tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40565985120915493282024-02-20T20:47:01.406-08:00Live 100 yearsInformation to live healthy 100 years.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-11728427256717751512013-02-26T05:07:00.002-08:002013-02-26T05:07:36.378-08:00HEALTH BENEFITS OF JACK FRUIT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackfruit is rich in important nutrient like vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, magnesium and many other nutrients.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.Strengthen Immune System</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackfruit is an excellent source of vitamin C, a powerful nutrient which helps protect against viral and bacterial infections. Vitamin C helps to strengthen the immune system function by supporting the white blood cells function. One cup of jackfruit can supply the body a very good amount of this powerful antioxidant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2.Protect against Cancer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to containing vitamin C, jackfruit is also rich in phytonutrients such as lignans, isoflavones and saponins which have anti-cancer and anti-aging properties. These phytonutrients may help eliminate cancer-causing free radicals from the body and slow the degeneration of cells that can lead to degenerative diseases.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3.Aids in healthy digestion</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackfruit is also known to contain anti-ulcer properties which help cure ulcers and digestive disorders. In addition, the present of high fiber in the jackfruit prevents constipation and helps in smooth bowel movements. These fibers also offer protection against colon mucous membrane by removing the driving away the carcinogenic chemicals from the large intestine (colon).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4.Maintain a Healthy Eye and Skin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackfruit contains vitamin A, a powerful nutrient which known to maintain a healthy eye and skin. It also helps prevent vision-related problems such as macular degeneration and night blindness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackfruit is considered as an energy generating fruit due to the presence of simple sugars like fructose and sucrose which give you an almost immediate energy boost. Although Jackfruit is energy rich fruit but it contains no saturated fats or cholesterol making it one of healthy fruit to savor!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6.Lower High Blood Pressure</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Potassium contain in Jackfruit has been found to be helpful in the lowering of blood pressure and thus reducing the risk of heart attack as well as stroke.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The root of Jackfruit has been found to help those who suffer from asthma. Boiling the jackfruit root and its extract has been found to control asthma.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackfruit is rich in magnesium, a nutrient which important in the absorption of calcium and work with calcium to help strengthen the bone and prevent bone related disorders such as osteoporosis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackfruit also contains iron which helps to prevent anemia and also helps in proper blood circulation in our body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10.Maintain a Healthy Thyroid</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copper plays an important role in the thyroid metabolism, especially in hormone production and absorption and Jackfruit is loaded with this important micromineral.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A heart attack occurs if the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a section of heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked. If blood flow isn't restored quickly, the section of heart muscle begins to die.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heart attacks are a leading killer of both men and women . The good news is that excellent treatments are available for heart attacks. These treatments can save lives and prevent disabilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heart attack treatment works best when it's given right after symptoms occur.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heart attacks most often occur as a result of coronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease. CHD is a condition in which a waxy substance called plaque (plak) builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When plaque builds up in the arteries, the condition is called atherosclerosis (ath-er-o-skler-O-sis). The buildup of plaque occurs over many years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eventually, an area of plaque can rupture (break open) inside of an artery. This causes a blood clot to form on the plaque's surface. If the clot becomes large enough, it can mostly or completely block blood flow through a coronary artery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If the blockage isn't treated quickly, the portion of heart muscle fed by the artery begins to die. Healthy heart tissue is replaced with scar tissue. This heart damage may not be obvious, or it may cause severe or long-lasting problems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heart attacks can be associated with or lead to severe health problems, such as heart failure and life-threatening arrhythmias (ah-RITH-me-ahs).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. Arrhythmias are irregular heartbeats. Ventricular fibrillation is a life-threatening arrhythmia that can cause death if not treated right away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Acting fast at the first sign of heart attack symptoms can save your life and limit damage to your heart. Treatment works best when it's given right after symptoms occur.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heart attack symptoms include:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chest pain or discomfort. This involves uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain in the center or left side of the chest that can be mild or strong. This discomfort or pain often lasts more than a few minutes or goes away and comes back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upper body discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or upper part of the stomach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nausea (feeling sick to your stomach), vomiting, light-headedness or sudden dizziness, or breaking out in a cold sweat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LDL Cholesterol or bad cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease. Fortunately, unlike other risk factors, you may be able to lower or reduce your LDL cholesterol levels if they are already high. In healthy range, LDL cholesterol levels should be under 160 mg/ dL. If your LDL cholesterol levels are higher than that, then you are in high LDL levels and should reduce it to prevent the risk of heart disease and other complications.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many cholesterol medications are available on the market to reduce LDL cholesterol, your health care specialist may use therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) to see the levels of your LDL before treatment is required. So, whether you want to prevent your LDL cholesterol from increasing or reduce your LDL cholesterol, these methods have been proven to help:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.Weight Loss and Healthy Diet</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having a high body mass index (BMI) not only puts you at a risk for heart disease and other health problems, it also can be associated with high LDL levels. Research has shown that losing even few pounds (5% to 10%) can help lower LDL levels. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although studies have shown that losing weight can helps reduce LDL cholesterol, eating a healthy diet is also helpful. Foods that are low in saturated fat and high in soluble fiber have been proven to be helpful in reducing LDL cholesterol levels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The combination of weight loss and healthy diet may contribute to 20% reduction in LDL levels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Exercise is not only good for losing weight, but it also help lower your cholesterol levels especially the “bad” cholesterol. Aerobic exercises, like running jogging, biking, and swimming, seem to benefit most by lowering cholesterol about 5% to 10%. Another form of exercise, like walking, yoga and weight training, also has been shown to reduce cholesterol levels. However, these forms of exercise has not extensively as aerobic exercise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Smoking cessation not only has a great impact on the level of HDL or “good” cholesterol, it may also slightly lower the LDL cholesterol levels. Smoking is associated with high cholesterol levels and the formation of harmful oxidized LDL cholesterol is called LDL. Oxidized LDL is a form of LDL that contributes to atherosclerosis. Several studies have shown that quitting smoking can lower LDL cholesterol levels to around 5%. Research also shown that cholesterol levels and oxidized forms of LDL, will be reduced as soon as you quit smoking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although moderate consumption of alcohol was significantly raise levels of HDL cholesterol, it also can lower LDL cholesterol by around 4 to 8 percent. Moderate consumption means one drink a day for women, and two drinks per day for men. The study also showed that drinking more than three alcoholic drinks a day can really improve your chances of getting heart disease.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apart from that, banana is also rich in fiber content and natural sugars, like sucrose, fructose, and glucose, making it a great source of energy and easily digested fruit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Banana is very useful for those who are allergic to certain foods. Unlike other protein foods, which contain amino acids that those people can not tolerate and may causes allergy. Bananas contain only benign amino-acids which in many cases are not allergic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being high in iron content, bananas are beneficial in the treatment of anemia. They helps stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fructose, glucose, and sucrose contained in bananas will give an instant and sustainable amount of energy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bananas are a good remedy for constipation and diarrhea as they can help normalize bowel functions. They also have the ability to change the harmful bacteria in the intestines become the beneficial acidophilic bacilli.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mashed banana together with little salt is an excellent medicine for dysentery. Ripe bananas are also useful in treatment of dysentery on children, but they should mashed and process to cream before apply it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The mixture of banana milkshake with honey is A good medicine for hangover. Banana calm your stomach, along with milk, it helps rehydrates your system. Honey is also comfort your stomach and control your blood sugar and potassium levels back to normal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nutrients contain in banana such as vitamins A1, B6, B12, C, magnesium, and potassium helps withdraw nicotine from the body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its easy to digest. This is the only raw fruit which can be eaten without distress in chronic ulcer cases. Ripe bananas are very useful to treat ulcerative colitis. Being a soft, smooth, and easily digested, they help out acute symptoms and support healing process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Potassium found in the bananas is a good source to improve brain function and keep alertness. So add a banana to your breakfast before you start the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being of their low protein and salt and high carbohydrate content, bananas are valuable in kidney disorder. They are useful in uremia, a toxic condition of the blood die to kidney congestion and dysfunction. In such cases, a diet of banana should only be taken for 3 to 4 days with consuming 8 to 9 banana a day. This diet is suitable for all kidney problems, including nephritis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cooked banana flower and eat with curd is considered an effective medicine for cure menstrual disorders like excessive bleeding and painful menstruation. Banana flower helps increase progesterone hormone which reduces the bleeding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diet consists of bananas and skim milk are considered as an effective remedies for weight loss.