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Ginger in cuisine and medical significance

Posted on July 24th, 2007 in Nature Cure by admin

Ginger is considered as the universal medicaine. A good digestive aid, it thins the blood, lowers blood cholestorel, cleanses the throat and tongue and reduces fever. Also good as a tonic, for colds, cough, asthma and relieves nausea. Good for the lungs, stomach, spleen and neurological diseases. In ancient times, raw ginger was used as a breath sweetener, an aid to digestion, a cure for toothache and bleeding gums and as a strengthening agent for loose teeth and week eyes.

Things that you can do with gingers to make medicine:

1. Joint pain, rheumatic pain: A paste of dried ginger and asafoetida in milk is applied on the affected are. The area is then exposed to the sum for warmth.

2. Dyspepsia, nausea, indigestion, jaundice, morning sickness and oiles: Equal quantities of ginger juice, lemon juice, pudina juice and honey, to be taken frequently.

3. Indigestion: Grind 1 spoon each saunf, dried ginger and cloves into a fine powder. Add honey to make a thick paste and take 1 spoon afer each meal.

4. Loss of appetite, stomachache: 1 inch piece of dried ginger is boiled in 2 cups water. After mixing it with milk and sugar, take it frequently like tea.

5. Earache: A few drop of ginger juice can be used as eardrops.

6. Toothache and gum inflammation: Apply ginger paste and salt on gums.

7. Cold and cough: prepare a tea of 1/2 spoon each ginger paste, cloves and cinnamom powder. Add honey and drink. Juice of ginger should be taken with honey 2-3 times daily for the persistent cough.

8. Boils: Apply a paste of ginger powder and turmeric (1:1) on boils.

9. Facial wrinkles and premature graying: Soak shredded ginger in honey. Eat a sponnful every morning.

Vitamin A contributes to the abdominal fat

Posted on July 24th, 2007 in Fitness, Men's Health, Women's health by admin

I was quite curious about how the abdominal fat increases with the increase level of vitamin A. Abdominal fat is very common to the aged people and also the causes of many dreadful diseases. Now many researchers have claimed a possible reason for increasing the abdominal fat. It was amazed to hear that vitamin A protien creates hidden fat in the adbominal area.

The protein of vitamin A is the chemical transporter of vitamin and also the main cause of intraabdominal hidden fat. This fat is not visible but adversely affect the health of the individual. The chemical transporter retinol binding protein (RBP4) may be used in indentifying the insulin resistance of the blood. Resistance to insulin may result in many diseases which adversely affect the sugar metabolism in the body. The increase in RBP4 in the blood level level means the increase in resisting the insulin. Also the increase in abdominal fat may also be caused by this increase in RBP4 in the blood level. Many researchers are still working on this issue and if this turns to be true then increase in the level of RBP4 will be the indicator of increase in insulin resistance and increase in abdominal fat which will adversely affect the health. So, people can take effective measures in advance by checking the level of RBP4 in the blood level.