Friday, December 28, 2007

Health tips-Super Fruits

Health Tips – Super Fruits
Kiwi : Tiny but mighty This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fiber. Its Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
Apple : An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attach & stroke.
Strawberry : Protective Fruit Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer causing, blood vessels clogging free radicals. Orange: Sweetest medicine Taking 2 –4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen the risk of colon cancer. Watermelon: Coolest Thirst Quencher Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene–the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are Vitamin C & Potassium.
Guava & Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes.

MORNING FOODS



MORNING FOODS
Midnight to Noon -- Best 7 am to 9 am
 
  NUTS
almonds
apricot kernels
brazil
cashews, roasted
carob
coconut
filbert
hazel
macadamia
pecans
pine nuts

SWEETENERS
maple syrup
honey
 FRUITS
apples
apricots
avocado
banana
cherries
dates
guava
mango
nectarines
olives
papaya
pears
persimmons
plantain
plums
tamarind
 CITRUS FRUITS
(Eat alone, best
around 10:00 am)
grapefruit
kumquats
lemons
limes
oranges
tangerines

OILS
almond
apricot
avocado
coconut
cream
olive
walnut
 
 
 
At sunrise, the sun's rays first shine on the treetops. The fruits and nuts that grow on these trees are thus vitalized for nourishment as morning foods--they are energetically aligned with the body's morning nutritional needs. The nutrients available from the fruits and nuts that receive the sun's first rays are just the right nutrients for our bodies in the morning hours. Even the pH of our digestive system is correlated with these foods.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and the almond is the most important morning food. Almonds contain protein and all essential minerals for the human body. Almond = "all world [al-mond], container of the 144 elements." When almonds are the first thing in your stomach after arising, they set the hydrochloric acid tolerance for the day, providing all-day protein digestion. When almonds are eaten first, they are efficiently digested since stomach acids are concentrated after the nightly fast. (If you leave hydrochloric acid alone in your stomach, the saliva and hydrochloric acid would become toxic.) Presoak organic raw almonds in distilled water overnight for quick germinal action. When soaked, almonds act as protein plus nitrogen.This protein helps your blood sugar stabilize throughout the rest of the day. Eat one almond per ten pounds of bodyweight, more if you want to gain weight and less if you want to lose weight.

Apples, peaches, plums, kiwi and bananas are among the morning fruits. Eating soaked prunes for breakfast provides iron, potassium, and dietary fiber. (Always soak dried fruits before eating.) In addition, kiwi fruit (or cherries, papaya, mango, peach) provides the necessary vitamin C to assimilate the iron from the prunes.
Citrus fruits do not combine well with other foods, with one exception: almonds can be eaten with oranges.
Another "fruit" choice is the avocado. If have avocado for breakfast, skip the other fruits--they don't combine well with the avocado.
"Fruits are not night foods. They should be eaten in the morning, because they are an eye-opener, a tonic, the eliminators of waste that has been produced in your body during sleep." Dr. John T. Richter
Remember that brown rice is a neutral food that can be eaten all day. One idea for breakfast is brown rice containing pine nuts and slices of avocado, olive, and umeboshi plum. Add a dash of cayenne to jazz it up and promote salivary flow.
 

The chemistry of your blood also affects how your body metabolizes foods. This is a simplified list of morning foods that are NOT beneficial for each blood type:  

BLOOD TYPE:
 A  AB  B  O
FOODS TO AVOID:
bananas
brazil nuts
cashews
coconuts
mangoes
olives, all
oranges
papayas
pistachios
plantains
tangerines
tea, black
almond extract
avocado
bananas
coconuts
filberts
guava
mangoes
olives, black
oranges
persimmons
pomegranates
prickly pear
starfruit
tea, black 
almond extract
avocado
cashews
cinnamon
coconuts
filberts
olives, all
persimmons
pine nuts
pisatchios
pomegranates
prickly pear
starfruit
 apple juice
avocado
brazil nuts
cashews
cinnamon
coconuts
coffee
olives, all
oranges
pistachios
plantains
tangerines
tea, black
vanilla
 "If you don't know your blood type, don't monkey around with nutrition." Adano Ley


 

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Thursday, December 27, 2007

South Indian Menu-Simply Vegetarian
Specially for those who are fed up and disgusted with daily menu's entremetses like sambar and rasam are for sure to find some yummy, uncomplicated and easy to prepare dishes that tickles your taste buds, relishes and appealing to your sense of taste.