HEALTH FOOD TIPS

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Allergy –How Disturbing and Embarrassing?

March 20th, 2014

M.U.M. Abdul Maleque

Allergy is a health related problem and is most disturbing and embarrassing as well. Allergic condition may give rise to sneezing, coughing, respiratory obstruction, rash on skins or even serious side-effects due to food or medicines. The patients may faint even.

Allergic conditions

Sudden sneezing and respiratory obstruction during cleaning of dust on the floor; breathing problems due to pollens entering the nose when walking through the park or gardens; itching or red rash-swelling of skin after eating beef, prawn, hilsha fish, milk, etc. Many other related symptoms are associated with allergic conditions.

Why allergy happens

This allergic situation is predominant in children who did not drink milk of mother after birth. Adequate quantity of chemical elements like histamine, serotonin, etc., start to be secreted from special cells of blood when coming in touch with allergy sensitive elements. These elements spread rapidly throughout and produce various symptoms-like cough and sneezing, itching, obstructed breathing, etc. Allergy sometimes may happen to reduce blood pressure causing another serious problem.

Treatment of Allergy

Keep away from materials producing allergic conditions. Various medicines are used to reduce the intensity of allergic condition; even it may be necessary to use injections in emergency cases. Besides there are vaccines and immunotherapy to treat allergic condition. In fact there is no specific and permanent treatment for allergy. Allergy can be suppressed for some days with specific medicines but it relapses again when such treatment is stopped.

The allergic sensitive asthma allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis are also different manifestations of allergic conditions.

The above discussions reminds us about many disturbing and embarrassing and even complicated health problems of allergy vis-à-vis allergic condition. This suggests that this particular health problem should not be neglected in any case in order to manage healthy life overtime.

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Bottle Gourd-a health friendly vegetable food stabilizing health

March 19th, 2014

M.U.M. Abdul Maleque

Bottle Gourd is found to be a health friendly vegetable food. This can be used as cooked food or as juice, as necessary. The food is very light on stomach and it also aids in quick digestion. The nutrient contents of bottle gourd appear to have multiple useful effects on human health. The nutrients contents of bottle gourd include vitamin A, B complex, vitamin C, folic acid, and fatty acid. 100 gm. of bottle gourd contains water 96.10 gm, fiber 0.6 gm, protein 0.2 gm, fat 0.1 gm, carbohydrate 2.5 gm, and energy 12 kcalorie. The low calorie content bottle gourd indicates that there is little chance to gain weight and become fatty by eating bottle gourd. But the people who are vulnerable to cold or allergic to cold should avoid eating bottle gourd.

Bottle gourd is useful to stabilize health. Bottle gourd is able to preserve and stabilize body moisture content, when eating bottle gourd regularly. The adequate water content of bottle gourd helps to maintain the body water balance. It is also effective against the loss of water caused due to attack of diarrhea. Bottle gourd supports to improve the kidney functions. It is also helpful to prevent urinary infection. Bottle gourd is an ideal vegetable for those who are suffering from diseases associated with high blood pressure. The vegetable aids in controlling body temperature. Bottle gourd is very useful for those who are suffering from sleep disorder.

The above description about the many properties of bottle gourd indicates the usefulness of gourd as a suitable and effective food item especially for those who are on a low calorie diet, suffering from stomach and digestive problems, urinary track problems and the like.

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When Lifesaving Drug can become threat?

March 19th, 2014

M.U.M. Abdul Maleque

The use of life-saving drugs should be a concern for everybody. Steroids are often used to treat patients suffering from allergy, rash, asthma, etc. Besides steroids are also used as life saving drugs in case of sudden faint or low blood pressure. Various growth stimulating medicines, pain killers, found in the market also contain these steroid elements.

There are varieties of steroid tablets available in the markets. There are also cream-ointment, injections, spray and inhalers as available in the market. Physicians prescribe these medicines for various specific problems. But these many diseae-relieving and life saving medicines are not totally free from any side effects. It is often found that in absence of correct and regular advice, the steroid users are faced with various complications.

The excessive use of steroids, misuse or long term use of these steroid medicines may produce different complications.

Increase in body weight, high blood pressure or irregular blood pressure, increase in blood sugar.Accumulation of fat in mouth, throat, neck, chest-abdomen.Stunting of muscles in hand and foot and weakness of muscles.Further deteriorate the condition of glocuma and cataract.Cause depression, and frequent mental imbalance.Reduction of body immune capacity leading to frequent attack with diseases.Delay in healing from excision.Reduction of density of bone marrow and cause osteoporosis.Complication of menstruation of females, increase of unwanted hair in mouth or body.Increase hair fall, thin skin, cut mark in the abdomen and increase of acne.

