It is also known as Usiri or Amla. It is rich in C vitamin and also good for healthy skin and healthy hair. Goose berry is used in various forms in Indian Parlours to give excellent glow to skin and hair. To prevent/recover from dandruff popularly used along with henna.
It can be used outside/inside the body. If it is taken into the body in raw form the best results are yielded. Improves digestion, controls colestrol levels and also blood sugar level.
It is rich in C vitamin so good source of C vitamin thus strengthens immune system.
In India it is verymuch used to prepare pickles and chutney. Yummy and healthy Amla pickle is available in all Indian super stores. Hot rice with pickle is good combination.
Thursday, 18 September 2008
Thursday, 14 August 2008
super food
Super food;
What is super food?
Super food is ........
Rich in Antioxidant
No fat
Rich in Dietary Fibre[Most of the fruits and veg]
Traces of minerals[green leaves]
Rich in Phytonutrients[ex:Carrot, tomato,broccoli,Beetroot, pepper and Berries group]
and also Carotenoids[ to prevent development of early ARMD or neovascular ARMD, a more severe form of the illness associated with vision loss]
Vitamins A, B,C and E
Cardioprotective components
Falvanol [berries group]
Tanin[berries group]
kaempferol [Tea,spinach,Kale and onion]
flavone luteolin [Citrus group]
Allicin[garlic]
Why they are required??
What is super food?
Super food is ........
Rich in Antioxidant
No fat
Rich in Dietary Fibre[Most of the fruits and veg]
Traces of minerals[green leaves]
Rich in Phytonutrients[ex:Carrot, tomato,broccoli,Beetroot, pepper and Berries group]
and also Carotenoids[ to prevent development of early ARMD or neovascular ARMD, a more severe form of the illness associated with vision loss]
Vitamins A, B,C and E
Cardioprotective components
Falvanol [berries group]
Tanin[berries group]
kaempferol [Tea,spinach,Kale and onion]
flavone luteolin [Citrus group]
Allicin[garlic]
Why they are required??
To fight with free radicals develop in the human body which are the major reasons for various cancers, ageing, Cardio varcular deseases, Chronic illnesses and other serious illnesses related with brain and eyes as well.
They are rich in various cancer preventing agents like ellagic acid to prevent the bile acid to transform into cancer causing agent. The chemicals released when we eat this super food are useful to trigger a program is the body chemistry which will prevent the rapid growth of cancer cell growth in the body. [tomato,beetroot, carrot, radish, broccoli, mushrooms, spinach, apple and berries, Green tea]
Due to richness dietary fibre improve the digestion. [apple,peach, green leaves,lychee,mange,satsumas,melon and Orange]
Stimulate the immune system. Heal the skin in healthy form by retaining lot of water in it. [ex:tomato,melon,chow chow,squash,bottle gourd,pumpkin etc]
They help to abosrob the iron and helps in preventing anemia.[tomato,orange,beetroot and carrot, spinach as well]
The presence of allicin helps to reduce the cholesterol.ex garlic.
Seeds and nuts: Rich in mononaturated/monostaurated fats helps to prevent osteoporosis
Dietary fibre: Insoluble fiber possesses passive water-attracting properties that help to increase bulk, soften stool and shorten transit time through the intestinal tract. Soluble fiber undergoes metabolic processing via fermentation, yielding end-products with broad, significant health effects.
Ex: whole grain food,plums and any fruit veg along with their skin.
Omega3 acids: good for brain health Salmon
As we all know most of the veg and fruit come under this group, Blue berries is in the top most.
List1:Oats, seeds, watercress, red peppers, mackerel, herring, salmon, tuna, berries (especially blueberries), eggs, winter squash, beetroot, broccoli, sweet potatoes, red wine, live yoghurt, pomegranate juice, dark chocolate, turkey, tomatoes, brown rice, almonds, green tea, ginger, rhubarb, linseed, avocado, wheatgrass, durian fruit.
List2:Blackcurrants [9]
Wolfberries aka Goji Berries[10]
Cacao, Raw chocolate [11].
Blueberries[12]
Raspberries [13]
Bilberry [14]
Coffee Berry [15]
Bee Pollen [16].
Açaí.[17]
Aloe Vera [18].
Probiotics [19]
Noni Fruit [20]
Yacon Root[21]
Maca [22]
Rose hips [23]
Watercress [24]
Papaya [24]
Soy (see also Soybeans#Promotion as health food)[24]
Flax seed [25]
Broccoli [26]
Alfalfa sprouts[27]
Oranges [28]
Spinach [29]
Tomatoes [30]
Walnuts [31]
Blue/Green algae[32]
Chlorella[33]
Spirulina[34]
Avocado[35]
Olives
If we keep browsing we can find various lists which covers mostly fruit,veg, beans,pulses,seeds,nuts,egg,fish and red wine. So staying vegetarian and having lots of red grapes in place of red wine would be the best for those who have diet restrictions and want to be environment friendly. For non veg group there is an extra option of having lots of fish to their diet. Having Red wine is personal decision!!!
