Friday, 6 April 2012

Honey! its food Value

Honey is one of nature's most splendid gift to humankind. It possesses unique nutritional and medicinal properties. Recently while reading H.K. Bakhru's book " Foods that Heals"  there is one topic on Honey too is very knowledgeable and informational. Honey which known as Shahad in India. It is a semi- translucent liquid of a light yellowish-brown color. It  has automatic odour and sweet acrid taste. Honey bees are alone capable of making honey and honey comb.

History of Honey
Honey has been used for several thousand years as an ingredient for medicines. it formed the basis of many medical preparation. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, prescribed it 2,000 years ago to is patients as a remedy for several ailments and himself also used it. Honey retains it chemical value for several years without change.
Food Value
The sugars in honey are glucose, fructose and sucrose. Glucose is the simplest of the sugar. It occurs in the blood of live animals, in fruit and vegetable juice. Its restores the oxygen that is replaced by lactic and acid when fatigue set in. Fructose which is also known as levulose or grape sugar, crystallizes more easily than glucose and builds up tissues. Sucrose is a combination of glucose and fructose.. Dextrine, which is a gummy substance, is found in small amount in Honey but it makes honey so digestible. 

 Honey contains all 28 amino-acids, 28 minerals, 11 enzymes. 14 fatty acids and 11 carbohydrates. But much of these nutritive quantities are lost by heating the honey for commercial use.
Honey and its food and minerals value in percentage
Food Value
Minerals and Vitamins Value
Moisture
20%
Calcium
5mg
Protein
0.3%
Phosphorus
16mg
Minerals
0.2%
Iron
0.9mg
Carbohydrates
79.5%
Vitamin C
4 mg


Small amounts of Vitamin B Complex



Calorific Value
319


So eat honey as much as you can. It is really a god gift for humankind.  But while purchasing honey be careful for mischievous brand and  mischievous Honey supplier always buy honey from reputed forms and of reputed brand honey. Even you can buy from online shop like Amazon.. To know more about honey and honey bees you can buy Care & Keeping in Honey bees  it is written by N.E Gary and  The Classic Beekeeper manual  these books are available on Amazon.com


Thursday, 5 April 2012

What is fruit diet? What are Dry fruit supplements!

Fruits are one of the oldest form of food known to man. In fact  the first man ate apple, "the forbidden fruit" of heaven. There are many story about fruits in Veda, According to Veda fruits are considered the food of god. Even in Quran, the fruits like grape, date, fig, olive and pomegranate are the gift and food of the god.

     Fruits and dry fruits are are natural staple food of man. They contain substantial quantities of essential nutrients in rational enzymes. They are easy digested and exercise a cleansing effect on blood and the digestive tract.
Benefits of Fruit diets: Fruits have highly beneficial effects on the human system.
  • Hydrating effect: Fruit juice is most prefer way of of hydrating the organism. The water absorbed by sick person in the manner has an added advantage of supplying sugar and minerals at the same time. Now days, diet fruits supplement are easily available online or in  local market and that diet fruits are supplementing natural fruits very effectively.
  • Diuretic effect: Clinical observation have shown that potassium, magnesium and sodium contents of the fruits act as a diuretic and dieresis- frequency of urination is considerably increase when fruits and fruit juice are taken.. They lower the urine density and thereby accelerate the elimination of nitrogenous wast from body.
  • Alkalinising effect: The organic acids of the salt in fruits produce alkaline carbonate. When transformed within the organism, which alkalies the fluid. The fruits promotes intestinal elimination.. This effect keep the body free from toxic waste.
  • Mineralising effect: : Fruits furnish minerals to the body. The dried fruits  such as apricots, raisin and dates  and their supplements  are rich in calcium and iron. These fruits are essential for for strong bones and good blood.
  • Laxative effect: The fibrous matter in fruits, cellulose, aids in the smooth passage of the food in digestive tract easy bowel action. The sugar and organic acids contained in fruit also increase laxative effect.
  • Tonic Action: Fruits, as  dependable source of vitamins, exert a tonic effect in the body. Guava, custard apple and citrus fruits, like lemons and oranges are particularly valuable sources of vitamins C. The fruits are usually eaten fresh and raw, thus making the vitamins fully available to us .
Eat fresh food to keep healthy



Sunday, 1 April 2012

Key to Success for students?

Now days every parents want to fulfill all such dreams through their children which themselves could not fulfill in their school time   so they imposed their dreams on their children shoulders  children have accept it willingly or unwillingly. This willingly or unwilling imposing of  parents wishes on children, puts children under great stress   and that reflect in result. and if you are also in such a category then please read the under mentioned tips for sure and certain improvement in to memory as well as reading and grasping speed. There are lots of memory improving supplements and memory improving books are available that will  also be helpful for memory power improvement but buy such product only from reputed shop or online cartels like amazon or flipkart.

Revision in Class:

  •        Revise previous day class work when you reach and seat in class.
  •        Revise today class works when teacher finishes class and leave
Revision at Home
  •       Do revision in morning after waking up and  doing morning exercise and breakfast.
  •       In night before going to sleep
  •       On Sunday revise weekly class work
Study and Learn at Home
  •      Slow study to understand your class work and to study on your own(Self Study)
  •      Do numerical questions
  •      Write and revise slowly to memorize difficult things     
Exercise and other work at Home:
  •    Do aerobic exercise for minimum 30 minutes
  •    Take Vitamins and mineral Supplements like
  •    Regularly do relaxation/breathing
  •    Sleep during day also
  •    Take Practice tests
During Competition  preparedness time
  •    tell your teacher you are studying hard for competition merit (AIPMT, AIEEE etc)
  •    Request teacher to correct some of your practice test
  •    Cooperate with other students who are also preparing for same exam.
During exams days  and during exams
  •   Don't eat just before exam.
  •   Use relaxation and breathing techniques to relax
  •    read question slowly, think , plan then write your answer.
General Instructions
  • Take proper rest.
  • Take proper sleep , don't get tired
  • Take proper food and nutrition 
  • You can take ready made mind supplements which are readily available  but take reputed one  from reputed shop or online shopping malls like Amazon only