10 ദിവസം കൊണ്ട് വിളവെടുക്കാം

10 ദിവസം കൊണ്ട് വിളവെടുക്കാം…! വളരെ അധികം ഔഷധ ഗുണങ്ങൾ അടങ്ങിയിട്ടുള്ള ഒരു ചെടി തന്നെ ആണ് ചീര എന്ന് പറയുന്നത്. ഇത് പൊതുവെ വളരെ അധികം ഗുണങ്ങൾ ആണ് നമ്മുടെ ശരീരത്തിന് പ്രധാനം ചെയ്യുന്നത്. അത് കൊണ്ട് തന്നെ മറ്റുള്ള ഇല കറികളിൽ നിന്നും വളരെ അധികം മുന്നിട്ടു നിൽക്കുന്ന ഒന്ന് തന്നെ ആണ് ചീര എന്ന് പറയുന്നത്. എന്നാൽ പൊതുവെ മിക്ക്യ ആളുകളും വളരെ അധികം വില കൊടുത്തു കൊണ്ട് ചീര കടകളിൽ നിന്നും വാങ്ങുക ആണ് പതിവ്. അതിനു കാരണം എന്ന് പറയുന്നത് തന്നെ വീടുകളിൽ ചീര നട്ടു കഴിഞ്ഞാൽ അത് ശരിയായ രീതിയിൽ ഉണ്ടാകാത്ത ഒന്ന് കൊണ്ട് തന്നെ ആണ്.
മാത്രമല്ല ഇങ്ങനെ ഉണ്ടാകാത്ത സാഹചര്യത്തിൽ നമ്മൾ കടയിൽ നിന്നും വാങ്ങി ചീര കഴിക്കുമ്പോൾ അതിൽ മരുന്നുകൾ അടിച്ചിട്ടുള്ളത് കൊണ്ട് തന്നെ അത് ചിലപ്പോൾ ഒക്കെ നമ്മുടെ വയറു കേടുവരുത്തുവാനും മറ്റും വലിയ രീതിയിൽ കാരണം ആയേക്കാം. അത് കൊണ്ട് തന്നെ നമ്മുടെ വീട്ടിൽ വലിയ തോതിൽ ചീര ഉണ്ടാക്കി എടുത്തു കൊണ്ട് വെറും പത്തു ദിവസം കൊണ്ട് വിളവെടുക്കാവുന്ന വിധത്തിൽ ആക്കി എടുക്കാനുള്ള അടിപൊളി വഴി ഈ വിഡിയോയിലൂട കാണാം.

Expert says 'hidden fat' can be burned by three teas that 'boost metabolism

The personal trainer has shared his professional tips to help reduce visceral fat which can contribute to serious health issues.
An exercise expert has explained how certain teas can help tackle "hidden fat" in the body, as too much can raise risks of serious health issues.

While fat is stored in various ways throughout the body, this type of flab lies under the skin and makes up the subcutaneous tissue that we can feel in places like the stomach or arms. While humans require a certain amount of visceral fat to stay warm and protect organs, excess amounts can play a role in heart disease, diabetes and even some cancers.

While eating a healthy diet and regular exercise is the best way to shed weight - a personal trainer claims that one beverage can also make a difference, The Mirror reports.
Nathan Honess, of sports nutrition retailer Bio-Synergy recommends switching out regular tea for either matcha green tea, regular green tea or peppermint tea.

Visceral fat makes up about one tenth of the body's fat stores and has been linked to a high calorie diet and sedentary lifestyle

"To help reduce visceral fat, there’s a few easy changes you can make to your diet and one involves boiling the kettle," he said.
"Instead of your normal cuppa try switching to matcha green tea – a study found that the key nutrient – catechin – helped reduce the visceral fat in its participants, as well as overall body fat. If matcha is not for you, try a cup of green or peppermint tea to aid digestion and your metabolism."
Speaking on the risks of visceral fat, Nathan added: "It’s sometimes referred to as ‘hidden fat’ because it’s stored deep in your body and can be hard to distinguish.

"Too much visceral fat can lead to health problems such as lower back pain, heart disease and diabetes."

In the 2007 study, published by Obesity journal, 240 men and women with "visceral fat-type obesity" were given green tea with different levels of catechins every day for 12 weeks.

Researchers found that participants who drank green tea containing 583mg of catechins (the higher amount) saw a greater reduction in fat.

"Decreases in body weight, body mass index, body fat ratio, body fat mass, waist circumference, hip circumference, visceral fat area, and subcutaneous fat area were found to be greater in the catechin group than in the control group," they said.

