A study was conducted to more than 5,000 menopausal women found that the 50 percent who suffered from flushing and 50 percent suffered from night sweats were more likely to have high cholesterol and high blood pressure and to be overweight, which put them on a higher risk of having heart disease.
If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms, you should take steps to reduce your cholesterol and blood pressure and lose weight before menopause begins.
Those who have already finished menopause should have a monthly cardiac checkup and you should consult your doctor to advise you on your diet and lifestyle to keep your heart healthy.
On another study it was noted that women who go through menopause quickly may develop atherosclerosis more rapidly. It was also concluded based on a recent published study of women with no coronary artery disease before menopause found that those who have gone through menopause within two to three years have developed more plaque in their coronary arteries than those who took longer to make the transition.
These women should also be examined for other risk factors that may aggravate the coronary artery disease condition. Nonetheless one has to also bear in your mind that early menopause before the age of 50 also increases the risk of heart disease.
Traditional Indian home remedy that has been used ancient times to protect our heart includes consuming the juice from the lotus flower which is effective in healing heart related problems. You must boil the petals of the red lotus flower and drink the juice daily to strengthen your heart. The root of the petal flower are also edible. As for Asian Indians, we use the lotus flower to prepare spicy curry and we also fry the root of the lotus plant and we add into the curry or dal with vegetables. You can also stir fry the roots with celery and other vegetables.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
TRADITIONAL RECIPE FOR FAST RECOVERY
This is a sri-lankan recipe which is prepared for those who have undergone an operation. It is a very simple and easy recipe.If it is consumed daily be the ailing patient, it will help them to recover much faster due to the healing abilities in the spices
Ingredients:
Cumin seeds - 2tbsp
Turmeric Powder -2tbsp
Black Pepper Seeds (You can also substitute with black peppercorns)-2tbsp
Coriander seeds-2tbsp
Kampung Chicken meat (free range chicken) or Scaled Fish
water - 1 cup
cashew nuts -1tbsp (optional)
Yogurt -1/2 cup (optional)
Method:
Step 1
First pound the cumin seeds, turmeric powder, black pepper seeds and coriander seeds.
Step 2
Then blend all the ingredients in step 1 with adding little water until it is smooth.If you do not like rough textures you can sift to remove the remainder
of spices which did not blend.
Step 3
Now bring this to the pan and boil it.
Step 4
Add the chicken meat or fish.Close the lid of the pan and let it cook for a
about 15-20 minutes in medium heat.
(Note:You can also boil the chicken separately, and add the blended spices
into the boiled chicken and cook it under low heat. (Do not throw the throw
the water which is used to boil the chicken since all the nutrition in
chicken will be absorbed by the water)
Step 5
Stir the curry to check if the chicken meat or fish meat till its cooked
well. If you like, you can also add some cashew nuts.
Step 6
Lastly add 1/2 cup of yogurt.
Now remove from the pan and serve hot with rice.
Tips:You can also add a little curry powder or paprika if you want to have a more hot flavour to your curry.
Ingredients:
Cumin seeds - 2tbsp
Turmeric Powder -2tbsp
Black Pepper Seeds (You can also substitute with black peppercorns)-2tbsp
Coriander seeds-2tbsp
Kampung Chicken meat (free range chicken) or Scaled Fish
water - 1 cup
cashew nuts -1tbsp (optional)
Yogurt -1/2 cup (optional)
Method:
Step 1
First pound the cumin seeds, turmeric powder, black pepper seeds and coriander seeds.
Step 2
Then blend all the ingredients in step 1 with adding little water until it is smooth.If you do not like rough textures you can sift to remove the remainder
of spices which did not blend.
Step 3
Now bring this to the pan and boil it.
Step 4
Add the chicken meat or fish.Close the lid of the pan and let it cook for a
about 15-20 minutes in medium heat.
(Note:You can also boil the chicken separately, and add the blended spices
into the boiled chicken and cook it under low heat. (Do not throw the throw
the water which is used to boil the chicken since all the nutrition in
chicken will be absorbed by the water)
Step 5
Stir the curry to check if the chicken meat or fish meat till its cooked
well. If you like, you can also add some cashew nuts.
Step 6
Lastly add 1/2 cup of yogurt.
Now remove from the pan and serve hot with rice.
Tips:You can also add a little curry powder or paprika if you want to have a more hot flavour to your curry.
