Showing posts with label benefits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label benefits. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Important Function of Fruit & Vegetable Juices

Important Function of Fruit & Vegetable Juices:

Nutritional Benefits

    Fruit & vegetable juices are naturally fat free
    Fruit & vegetable juices provides fruit energy: Fruits, vegetables & their respective juices provide substantial amounts of fruit carbohydrates, which supply energy to power all body work -- from heartbeats and household work to school homework and office work, even for the smile that spreads across our face
    Fruits and vegetables contain significant  amounts of vitamins & minerals. Vitamins are required for carrying out many vital functions of the body and many of them are involved in the utilization of the major nutrients like proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Minerals and microelements are necessary for the nerve and muscle function and are the building material for some body tissue
    Fruit juices with NO ADDED SUGAR helps meet  5-a-day plan

Protective Benefits

    Fruits, Vegetables & their respective juices contain substantial amount of biologically active non-nutrient compounds called phytochemicals. These protective components exert various beneficial roles in the body
    Fruit Juices are naturally rich in potassium & low in sodium. Research indicates that diets rich in potassium & low in sodium helps in maintaining heart health
    Fruit juices are rich in antioxidant nutrients that help strengthen body’s natural defenses
    Fruit and vegetable juices are a perfect food supplement. They are far more powerful than the isolated nutrients found in vitamin pills. Nutrients influence each other and, therefore, they should not be separated because nutrients combined naturally in food work together more effectively than when they are separated as a single supplement

Fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber that may help protect you from chronic diseases. Compared with people who consume a diet with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat more generous amounts as part of a healthful diet are likely to have reduced risk of chronic diseases, including stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases, and certain cancer.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Benefits of Garlic

Garlic as a medicinal food has an impressive range of benefits. Garlic and its cousin onion contain substances that discourage platelets from sticking together and prevent blood clots, helping to naturally thin the blood. They also lower total cholesterol and triglycerides, another type of blood fat, all the while increasing HDL, "good cholesterol".  Garlic may also lower blood-sugar levels in people with diabetes. Garlic may exert its effects in part by stimulating beta-cell insulin secretion. While garlic has had some mixed results in trials set to measure its effects on lowering blood sugar, diabetics may still wish to consciously add more fresh garlic to food, or even consider supplementation with garlic powder due to its protective health benefits and absence of major side effects. The major drawback to garlic continues to be the risk of stomach upset with higher doses, along with the usual risk of compounding the effects of prescription blood thinners.

Garlic can and should be used liberally in food, either powdered or freshly chopped. Two cloves or more a day are considered a medicinal dose. Eating 2 to 3 fresh garlic cloves a day has many health benefits including diabetes, arthritis and heart health. To make it more palatable, mash the garlic cloves with a spoonful of honey A simple garlic based broth may be more effective than chicken soup! Garlic and it's close relatives (chives, leeks and onions) can be applied directly to burns in a poultice. Or cut an onion in half and squeeze the juice on the burn. Garlic infused oils can be used topically or in cooking. Crushed garlic is a good addition to any homemade insecticide spray. Garlic cloves, placed in the ground around plants will deter slugs. Garlic is a natural pesticide against mosquito larvae.

Using garlic and onion to treat ear infections is a longstanding home remedy that many people swear by, claiming that they alleviate the pain of ear infections and even eliminate the infection entirely. garlic has shown some potential in lowering high cholesterol and blood pressure and lowering risk of certain cancers. Onion has similar properties and has been linked to a reduced risk of both stomach and brain cancer.

How can we use garlic
for hair loss remedy? – An hour before bedtime, slice open a clove of garlic and rub it on the hair loss area. Wait for an hour then massage the scalp with olive oil. Put on a cap and go to bed. In the morning, shampoo your hair. Repeat this remedy for a few weeks, and hopefully hair will stop falling out and re-grow.

Onion (Allium cepa) recognised with healing qualities include their antibacterial, cleansing, stimulating, and nourishing powers. Onions contain a number of important minerals and vitamins, such as vitamins C and B6, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and germanium. Onion also has a high sulfur content. Sulphur is a mineral present in every cell in our body, with its greatest concentration in hair, skin and nails. It has often been called the “beauty mineral” and the “healing mineral” because of its ability to promote circulation and decrease inflammation. These qualities also lend to the theory that adequate amounts of sulphur can jump-start hair growth in people with deficiencies. High amounts of sulphur in onions make them particularly effective in regenerating hair follicles and stimulating hair regrowth. In addition, naturally-concentrated sulphur compounds have been proven to show additional hair-restoring.