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Homemade Health Remedies
The recent study published by Readers-digest’ reveals that around 80% of Indians and Africans still go for home remedies to treat general ailments. World Health Organization (WHO) also approves the medicinal properties of many home remedies, which are tested safe and effective under scientific studies or clinical trials.
Moreover, being safe, cheap and effective cure, home remedies generally consist of the ingredients of our daily usage. Just from common kitchen ingredients, you can have a potent remedy!
Although home remedies are mostly safe to use but one must consult the physician before taking any remedy.
With the increasing awareness among masses, some medical practitioners already integrate their prescription with home remedies.
That being said, here you will explore homemade cures, proven effective for respective ailments…
Common cold with cough or nasal obstruction
Common cold is the viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. As one of the most common infection, common cold is rarely fatal and often associated with throat and nasals troubles.
Treatment- Remember that chicken soup you mother gave you as quick remedy for cough and colds? Chicken soup is the most popular home remedy, scientific studies have also proved its healing properties to treat common cough, cold and nasal congestion! According to experts, chicken soup contains anti-inflammatory properties often used in medicines for cold. Just taking the hot soup and inhaling its steam helps you clear up nasal congestion.
- Back tea with a tablespoon of honey, juice of ginger root and half a lemon’ make an effective combination to overcome cold related symptoms. As both honey and ginger have antioxidant properties, when mixed together it becomes an excellent cough reliever. Lemon is a rich source of Vitamin C that strengthens the immune system to combat diseases.
- Warm water gargle with one teaspoon of common salt helps to cure troubled throat.
- Steam inhalation helps you to unblock nasal passages and breathe comfortably.
We hope that above mentioned remedies help you defeat these little monstrous and irritating diseases. Enjoy being cured without strong medicines!!!
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References:- Respiratory Tract read ‘Wikipedia – The free encyclopedia, for Respiratory tract related details.
- Reader Digest read rd website on more details for health related data.
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Dietary Fiber - The Natural Detoxification
Dietary Fibers consist of those units of carbohydrates/glucose that cannot be digested by human digestive enzymes. Fiber-rich food is an important part of the healthy diet. It is recommended that an average adult should consume at least 25 – 35 grams of fiber on a daily basis.
Fibers usually classified into two categories, relative to their solubility in water: soluble fiber and insoluble fiber. Both types of fiber have the essential nutrients for good health.
Insoluble dietary fibers are present in whole wheat, some fruits and vegetables, like’ green beans and dark green leafy vegetables. Insoluble fibers are primarily made up of cellulose’ that provide rigidity to fruits and vegetables, for example’ the skin/peel of fruits or vegetables. It acts as a natural laxative that helps maintaining regular bowel movement and prevents constipation.
Soluble dietary fibers are present in oats, dried beans, nuts and in some fruits, like’ apples or oranges, also in vegetables such as carrots. Soluble fiber primarily consists of gum and mucilage, which slows down glucose absorption from the small intestine. So, soluble fibers reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the blood stream and thus help preventing the risks of heart or artery conditions.
Dietary Fiber in any form (soluble or insoluble) has numerous health benefits and often recommended for daily consumption by nutritional experts and dietitians. Here are some basic benefits of dietary fibers:
- It helps preventing intestinal problems and constipation.
- Fiber gives the feeling of fullness and reduces energy consumption.
- Keeps the colon clean.
- Fiber acts as the best source of natural detoxification.
- Activates the digestive tract.
- Protects against bacterial infection of the appendix.
As mentioned before, an average individual must consume 25g to 35g of fiber each day. For your daily fiber requirement you can consider different veggie foods combination, such as apple, banana, peach, cherries, dried plums, beans, whole wheat bread, cooked oatmeal, corn bran, popped popcorn, or any type of legume.
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Do you need Fats?
Fats (wiki) are the basic components of the food that helps storing energy in the body. When you are not eating during the daily chores or during inaccessibility of food, the stored body fats provide energy to go on and prevent starvation.
With unlimited information resources both online and offline (like’ media, magazines, papers, instructors as well as physicians) on potentially harmful effects of the fats, does not mean that fats are useless altogether. In fact some fats are quite useful for nutritional properties necessary for keeping us healthy.
