hi, Food can be categorized by Vata type food, Pitta type food and Kapha type food. I think this url will help you: http://www.ayushveda.com/ayurveda-articles/know-your-food.htm   - Maria   [End]
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Meat and meat foods are high both in saturated fat and cholesterol content. People with diabetes have a greater risk of heart disease earlier in life. Flesh foods are extremely harmful for diabetes. They increase the toxemic condition underlying the diabetic state and reduce the sugar tolerance. Most diseases of the human body are caused by autointoxication of self-poisoning. The flesh of animals increases the burden on the organs of elimination and overloads and system with animal waste matter and poisons. Chemical analysis has shown that uric acid and other uric poisons contained ...
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Biosynthesis of glutamine from glutamate is catalyzed by glutamine synthesis, and enzyme present in high quantities in renal tissue. This reaction is similar and different to that of glutamate dehydrogenase. Both fix inorganic nitrogen-but one into amino and other into amide linkage. Both are exergonic reactions-glutamine synthetase the hydrolysis of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate), and glutamate dehydrogenase the oxidation of NAD (P) H (Nicotanamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate). As the ammonia is constantly produced in the tissues, so is removed from the circulation by the liver and con ...
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Hair Culture Hairs spring from the skin, each having a root and a stem or shaft, which is generally rounded and varies and thickness. The chief part of the stem is of a fibrous character, the fibres being composed of soft cells with air spaces between them. The colour of the hair is due to the pigment scattered in varying amounts throughout the hair, while a white hair is produced by the formation of very numerous airspaces throughout the cells composing it. The root of the hair is set upon a fibrous papilla, from which it drives its nutriment. The root is deep and the growing part of th ...
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The senses of sight is perhaps the most important of the five senses nature has give to man. A sightless man is a pitiable sight. Anything that interferes with your vision is irritating and a danger to the capacity to see is the most serious danger of all. You must, therefore, take care of your eyes. Sometimes eyes do the job of the tongue: a mere flickering of the eyelids may express volumes. They reflect your inner mind. Whether the eyes are big or small is not in your hands, but do care of them. Large eyes ringed with dark circles are ugly, but sparkling eyes, even if they are small, ...
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Iron is of great importance in human nutrition for healthy blood and vitality. Though it is considered as a trace element, it is responsible for oxygen transport and cellular respiration. Iron is found in the body 1) as iron porphyrins in haemoglobin, myoglobin 2) as iron enzymes in catalase, cytochrome and peroxidases. 3) as non-iron porphyrins in transferring, ferritin and haemosiderin. The iron content of the body is controlled by its absorption and not by excretion. The total daily iron loss of an adult is less than 1 mg. During menstruation, the average loss is furthe ...
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Phosphorus: An adult human body contains about 400-700 gm of phosphorous as phosphates, most of this occurs in bones and teeth. About two-thirds of it is found in chemical combination with calcium in the bones and teeth, and the rest in other tissues. The excess of iron, aluminum and magnesium can impede and block storage of phosphorus, making it ineffective. The retention of phosphorous depends on various factors like amount and form of phosphorus ingested, calcium content, and vitamin D intake. The kidneys are the major routes of excretion for absorbed phosphorus builds up in excess in ...
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Eczema Symptoms and Causes: One of the most common of all skin diseases, eczema consists of an inflammation of the skin of a catarrhal character. It is attended with papules, vesicles or pustules, attended with more or less discharges, and with itching and other symptoms or irritation. It s in fact a symptoms denoting the reaction of the skin to various forms of irritation. It is generally found in persons of morbid constitution where the excretions of the bowels of kidneys are defective. Eczema in its acute form shows itself by redness and swelling of the skin, the formation of minu ...
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PABA Benefits: It is essential for the growth of micro-organisms. It prevents the bacteriostatic properties of the drug since it has similar chemical structure as that of sulphonamides. It forms a portion of folic acid. Its role in human nutrition is not definitely known. It is found effective in combination with Inositol and Pantothenic Acid (vitamin B-5) to check premature hair greying, and changing back to black colour of the hair. There are many other benefits of PABA. Dietary Sources: It is found in wheat germ, rice bran and polishing, milk, and in animal tissues. Defici ...
