08.30.06
Posted in Food & Nutrition, arteriosclerosis, Food & Nutrition, gastro intestinal tract, increased energy at 1:04 am by Last
What is dietary fibre?
Dietary fibre could be defines as anything that moves through gastro-intestinal tract and is not digested as food.
Refined foods are responsible for many diseases prominent in urban and rich societies. Due to this there is growing awareness to put back fibres in one’s diet. The major sources are plant cell wall material which is not digested by human enzymes. The high energy and low fibre foods like sugar or flour causes diseases by:
- Altered intestinal functions
- Increased energy intake which leads to obesity, diabetes and other diseases.
Common Foods - How body absorbs carbohydrates?
- Sugar/soft drinks: Shoot into the blood
- Starches, Bread or potatoes - Stream into the blood.
- Fruits: Flow into the blood
- Milk items: Drip into the blood.
- Vegetables: Seep into the blood.
Benefits of dietary fibre: Diseases that could be avoided by taking fibre rich diet:-
- Constipation and hence hernia or varicose veins could be avoided
- Carcinoma or bowel
- Colon or cancer
- Piles/Hemorrhoids
- Diverticular diseases
- Arteriosclerosis and hence heart attacks
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08.28.06
Posted in Diet Plans, Diet Plans, diet plan, fruit juice, liquid diet at 12:30 am by Last
This liquid diet plan is designed to give nourishment orally in liquid state. Patients who could not take solid or semi solid foods could take this. The drawback for this diet is that it does not provide enough nutrients. Hence, it should not be continued for more then a month. Consult your doctor before taking on this diet plan: -
Liquid Diet Plan Items:
- Milk: 1000ml
- Fruit Juice: 1000 ml
- Eggs: 2
- Sugar: 50gm
This liquid diet provides:-
- Calories: 1400
- Proteins: 52 gms
- Calcium: 1760mg
- Iron: 11.1 mg
- Retinol: 1100 micro mg
- Thiamin: 1.4 mg
- Riboflavin: 1.8 mg
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08.20.06
Posted in Sleep Apnea at 10:09 am by Last
Ever felt like you were drowning during the middle of the night and then you are suddenly resuscitated, but only momentarily? That is what some people with sleep apnea feel like when the symptoms strike. This feeling repeats itself over and over again throughout the night, and it goes away only when the bright morning sun appears.
Among the many sleeping disorders, the sleep apnea sleeping disorders are some of the most dangerous, if not the potentially most dangerous of all the sleeping disorders. This is because if left untreated, these sleep apnea sleeping disorders can contribute to the development of terrible ailments such as stroke or high blood… [sleep apnea sleeping disorders]
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08.16.06
Posted in Sleep Apnea at 11:19 pm by Last
Is surgery always the best option?
Will removing the physical symptoms always guarantee a person relief?
Not necessarily … the simple reason for this is that certain diseases are in fact not separate from the individual. The author of this article believes that western medical philosophy has fallen short because it is usually pre-occupied with only tackling the symptoms of a problem and not the root causes. Western medicine tends to view the body as separate from the mind and soul. It is perhaps due to this reason that a recurrence of a disease is quite common. The author, Dorothy, is of the opinion that western medical philosophy is flawed because… [read on: sleep apnea surgery]
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08.12.06
Posted in Beauty Recipes, aromatherapy, Beauty Recipes, extra virgin olive oil, massage oil, rough skin at 2:11 pm by Last
Once you complete exercising, your feet feels tired. Use this great aromatherapy herbal oil, which will not only relax your feet but soften any rough skin around feet.
Ingredients for home made foot massage oil:
- soybean, Jojoba, extra virgin olive oil or almond oil: 2 tsp
- Lavender, clay sage essential oil or orange: 2-6 drops
No: of yields: 1 treatment
Preparation: Mix the ingredients well.
Method of application: Massage your feet with the above preparation with firm and strong hands. Apply the pressure as and when required to alleviate fatigue and tensions in your feet. Put socks after you complete the massage.
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