Sugar

The Dangers of Sugar

To a certain degree, we all love our sugar, even though we do not have a sweet tooth.

We love them in our cakes and cookies and ice cream. We love them in our chocolate bars and moccachinos and iced caf- lattes with whipped cream. Sugar is sweet, and sweet feels nice and good.

But as our mothers always tell us, too much of a good thing can spoil it and make it a bad thing. Nothing can be a better example of this than sugar, because too much sugar is just bad for our body.

Why is too much sugar bad for the body? Here are ten different reasons why we should all keep ourselves from going on a sugar high.

Tooth decay. We all know this, as this is something that has been ingrained into our minds by our mothers since our very childhood. We have been taught to brush our teeth after every meal and before we go to sleep because when sugar is left on our teeth, especially after a binge on ice cream, it causes our teeth to decay faster.

Gum disease. Another thing when we let sugar sit on our teeth is that it can also lead to gum infection. Because of the way our body reacts to different kinds of infection, gum infection can in turn lead to inflammation of the coronary artery.

Unstable blood glucose. Eating too much sugar causes our blood sugars to go haywire. When the sugar levels in our blood fluctuate, they lead us to feeling fatigue and exhaustion. Headaches and mood swings are also apparent when the blood glucose is unstable. Moreover, the more sugar we take in, the more unbalanced our blood glucose becomes, and the more sugar our body craves in order to fix the imbalance it perceives.

Obesity, diabetes and heart disease. This is also somewhat of a common knowledge for all of us. Sugar in the blood that is too much for the body to consume completely is stored as fat. Too much fat in the body can lead to obesity, and obesity is known to trigger diabetes and heart disease.

Malfunctioning immune system. The bacteria and yeast that are present in our blood stream feed on sugar and cause them to multiply. If there is an imbalance in the growth of these bacteria and yeast, our immune system may not be able to handle it. It could, therefore, weaken.

Chromium deficiency. Ironically, too much sugar in the body causes the body's ability to regulate sugar levels to go on strike. This is because most of the sugar we eat is already refined and lacks chromium, the chemical needed to help manage the levels of sugar in our blood.

Nutrients. Consuming sugar makes the hunger pangs go away. That is why we are often told not to eat sweets before a main meal. When we take in too much sugar, we do not feel the need to eat food that contains more of the important nutrients that our body needs, such as vitamins, iron, calcium and magnesium. There is a difference between feeling full after every meal and gaining the nutrition you need from every meal.

Stress. When we eat too much sugar, we go on a sugar high because of the energy boost we get from the sugar consumption. But this sugar high is only temporary; our energy level takes a plunge afterwards. When this happens, the body releases hormones to bring the sugar level in our blood back to optimum level, and these hormones include the stress hormones: adrenaline, cortisol and epinephrine. These hormones make us irritable and stressed out.

Aging. When we eat too much sugar, the process called glycation can occur. When this happens, some of the sugar we consume sticks to the proteins in our body, causing our body tissues to lose their elasticity. It is not just our skin that is affected, but also our internal organs. The faster that the body loses its elasticity, the faster aging occurs.

Cognition. Too much sugar in the body also affects our mind's ability to learn and recognize.

Thus, before you pop that chocolate bar into your mouth, think again. How much sugar have you had today? 

Women in Yoga in the West

Yoga has now become a very popular activity in the west from last few decades. Very famous Hollywood artists confess their love and passion for this art. Basically, yoga came in contact with the west during the times of Plato and Aristotle who paid ample acknowledgments to Indian values in their arts. 

* These contacts were furthered by Alexander's arrival in India in the third century B.C. The formation of Asiatic Society quite later boosted up the concept of Indian mysticism in west which also included the wonders of yoga. The Yoga was formally introduced in the west through Sanskrit to English or Hindi to English translations of Indian epics.

* Modern Yoga gained momentum in the west after late 1800's after the famous disciples of Swami Vivekananda and other great gurus traveled to west and came in contact of the people of west who also inclined towards this art. Germans were the first people to explore the beauty of the Sanskrit language and Vedic mystery. 