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Constipation Causes and Symptoms: Constipation is a condition in which the bowels are opened too seldom or incompletely. The patient may pass infrequent and hard, dry stools. The main symptoms is the desire to void the stools but the inability to do so. It is extremely irritating condition but easy to deal with if you go about the treatment in the right manner. It is a common complaint and a large number of persons depend on laxatives and even purgatives to clear their bowels. You will find that the largest sale is of remedies to relieve constipation. And if you count the cost of cig ...
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Causes and Symptoms: Call it corya or catarrh of the nose; a common cold is a very irritating condition. It may be caused by a variety of factors, the most common being a sudden chilling because of a change of temperature, coming out of the cozy bed into a blast of cold air or walking form an air-cooled room into a blazing sun. According to allopathy, these are only pre disposing factors, the real culprit being a virus, which incidentally has not yet been separated or counteracted. Traditional remedies fail to cure the cold as a apparent form the old adage that if you take medicines, the ...
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Tryptophan is an amino-indolepropionic acid. It is essential and should not be omitted in the diet. It’s not synthesized in the body, but may be synthesized in the micro-organism, E.coli. It is neither ketogenic nor glycogenic. Though this amino acid is very essential for the body, yet it is inefficiently utilized in the body, and a large amount of tryptophan is excreted in urine. The amino acids being colourless do not absorb visible light and ultraviolet light of a wavelength above 240 mm. The exception being aromatic amino acids which includes histidine, phenylalanine, tyrosine ...
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Arginine is an amino guanidovaleric acid and an essential amino acid. This amino acid though synthesized in the body, but the quantity it too little to meet the demand of the body at the growing period. It is thus considered essential and got added in this category. Sources of Arginine: It is available in plenty in dry yeast, human milk, cheese, pork, grapes, banana, water melon seeds, piyal seeds, cucumber, cauliflower, tapioca, radish, cabbage, pumpkin leaves, peas, lentil rice and wheat. There is no scientific conclusion of RDA for arginine at present. However up to 2 gm is give ...
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Symptoms: Acne is a skin disease affecting the sebaceous gland (glands which produce an oily secretion). These glands are especially large upon the nose where there openings from pits that are clearly visible. There appears to be an individual predisposition to the disease and is dependent on the development of the sebaceous glands which takes place at the ages of fourteen and twenty. The condition is often associated with dyspepsia, and lack of fresh air and exercise. In women it tends to become worse during menstruation. The eruption itself consists of little black spots which indicate ...
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Phenylalanine : The phenylalanine is an essential amino acid. It is not synthesized in the body but in the micro-organism it is synthesized where one molecule of D-erythrose-4 phosphate and two molecules of phosphot-enolpyruvic acid are required. Metabolic breakdown of phenylalanine lead to formation of tyrosine, phenyl acetic acid, phenyl lactic acid, and tissue protein in separate reactions. The phenylalanine gets first converted to tyrosine by phenylalanine hydroxylase. One of the major hereditary metabolic disorder called phenylketonuria impairs this conversion is hyperpheylalaninemi ...
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Requirement of nutritional supplements  varies from person to person. One need different food supplement while others requirement varies in a different manner. * Iron Supplements: If you are pregnant, have anemia, or heavy periods, get your iron levels checked by a doctor to see if you need to take iron. Dosage is 14 mg per day. * Magnesium Supplements: Magnesium is great for period pain, insomnia and stress. It is usually a cofactor in good calcium supplements as it helps the calcium be absorbed better by your body. Daily dose is 150 mg. * Zinc supplements: Zinc ...
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The tyrosine is an aromatic amino acid, which can absorb light. It is formed form phenylalanine by the reaction catalyzed by phenylalanine hydroxylase. The phenylalanine is essential amino acid but tyrosine is not, provided the diet contains adequate quantities of phenylalanine. The reaction is not reversible, so tyrosine cannot replace the requirement for phenylalanine. Tyrosine has to sparing action, because if tyrosine is fed then need to phenylalanine in the body is decreased. Both the amino acids are ketogenic and at the same glycogenic. Both have immense metabolic role in the body, a ...