"The continuous ingestion of a green tea extract high in catechins led to a reduction in body fat, systolic blood pressure, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, suggesting that the ingestion of such an extract contributes to a decrease in obesity and cardiovascular disease risks."
The personal trainer suggests other ways to shed visceral fat, including a healthier diet and increased exercise.
Nathan says: "Leafy greens are a good addition to your weekly shop to get rid of visceral fat; try a helping of spinach or kale with your evening meal or lunchtime salad.

"One of the best methods of exercise is to hit 10,000 steps a day (to increase your activity levels) and also through regular HIIT sessions (high intensity interval training).

"As the name suggests, HIIT is short, intense bursts of exercise – think lunges, squats, burpees – which get your heart rate pumping and can help reduce fat when done regularly alongside a healthy diet.

"Regular exercise and eating wholesome, nutritious foods is the best approach at targeting visceral fat."

 How does the nervous system work?

                
                                        The nervous system is the part of our body that helps us not only to perceive, comprehend and respond to the world around us, but also send, receive and interpret information from all parts of our body. In fact, the nervous system monitors and coordinates both voluntary actions, like walking, that we consciously decide to do and involuntary actions, like breathing and digestion, that happen without our specific decision.

Nerve cells, called neurons, are the cells that constitute the nervous tissue of which the nervous system is made. They work by a mixture of chemical and electrical action, allowing the transmission of signals in our body.

Simple components for a complex assembly

The peripheral nervous system is made of millions of nerves, called peripheral nerves, linked to each other or to muscles or to receptors throughout our body.

You can think of it as a series of electrical wires or telephone lines connecting your brain and body, allowing them to communicate.

Nerves are always “at work” and have different directions, for example, when you touch a hot plate, some nerves send the information from your fingers to the brain (central nervous system) to perceive the sensation of heat. When your brain receives that information it elaborates the order of withdrawing the finger. Other nerves bring this message to the muscle of the hand. The result? You don’t get burned!

Direction is not the only way to classify nerves, their specific function is also very important. Each group of nerves “knows” exactly what to do:

the motor nerves coordinate voluntary body movement stimulating your muscles.
the sensory nerves react to outside inputs and allow you to feel sensations such as heat, cold and pain;
the autonomic nerves regulate involuntary functions like heartbeat, sweating and digestion, and influence the activity of internal organs.

Which populations have a higher probability for nerve impairments?

There are groups of people that are more likely to develop nerve impairments and experience symptoms of nerve damage like tingling, numbness or unstable gait that is often reported as dizziness.

Not all of them know their risk of running into nerve health problems. Lack of information about nerves, and confusing nerve health with brain function and memory, happen often and doesn’t help. 

If you belong to one of these groups, contact your doctor and discuss with him your potential risk of developing nerve impairments. 

These populations might have a higher probability for nerve impairments.

What makes these groups more at risk of nerve impairments and of the disease called peripheral neuropathy?

There are multiple conditions that expose them to develop nerve impairments and people that belong to these groups can be at risk for many reasons. Sometimes there can be just one cause but in the majority of cases there are several. 

Let’s see why:

Diabetics and peripheral neuropathy

Maybe you didn’t know that the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy is diabetes, accounting for up to 50% of patients. One of the reasons for the higher risk to develop nerve impairments is linked to the fact that diabetes is often associated with high levels of blood sugar and this condition can lead to nerve damage. Also, in people with diabetes the level of oxidative stress is high and it can additionally affect the nerves. Other factors for higher risk for nerve impairments in diabetic patients can be smoking, hypertension and the duration of diabetes.

Elderly and peripheral neuropathy

The ability to absorb vitamins declines with age. That might be one of the reasons why elderly people have more chances of B12, B6 and B1 vitamins deficiencies. As these vitamins are essential for the health of the nervous system, deficiency can lead to nerve impairments. There are studies that show that peripheral neuropathy is more frequent in aged populations, the reasons for this can be multiple and are still not fully understood.

Smokers and peripheral neuropathy

Are you a smoker? Be careful. Smoking narrows and hardens your arteries, reducing blood flow to your legs and feet and is also associated with a high risk of nerve damage.

Alcohol abusers and peripheral neuropathy

Consuming excessive amounts of alcohol (alcohol abuse) negatively affects your health, including nerves, because alcohol can have a toxic effect on your nerve tissue. Additionally, its chronic abuse is often associated with malnutrition and nutrient deficiencies, including B12, B1 and B6. In fact, drinking too much can lower your neurotropic B vitamins levels. People with alcoholic neuropathy who stop drinking may alleviate their current symptoms and prevent further nerve deterioration.