As carbohydrates (wiki) are the primary source of energy and the fats keep that energy stored in your body. Human body cannot stock large amount of glycogen (formed with carbohydrates (Glycogen - wiki) because bulky glycogen contains a great deal of water. On the other hand, fats usually bond together without water and store much more energy than glycogen and that too in a small space!
Those who do tough physical labor or those living or traveling in cold conditions require more fats over to produce more energy in the form of heat. The fat layer beneath the skin prevents the other organs from extreme temperature conditions. Fats also dissolve some essential nutrients like vitamins A, D, E, and K.
High fat foods usually taste tempting that causes a person to eat them excessively, while storing unnecessary calories.
Yes, Excess of everything is bad!
Now, you may ask’ How do I know when to stop eating?
Well, certain fats in the food slow digestion and give a stop signal to the brain. That is why fatty foods give a fuller feeling of satisfaction.
Fat in itself is a vital component of the diet. The fear of the ‘fat’ word arises due to negligence on taking fats in excessive quantity. Eating too much fatty foods and weight gain are often associated with some other problems like’ anorexia and other disorders.
One should consume fats that are good for the body, for example’ fats found in fish oil or olive oil, those good fats are often mentioned as unsaturated fats.
You can avoid taking saturated fats, like’ bread, butter, hard margarine, cheese, whole milk, pasta, potatoes, rice, cereal, and fried foods. Remember to eat a small amount of good fats every day to maintain good health.
Last but not the least, if you think that you are storing more fats than needed please stay away from the deadly weight loss products and quick miracle cures, just start burning the excess calories with regular physical activities and opt for natural weight management products.
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The Sour Blend - Vinegar and Blood Glucose
Do you know that the sour blend can save lives?
You may or may not already know, but the fact is’ Yes’ the sour do save lives. The tangy acetic acid, the compound that gives the sour flavor to vinegar and lemon has dramatic health care benefits. Before going forward let’s explore the effects of the blood glucose level on your health no matter you are suffered from diabetes or not.The Glucose Shots
The Myth buster
Researchers now have proven facts that diet overloaded with foods that send blood glucose on a roller coaster can increase risk of heart disease by damaging blood vessels and raising bad cholesterol. High glucose level may cause memory loss and increase the risks of certain cancers.
Do you go for quick-pick foods like’ Sugary Do-nut, Sweet Lollies, Pizza or Pastry? All those fast foods available out there in nearby marts' take no time to dissolve in stomach and race into bloodstream, flooding body with glucose in no time that’s why people feel more energized after consuming them.
The trouble with quick food is the energy triggered from high blood sugar not lasts long, leaving the worse feeling than before and make people hungry much before the next meal time. When blood glucose increases after a meal, our bodies bring it back to normal in few hours.
While individuals with untreated diabetes always have the high glucose levels, traditional physicians believe that only diabetics need to be concerned about the food they take but lately scientific researches have proved that even healthy people do suffer from higher levels of blood glucose that can damage the body beyond repair, though it may not cause diabetes.
Take Control
Fortunately, at present times we understand nutrition, diet and health in a way never before. As none of the mentioned damages happen overnight, you can simply keep yourself healthy just with modest changes in the food you consumed everyday.
Add tang to your diet
In a recent study, a group of individuals who ate high fat meals for breakfast and lunch saw their blood glucose skyrocketed in an hour after consumption. But when they also took a tablespoon of apple vinegar, their blood glucose level after the meals came down to 50% lower!
What’s the secret?
Scientists aren’t sure, all they know is vinegar intervenes with the enzymes that break chemical bonds in starch and the sugar; this makes body longer time to break down those foods into blood glucose. As it turns out, the tangy power of vinegar can be used as successful ingredient that keeps blood glucose from rising too high.
No matter how it works, it does! Getting this wonderful and free blood glucose solution is as easy as adding vinegar to your diet, for example; put it in salads, drink about a table spoon of Apple vinegar (blended with artificial sweetener for taste) or vinegar also makes an excellent marinade, especially when mixed with a little olive oil and chopped fresh herbs.
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