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bananas are an excellent source of potassium which helps keep body electrolyte and fluids balance in body cells and helps in controlling blood pressure, thus reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Juice from banana stem is well known remedies for urinary disorders. It increases the kidney and liver function, thus reducing discomfort and pain conditions in it. It has been found very helpful to remove stones in the kidney and prostate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Potatoes are rich in carbohydrates and less protein. This makes it an ideal diet for those who are thin and want to increase body weight. The vitamins contained in potatoes like vitamin-C and B-complex are also essential for proper absorption of this carbohydrate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since potatoes rich in carbohydrates, so it is easy to digest and facilitate digestion. This makes them a good diet for patients, babies and those who difficult to digest but require energy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vitamin-C, B-complex and minerals like potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc are good source for the skin care. Pulp obtained in crushed raw potatoes, mixed with honey, can also be applied as a poultice in clearing the wrinkles and other skin blemishes due to aging.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Proper brain function largely depend on oxygen supply, glucose level, magnesium, some members of the vitamin B complex and some hormones, such as amino acids and fatty acids like omega-3 fatty acids. Potatoes meet almost all the needs mentioned above. In addition, it contains certain other substances like zinc and phosphorus which are good for brain too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nutrient contained in potatoes like vitamin C, vitamin B and potasium are good source to relieve inflammation, both internal and external such as inflammation of intestines and the digestive system. Since it’s soft and easy digestible then make them a good diet for those who have mouth ulcers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some nutrient like vitamins, calcium and magnesium in potatoes can help reduce rheumatism.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apart from some health benefits mentioned above, potatoes are also good for heart, energy recovery when diarrhea and other illnesses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.Prevent Cancer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many studies shown that eating carrots may help lower the risk of breast cancer, lung cancer and colon cancer. Recently, researchers have isolated a compound called falcarinol in carrots that may be largely responsible for anti-cancer benefits. Falcarinol is a natural pesticide found in carrots that protects roots from fungal diseases. In daily diet, carrots are almost the only source of these compounds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2.Improve Vision</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The retina of the eye needs vitamin A to function, lack of vitamin A causes night blindness. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, a substance which converted into vitamin A in the liver. In the retina, vitamin A is transformed into rhodopsin, a purple pigment that necessary for night vision. In addition, beta-carotene help protect against macular degeneration and the development of senile cataracts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3.Prevent heart disease</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Studies shown that a diet high in carotenoids are associated with a lower risk of heart disease. Also, it is believed that regular consumption of carrots reduces cholesterol levels. Soluble fiber in carrots can help lower blood cholesterol levels by binding with and removing bile acids, cholesterol triggers would be pulled out from the bloodstream to make more bile acids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to research from Harvard University, people who ate more than six carrots a week are much less likely to suffer a stroke than those who ate only one carrot a month or more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carrot has a strong cleansing properties that are effective in detoxifying the liver, thus very effective for acne that is caused by toxins from the blood. Carrot is also useful for treating uneven skin tones due to pigmentation. The vitamin A and other nutrients contained in carrot efficiently nourish the skin, prevent dry skin and other skin blemishes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carrots contain a lot of beta-carotene, which serves as an antioxidant that helps the body to fight against free radicals. It also help slows down the aging of cells and various negative effect associated with aging.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carrots can even help clean your teeth, and is the best way to keep your mouth clean after meals. They act as natural abrasives that help in eliminating the dirt and plague from the teeth and gums. They also trigger a lot of saliva, which helps to scrub away stains on your teeth. Minerals in carrots helps to kill germs in the mouth and prevent tooth damage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carrots are really an amazing vegetable. There are many benefits of carrots and they are easy to add to your diet without much extra preparation. Carrots, either as raw fruit juice or in cooked form are good for health.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-49859774869099758262013-02-16T23:29:00.002-08:002013-02-16T23:29:40.435-08:00Health Benefits of Cabbage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Protection Against Heart Disease</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alleviation of Cardiovascular Disease</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alleviation of Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prevention of Alopecia (Spot Baldness)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cabbage is known to contain powerful antioxidants which can help reduce the risk of cancer, and breast cancer in particular. Cabbage also contains an amino acid called glutamine which is highly anti-inflammatory and effective in treating peptic acid ulcers.</span></li>
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-Honey and cinnamon in your glass of milk before going to bed; no cancer nightmares assured!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-87038037711179306552013-02-14T22:22:00.002-08:002013-02-14T22:22:37.449-08:00TIPS FOR HAIR<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Here are foods that can work wonders on the texture of your hair</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Eggs: </strong><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Eggs have a special vitamin called biotin which encourages hair growth and leads to thicker, fuller locks. Lack of biotin in your diet leads to dry, brittle hair. Eggs are responsible for your scalp's overall health.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dark green vegetables: </strong><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Popeye was right to promote spinach. Spinach, broccoli and other green vegetables have vitamin A and C, which create a natural scalp oil that works as a hair conditioner.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Strawberries: </strong><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Strawberries not only make a great dessert ingredient but are also rich in vitamin C. </span>Vitamin C<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> rich fruits like strawberries absorb iron and promote </span>healthy<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> hair growth. Eating a few strawberries a day can give you luscious, long hair. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nuts: </strong><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Nuts is a source of natural fat that your body requires for survival. </span>Peanuts<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">, almonds and other nuts have biotin and restore natural oil and shine.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Salmon: </strong><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">High in protein, salmon helps maintain strong, healthy hair. It loaded with omega-3 fatty acids, which support scalp health.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Beans: </strong><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Beans are an excellent source of iron and protein. They have </span>nutrients<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> that nourish hair and banish hair loss.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-69739153741000798562013-02-08T05:20:00.002-08:002013-02-08T05:20:41.212-08:00HOW TO INCREASE THE GOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white;">Cholesterol is a
fat-like substance that provides energy to the body's cells. Produced from the
carbs and fats that we eat, cholesterol is extremely essential for the body to
work in a proper manner; however, too much cholesterol in the body leads to its
build-up in the walls of our arteries and this increases the risk of
cardiovascular diseases. Thus, it becomes essential to lower cholesterol in
your daily diet, especially if tests have proved that your levels are too high.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Cholesterol is
divided into two parts: LDL and HDL. Low Density Lipoprotein leads to clogged
arteries. Today we look at HDL and how good cholesterol foods are important to
fight LDL.</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Good
cholesterol: What is HDL?</span></strong><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">HDL or High Density
Lipoprotein: To go from point A to point B you need transport. Same<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Theory-(designer)" style="outline: 0px; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: windowtext; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0in;">theory</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;">applies for the
bloodstream, for good cholesterol to be transported you need a carrier, that's
HDL.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">HDL also acts like
a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Filter-(musician)" style="outline: 0px; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: windowtext; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0in;">filter</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;">- it reduces and
reuses LDL. Hence it is important to lower cholesterol and one way to fight it
is through good cholesterol food. Following are food items that will help you
boost your good cholesterol level.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Facts about
good cholesterol</span></strong><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">- HDL cholesterol normally makes up 20%-30% of
your total blood cholesterol.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">- There is evidence
that HDL helps protect against the accumulation of plaques (fatty deposits) in
the walls of coronary arteries.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">- Research suggests
that a five-point drop in HDL cholesterol is linked to a 25% increase in heart
disease risk.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">- In prospective
studies -- that is, studies that follow participants for a period of time to
watch for events like<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Heart-Attacks" style="outline: 0px; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: windowtext; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0in;">heart
attacks</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;">or death from heart disease -- HDL
usually proves to be the lipid risk factor most linked to heart disease risk.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">- HDL cholesterol
levels are thought to be impacted by genetics.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">-<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Women" style="outline: 0px; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: windowtext; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0in;">Women</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;">typically have
higher HDL cholesterol levels than men. About a third of men and about a fifth
of women have HDL levels below 40 mg/dL. Doctors consider levels of less than
40 mg/dL to be low.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 1</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Exercise</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">20-30 minutes of
aerobic exercise on three four times a week can spike you good cholesterol.