People with B vitamins deficiencies

Special nutritional habits or malnutrition can lead to deficiencies in certain essential vitamins, like the neurotropic B vitamins, which play a very important role in keeping your nerves healthy and protected. For example, being on a vegetarian diet nowadays is a widespread lifestyle, making vegetarians at high risk for B12 vitamin deficiency. B12 vitamin deficiency in vegetarians has been reported to cause peripheral neuropathy.

Regardless of the causes, it is advisable for all groups to avoid nerve impairment risk factors, where possible.

Other populations at risk of nerve impairment

Sometimes symptoms of nerve impairments occur and although you visit doctors and do analysis, the cause may not be easily detected. It might be the case when there isn’t a specific symptom.

This condition is known as “idiopathic peripheral neuropathy”, where “idiopathic” means “of unknown cause”. Idiopathic peripheral neuropathy happens to occur in people over 60 years old; if it progresses, even slowly, it may become very disruptive to someone’s normal life.

 

Besides the main groups listed above, other conditions increase the risk for nerve impairment.

Let’s see some of them:

 

• Patients with renal impairment, failure or in dialysis;

• Medications which influence metabolism or absorption of nutrients like metformin, proton pump inhibitors, chemotherapeutics or HIV/AIDS treatments;

• Patients with gastrointestinal diseases like anorexia, diarrhea, inflammatory bowel diseases, H. pylori infections, after bariatric surgery;

• Physical injuries or trauma, such as motor vehicle accidents, falls or sports injuries. Trauma that can damage peripheral nerves;

• Malnutrition (people with limited access to food or unbalanced nutrition);

• Genetic causes (people that have a family member that suffers from neuropathy).

• Exposure to toxins and chemicals, e.g. arsenic;

Lifestyle tips for populations with a higher probability for nerve impairments:

Need a list of good habits? You may be surprised to see how big of an impact small lifestyle changes can have on your daily routine, from work to free time. You can really make the difference in your life taking care of your nerves and yourself.

That applies especially to who’s more likely to develop nerve impairment, such as diabetics, elderly, smokers, alcohol abusers and people with nutritional deficiencies. 

Although the development of nerve impairments like peripheral neuropathy is not predictable, you may try to keep your health in the best shape and your nerves healthy with simple lifestyle. 

Whether you belong to one of the groups of people at risk or whether you don't, the best way to keep your nerves in good health is by controlling the development of any condition related to nerve impairments.

And last but not least, remember to relax and enjoy your meals. 

That way, you're less likely to overeat from stress, and more likely to savor the flavor of foods. You will feel good, contribute to your health and also your nerves will be glad you did!

Following diet tips useful for your nerves:

Good nutrition is often the first line to keep the level of essential vitamins and maintain your health. Also the level of neurotropic B vitamins, which are key for nerve health can be maintained by the right nutrition, when you are otherwise healthy. Of course, if you have an underlying disease which may affect your nerve health, healthy nutrition will not be sufficient.

 

However, the advised diet for healthy nerves is really no different than a standard balanced diet: whether or not you have a medical condition, eating a healthy diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins can help you keeping nerves healthy. For additional treatments or supportive activities please talk to your doctor.

• Include a variety of protein foods like seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, legumes (beans and peas), nuts, seeds, and soy products. Eating meats, fish, eggs and low-fat dairy foods can help you preventing from vitamin B12 deficiency.

• Limit added sugars, sodium, palm and coconut oils, cream, butter and every other processed foods containing them (crackers, candies, baked goods, cookies, granola bars, chips, snack foods, fried foods). For example, choose beverages with little added sugars and prepare low fat foods.

• Spread your meals throughout the day, because skipping meals and overeating can send your blood sugar plunging - and then through the roof. If you’re diabetic check with your doctor what’s the best diet for you.

• Choose whole grains and avoid refined grains. Try to replace refined grains (white rice, white bread, white pasta) with whole grains, including brown rice, beans, lentils, potatoes and corn tortillas. Whole grains are important B vitamins and fiber sources, essentials for your diet and very good for your nerves. Refined grains make it harder for you to regulate your blood sugar, which is very important if you are diabetic. Diabetes is a risk factor of neuropathy development.

• Get in the habit of reading food labels to find out the real nutritional values and portion sizes for the foods you enjoy and do the math. Food labels also provide interesting and useful nutritional information.