EASY and HEALTHY JUICE RECIPES
Healthy juice recipes for various disease
If you are suffering from diabetes or if you have family history of diabetes, take this juice:
a) Blend 4-5 small bitter gourd and extract its juice and drink it every 3 days.
But do not drink it daily!
Diabetic is also advised to consume juices of fenugreek seeds or powder daily to
reduce sugar in their blood.
This has been proven to reduce sugar in your blood. In certain countries diabetic
patients are advised to take 2 tablespoon of fenugreek powder (also known as
“vendeyam” in tamil) on a empty stomach daily in the morning to reduce formation
of sugar in their blood.
b) Also soak about 2-3 lady fingers overnight and then drink this juice to help
reduce increase of insulin level in the body.
If you are suffering from obesity:
a) Take one whole cabbage, extract and drink the juice.
b) Extract the juice of lemon and honey
c) Extract the juice of old ginger and lime
If you suffering from cholesterol:
a) Blend juices of 2 cucumber, 1 apple and 1 celery;
If you an anaemic or having less blood counts:
a) Extract the juice of beetroot and dirnk it.
If you want to remove excess of wastages and toxin from the body:
a) Extract the juice of carrot, ginger and apple
b) Extrat the juices of capsicum, orange, green apple, celery and beetroot
If you want to improve your skin texture:
a) Extract the juices of papaya, pineapple and milk and drink it.
b) Extract the juices of tomato, carrot and green apples
c) Extract the juices of kiwi, apples and cucumber
d) Extract the juices of tomato, cucumber, green apples, capsicum
Hope you enjoy this refreshing juices daily!
If you are suffering from diabetes or if you have family history of diabetes, take this juice:
a) Blend 4-5 small bitter gourd and extract its juice and drink it every 3 days.
But do not drink it daily!
Diabetic is also advised to consume juices of fenugreek seeds or powder daily to
reduce sugar in their blood.
This has been proven to reduce sugar in your blood. In certain countries diabetic
patients are advised to take 2 tablespoon of fenugreek powder (also known as
“vendeyam” in tamil) on a empty stomach daily in the morning to reduce formation
of sugar in their blood.
b) Also soak about 2-3 lady fingers overnight and then drink this juice to help
reduce increase of insulin level in the body.
If you are suffering from obesity:
a) Take one whole cabbage, extract and drink the juice.
b) Extract the juice of lemon and honey
c) Extract the juice of old ginger and lime
If you suffering from cholesterol:
a) Blend juices of 2 cucumber, 1 apple and 1 celery;
If you an anaemic or having less blood counts:
a) Extract the juice of beetroot and dirnk it.
If you want to remove excess of wastages and toxin from the body:
a) Extract the juice of carrot, ginger and apple
b) Extrat the juices of capsicum, orange, green apple, celery and beetroot
If you want to improve your skin texture:
a) Extract the juices of papaya, pineapple and milk and drink it.
b) Extract the juices of tomato, carrot and green apples
c) Extract the juices of kiwi, apples and cucumber
d) Extract the juices of tomato, cucumber, green apples, capsicum
Hope you enjoy this refreshing juices daily!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
FOODS TO HEAL WOUND AFTER A SURGERY
There are plenty of food which helps to heal patients who have just undergone an operation.
For Indians, we have been taught by our forefathers that eating sore fish or 'fin' soup heals the wound faster.I always remember that my grandmother and my mother would prepare delicious sore fish curry for those who have gone for a surgery.
i will post the recipe in my next post.
Other foods that heal wound are by eating plenty of fruits and vegetables. Good fruits such as guava which is rich in Vitamin C and papayas which has healing enzymes to help the wound to heal faster.
Doctors also advise their patients to consume fruits juices to heal their wound. This is because fruit juices travels directly to the desired cells of the body parts compared to when we eat the fruits as a whole.
Another remedy for these patients to drink boiled water to flush all toxins from their body. Everyone should drink atleast 8-10 glasses of water daily
A very important fruit that must be consumed by a heart patient who had a heart attack and who has just undergone a surgery is the kiwi fruit. This is because kiwi fruit contains high level of Vitamin C and the the nutritional values in the kiwi fruit provides strength and helps to restore a weak immune system.
This fruit can also be consumed by an ailing elderly patients and also to patients who have been ill for a long time.
For Indians, we have been taught by our forefathers that eating sore fish or 'fin' soup heals the wound faster.I always remember that my grandmother and my mother would prepare delicious sore fish curry for those who have gone for a surgery.
i will post the recipe in my next post.