Most important is that, the capacity to normal secretion of steroid hormone is restricted due to intake of steroid medicine. The patients become steroid dependent. The situation is created for sudden faint due to vomiting, pain in the abdomen, variation of salt in blood, low blood pressure, in case of sudden stopping of medicine or incase the patients forget to take medicine.

Some advice before taking steroid medicine:

The steroids given against sudden respiratory problems, pain or allergic condition is meant for temporary use and not for long term use. The physicians must be consulted to know right dose and duration for use.

The physicians must be consulted in order to reduce the side-effects of longer term use of steroids in case of arthritis or complications of immunity problems. For example: the use of medicine to reduce wear and tear of bone beyond three months , frequent testing and using of medicine in case of blood pressure and blood sugar, etc.

The intake of steroid medicines as necessary should be reduced gradually and step by step as per instruction of concerned physicians. The intake of such medicines should not be stopped abruptly in any case.

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Health and Honey –Effects are many and immemorial

March 18th, 2014

M.U.M. Abdul Maleque

The health effects of honey have been recognized from the time immemorial. Nutritional and medicinal qualities of honey are many. Honey is non-toxic and has powerful anti-bacterial properties. Honey contains sugars (glucose and fructose); minerals like magnesium, potassium, calcium, chloride, sculpture , iron and phosphate; and vitamins of various kinds. The anti-oxidants contents of honey are able to fight against specific germs. These specific properties of honey are able to increase the body immune capacity as well as prevent attack from infections.

Nutritional qualities of honey is worth mentioning. . Honey is a useful food supplement. Honey contains sugar and it supplies instant energy when consumed.

Medicinal benefits of honey are manifolds. Honey has been found to be very useful for treatment of wounds vis-à-vis healing wounds. Honey is effective to cure allergies.

Honey has been very effective against sore throat and coughs especially for children. A kind of layer is formed on throat and respiratory membranes immediately after swallowing of honey. This protects the membranes from attack of germs. Besides, this influences the actions of the sensitive nerves of throat which dilute the dry cough and uneasiness . However, some precautions are necessary to be taken in case of use of honey. This advice for use of honey is not recommended for children under one year old.

Anti-oxidants contents of honey reduce the damage to the colon in colitis.

Honey can be used for skin conditioning-it can reduce facial redness and acne. It can also be used for conditioning of hair.

Honey has many health and effective benefits. Health and honey are closely associated. Nevertheless, the original quality of honey may get deteriorated or even produce toxicity if it is not preserved and stored properly.

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Milk is the King of Foods?

March 18th, 2014

M.U.M. Abdul Maleque

Milk is the king of foods-there should not be any hesitation about this proposition. The significant level of nutritional content of milk has made milk the king of foods. Milk is considered as the best ingredient for preserving the human health. The lactose content of milk aids in body formation and growth as well as intellectual development. Cow milk contains amino acid, various types of vitamins, and minerals like chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, copper, zinc, iodine and selenium, etc. The composition of milk include water 86.5%, lactose 4.8%, fat 4.5%, protein 3.5%, and vitamins and minerals 0.7%.Cow milk is the source of nutrition and energy. Research findings confirmed effectiveness of milk for the prevention of cancer and heart diseases.

The annual per capita intake of milk is 242 Kg. in U.K., 241 Kg. in Australia, 254 Kg. in USA, 247 Kg. in Germany, 261 Kg. in France, 296 Kg. in Denmark, and 356 Kg. in Sweden. These figures appear to be much lower in developing countries including only 26 kg. in some countries. Research findings also indicate that the probability of being attacked with diseases is less in case of those who take 1.5 or 2 glasses of milk daily as compared to those who take 2 glasses of milk a week.
It appears that the incidence of various diseases increase due to absence of immune capacity of body –for want of milk or adequate quantity of milk. The formation and development of child brain vis-à-vis the development of child IQ is badly affected due to want of milk. The formation and development of bony structures is also badly affected for want of milk. According to a health prescription, the per capita daily requirement of milk is 250 ml.

The above analysis suggests that milk is a very essential food item to promote and stabilize human health. Milk should constitute an integral part of daily food basket. Milk is the king of foods.