* Scholars like Max Mull immensely contributed in making Indian philosophy popular in west. With time several yoga masters went to west from India and brought popularity to this art in the west. Hatha Yoga then became the most popular form of Yoga in the west. 

* The Hatha Yoga has derived its meaning from 'Ha' of Sun and 'tha' of moon. It is popularly called forceful yoga because it seems to require all the physical exercises of yoga popularly known. It is said to be very balancing form of yoga aimed to balance to opposite forces in the body. 

* The entire art of Hatha yoga is based on basic features of yoga, breathing techniques, postures and energizing the subtle channels. It also aims to increase concentration and balance the energy level in the body.

Healthy food can cure Joint pain

సాయంత్రాలు ఇంటిల్లిపాదీతో గడిపే అనుభవమే వర్ణనాతీతం . కాసేపలాగే ఒక చోట కూర్చుని నిలబడితే చాలు ఆ ఆనందమంతా ఒక్కసారిగా హరించుకుపోతుంది. ఏముంది కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు.  మామూలుగా కూర్చుని నిలబడ్డప్పుడే కాదు, మెట్లు ఎక్కుతున్నప్పుడు గానీ, ఇంకేదైనా పని చేస్తున్నపుడు గానీ ఈ కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు రావడం సర్వ సాధారణం. ఒకసారి ఈ నొప్పి మొదలైందంటే అడుగు తీసి అడుగు కూడా వేయలేం.

ఈ కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు వయసుపై బడ్డవారికి , ఆటలు ఆడేవారికే కాదు, పోషకాహారం లోపించిన వారెవరికైనా ఉండవచ్చు.చిన్నగా మందులతో మొదలై చివరికి ఆపరేషన్ వరకు వెళ్తుంది పరిస్థితి, అప్పటికీ సమస్య తగ్గుతుందా అంటేగ్యారంటీ లేదు. అందుకే పరిస్థితి విషమించక ముందే కీళ్ళ నొప్పుల విషయంలో జాగ్రత్తలు పాటిస్తే కీళ్ళ నొప్పులతో ఉపశమనమే కాదు, అసలు కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు దరికి కూడా రావు.

సోయా

సోయాలో ఉండే కాల్షియం, మెగ్నీషియం, ప్రోటీన్లు వాటితో పాటు ఉన్న అమినో ఆసిడ్స్ కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు తగ్గడంలో ఔషదంలా పని చేస్తాయి. మూడు నెలల పాటు సోయాను ఆహారంలో ఏదో ఒక రూపంలో తీసుకుంటే కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు తగ్గుముఖం పడతాయి.సోయాను బర్గర్లో , ఉడకబెట్టిన కూరగాయలతో, సలాడ్ లతో పాటు తినవచ్చు.
పండ్లు

విటమిన్ సి ఉన్న ఏ ఆహారమైనా కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు ఉన్నవారికి ఔషధమే, నారింజ, స్ట్రా బెర్రీ, క్రాన్ బెర్రీ, కిర్నికాయ్,రాస్ప్ బెర్రీ, గ్రేప్ ఫ్రూట్, బొప్పాయి, మరియు బ్లూ బెర్రీస్ ఈ పండ్లన్నీ కలిపి ఫ్రూట్ సలాడ్ ల చేసుకుని రోజుకి ఒకసారి తిన్నా చాలు, కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు ఎంతో కాలం నిలవవు. రోజూ బ్రేక్ ఫాస్ట్ తో పాటు ఒక గ్లాసు ఆరెంజ్ జ్యూస్ ని కూడా తీసుకోవడం అలవాటు చేసుకోండి చాలు, మీరు కీళ్ళ విషయంలో జాగ్రత్తలు తీసుకున్నట్టే.
ఆకుకూరలు