Experts suggest that at least 40 minutes to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/60-Minutes" style="outline: 0px; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: windowtext; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0in;">60
minutes</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;">of exercise on a daily basis helps in
lowering 5 to 10% of LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol can be raised between
3 to 6%. Irrespective of whatever type, intensity and genre of exercise, you go
for, it is an essential component of your cholesterol-lowering regimen.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 2</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Kick the butt</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">You can raise your
HDL levels by discontinuing your<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Smoking" style="outline: 0px; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: windowtext; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0in;">smoking</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;">habit by almost
four points.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 3</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Weight loss</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Losing four kgs of
weight can increase your good cholesterol by one and a half points. Try and
keep your BMI 25 or lower than that.</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 4</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Choose fat wisely</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Cut down on
saturated and trans fat from your diet every day. These tend to increase bad
cholesterol and decrease good cholesterol. Instead replace them with
unsaturated fats - flaxseed oil, olive oil, rice bran oil etc. These oils still
have calories so keep their usage in moderation; you don't want to put on
calories while raising your HDL.</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 5</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>No no for simple carbohydrates.</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Avoid foods that
are high glycemic foods, like cakes, cookies, processed cereals, white breads etc.
They can lower your HDL and raise the levels of another fat in your
bloodstream, triglycerides.</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 6</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Drink in moderation</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">We aren't promoting<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Alcoholism" style="outline: 0px; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: windowtext; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0in;">alcoholism</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;">nor are we
banning it completely, studies have found that one drink per day for women and
two for men can increase good cholesterol levels by four points. For those with
addiction problems or liver disease read ahead to get safer HDL increasing tips.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 7</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Fibre</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Fibers in our,
vegetables, nuts and grains spike good cholesterol levels in our body, so hog
on to salads as your mid meal snack. Also a handful of nuts can boost your HDL
drastically. Try out vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, carrots, Brussels
sprouts, greens, pumpkin and sweet potatoes. These veggies have the power to
control your LDL. For added benefits, add a wide range of colour to your plate
- include greens, orange, and yellow in your diet.</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 8</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Fruits</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Bananas, pears,
apples, avocados, prunes and berries are rich in calcium, antioxidants and
fiber, but they can lower your LDL. Among fruit juices, orange juice stands at
the top of the list; it's a great way to energise, stay cool and healthy with
just a glass.</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 9</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Avoid anabolic steroids</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Acording to Webmed,
"Anabolic steroids are drugs such as testosterone or substances that work
liketestosterone. Doctors prescribe them to treat problems such as delayed
pubertyand other medical problems that cause the body to make very low amounts
of testosterone.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="background: white;">These decrease your
HDL levels, in addition to all their other potential health dangers.</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 10</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Medication therapy</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Vitamin B3 or
nicotinic acid works as a best therapy for for raising HDL levels.Studies have
shown increases of 20 percent to 35 percent. This may have side effects like a
racing heart or flushing so its recommended to be taken in small doses in the
beginning to minimize these effects</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 11</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Other dietary ways</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Cranberry juice has
been shown to increase HDL levels. Fish and other foods containing omega-3
fatty acids can also increase HDL levels. Calcium supplementation can increase
good cholesterol in post menopausal women. <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> is surrounded by sea and has
several large perennial rivers, hence there is no reason to not eat fish.
Indians can source natural Omega 3 from Indian salmon or raavas, sardines or
trale, mackerel or bangda, Tuna or chura, and ghol fish. Omega 3 not only
reduces cholesterol but also High Blood Pressure.</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 12</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Soy</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">The protein present
in soybean protects against various heart ailments. Soybean helps in lowering
bad cholesterol and simultaneously increases good cholesterol.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">An analysis found
that soy protein, plus the isoflavones found in soy "raised HDL levels 3%,
which could reduce coronary heart disease risk about 5%," says Mark
Messina, PhD, a nationally known soy expert.</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 13</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Oats</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Fibrous food lowers
the absorption of bad cholesterol in the bloodstream. Consumption of oats or
oatmeal should be on your diet if you love deep fried food and a good drizzle
of oil now and then. Why? Well simply put, oats have a high fiber content that
reduces LDL in the blood.</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 14</span></strong><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Yogurt</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Bacteria present in
curds are a treasure trove for enzymes that improve your digestive tract. Plus
yogurt contains HDL. However, it is advisable to go for low fat curds.</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 15</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Dark chocolate</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Now-a-days you can
have chocolate in your sandwich, as fondue, as a dip. Make your choice but
always settle for dark chocolate. You want to live long and stay ageless!</span><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 16</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Popeye power: Spinach</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Popeye the sailor
was quite right when crediting his muscle power to this green leafy vegetable.
It is believed that spinach contains around 13 flavonoid compounds which keep
us away from</span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Cancer" style="outline: 0px; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: windowtext; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0in;">cancer</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11.5pt;">, heart diseases and osteoporosis. 1/2 cup of this
lutein-rich food daily guards us against heart attacks.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 17</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Garlic</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Garlic helps lower
cholesterol and fights plaque that<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Clogs" style="outline: 0px; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: windowtext; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0in;">clogs</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;">your arteries.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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<strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Raise your
good cholesterol levels Tip # 18</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br />
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<strong>Blueberries</strong></span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Compounds present
in blueberries are good for your heart. Eating blueberries regularly can
sharpen your mind as well as lower bad cholesterol level.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Eat not more than
3-4 garlic cloves each day, to obtain maximum heart benefits.</span><br />
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soluble fibre. But avoid frying these, as that would diminish their nutritional
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early in the morning may fight high cholesterol</span></span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-55831073755224886512013-02-06T06:29:00.002-08:002013-02-06T06:29:49.160-08:00HEALTH BENEFITS OF TAMATO<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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lot of vitamins A and C, mostly because of beta-carotene, and these vitamins
act as an anti-oxidant, working to neutralize dangerous free radicals in the
blood stream. Free radicals in the body can be flushed out with high levels of
Lycopene, and the tomato is so amply loaded with this vital anti-oxidant that
it actually derives its rich redness from the nutrient. These dangerous free
radicals can cause cell damage. Also, remember that cooking destroys much of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/vitamin" style="outline: 0px; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: windowtext; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0in;">vitamin</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;">C, so stick to
raw tomatoes for these benefits. So, do remember to carry a tomato-cucumber
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vitamin A, tomatoes are also an excellent food to help improve your vision.
