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Why Ayurveda Recommends BANANA as Healthy Diet?
Indian traditional foods and Ayurveda recommends Banana
as part of everyday meal for health and wellbeing. Unfortunately middle time
researchers and modern medical systems opined that it is bad for health and
most of the modern medicine doctors advise not to take banana.
This article analysis the health benefits of banana
subject to its nutritional availability factors
a.
Modern nutritional researches shows that
the Bananas are four times richer than proteins, twice the carbohydrate, three
times the phosphorus and five times the vitamin A and iron when compared to the
so called healthy fruit “APPLE”
b.
Bananas are filled up with natural sugars
like sucrose, fructose etc which when taken gives a immediate boost on the
energy levels and brings psychological happiness. Many fitness related
researches suggest that hard 45 minutes work out requires just Bananas. That’s
why in sports world banana is one of the highly recommended fruits.
c.
Bananas are rich in Vitamin B. Vitamin B is
usually responsible for calmness of mind and strengthening the nervous system.
Traditionally bananas are recommended as a part of the diet to Children and
aged to pacify the psychological irritability and to strengthen the nervous
system
d.
Ayurveda recommends Banana for Pre and post
menopausal syndrome as diet. One of the researches have shown the maintained
the glucose levels through banana intake reduces the mood swings in the PMS
women by 82%
e.
Most of the women disorders starts with
menstrual problems to bone health are usually related to poor iron levels. Most
of the times the iron supplements have somehow fail to get assimilated in the
body. One of the researches done at Stanford University has shown the positive
results banana and iron deficiencies. Take 2 Banana a day and keep your iron
supplements away- the researchers say
f.
Depression is becoming one of the commonest
disorders. Many researches now been done to find ways to prevent it. One such
research has reviled that the tryptophan in the banana is one of the naturally
driven chemical most effective in keeping the mind happier. They advise just
take two Bananas a day to keep the depression away.
g.
According to World Health Organization,
High Blood Pressure is one of the deadliest conditions affects the humans. Many
researches are now directed to the prevention and natural management ways.
Since the bananas are high in potassium and low in salt which makes a ideal
diet to maintain or prevent the higher BP bouts. This is one of the reasons why
US FDA has allowed the banana industry to make a official claims for the
fruit’s ability to reduce the High BP and stroke
h.
Lifestyle changes bring many bad health
results. Hangover is one among them. In India, centuries it is practiced that
Banana processed milk or milk shake can bring down the hang over in short time.
Many researches have shown the physiological results of Banana milk shake for
hangover. It fills the stomach, rehydrate the system and improves the blood
sugar levels in no time – Experts say
i.
Morning sickness has become a part of life
to all especially the late night working software engg. One of the nutritional
psychological researches shows that intake of banana helps in maintaining the
blood sugar levels which in turn help prevent morning sickness.
j.
Improving IQ: One of the biggest challenges
currently we face as doctors. Children with less IQ have increased numbers in
every society. Credit goes to the working parents unable to concentrate on the
children diets. Many parents just jump in to the nutritional supplemental diets
but that too sometimes fails to create the desired results. Surprisingly many
pediatric results have shown positive effects of banana taking children.
Children who eat one banana perform better in exams than who not take it.
k.
Well known benefit of Banana worldwide for
constipation. Higher fibers help relieve constipation in no time.
l.
Ayurveda recommends Banana as a diet for
stomach and duodenal ulcers. Current day researches do agree on this. The hyper
acidity simply gets neutralized by the banana fibers which in turn help to heal
the ulcers faster.
m.
Banana does have a positive help on
bringing the smoking down – researchers say. The B6, B12, Potassium and
magnesium helps to remove the nicotine levels faster which help in the
withdrawal.
Ayurveda and most of the
traditional systems recommend Banana has part of the diet for all seasons and
for all age groups. Since it is not native to Europe, the proverb says apple as
a important diet. It is time to change it as “A Banana a day keeps the Doctor
Away”
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Ayurveda Home remedies for Pain
Ayurveda, the science of life was the first system
taught about the ‘Food as Medicine’ concept. In every context of physiology to
pathology and prognosis Ayurveda was the only medical system talks about
qualities of foods and its good and bad effects.
In this context, I am talking about Ayurveda’s top 10
pain killers; I should call it as ‘Top 10 Kitchen pain killers’ The most
important factor is that all these recommendations are currently very well
validated by the modern medical system.
1.
Fresh
Ginger to ease muscular pain – Ayurveda recommends 5 gm of fresh
ginger or 2 gm dried ginger as part of diet to prevent and manage muscular and
joint pains. One of research from Denmark
has shown Ginger’s positive effects on reducing swelling and stiffness. They
have very well documented the physiological results of ‘Gingerols’ which is
effective for reducing all kinds of pain
2.
