BLISSFUL 100 YEARS / HEALTHY NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE

CURING CONSTIPATION Constipation is a common problem of gastrointestinal tract. It is infrequent evacuation of hard and dry stools. This condition produces toxins in the body which spreads throughout the body parts via blood stream. It can cause many serious diseases like cataract, arthritis, high blood pressure, cancer  etc . Regularity of bowel movements differs from person to person. For some it is okay to have bowel movements 2- 3 times a day. For others as infrequently as once in 3 – 4 days. Sometimes iron and calcium supplements cause constipation. So people suffering from these should turn to natural sources of iron and calcium. People, who want to reduce their weight, sometimes consume boiled food, which causes constipation. We should consume at least 2-3 tsp of oil every day. There are two types of constipation – Atonic and Spastic (irritable bowel syndrome) Atonic constipation which means lack in tone of colon muscles is more common. It may be due ...

        HOW TO CURE ACIDITY WITH      RIGHT KIND OF FOOD                       Acidity is the painful sensation in the chest. We all suffer     from acidity sometime in our lifetime which makes us uncomfortable and restless. It causes burping, headache and insomnia. Acidity can be due to overeating or having wrong type of food like refined and fried food, excessive tea, coffee or alcohol. Acidity is due to the  reflux  action of stomach acid i.e. hydrochloric acid and an enzyme called pepsin into the lowest part of the esophagus where these do not belong. Sometimes when we overload ourselves, the stomach contracts and the acid back flush into the esophagus sphincter. When the food gets down it relaxes and allows the food to get into the stomach. Then it closes tightly. But it can become weakened or lose its elasticity with time. Ce...

             HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE When the blood flows in the arteries, it exerts some force on its walls. This force has been given the name of blood pressure. Usually in the initial stages high blood pressure is  symptom less , so it goes unnoticed. As we are not aware of the disease, so it proceeds silently and effects badly on our arteries leading to heart disease, stroke or kidney disease. When we get up in the morning, we can have pain in the back of the head and neck which vanishes after sometime. One can feel dizziness, palpitation, pain in the heart, fatigue, shortness of breath and frequent urination. Actually this disease was not prevalent in primitive times. This is a gift of modernization and industrialization. Our modern lifestyle is like that which precipitates high blood pressure. Obesity, smoking and insulin resistance can be one of the factors leading to disease. The normal blood pressure is 120/80 in young ...

                    OSTEOPOROSIS  Osteoporosis means porous bones. Our bones are constantly in the state of remodeling, some of the bones cells are forming and some are breaking down ie resorption of bones is taking place. If resorption is more than formation. Then it results in osteoporosis. Our bones become thin and porous. It’s a crippling disease. It increases the rate of fractures manifold. In old age it leads to pain and immobility which can result in infection, bed sores and even death. The causative factors may be low intake of calcium and vitamin D and friends sedentary lifestyle will also make our bones weak and porous. In women, at the time of menopause, decline in estrogen is also a contributory factor. Our bones grow in length in adolescence.( from 11 to 14 of years of age).Peak bone mass is generally achieved in our twenties. Bone mass is gener...

HOW TO COMBAT GOUT Friends, men generally over 30 years of age may be afflicted with this disease. Men from affluent families seems to suffer more from this disease  especially those who are on hypertensive drugs.  It is a chronic disease with recurrent attacks. The big toe which is a common site, is hot, swollen and painful.The pain can shoot up at midnight or in early morning hours.  In gout, the uric acid level of the blood increases, which is end product of the chemical reactions in our bodies. When the uric acid is too much in the blood, it forms uric acid crystals around the joints.  It can affect other joints also like wrist, fingers, knee, elbow and even ears. Women are safe till menopause. After menopause women are also prone to this disease. The causative factors may be genetic, faulty diet like excessive rich and fried food, emotional and physical stress, and excessive intake of alcohol,lack of physical activity and obesity.   ...

      A SPIRITUALLY CONNECTED        FRUIT - BAEL (WOOD APPLE) Bael or wood apple is a native tree of India. It has enormous medicinal values. Perhaps that is why, it has been linked to the god by ancient sages. The leaves of the tree are offered to lord Shiva, especially on shivratri.                                 Three leaflets denoting I, me, and mine are offered to God, which means to shed all of your ego in the feet of God. Each part of this tree is used to cure different types of diseases. My friend, who is a yoga guru, suggested me to try bael juice. Since long, I have been also thinking about this fruit. So I went to the fruit market, which boasts of having,, all kinds of seasonal fruits. I had a glimpse of all kinds of summer fruits there, like melons, plums, apricots, mangoes, peaches and off course, bael fruit. These are all mig...