ఆకుకూరలు ఆరోగ్యానికి మంచిదని చెప్పని వారుండరు , వినని వారూ ఉండరు, కానీ పాటించే వాళ్ళే చాలా తక్కువమంది .పాటించని వారిలోనే ఉంటారు కీళ్ళ నొప్పులతో బాధపడేవారు .ప్రత్యేకంగా కీళ్ళ నొప్పుల విషయంలోనే కాదు, శరీరానికి కావలసిన విలువైన పోషకాలు ఆకుకూరల్లో సమృద్ధంగా ఉంటాయి.మీరు తినే ఆహారంలో ఏ రూపంలోనైనా, సాండ్ విచ్ రూపంలోనో,మీరు తాగే వెజ్ టేబుల్ జ్యూస్ లోనో ఏదో రూపంలో ఆకుకూరలు ఉండేలా చూసుకోండి.

దినుసులు

రోజూ తినే ఆహారం దాల్చిన చెక్క, జిలకర, పసుపు తప్పకుండా ఉండేలా చూసుకోండి, ఇవి తినే ఆహారానికి రుచిని మాత్రమే కీళ్ళకు బలాన్ని కూడా ఇస్తాయి.

చేపలు

 

చేపలు, లేదా చేప నూనె కీళ్ళ నొప్పులను తగ్గించే విషయంలో ఔషధకారిగా పని చేస్తుంది. కాల్షియం, ఐరన్, మెగ్నీషియం,ఫాస్ఫరస్, పొటాషియం, సోడియం, జింక్, కాపర్, మాంగనీస్,సిలీనియం, ఫ్లూరైడ్ వంటి ఎన్నో పోషకాలు పుష్కలంగా ఉండే ఆహరం చేపలు, ఇవి మీ ఆహారంలో అధిక మోతాదులో ఉండేటట్లు చూసుకోండి. 

  మరీ  కీళ్ళనొప్పి అధికంగా ఉన్నప్పుడు ఆలస్యం చేయకుండా డాక్టర్ని సంప్రదించడం ఉత్తమం, ఈ లోపు ఐస్ గడ్డలను ఒక గుడ్డలో చుట్టి నొప్పి ఉన్న చోట ఉంచితే తాత్కాలికంగా ఉపశమనం కలుగుతుంది.

Beat the heat with healthy food

Body heat is the byproduct of our body's normal metabolism. When the energy sources (sugars, fats, proteins) are broken down and metabolized to produce ATP, some of the energy is lost as heat. Cells which require more ATP produce more heat.

There are few home remedies, particularly the food how to reduce or control the excessive body heat symptoms in men, women and children naturally, which can be used.

Some people inherently have more heat in their bodies while some are affected by it due to physical strain, consuming foods with hot propensity, or due to medication. Body heat manifests itself in various forms like anger, disturbed sleep, rashes and boils, acidity, heartburn, or stomach ulcers.

It may also lead to headaches and sometimes dizziness and episodes of fainting. There are more severe problems like changes in blood pressure, seizure, high body temperature, and rapid heartbeats that also indicate increased body heat. So, it’s very important to keep one’s body heat under control at all times. And one of the simplest ways of doing that is staying hydrated by having particular food which helps to maintain body heat.

Cardamom

According to traditional wisdom of Ayurveda, cardamom is very effective in improving digestion and also expert in reducing the body heat. you can mix cardamom powder while preparing tea, sweets or even you can add cardamom to spicy foods also.

Peaches

Over heat in your body will effect your skin first. Peaches are advisable to avoid skin rashes as well as it is good to adding peaches to your breakfast will fulfill the requirements of vitamin A, vitamin B2, and potassium. Dry peaches are great resources to reduce the heat in the body and helps to regain the energy.

Apricot 

Make it a habit of Apricot juice with glucose or honey can help cool your body and also quench your thirst, eliminate the waste products from your body, tone up your eyes, stomach, liver, heart and nerves by supplying vitamins and minerals.

Buttermilk 

Buttermilk is also efficient in reducing body heat. Therefore, buttermilk is quite effective and beneficial during the summer season. It has valuable nutrition’s like potassium, vitamin B-12, calcium, phosphorous and probiotics which help strengthen the digestive system and the immunity of the body.

