Six Foods To Keep You Young
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1. Olive Oil
Four decades ago, researchers from the Seven Countries Study concluded that the monounsaturated fats in olive oil were largely responsible for the low rates of heart disease and cancer on the Greek island of Crete. Now we know that olive oil also contains polyphenols, powerful antioxidants that may help prevent age-related diseases.
2. Yogurt
In the 1970s, Soviet Georgia was rumored to have more centenarians per capita than any other country. Reports at the time claimed that the secret of their long lives was yogurt, a food ubiquitous in their diets. While the age-defying powers of yogurt never have been proved directly, yogurt is rich in calcium, which helps stave off osteoporosis and contains “good bacteria” that help maintain gut health and diminish the incidence of age-related intestinal illness.
3. Fish
Thirty years ago, researchers began to study why the native Inuits of Alaska were remarkably free of heart disease. The reason, scientists now think, is the extraordinary amount of fish they consume. Fish is an abundant source of omega-3 fats, which help prevent cholesterol buildup in arteries and protect against abnormal heart rhythms.
4. Chocolate
The Kuna people of the San Blas islands, off the coast of Panama, have a rate of heart disease that is nine times less than that of mainland Panamanians. The reason? The Kuna drink plenty of a beverage made with generous proportions of cocoa, which is unusually rich in flavanols that help preserve the healthy function of blood vessels. Maintaining youthful blood vessels lowers risk of high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and dementia.
5. Nuts
Studies of Seventh-Day Adventists (a religious denomination that emphasizes healthy living and a vegetarian diet) show that those who eat nuts gain, on average, an extra two and a half years. Nuts are rich sources of unsaturated fats, so they offer benefits similar to those associated with olive oil. They’re also concentrated sources of vitamins, minerals and other phytochemicals, including antioxidants.
6. Blueberries
In a landmark study published in 1999, researchers at Tufts University’s Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging fed rats blueberry extract for a period of time that in “rat lives” is equivalent to 10 human years. These rats outperformed rats fed regular chow on tests of balance and coordination when they reached old age. Compounds in blueberries (and other berries) mitigate inflammation and oxidative damage, which are associated with age-related deficits in memory and motor function.
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Food as Medicine
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Headache ? Eat fish
Eat plenty of fish — fish oil helps prevent headaches.
So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.
Hay Fever ? Eat yogurt
Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season.
Also-eat honey from your area (local region) daily.
To prevent stroke drink tea
Prevent build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea. (actually, tea suppresses my appetite and keeps the pounds from invading. Green tea is great for our immune system)!
Insomnia (Can’t sleep ?) Honey
Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.
Asthma ? Eat Onions
Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. (when I was young, my mother would make onion packs to place on our chest, helped the respiratory ailments and actually made us breathe better).
Arthritis ? Eat fish, too
Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis. (fish has omega oils, good for our immune system)
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Diet control for diabetes
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Proper diet control is necessary depending upon the age, work and condition of the patient. A person of normal weight who does not do any physical work should take 2000 calories; person involved in medium physical work should take 2500 calories and in case of excessive physical work the calorie intake should be 3000 calories.
The diabetics with low weight need more calories compared to other patients. Overweight people should eat less than 2000 calories to prevent fat. The best way to fix the calorie intake is to get the urine tested.
Diabetics can eat curd (yogurt) to maintain their physical strength. Take one to two ounces of bitter gourd juice in the morning to control diabetes.
Take fat free milk (250-400 ml) or buttermilk or sprouted moong gram (dahl). Take 30 mg fenugreek seeds or 50 gm fresh myrobalan juice.
Eat chapattis made with wheat and gram, 250 gm of green vegetables, 25 to 50 gm of salad, 25 gm of lentil (kidney beans), 150 gm of curd (yogurt) or diluted curd. Take 30 gm roasted gram in the evening along with a glassful of vegetable soup or diluted curd (yogurt). Avoid curd (yogurt) at night.
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