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/healthfitness/vitamins/super_foods.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6252390.stm
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Fight through diet with deseases
Diabetes: Potato peel added to the diet of diabetic rats significantly reduced blood sugar levels.
Cancer:
Potato skin. How is it helpful to prevent and slower the cancer tumor growth??
They contain proteins called lectins, which inhibit tumour growth.Top tips: It's a myth that all the nutrition is within the skin of the potato; more than 50 per cent of the overall nutrition content can be found in the potato itself! Washing your face with cool potato juice clears up blemishes.
Prostate cancer: Many mushrooms contain large amounts of selenium, a cancer-busting mineral. In studies, white button mushroom extract suppressed the growth of prostate cancer cells and decreased tumour size.Immune system: Mushrooms contain substances that may help the immune system remove abnormal cells that cause disease
Colon cancer:Laboratory studies published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry show that phenolic compounds in blueberries can inhibit colon cancer cell proliferation and induce apoptosis (programmed cell death).Extracts were made of the blueberry phenols, which were freeze-dried and further separated into phenolic acids, tannins, flavonols, and anthocyanins. Then the dried extracts and fractions were added to cell cultures containing two colon cancer cell lines, HT-29 and Caco-2.In concentrations normally found in laboratory animal plasma after eating blueberries, anthyocyanin fractions increased DNA fragmentation (a sign that apoptosis or cell death had been triggered) by 2-7 times. Flavonol and tannin fractions cut cell proliferation in half at concentrations of 70-100 and 50-100 microg/mL, while the phenolic fraction was also effective, but less potent, reducing proliferation by half at concentrations of 1000 microg/mL. Bottomline: eating blueberries may reduce colon cancer risk.
Protection against Ovarian CancerAmong their rich supply of phytonutrients, blueberries include a flavonoid called kaempferol. Research calculating flavonoid intake in 66,940 women enrolled in the Nurses Health Study between 1984 and 2002 revealed that women whose diets provided the most kaempferol had a 40% reduction in risk of ovarian cancer, compared to women eating the least kaempferol-rich foods. In addition to blueberries, foods richest in kaempferol include tea (nonherbal), onions, curly kale, leeks, spinach, and broccoli.A significant 34% reduction in ovarian cancer risk was also seen in women with the highest intake of the flavone luteolin (found in citrus).
High blood pressure: 250ml raw beetroot juice has proved to reduce the blood pressure drastrically within hours by London school of medicine. This is possible due it's abundence in nitrates.
Cancer:
Potato skin. How is it helpful to prevent and slower the cancer tumor growth??
They contain proteins called lectins, which inhibit tumour growth.Top tips: It's a myth that all the nutrition is within the skin of the potato; more than 50 per cent of the overall nutrition content can be found in the potato itself! Washing your face with cool potato juice clears up blemishes.
Prostate cancer: Many mushrooms contain large amounts of selenium, a cancer-busting mineral. In studies, white button mushroom extract suppressed the growth of prostate cancer cells and decreased tumour size.Immune system: Mushrooms contain substances that may help the immune system remove abnormal cells that cause disease
Colon cancer:Laboratory studies published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry show that phenolic compounds in blueberries can inhibit colon cancer cell proliferation and induce apoptosis (programmed cell death).Extracts were made of the blueberry phenols, which were freeze-dried and further separated into phenolic acids, tannins, flavonols, and anthocyanins. Then the dried extracts and fractions were added to cell cultures containing two colon cancer cell lines, HT-29 and Caco-2.In concentrations normally found in laboratory animal plasma after eating blueberries, anthyocyanin fractions increased DNA fragmentation (a sign that apoptosis or cell death had been triggered) by 2-7 times. Flavonol and tannin fractions cut cell proliferation in half at concentrations of 70-100 and 50-100 microg/mL, while the phenolic fraction was also effective, but less potent, reducing proliferation by half at concentrations of 1000 microg/mL. Bottomline: eating blueberries may reduce colon cancer risk.
Protection against Ovarian CancerAmong their rich supply of phytonutrients, blueberries include a flavonoid called kaempferol. Research calculating flavonoid intake in 66,940 women enrolled in the Nurses Health Study between 1984 and 2002 revealed that women whose diets provided the most kaempferol had a 40% reduction in risk of ovarian cancer, compared to women eating the least kaempferol-rich foods. In addition to blueberries, foods richest in kaempferol include tea (nonherbal), onions, curly kale, leeks, spinach, and broccoli.A significant 34% reduction in ovarian cancer risk was also seen in women with the highest intake of the flavone luteolin (found in citrus).
High blood pressure: 250ml raw beetroot juice has proved to reduce the blood pressure drastrically within hours by London school of medicine. This is possible due it's abundence in nitrates.
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