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have shown that because of all that lycopene in tomatoes, the red fruit helps
to lessen the chances of prostate<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Cancer" style="outline: 0px; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: windowtext; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0in;">cancer</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 11.5pt;">in men, and also
reduces the chance of stomach cancer and colorectal cancer. Lycopene is
considered somewhat of a natural miracle anti-oxidant that may help to stop the
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and vitamin B, tomatoes help to lower blood pressure and to lower high
cholesterol levels. This, in turn, could help prevent strokes, heart attack and
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-34390362536661820002012-12-28T01:38:00.000-08:002013-01-10T04:52:01.248-08:00The truth about sugar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sugar has earned a bad reputation as it is linked to various diseases like diabetes, obesity, heart disease and cancer. The truth is that sugar is not only important for your body, it is also important for your life. However, it is important to understand what kind of sugar is good for you and what is not. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sugar sold in grocery stores is an unnatural substance, i.e. it is produced by industrial processes mostly from sugar cane or sugar beets. It is refined with chemicals such as sulphur dioxide, phosphoric acid, calcium hydroxide, and activated carbon, and stripped of all the natural nutrition it originally had. By refining it down to sucrose and stripping away the vitamins, minerals, proteins, enzymes and other beneficial nutrients, what is left is a concentrated unnatural substance that the human body is not able to handle, let alone use. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is interesting to note that 'raw sugar' - which most people think is natural - is also refined. Once the cane juice crystals are harvested, they are washed, boiled, filtered and dried. This process removes most of the fibre and nutrients existing in the original crystals. The sugar then becomes refined, with no nutritional value. The use of artificial sweeteners is often a case of trading one problem for another and is definitely not the path to good health. Needless to say, artificial sweeteners are more harmful than refined sugar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sugar is a deadly addiction; people not only develop a strong taste for it but also develop an insatiable craving for it. The reason: refined sugar stresses the pancreas and depletes the body's supplies of chromium. A common symptom of chromium deficiency is sugar cravings. Satisfying these cravings further lowers chromium and increases cravings. What's more, refined sugar depletes your body of all the B vitamins; it leaches calcium from your hair, bones, blood and teeth. As if that is not enough, sugar also affects your body's digestion. It ferments in your stomach and stops the secretion of gastric juices, inhibiting the stomach's ability to digest. Weight gain, mood swings and irritability are a some side effects from consuming too much sugar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sugar plays a major role in altering one's mood. Refined sugar has a chemical reaction on the brain by releasing serotonin - the 'feel good' hormone; this tricks the body into a temporary high, causing a rise in blood glucose levels. This 'feel good' lift is followed by the crash where you feel tired, irritable and even depressed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Intrinsic sugars are natural sugars found in fruits and vegetables. These sugars are not harmful to your health nor are they fattening. Natural sugars found in honey, fruits and vegetables are unprocessed and therefore rich in fibre and nutrients. A diet high in fruits and vegetables will ensure that your body gets the small amounts of sugar it needs, while providing you with far more health benefits than refined sugar. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-55472464199505048472012-12-28T01:33:00.003-08:002013-01-05T04:31:34.463-08:00Fruit for all seasons: Health benefits of papaya<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Compared to other fruits, papaya has the most health benefits from cardiovascular to colon health. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is available all year round and every Indian market stocks it; not to mention most households that have a courtyard, will have a papaya tree. So what makes papaya such an important fruit? Let's take a look at the health benefits of papaya.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.If you lack vitamin A, papaya is the fruit to have. It is rich in vitamin A, calcium and is a good source of potassium.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2.If you want to boost your metabolism, eat papaya as it contains vitamin B in the form of folic acid, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-1 and riboflavin.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3.If you face discomfort with digestion, try this vibrant fruit. Papaya helps prevent constipation and helps in the digestion process.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4.If we consume food that lacks fiber, there are chances that it may not move easily through the digestive tract. These logged particles can turn infectious, which papaya can treat effectively. For instance, if the colon houses mucus and pus, papaya juice will take care of it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5.If you are on a weight loss diet, include papaya as it is low in calories and rich in nutrients. That, coupled with its benefits of healthy digestion, makes papaya a good weight loss food.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6.If you are on a weight loss diet, include papaya as it is low in calories and rich in nutrients. That, coupled with its benefits of healthy digestion, makes papaya a good weight loss food.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7.If you are suffering from arthritis, osteoporosis, or in any pain, papaya can lessen the agony. Papaya is known for its anti inflammatory properties and helps faster healing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8.If you are constantly nursing a cold, your immune system is low. Include papaya in your diet to fight off colds and coughs. Papaya can boost your immune system, thanks to its abundance of vitamin C.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9.Little is known about the health benefits of papaya seeds. These small jelly-like seeds have antibacterial properties; they prevent kidney failure, purge the liver and flush out toxins.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try at your own risk, but many believe that papaya seeds with hot water work as a birth control.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-76827856627506791872012-12-28T01:28:00.004-08:002013-01-04T04:49:38.150-08:00HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS DIET TIPS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When it comes to shedding those extra kilos, only exercise won't suffice. You also need to follow a balanced and healthy diet with due consideration to what your weight management goals are. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Skipping a meal is not the treatment for obesity. The body's metabolism slows down in starvation due to which it goes into a conservation mode and hence it's a natural process of the body to expend lesser energy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides, an empty stomach for a long period of time also causes increased acidity and discomfort. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are all weight loss medications simply hoaxes? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Appropriate pharmacotherapy can augment diet, physical activity, and behavior therapy as treatment for people patients with a high BMI. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Medication used in treating obese people will suppress appetite, reduce fat absorption, increase energy expenditure, dieuresis, or increase the metabolic rate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Common side effects of medication are dryness of mouth, headache, or constipation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Medications for weight loss have to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some medication inhibits gastric lipase (enzyme) which reduced fats absorption from food. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pharmacotherapy is not a magic pill to cure obesity. A medication without lifestyle modification is ineffective. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides medication, meal replacements are becoming very common; they are designed to be a part of a low calorie diet. The goal of using meal replacements is to provide structure and replace other foods likely to be higher in calorie content. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Excess body fatness is a result of an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. Physical activity is an extremely important part of any weight-management program. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Exercise helps to balance the loss of LBM (Lean Body Mass). Numerous other positive side effects include strengthening cardiovascular integrity, increasing sensitivity to insulin, and expending additional energy and therefore calories. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A combination of aerobic and resistance training is recommended. Resistance training increases LBM. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fat is burned from the largest concentrations of adipose tissue. Consistency is key to realizing the health and weight management benefits of exercise. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diet is the key factor in weight loss programme; there are many other factors which influence weight loss. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A regular program of physical activity should be adopted by the dieter. The program should consist of simply brisk walk daily, or jogging, swimming, bicycling, sports, or a combination of activities. This would aid in both caloric expenditure and to tone and strengthen muscles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If there was one weight loss tip you could make a person follow, what would it be? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Portion control - Always watch the quantities you are eating, in the long run it will not only help you prevent weight gain but would also aid in weight loss. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How does alcohol feature in weight loss plans? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember, alcohol in any form has calories - about 7Kcal per gms. Over and above alcohol is considered empty calories since it has no vitamins and minerals </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is always a tendency to consume high fat foods along with alcohol like cheese, nuts, chips or kebabs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hence be cautious when consuming alcohol. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wine is sweet and contains calories from sugar too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alcohol is directly absorbed from the stomach unlike your macronutrients. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are the foods one must completely avoid to lose weight? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is no food that one should completely avoid since the body requires a certain amount of all nutrients, even fats as in essential fatty acids, carbohydrates for glucose, proteins for amino acids to build tissues and wear and tear, also a whole range of vitamins, minerals and micronutrients. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-6657129436731406572012-12-28T01:23:00.001-08:002013-01-03T05:39:42.561-08:00Eat these to prevent diabetes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Being overweight, leading a sedentary lifestyle, lack of exercise and consumption of high calorie, sugary and fatty foods are the reasons that give rise to this lifestyle ailment. Here's a list of foods that help in preventing diabetes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Studies claim that curcumin, a compound found in turmeric may help delay if not prevent diabetes. There more research to be done in order to determine the long-term effects of turmeric. However, early result show promise. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Strawberries look and taste delicious. So there's no reason why you should not eat them regularly. Scientists are of the opinion that consuming strawberries helps activate a protein in the body which reduces LDL cholesterol and blood lipids. Both these things play a factor in the development of diabetes. Also, scientists who conducted experiments on mice found that consuming strawberries is beneficial in lowering blood glucose levels. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">By this we mean low-fat cheese and yogurt. Experts believe that the healthy bacteria found in these fermented dairy products are responsible for this healthy beneficial side-effect. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Cinnamon has numerous health benefits. It helps in lowering fasting blood glucose. Also, it is known to lower triglyceride levels, LDL cholesterol and improve insulin sensitivity too. Sprinkle some powdered cinnamon in your coffee or toast. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Anthocyanin, a compound is found in abundance in apples, which helps in regulating blood sugar levels. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Spinach is rich in many nutrients which makes it so healthy. A British study showed that consuming spinach daily cuts down the risk of diabetes by 14%.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to various guidelines laid down by nutritionist and medical institutions, at least 4-5 servings of fruits needs to be consumed daily by every individual. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are diabetic, we are sure that this question has popped up in your head, "is it safe to have fruits?" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Yes, diabetics can have fruits, provided the sugar level of the patient is in control, but these fruits must be consumed in a limited quantity. Diabetics need an equivalent serving of fruits on a day to day basis. One needs to be careful about not going overboard with fruits like bananas, litchis, chickoo, and custard apples." To help diabetic patients, she lists down some fruits which will not affect blood sugar level, provided they're consumed in moderation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Undoubtedly, this is one of the best fruits for diabetics. It is known to improve blood sugar control. Seeds of these fruit can be powdered and consumed by patients to control diabetes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diabetic patients can consume jamun fruit daily, to control their sugar levels. White jamuns are also high in fibre.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Similar to jamuns, starfruits are good for diabics too as they help improve blood sugar control. But caution needs to be exercised in case the person has diabetes nephropathy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guava controls diabetes and it is good for constipation. Guavas are high in vitamin A and vitamin C and contain high amounts of dietary fiber. This fruit has a reasonably low GI.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their GI value is 20 (or even less in some varieties) which makes it a good healthy snack for diabetes patients at any time of the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These tasty fruits are a great healthy treat, with a low GI and good for diabetics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Numerous variety of berries are available throughout the world and almost all seem to be a rich source of antioxidants. Diabetics can include a serving of different berries to keep their sugars in check. To name a few: Strawberries, blueberries and blackcurrants, raspberries, cranberries, chokeberries, blackberries, and acai berries are good for diabetes patients.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apples contain antioxidants, which help to reduce cholesterol levels, cleanse the digestive system, and boost the immune system. Apples also contain nutrients that help in the digestion of fats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good for diabetics, pineapples also benefit the body as they are rich in anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These delicious fruits are a good snacking option for diabetics as they are rich vitamins and fibre.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are good for diabetics because they are rich in vitamin and other minerals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These citrus fruits can be consumed on a daily basis by diabetics, as they are rich in vitamin C.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although watermelons have a high GI value, their glycemic load is low, making them good fruits for diabetes patients. However, consume in moderation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grapefruit</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a good option for diabetics as it slows down the blood sugar peak.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These tiny red rubies help diabetic people improve their blood sugar statistics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This fruit is high in the Glycemic Index, but has a good amount of fibre. Therefore, within moderation, it can easily be included in the diet of a diabetic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackfruit contains vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, potassium, iron, manganese and magnesium among many other nutrients. Good for diabetes as they improve insulin resistance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A fruit loaded with vitamin C and fiber, Amla is a healthy addition to the diabetic diet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Firstly, diabetes mellitus and diabetes is one and the same thing, expect that colloquially we say diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is a condition where the blood glucose or sugar level is high. In some cases of a diabetes mellitus patient, the pancreas fails to produce insulin that carries the glucose to the cell which in turn produces energy. In other cases the person going through diabetes mellitus does not use insulin well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are two types of diabetes mellitus:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Type 1 diabetes mellitus - Here diabetes mellitus is hereditary. It is known as insulin-dependent or childhood-onset diabetes, which is characterized by a lack of insulin production.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Type 2 diabetes mellitus - This is caused by lifestyle changes like regular consumption of unhealthy food plus sedentary life and increase in weight. It is also called non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is caused by the body's ineffective use of insulin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is gestational diabetes?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gestational diabetes is a kind of diabetes that comes on during pregnancy. It is often diagnosed on screening tests done between weeks 24 and 28 of pregnancy. According to the American Diabetes Association gestational diabetes affects 4% of all pregnant women. While doctors aren't sure what causes gestational diabetes, it is believed that hormones from the placenta may block the action of insulin in the mother, leading to abnormally high levels of sugar in your blood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Shalini Jaggi, Senior Consultant with Action Diabetic Centre explains the term pre-diabetes, "When one's sugar levels are higher than normal but not as high to be treated as diabetes that is known as pre-diabetes. People who have a fasting plasma blood glucose in the 100-125 mg/dl range are defined as having impaired fasting glucose and a post prandial blood sugar between 141-199 are defined as having impaired glucose tolerance. These together are defined as pre-diabetes."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Causes of diabetes: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The symptoms of pre-diabeties are:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Feeling hungry often</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Slow healing of wounds, weakness, and blurry vision</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Infection of the gums, skin, vagina and bladder</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diet tips to fight pre-diabetes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Shalini says, "Since pre-diabetics are at a risk of developing diabetes, they should also take appropriate measures when it comes to their diet. They should have small meals, eat moderately, have foods that are low in fat and carbohydrate content. Further, in addition to the diet, they should indulge in some kind of daily exercise or outdoor activity."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are there any sugar substitutes for diabetics?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, there are a few ways one can replace sugar and still control blood sugar levels. Honey, figs and raisins are sweet and healthy. Diabetics can also try out jaggery but watch out; you don't want to go overboard with jaggery. It should be consumed in moderation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Should you avoid rice if you are diabetic?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The good news is, Indians with diabetes can consume rice. But it has to be two kinds of rice, Swarna and Mahsuri rice. 'In fact, two types of rice commonly consumed by India's middle classes have now been found to have the lowest Glycemic Index (GI) — the measure of its ability to raise blood sugar levels after eating - when compared with 233 other types of rice consumed around the world'. What is food without rice!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a known fact that men with diabetes are most likely to be impotent. But latest research reveals that women with diabetes are on the cutting board too. 'Based on a survey of nearly 2,300 California women aged 40 to 80 years, researchers found that more than a third of those on insulin treatment said they were "moderately" or "very" sexually dissatisfied.' These women complained about lack of lubrication and orgasm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apparently it is true; according to recent study, cosmetics can spike diabetes. The biggest culprit is phthalates, an endocrine disrupting chemical present in different cosmetic products. 