Other foods that heal wound are by eating plenty of fruits and vegetables. Good fruits such as guava which is rich in Vitamin C and papayas which has healing enzymes to help the wound to heal faster.
Doctors also advise their patients to consume fruits juices to heal their wound. This is because fruit juices travels directly to the desired cells of the body parts compared to when we eat the fruits as a whole.
Another remedy for these patients to drink boiled water to flush all toxins from their body. Everyone should drink atleast 8-10 glasses of water daily
A very important fruit that must be consumed by a heart patient who had a heart attack and who has just undergone a surgery is the kiwi fruit. This is because kiwi fruit contains high level of Vitamin C and the the nutritional values in the kiwi fruit provides strength and helps to restore a weak immune system.
This fruit can also be consumed by an ailing elderly patients and also to patients who have been ill for a long time.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
BENEFITS OF CONSUMING COCONUT WATER
Coconut s a very important fruit to the Indians. The use coconut daily to worship god and as well as its fruit is used as a offerings by the priest.
Coconut has a lot of medicinal values.
I would like to share my knowledge on the goodness in consuming coconut water. If you are suffering from high fever, it has been said that by consuming a young Coconut water it will reduce your high temperature immediately.
Coconut water also helps to cool your body.Those who have increased body heat, should consume this coconut water to bring down your body temperature.
It is very good to drink this especially during hot climate.
However it is often said that we should drink this during rainy days and those who are having cold.This is because its cooling effect may worsen your situation.
Young coconut water is also recommended to pregnant mother because it is believed to have healing properties to protect the baby from getting jaundice when the baby is born. Further it is also helps to reduce the body temperature for pregnant women especially during their third trimester which is about seven months and above.
In Asian countries, the chinese believe that if a pregnant mother consumes coconut water, it helps the baby to have a smooth and beautiful skin. However, the elderly people always advise pregnant mothers to consume this coconut water before noon.
In Asian countries, pregnant mothers are advised to drink this cooling fruit before noon when the wheather is still hot. It is believed that if you consume this in the evening when the day is cooler, the pregnant mother my experience back ache or other joint pains due to the cooling effect on the body.
The Indians also use this coconut water to feed those who have chicken pox to cool their system. I still remember when I has chicken pox my grandmother made all of us to drink young coconut water to reduce our body temperature.
It has been reported that young coconut water also helps to reduce body heat and also to cure urinary infections.
In India everyone drinks coconut everyday since it has many medicinal benefit.
Coconut has a lot of medicinal values.
I would like to share my knowledge on the goodness in consuming coconut water. If you are suffering from high fever, it has been said that by consuming a young Coconut water it will reduce your high temperature immediately.
Coconut water also helps to cool your body.Those who have increased body heat, should consume this coconut water to bring down your body temperature.
It is very good to drink this especially during hot climate.
However it is often said that we should drink this during rainy days and those who are having cold.This is because its cooling effect may worsen your situation.
Young coconut water is also recommended to pregnant mother because it is believed to have healing properties to protect the baby from getting jaundice when the baby is born. Further it is also helps to reduce the body temperature for pregnant women especially during their third trimester which is about seven months and above.
In Asian countries, the chinese believe that if a pregnant mother consumes coconut water, it helps the baby to have a smooth and beautiful skin. However, the elderly people always advise pregnant mothers to consume this coconut water before noon.
In Asian countries, pregnant mothers are advised to drink this cooling fruit before noon when the wheather is still hot. It is believed that if you consume this in the evening when the day is cooler, the pregnant mother my experience back ache or other joint pains due to the cooling effect on the body.
The Indians also use this coconut water to feed those who have chicken pox to cool their system. I still remember when I has chicken pox my grandmother made all of us to drink young coconut water to reduce our body temperature.
It has been reported that young coconut water also helps to reduce body heat and also to cure urinary infections.
In India everyone drinks coconut everyday since it has many medicinal benefit.
Changing bad eating and drinking habits!
Do you always find it difficult to kick bad eating and drinking habits?
If yes, then what you should do is to try to cultivate new habits.One of the easiest way is to remove junks, sweets, chocolates from being stored in our house.Studies shows that those who always store this fattening and dangerous items always end up eating them.
Try storing good foods like nuts such as cashew nuts,almonds, sunflower seeds, pistachio.All this a wonderful food helps to protect our skin because it contains lot of Vitamin E.
Everyone should also change their drinking habits.We should also try not to drink too many cold beverages. This is because it cold drink increases body heat and causes unnecessary gas formation and as a result contributes to stomach bloatedness.
