oils such as cineol, camphene, borneol, bornyl acetate, alpha-pinene, and more. These compounds are known to reduce irritations & inflammations, have anti-fungal, anti-allergic, and antiseptic properties.

Rosemary contains very good amounts of vitamin-A and is exceptionally rich in many B-complex groups of vitamin, such as B-9, B-5, B-6, B-2. It also contains high levels of folates which is important in DNA synthesis, and, when given during the per-conception period - can help prevent neural tube defects in the newborn babies.

Fresh rosemary leaves are a good source of vitamin-C, which is required for the collagen synthesis in the body (collagen is required for maintaining the integrity of blood vessels, skin, organs, and bones). Regular consumption of foods rich in vitamin-C helps protect the body from scurvy, boosts the body's immunity and help clear free radicals from your body.

Fresh or dried, rosemary is a rich source of minerals like potassium, calcium, iron, manganese, copper, and magnesium, and it is an excellent source of iron (a component of hemoglobin inside the red blood cells, which determines the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood).

Parsley

Parsley contains essential oils like myristicin, limonene, eugenol, and alpha-thujene, as well as flavonoids, including apiin, apigenin, crisoeriol, and luteolin. Many of these (particularly myristicin) have been shown to inhibit tumor formation in the lungs.

Myristicin also activates the enzyme glutathione-S-transferase, which helps attach the molecule glutathione to oxidized molecules that can be very harmful for the body. The oils in parsley qualify it as a "chemoprotective" food, meaning it can help neutralize particular types of carcinogens.

The flavonoids in parsley (especially luteolin) function as antioxidants, halting the damage from free radicals to the body. Additionally, extracts from parsley will help increase the antioxidant capacity of the blood.

Parsley is an excellent source for vitamin-A & vitamin-C and is helpful in preventing recurrent ear infections or colds.

Beta-carotene (another important antioxidant in parsley), is known to reduce risk for the development and progression of conditions like diabetes, atherosclerosis and colon cancer. It may also be helpful in reducing asthma attacks and some forms of arthritis

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[www.keralites.net] THE EFFECTS OF COLA ON YOUR BODY AFTER ONE HOUR

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The Effects of Cola on Your Body After One Hour

cola is the world's most popular soft drink, with about 1.7 billion serving of cola products consumed every day. Although the drink is popular, and seemingly refreshing, its effects on your health may be serious and in many respects non-reversible. Here's what happens to your body when you drink an ice cold glass of cola.

Let's being with the ingredients of cola. One can of cola has about 10 teaspoons of sugar, 150 calories, 30-55 milligrams of caffeine and is loaded with harmful artificial flavors and coloring. The major culprit in the cola ingredient list, however, is high-fructose corn syrup, and we'll tell you why.

High fructose corn syrup is derived from fructose, a cheaper sweetener made from corn. The harmful thing about fructose is not only its high sugar content, which has been linked with diabetes and a number of other liver problems, but its effect on your metabolic rate, meaning the pace at which you absorb and digest food. So although you may think that a can of cola will help you better digest the food you are eating, it may actually inhibit your digestive process. Of course, this amount of sugar has other effects on your health, so it is best to shy completely away from high fructose corn syrup!

cola also contains phosphoric acid. Acid is, of course, the last thing that we want to be putting in our bodies because it harms the body's ability to use calcium and can lead to a softening of teeth and bones, and eventually osteoporosis.

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So what happens in your body after you drink a glass of cola...

In the first 10 minutes: The 10 teaspoons of sugar in the can of cola begin to hit your body. This is actually the total daily amount of sugar you are meant to consume, so you would imagine that your body needs to prepare itself. You don't immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because the phosphoric acid cuts the flavor and allows you to keep it down.

After 20 minutes: Your blood sugar levels begin to spike, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat, and there's plenty of sugar at that particular moment.

After 40 minutes: Your body has completely absorbed all of the caffeine. Your pupils begin to dilate, your blood pressure rises, and as a response your liver dumps even more sugar into your bloodstream.

After 45 minutes: Your body ups is dopamine production that stimulates the pleasure centers of your brain. This is actually the same way that heroine works!

After about 60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, giving a momentary boost to your metabolism. Also, the caffeine's diuretic properties come into play, making you feel the need to relieve yourself.

Finally, once all of these processes stop and the cola has seemingly passed through your system, you will experience a sugar crash. This may make you irritable or sluggish, and maybe leave you feeling thirsty as you have already gotten rid of all of the water in the cola. At this point, you will probably reach for your next cola and then it's back to the beginning.

So before you reach for your next can of cola remember that one moment of refreshing taste has a long list of consequences that can have serious effects on your health.

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Monday, 9 November 2020

[www.keralites.net] : 10 QUICK HOME REMEDIES FOR FOOD POISONING

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10 Quick Home Remedies for Food Poisoning!

All of us have suffered from food poisoning at some point in life. You may have had those mouthwatering sausages from the roadside stall, only to be visited by severe stomach ache and diarrhea within a couple of days. It's probably food poisoning you're suffering from and you've caught it at least once in your life.

With symptoms ranging from mild to severe abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness and dehydration, food poisoning is a condition not to be ignored. Listed below are a few effective home remedies to cure food poisoning, right from grandma's own medicine chest!

Ginger: It adds flavor to your dishes, but is also an excellent home remedy for curing almost all types of digestive problems. Take a tablespoon of honey with a few drops of ginger juice to reduce inflammation and pain.

Cumin: Cumin or jeera seeds are a good way to soothe the inflammation in your stomach, reduce the tenderness and aid healing. Crush a tablespoon of cumin seeds and add it to your clear soup.

Basil: Basil is another excellent home remedy to cure infections of both the stomach and the throat. Strain the juice of a few basil leaves and add it to a tablespoon of honey. It's bound to show positive results within a couple of hours.

Bananas: Bananas are a rich source of potassium. They aid recovery and reduce the effects of food poisoning to an impressive level. Mash a couple of bananas and apple, or whip up a quick banana shake.

Apples: Apples are as effective against food poisoning as they reduce heartburn and acid reflux. Apples are known to have enzymes that inhibit the growth of the bacteria that cause diarrhea and stomach ache.

Lemon: The acidity of the lemon juice kills most of the bacteria that cause food poisoning. Squeeze the juice of a lemon and add a pinch of sugar to it. Drink it as you would take any medicine, or you can even add lemon to your tea.

Activated charcoal: Activated charcoal absorbs all the unwanted gases and substances that may be harmful to the delicate lining of the stomach, thereby aiding speedy recovery.

Water: It is very important to keep yourself fully hydrated during the period of food poising, as your body tends to lose more water through diarrhea. Also, keeping up your water content, rapidly flushes out the toxins and bacteria, which enhances your recovery.

Apple cider vinegar: Being acidic in nature, vinegar, specifically apple cider vinegar, soothes the gastro-intestinal lining. Also, it makes the environment of the stomach inhospitable for the bacteria to breed in, which helps speed up the recovery.

Peppermint tea: It's not just aromatherapy. Peppermint oil is known to have a soothing effect, which is extremely beneficial for people suffering from stomach spasms due to food poisoning. Add a few drops to your tea; your cramps will vanish in a couple of hours.