'Researchers found that women with higher levels of phthalates in their urine were more likely to have diabetes.' Researchers have scratched the surface on this latest find, wonder what the next step in this field have for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diabetes is a condition that causes high blood sugar. It cannot be completely cured but it can definitely be managed. There are basically two types of diabetes, the first being Type 1 diabetes, wherein the body's immune system destroys the insulin producing cells in the pancreas. Due to low insulin level, it is treated with daily insulin injections and a healthy diet. The second type is Type 2 diabetes, here the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or does not use insulin efficiently. It is treated by implementing a diet modification, exercise plan or oral medication.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Medicines and injections are very important to manage your diabetes level. Whichever medicines your doctor prescribes for you, take detailed information about its dosage, and follow it the way advised by your doctor. Whenever you make any appointment with any healthcare professional, take the list of all the medicines you have been advised to manage your diabetes level, to avoid any medicinal complications.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Sanjiv Bhambani, Endocrinologist and Diabetologist with Moolchand Medcity shares the pillars of good health for diabetics, "Disciplined and responsible eating habits can help a diabetic control their blood sugar levels. There is no real harm with snacking when you are hungry but the key is to snack on healthy alternatives. A diabetic diet should be high on fiber, must contain milk without cream, buttermilk, fresh seasonal fruits, green vegetables, etc."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">List of dos and don'ts for diabetics</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Drink tomato juice with salt and pepper ever morning on an empty stomach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Per day calorie intake should be between 1,500-1,800 calories with a proportion of 60:20:20 between carbohydrates, fats and proteins, respectively.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Artificial sweeteners can be used in cakes and sweets for diabetic people (in moderation).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Keep a check on over-intake of dry fruits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Diabetics should eat 3 meals in a day with a good meal plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Have lots of fluid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Have at least two seasonal fruits and three vegetables in a diet plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- One teaspoon of methi seeds soaked overnight in 100 ml of water is very effective in controlling diabetes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Intake of 6 almonds (soaked overnight) is also helpful in keeping a check on diabetes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Sanjeev says, "Foot problems in diabetics result from poor circulation, nerve damage and decreased resistance to infection. High blood sugar level over a long period may affect blood vessels and nerves. There are various conditions that affect people with diabetes that may result in leg and foot problems."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are the signs of tissue and skin damage?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He says, "In diabetic patients blood glucose is high and body loses fluid. Due to insufficient fluid skin gets dry. Dry skin tends to crack or split more easily and wounds heal more slowly in diabetics. Thus skin conditions should be treated as soon they're noticed, to prevent them."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are various signs of tissue and skin damage, which can be categorized as:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dry skin is one of the most common symptoms among diabetes due to loss of body fluid and frequent urination. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Itchy skin could be another prior symptom which can be triggered by poor blood flow. Itching can be confined to one spot or may occur in many parts of the body especially in lower legs and feet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Digital Sclerosis due to excess production of collagen among Type 1 diabetic patient results in waxy, tight skin on toes, fingers and hands. Dryness, burning, numbness and skin ulcers could be due to neuropathy when nerves are damaged. Patient suffers from pain in the lower extremities, burning and numbness. As a result, nerves in the legs and feet may not release sweat which is required to keep skin soft and moist."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is the link between morbid obesity and diabetes?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a question that has several obese people worried; Dr. Sanjeev makes the link between obesity and diabetes: "Obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 27 (as per Indian body structure). Approximately two-thirds of adults with Type 2 diabetes are obese. Diabetics are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease, and obesity further increases this risk. Obesity also increases other diabetes complications including end-stage kidney disease. Other complications may include sleep apnea syndrome, arthritis and fatty liver disease."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The picture is unflattering; here's what the diabetologist reveals, "All over the world in every 30 seconds, a leg is lost to due to diabetes. 15% of the total diabetic population develops foot ulcers. All over, 85% of all diabetes-related amputations are preceded by foot ulcers. Thus it is advisable that patients should daily inspect their feet and consult the doctor as soon as they find an ulcer or an infection in the foot."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prolonged uncontrolled blood sugars produce changes in the blood vessels all over the body. The damage caused to blood vessels of the retina is called Diabetic Retinopathy. It is a microvascular complication of diabetes, which if not diagnosed and treated early, can lead to blindness."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So how do we spot it? "Unlike other common eye problems, there are no presenting signs or symptoms of diabetic retinopathy in the early stages. So, the patient may not even be aware that he is developing changes in the retina, unless he gets his fundus (retina) specifically checked by his ophthalmologist," says the doctor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Important test for diabetes prevent and control</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- First, get your blood pressure checked - your risk of developing high blood pressure doubles if you have diabetes. The ideal number: Below 130/80</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- A foot exam: Pressure sores, cuts or ingrown nails can lead to infections and gangrene. Left untreated, an infection may lead to amputation. Daily self-exams are recommended.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Every three to six months, depending on your type of diabetes and how well you're controlling your blood sugar levels, have:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- A glycosylated haemoglobin (or haemoglobin A1C) test: This measures how well you have maintained blood sugar control for the last two or three months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- A urine microalbumin test: This measures the amount of protein (albumin) in your urine, which indicates kidney damage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- A blood fat (lipid) profile: Lipids are the cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood. Triglycerides are another type of fat in the blood. If you have raised cholesterol and raised triglycerides you have an increased risk of CVD.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Dilated Eye Exam: If you have diabetes, your ophthalmologist or optometrist should perform a dilated eye exam, in which the pupils are widened with drops, to check for signs of diabetic retinopathy.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-83571759127717465452012-12-26T06:22:00.001-08:002012-12-26T06:23:06.836-08:00Tips to soothe your eyes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spending umpteen hours in front of a laptop or PC is bound to cause eye strain, sooner or later. So, does your vision get blurry after working on the computer for a few hours?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you suffer from frequent headaches while working? Are you having trouble reading street signs? If yes, there's no doubt your eyes are getting strained. Read on to find out how to combat the problem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whenever your eyes are tired or the edges of your vision blur, do a couple of eye flexibility exercises. Move your eyes up and down and from side to side in an open space. Move your eyes slowly, as if you are making an '8'. Gently massage the areas around your eyes to relax the muscles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking at the computer continuously is bad. You need to take breaks in between, even if it means keeping a reminder on your phone. Go for a short walk around the office. If you can't, look out of the window and do some flexibility and strength exercises.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go out in the sun (not in the scorching heat, but warm sunlight), close your eyes and slowly turn your head from side to side with the sun shining on your face. It is relaxing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These require practice and gradually, they will reduce the blurring. Begin by holding your thumb a few inches in front of you. Focus first on your thumb and then on something that's at a distance of 20 feet. Focussing your eyes simultaneously on short and long-distance objects strengthens them. Also, blink rapidly when your eyes are weary. This helps the muscles to relax and also reduces blurred vision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Decrease the brightness of your computer screen and increase the font size. The longer we spend on devices, the more our eyes get strained. Do not neglect your eye problems for long.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-26495292608914777102012-12-24T23:50:00.000-08:002012-12-24T23:50:45.087-08:00Here are a few natural food items that can help you remain young and healthy <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking young is the foremost priority of most people these days. Not just women, even men are wary of ageing. Instead of using the number of anti-ageing creams that have flooded the markets, one can go the natural way and opt for fruits and vegetables to help fight all age-related problems. Here are a few superfoods that can help control ageing and make you look younger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Avocado - Apart from being high in Vitamin E, avocados are rich in antioxidants which help protect the skin. Avocados help in regenerating skin cells which makes your skin look fresh, giving a more youthful complexion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Kidney beans - These pulses are full of fibre and potassium which help reduce the cholesterol levels and thus reduce the risk of any heart disease. But their major health benefit is that they are packed with proteins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Dark chocolate - Any chocolate that contains at least 70% cocoa is full of proteins and Vitamin B. Regular small bites into this chocolate will help burn fat and improve your skin and hair. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Broccoli - Broccolis are a great source of fibre and Vitamin C which not only help control weight, but also help to fight heart diseases. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Blueberries - Blueberries are rich in Vitamin C, which help in easy circulation of blood. Blueberries also contain certain minerals which help control the anti-ageing process. High in potassium, these berries help fight puffiness. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-34735426667227449762012-12-24T01:11:00.003-08:002012-12-24T06:35:39.205-08:00Weight loss food<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Beans have always been the undervalued protein that could work best when used as a substitute for meat. They stay in your digestive system longer and add to the feeling of fullness and a satisfied feeling, aiding weight management. They contain soluble and insoluble fiber, protein, and a type of fat-burning carb called resistant starch. Black beans are really one of the greatest weight loss foods.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Everything is nice about this spice. Just 1/2 teaspoon each day can help control your blood sugar and prevent the postmeal insulin spike that can trigger your body to store fat rather than burn it. You can also use cinnamon to bring out the natural sweetness in foods, rather than adding calories from sugar. All spices help you trim down when used to add flavor to foods instead of oil, butter and calorie-laden condiments.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Raise your mug to higher metabolism! The caffeine in coffee can raise your resting metabolic rate by about 15 percent, and the effect can last up to four hours—that adds up to 30 to 50 calories burned per day. Plus, people who sip 3 to 4 cups of regular or decaf coffee per day are 30 percent less prone to type 2 diabetes. Chlorogenic acid, found in coffee, may help prevent insulin resistance, which can lead to obesity and diabetes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Eggs are a good source of vitamins, proteins and minerals. As said by nutrition experts, eggs are not only a great source of nutrition, but also very useful to help lose weight. When combining eggs with other dishes you will limit the consumption of complex carbohydrates in the body. Your hunger and food cravings will occur less frequent. Egg itself is sufficient in helping in weight loss.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Like avocados, olive oil has healthy fat that increases satiety, taming your appetite. But that's hardly its only slimming feature. Research shows it has anti-inflammatory properties, and chronic inflammation in the body is linked to metabolic syndrome. Drizzle your salad with olive oil and you'll increase the antioxidant power of your veggies, a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition notes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">These are sources of vitamin C, and adequate intake of the nutrient has been associated with having a smaller waist. Plus, C has been shown to bolster immunity and prevent cell damage.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The term coronary heart disease covers a group of clinical syndromes arising particularly from failure of the coronary arteries to supply sufficient blood to the heart. They include angina pectoris, coronary thrombosis or heart attack and sudden death without infarction. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There has been a marked increase in the incidence of heart disease in recent years. Heart attacks have become the number one killer in western countries. They rank third in India , after tuberculosis and infections. The disease affects people of all ages and both sexes, although it is more common in men than in women, especially in those aged 40-60 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The heart, the most vital organ in the body, is a muscle about the size of a clenched fist. It starts working even before birth inside the womb. Weighing about 300 grams, it pumps about 4,300 gallons of blood every day through the body and supplies oxygen and nourishment to all the organs. It beats 1,00,000 times a day, continually pumping the blood through more than 60,000 miles of tiny blood vessels. The heart, in turn, needs blood for its nourishment, which is supplied by coronary arteries. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the event of narrowing or hardening of the arteries on account of their getting plugged with fatty substances, the flow of blood is restricted. The heart then does not get sufficient oxygen. This condition is known as ischaemia of the heart or angina pectoris, which is a latin word meaning pain in the chest. It is actually a cry of the heart for more blood. In this condition, exercise or excitement provokes severe chest pain and so limits the patients physical activity. It serves as a warning to slow down and prompt preventive measures will prevent a heart attack. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If the narrowed arteries get blocked due to a clot or thrombus inside them, causing death of that portion of the heart which depends upon the choked arteries, it is called a heart attack or coronary thrombosis. It may lead to death or heal, leaving a scar. Patients with healed lesions may be severely disabled or may be able to resume normal life with restrictions in their physical activities. A high proportion of cases of sudden death occur in persons who have had angina pectoris or coronary thrombosis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The coronary arteries get narrowed due to various chemical deposits on their inner linings. These are caused by inherited or acquired defects in the metabolic processes of the body with regard to intake and absorption of various substances. A diet rich in fatty foods, especially animal fats, causes fatty substances to settle in the coronary arteries, thus blocking and narrowing them. The process of silting up of arteries is known as arterioscelrosis and is a major degenerative change affecting the circulatory system. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A common symptom of heart disease is shortness of breath, which is caused by the blood being deprived of the proper account of oxygen. Another common symptom is chest pain or pain down either arm. Other symptoms are palpitation, fainting, emotional instability, cold hand and feet, frequent perspiration and fatigue. All these symptoms may be caused by many other disorders. Appropriate tests and studies are, therefore, essential to establish the true nature of these symptoms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The basic causes of heart disease are wrong food habits, faulty style of living and various stresses. The famous Framingham Heart Study of the National Heart and Lung Institutes identified seven major risk factors in coronary heart disease. These are : (I) elevated blood levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and other fatty substances, (ii) elevated blood pressure (iii) elevated blood uric acid levels ( mainly caused by a high protein diet), (iv) certain metabolic disorders, notably diabetes, (v) obesity, (vi) smoking, and (vii) lack of physical exercise. Any one or a combination of these risk factors can contribute to heart disease. Most of them are of dietary origin. These risk factors can be controlled by changing ones life style and re-adjusting the diet. Constant worry and tension stimulates the adrenal glands to produce more adrenaline and cartisons. This also contributes to constricted arteries, high blood pressure and increased work for the heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fundamental factor in all heart diseases is the diet. A corrective diet designed to alter body chemistry and improve the quality of general nutritional intake can, in many cases, reverse the degenerative changes which have occurred in the heart and blood vessels. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The diet should be lacto-vegetarian, low in sodium and calories. It should consist of high quality, natural organic foods, with emphasis on whole grains, seeds, fresh fruits and vegetables. Foods which should be eliminated are all white flour products, sweets, chocolates, canned foods in syrup, soft drinks, squashes, all hard fats of animal origin such as butter, cream and fatty meats. Salt and sugar should be reduced substantially. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most flesh foods have a high sodium content and some meats are also very fatty. They are also highly acid-forming and create a high level of toxic matter in the system. They should be avoided by patients with a heart disease. The patient should also avoid tea, coffee, alcohol and tobacco. Tea and coffee contain caffeine which has a toxic effect on the heart and nervous system. Caffeine is a strong cardiac stimulant, which if taken regularly can cause palpitation or disturbances of heart rhythm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alcohol damages the liver and overstimulates the heart. It also alters the blood sugar level and depletes the body's vitamin B reserve. Nicotine has a toxic, irritant effect on the heart muscles and disturbs the blood sugar level. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The diet of the patient with heart disease should consist of nutrients as near to their whole natural state as possible so as to ensure an adequate intake of essential vitamins, minerals and trace elements. Fruits and vegetables should form a large part of the diet and should be taken in their fresh raw state whenever possible. Grapes and apples are particularly beneficial. The essential fatty acids which reduce serum cholesterol levels and minimise the risk of arterioscelerosis can be obtained from sunflower seed oil, corn oil or safflower oil. Several studies have indicated that garlic can reduce the cholesterol level in persons whose body normally cannot regulate it. Another important cholesterol lowering herb is alfalfa. Lecithin helps prevent fatty deposits in arteries. Best food sources are unrefined, raw, crude vegetable oils, seeds and grains. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patients with heart disease should increase their intake of foods rich in vitamin E, as this vitamin promotes heart functioning by improving oxygeneration of the cells. It also improves the circulation and muscle strength. Many whole meal products and green vegetables, particularly the outer leaves of cabbage, are good sources of vitamin E. The vitamin B group is important for heart and circulatory disorders. The best sources of vitamin B are whole grains. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vitamin C is also essential as it protects against spontaneous breaks in capillary walls which can lead to heart attacks. It also guards against high blood cholesterol. The stress of anger, fear, disappointment and similar emotions can raise blood fat and cholesterol levels immediately but this reaction to stress can do little harm if the diet is adequate in vitamin C and panthothenic acid. The richest sources of vitamin C are citrus fruits. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following is the suggested diet for persons suffering from some disorder of the heart : </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Breakfast : Fresh fruits such as apples, grapes, pears, peaches, pineapples, oranges, melons, one or two slices of whole meal bread and skimmed milk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lunch : Combination salad of vegetables such as lettuces, cabbage, endive, carrots, cucumber, beetroot, tomato, onion and garlic, one or two slices of wholemeal bread or chappatis and curd. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mid-afternoon : Fresh fruit juice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dinner : Fresh vegetable juice or soup, two steamed or lightly cooked vegetables, one or two whole wheat chappatis, and a glass of butter-milk. The patient should also pay attention to other laws of nature for health building such as taking moderate exercise, getting proper rest and sleep, adopting the right mental attitude and getting fresh air and drinking pure water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A number of factors could be accelerating hair loss.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.Poor nutritional status due to consumption of unbalanced meals(deficient in nutrients like protein, iron, zinc, B-complex vitamins,vitamin E, and vitamin A) for prolonged periods of time may affect overall health of the hair. In addition to this, fad diets, crash dieting and eating disorders may also contribute to hair loss. This type of hair loss can be reversed by adequate nutrition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2.Stress related to an illness or surgery can also cause hair loss but it is usually temporary. Stress-related hair loss is temporary; it reverses once the stress goes away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3.Certain medications like anticoagulants, anti depressants, medications used in the treatment of high blood pressure, gout and Cardiovascular problems also may be responsible for triggering hair fall. When the medications are discontinued, hair loss can be restored.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4.Hormonal problems, Thyroid disorders, underlying disease (diabetes, lupus); infections of the scalp (fungal, ringworm) may also result in excess hair fall. This type of hair fall can be reversed by treating the underlying cause.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5.Trichotillomania,a mental illness where in a person is habituated to pulling or twisting hair from the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes or other areas of the body could also contribute to the problem of hair loss.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is cholesterol? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cholesterol is a waxy substance that forms naturally in all parts of your body. Your body requires some levels of cholesterol to function normally. Cholesterol is also involved in the making of cell tissues, production of certain hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help in the proper digestion of food. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your liver produces all the cholesterol for your bodily needs. Cholesterol in food is mainly derived from animal foods and plants foods do not have any cholesterol. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cholesterol content in the foods that you eat is the extracholesterol that enters your body. High levels of cholesterol in theblood can increase your risk of heart disease. High blood cholesterolon its own does not cause symptoms and can only be detected with ablood test. Therefore many people are unaware that their cholesterollevel is too high. Usually fat substances are carried in blood bound tosome proteins as carriers, since they are not soluble in water baseblood and tissue medium. These proteins are called lipoproteins.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Twotypes of lipoproteins based on their density are found to be involvedin transport of cholesterol in blood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Low density lipoprotein (LDL) also referred to as “bad cholesterol” as it increases the risk of heart disease.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">High density lipoprotein (HDL) also referred to as “good cholesterol” as it reduces the risk of heart disease.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">High levels ofcholesterol can increase your chances of getting a heart attack or astroke. Cholesterol can build up on the walls of your arteries (bloodvessels that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body).This build up of cholesterol is called plaque. When this happens, yourblood vessels become narrow, harder and less elastic (a condition knownas atherosclerosis). If a blood vessel that supplies blood to themuscles in your heart is blocked, it can stop or slow down the flow ofblood and oxygen to your heart causing a condition called coronaryartery disease (CAD).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If there is an excessive deposit of cholesterol or triglyceride (plaque) in the blood vessel that supplies blood to your heart, it can completely block the vessel leading to Angina (chest pain). Angina occurs when the heart does not receive enough oxygen-rich blood. All these can lead to a heart attack. Likewise stroke occurs when a blood vessel supplying blood to your brain gets blocked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is recommended that men aged 35 and above and women aged 45 and above should get their cholesterol checked at least once a year. If you fall into one or more of the following risk factors, you may have to get your cholesterol checked more often and follow your doctor’s advice to keep it under control. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check list to know if you are at risk :</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You have already had a heart attack earlier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level is less than 40 mg/dL.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You are above 55 years of age (above 45 years for men). • You have reached Menopause.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You have high blood pressure (140/90 mg/dL or higher), or if you are on blood pressure medicine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You lead a lifestyle with very little physical activity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You have a family history of heart disease (heart disease in your parents or sister or brother).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are different factors that can contribute to high blood cholesterol (TG). You may be able to take precautionary measures against some. But there are certain contributing causes that you cannot control such as age, family history (heredity) or your gender. Here are some steps you can take to maintain healthy cholesterol levels. If healthy eating and exercise do not work after 6 months to 1 year, your doctor may suggest medication to lower your cholesterol level. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do not smoke.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are overweight, lose weight. Being overweight tends to increase your LDL levels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Exercise regularly. Regular exercise can help you lose weight and lower your LDL level. It can also help you raise your HDL level.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eat foods that are good for your heart such as plenty of fruits, vegetables, grains and fish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Avoid foods that may contain trans fat. Trans fats are made when vegetable oil is hydrogenated to harden it. They raise cholesterol levels. Egg yolks, meat, and cheese are also rich in cholesterol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Less than 200 mg/dL—ideal</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">200 to 239 mg/dL—slightly high</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below 100 mg/dL—perfect if you are at a higher risk of heart disease</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Treatment of high blood cholesterol </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The majorobjective of treating high cholesterol (Tg) levels is to lower yourlow-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels so that your risk of getting aheart attack is minimized. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207164000987247897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056598512091549328.post-42606839230565094102012-11-22T22:24:00.001-08:002012-12-24T06:38:02.117-08:0010 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT BANANA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.Banana's can boot brain power.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Banana's prevent anaemia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4.Lower risk of heart dieseases and hypertension.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8.Helps who wants to quit smoking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Osteoporosis occurs when there is a loss of mineral content from bone mainly in the form of calcium. Osteoporosis mainly affects women, although it also affects men, but in a smaller percentage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Osteoporosis shows no symptoms and is usually part of the normal aging process. However some women develop the disease early in life due to other co-existing disease factors. Women also run the risk of developing it post Menopause. Since it displays no symptoms it is only when you get a fracture or recurrent fractures, that your doctor will suspect osteoporosis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your doctor will evaluate the loss of mineral from your bones throughtests which will determine your Bone Mineral Density (BMD). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The development of strong bones begins early in life. Staying healthy throughout life is an excellent way to keep your bones healthy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The factors essential for healthy bones are: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hormones: The production of the Hormone Estrogen isvital in adolescent females and young women so as to maintain bonemass. A shortage of Estrogen occurs in the following conditions,affecting bone mass and could lead to osteoporosis:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lifestyle: Smoking affects bone health and results in a substantial loss of bone mass (bone mineral density) in women. Besides osteoporotic women who continue to smoke while on medication for osteoporosis, fail to achieve the full benefits of treatment. Women who consume excessive alcohol are also at risk for osteoporosis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• excessive Caffeine intake, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• excessive alcohol intake and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nutrition </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Calcium: Calcium is one of the most essential nutrients necessary for you to reach the highest level of bone strength. To prevent osteoporosis you should eat a well balanced diet with adequate amounts of dairy products, which are the primary source of foods rich in calcium. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vitamin D: Vitamin D serves many important functions in relation to calcium metabolism. It helps increase your calcium absorption from the gastrointestinal system and kidney and thereby makes it available to your body tissues and blood. It also functions to help with the deposition of calcium to your bones.</span></div>
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