Watermelon 

Watermelon is a super-sized and super-packed with nutritional goodies such as iron, potassium, beta carotene and vitamin C, watermelon has 95 per cent water content which helps to reduce the body heat and it contains lycopene which will keep away from the risk of several cancers.

Coconut water

Coconut water contains organic compounds processing healthy growth promoting properties that helps to orally re-hydrate your body, it is an all natural isotonic beverage, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells.

Cucumber

Cucumbers are the most wonderful and natural high water content edible fruit, Adding a crunchy cool cucumber to your salads is a good way to maintain the water level in your body. The regular intake of cucumber juice is very useful both internally and externally.

Sugarcane 

Sugarcane is rich in Phosphorus, calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium. Sugar cane is ideal for those people who often suffer from burning sensation when urinating, or all over the body, who are tired due to excess sun exposure during summer.

Banana

Banana contains three natural sugars are surcose, fructose and glucose. These natural sugars combined with fiber in a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. It has a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heat in the body, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Bottle gourd 

Its high water content makes it very cooling. The cooked Bottle Gourd is cooling, calming, diuretic and easy to digest. It is also effective against constipation and other digestive disorders.

Shilpa Shetty Fitness Secrets Yoga

* The Perfect 10 girl has what it takes simply by her diet and exercises. Shilpa swears by yoga. She even teaches yoga, she is that kind of expert in it.

* She strictly adheres to her yoga routine. She is aware how yoga enhances concentration, how body maintains its flexibility and agility. With practice, the postures will improve and breathe control will be effortless. She uses yoga to release stress and tension and to increase vitality.

* She knows how to maintain a perfect blend of exercises and how to maintain the female figure that is accentuated by curves. At 33, she may not be getting any younger, but to look at her and her skin glowing, you would not believe she is 33.

* Surprisingly, she loves eating out and goes for Chinese and Japanese food. But careful that she is, she does not go beyond sashimi or seaweed salad. She might add black cod and some sou.

Which Sleep Position is Healthiest?

Back Position 

Good for: Preventing neck and back pain, reducing acid reflux, minimizing wrinkles, maintaining perky breasts.

Bad for: Snoring.

Consider this: "Snoring is usually most frequent and severe when sleeping on the back," Olson says.

Perfect pillow: One puffy one. The goal is to keep your head and neck supported without propping your head up too much.

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Side position

Good for: Preventing neck and back pain, reducing acid reflux, snoring less, sleeping during pregnancy

Bad for: Your skin and your breasts.

Consider this: If you're pregnant, sleep on your left side. It's ideal for blood flow.

Perfect pillow: A thick one. "You need to fill the space above your shoulder so your head and neck are supported in a neutral position".

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Fetal position 

Good for: Snoring less, sleeping during pregnancy.

Bad for: Preventing neck and back pain, minimizing wrinkles, maintaining perky breasts.

Consider this: Just straighten out a bit -- try not to tuck your body into an extreme curl.

Perfect pillow: One plump pillow -- the same as side position, to give your head and neck support.

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Stomach position 

Good for: Easing snoring

Bad for: Avoiding neck and back pain, minimizing wrinkles, maintaining perky breasts.

Consider this: Do you snore? "Stomach-sleeping may even be good for you,". Facedown keeps your upper airways more open. So if you snore and aren't suffering from neck or back pain, it's fine to try sleeping on your belly.

Perfect pillow: Just one (and make it a thin one) or none at all.

Low Back Pain Relief Tips

Here are examples of natural or home remedies that offer low back pain relief.

* heat and cold applications such as electric pillow or an all-day heat wrap, hot showers/bath, ice packs or even a bag of frozen vegetables.

* natural analgesic creams such as those with Capsaicin.

* creams with bee venom extract.

* acupuncture and reflexology.

* massage and acupressure.

* regular exercising, even during the pain flare up, but with gentle moves that don’t put pressure on the lower back etc.