Too much of carbonated drinks, alcohol and coffee also increases body heat as we live in a hot climate. It is best if we could practice new habits like preparing our own healthy beverages which provides lots of benefits to us.
One of the healthy drinks a barley and pandan drink. Too make a healthy barley drink is very simple. One has to soak the barley overnight and then boil the barley and add brown sugar. On the other hand, to prepare pandan leaves, all that you need is to extract a fresh pandan leaves from your garden, clean it and then boil it with little brown sugar.
Barley helps to clean our body toxic and has the power to reduce heat from our body.This is why barley if often prescribed to those who always have heaty body.
In Ayurveda tradition pandan drink is often recommended to help patient reduce their cholesterol in their body, to reduce their weight and also to assist in increasing the patients blood flow.
If yes, then what you should do is to try to cultivate new habits.One of the easiest way is to remove junks, sweets, chocolates from being stored in our house.Studies shows that those who always store this fattening and dangerous items always end up eating them.
Try storing good foods like nuts such as cashew nuts,almonds, sunflower seeds, pistachio.All this a wonderful food helps to protect our skin because it contains lot of Vitamin E.
Everyone should also change their drinking habits.We should also try not to drink too many cold beverages. This is because it cold drink increases body heat and causes unnecessary gas formation and as a result contributes to stomach bloatedness.
Too much of carbonated drinks, alcohol and coffee also increases body heat as we live in a hot climate. It is best if we could practice new habits like preparing our own healthy beverages which provides lots of benefits to us.
One of the healthy drinks a barley and pandan drink. Too make a healthy barley drink is very simple. One has to soak the barley overnight and then boil the barley and add brown sugar. On the other hand, to prepare pandan leaves, all that you need is to extract a fresh pandan leaves from your garden, clean it and then boil it with little brown sugar.
Barley helps to clean our body toxic and has the power to reduce heat from our body.This is why barley if often prescribed to those who always have heaty body.
In Ayurveda tradition pandan drink is often recommended to help patient reduce their cholesterol in their body, to reduce their weight and also to assist in increasing the patients blood flow.
Monday, July 13, 2009
RECIPE FOR HEALTHY DHALL CURRY
Malawi dhal (lentils) : 4tbsp
(soaked it in water for about 5hours)
Carrots - 1
White carrot – 1
Curry leaves- 10 leaves
Cumin seeds 1tbsp
Moong dhall -1tsp
(soaked in water for about 5hours)
Onions- 1
Garlic – 10g
Ginger -10g
drumstick -10g
brinjal-1
tomato -2
Curd milk- 1/2cup (yogurt)
Baba's sambar powder (optional)
Step 1:
In a pan boil the soaked Malawi dhall lentils till it is soft. Then add in slices of carrot, white carrot, drumstick vegetable (“murugakke”), tomatoes, brinjal. Cook all for about 10 minutes.
Step 2:
Heat up oil in the wok and fry mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, dry red chillies, fenugreeks seeds, onions, garlic and ginger till it browns.
Then pour this ingredients into the mixture in Step 1.
Now add 1 1/2 tbsp of Baba’s Sambar Powder(or you can use other brands)
Add about 1 tsp salt.
Then add curd milk or also known as ‘tairu’ and cook for about 5 minutes.
Serve hot with rice.
Please read my earlier postings to learn more about the goodness of eating lentils and spices.
(soaked it in water for about 5hours)
Carrots - 1
White carrot – 1
Curry leaves- 10 leaves
Cumin seeds 1tbsp
Moong dhall -1tsp
(soaked in water for about 5hours)
Onions- 1
Garlic – 10g
Ginger -10g
drumstick -10g
brinjal-1
tomato -2
Curd milk- 1/2cup (yogurt)
Baba's sambar powder (optional)
Step 1:
In a pan boil the soaked Malawi dhall lentils till it is soft. Then add in slices of carrot, white carrot, drumstick vegetable (“murugakke”), tomatoes, brinjal. Cook all for about 10 minutes.
Step 2:
Heat up oil in the wok and fry mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, dry red chillies, fenugreeks seeds, onions, garlic and ginger till it browns.
Then pour this ingredients into the mixture in Step 1.
Now add 1 1/2 tbsp of Baba’s Sambar Powder(or you can use other brands)
Add about 1 tsp salt.
Then add curd milk or also known as ‘tairu’ and cook for about 5 minutes.
Serve hot with rice.
Please read my earlier postings to learn more about the goodness of eating lentils and spices.
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