Clove
for Tooth Ache – Ayurveda was the only system to
recommend spices for pain management. Indians very well uses the clove powder
or oil to beat the tooth ache and tooth problems. A team of researchers from US
have documented the effects eugenol – one of the active components from clove
for its anesthetic and anti bacterial effects. They also have documents that
the intake of 2 gm of clove powder improves cholesterol ratio, maintains the PH
in the GIT Tract which in turn prevents all kinds of oral infections.
3.
Vinegar
for Heart Burn - Do you know that Ayurveda was the first
system to talk about preparing different kinds of Vinegars and its therapeutic
and medical effects. Ayurveda recommends
30 ml of Vinegar after a heavy meal can make the digestion and metabolism
smoother. One of teams of US colon and digestive disease center have documented
the good results of Vinegar especially the Apple cider one. They have found that the mallic and tartaric
acids are the components which help in the breakdown of harder, bigger food
particles to smaller easily digestible ones.
4.
Garlic
for Ear Ache: If
you are from a village back ground, you would know about this use of Garlic.
Traditionally, Garlic is used to treat ear aches. The practice is pouring warm garlic oil 2
drops into the paining ear for 5-11 days heals it completely. In a study
conducted by Mexican scientists, it is evident that the active ingredients of
garlic like germanium, selenium and sulfur contents have physiological positive
effects on pain causing chemicals secreted by common bacterial infection.
5.
Cherries
for Pain: Ayurveda the science of life recommends cherries as a
part of diet to win and prevent pain. Some of the researches have shown that
the anthocyanins, which are the active ingredients in any cherries, have ten
times more positive effects on Killing pain than common pain killers like
Ibuprofen etc. without any side effects.
6.
Fish
for Stomach problems: Most of us think that Ayurveda is
vegetarian system. But the truth is Ayurveda recommends as much as non
vegetarian foods for better health. For example, Conditions like Indigestion,
Irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel syndrome etc Ayurveda recommends
as much as 200 gm of specified fish as diet. Ayurveda also opines that the
waist size can very well be controlled by fish diet. Modern researches do agree
about this as the EPA and DHA are the powerful anti inflammatory chemicals in
fish are ten times more effective than the common corticosteroids.
7.
Buttermilk
for PMS: Ayurveda recommends Buttermilk for Pre and post
menopausal syndromes and menstrual pains. One of research conducted in the Yale
University has shown the positive results of buttermilk in women gynecological
troubles. The richness in calcium helps calm down the physical and
psychological irritability in PMS.
8.
Reversing
Diabetic pain with Turmeric: Ayurveda recommends use of turmeric
as a part of diet to prevent the complications of Diabetes and pain. One of the researches has shown positive
results of turmeric in healing pain in arthritis and fibromyalgia in Diabetic
patients.
9.
Salt
to ease foot pain: As per the internet research foot pain is
the condition affects everyone irrespective of age, sex, region etc. Ayurveda
is the first system to recommend salted hot water therapy for foot pain. As many researches has shown the salt’s anti
bacterial effects and anti inflammatory properties. One of the research from
Stanford University shows that the regular soaking of infected parts in warm
salt water acts better than the tropical pain killers and anti biotics.
10.
Honey for Mouth Sores: Ayurveda recommends
honey gargle for mouth sores. Even as general practice as part of Dina Charya
Honey gargle is recommended for better voice, improved speech and to prevent
all type oral inflammations and infections. One of the research conducted in
the Dubai Medical center suggest that honey gargle heals the mouth sores 47%
better than any medicines, creams available in the market. Honey is extremely
effective in reducing the inflammation, improving the tissue healing is the
verdict of the research
11.
Muscle cramps with Tamarind Juice: Ayurveda
recommends Tamarind juice to manage acute muscle cramps. An authentic research
shows that the potassium deficiency usually leads to muscle cramps and one out
of four aged more than 40 suffers from this condition. 50 ml of diluted
tamarind juice is effective in bringing back the blood potassium levels –
researchers say.
Ayurveda the science of life recommends something
called ‘Dina Charya’ – daily regimen for the health and wellness of each and
every individual and for the society. Unfortunately, in this fast paced life we
not only lost the habit of following it but health benefits of these which led
to ill health and innumerable numbers of medicine intake. All these above
advises does not require much time, effort or cost. All it required is
inclusion as part of diet or practiced as part of day. Even though these
remedies look simpler, but the benefits are priceless.
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