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hi everybody, Before taking any nutritional supplements, we should have complete knowledge of Vitamins, Minerals, Natural Nutrients, their natural sources, daily requirements, and deficiencies. Vitamins are essential to sustain life and we must get them from our natural foods or dietary supplements. The nutrition they provide help people feel better, more energetic, and assist the body with normal functions; vitamins and minerals are necessary for our growth, vitality and well-being. Maria   [End]
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Deficiency: The signs of vitamin A deficiency are predominantly ocular. They include night blindness, conjunctival xerosis, Bitot’s spots, corneal xerosis and keratomalacia. The term ‘xerophthalmia” (dry eye) comprises all the ocular manifestations of Vitamin A deficiency ranging from nightblinddness to keratomalacia. Given belows in a short description of the ocular manifestations. (a) Night blindness: Lack of vitamin A first causes night blindness or inability to see in dim light. The mother herself can detect this condition when her child cannot see in late evenings ...
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hi, This is a common problem and it can be easily controlled. Whenever, you wish to eat something you eat vegetables salad, fruits, fresh fruit juice, soups. All are very nutritious and free from fat. Avoid junk food. The best way to control your excess eating habit is to drink lots of water daily. Look for some good health site to make your proper diet chart. http://www.healthvitaminsguide.com  Dr Maria William   [End]
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Leucine: It is an essential amino acid and is not synthesized. It is amino-isocaproic acid. This may be synthesized by the micro-organism from ketoisovaleric acid and acetyl CoA. Acetyl CoA is convertible to ketone bodies and thus the leucine is ketogenic amino acid. It gives energy in combination will isoleucine and valine. It regulates protein metabolism. It is found in plenty in bajra, jowar, wheat, Bengal gram, black gram, field bean, soyabean, drumstick leaves, spinach, colocasia, radish, sweet potato, bitter gourd, cauliflower, almond, gingelly seeds, pistachio, walnut, apple, ...
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hello friend, Eating fresh fruits is your good thinking but there are several other food nutrients required to our body that are not completely fulfilled by fruits. The body requirement of protein, carbohydrates and other nutrients are not completely covered by taking only fruits. Better you go for proper food plan. It will be more beneficial to you. Firstly you should have complete knowledge of all the essential vitamins, minerals and natural nutrients, their natural sources and daily requirement to the body to stay fit and healthy lifelong. I sugest you to visit some good educ ...
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Proline: It is non-essential amino acid. It is one of the important parts of collagen, which binds and supports the cells. It promotes healing of wounds and effectiveness gets enhanced in combination with vitamin C. Proline is pyrolidine carboxylic acid. Proline and hydroxyproline are cyclic compounds do not possess free amino group, but react like a amino acid. They are non-essential glycogenic and formed in the body form glutamic acid and ornithine. Proline is formed glutamate by reversal of the reactions of praline is oxidized to glutamate and transminated to ketoglutarate. Tw ...
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hi, I also have some very good health blogs with weekly updated health and diet information. Vitamins and minerals are essential for the proper funtioning of our body. It covers all the information related to vitamin, vitamin supplement, vitamin and mineral, natural nutrients, nutrients, advanced nutrients, food nutrients. Maria Vitamins, Minerals, Natural Supplements   [End]
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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin. It is the most sensitive of all vitamins to heat. Man, monkey and guinea pig are perhaps the only species known to require vitamin C in their diet. Sources: The main dietary sources of vitamin C are fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables. Traces of vitamin C occur in fresh meat and fish but scarcely any in cereals, Germinating pulses contain good amounts. Roots and tubers contain small amounts. Amla or the Indian gooseberry is one of the richest sources of vitamin C both in the fresh as well as in the dry condition. Guavas are anothe ...
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hi, With planned diet solely is not so effective to reduce your weight. Regular exercises and few home remedies are important for remarkable weight loss. Here are some of the effective home remedies for weight loss: * Prepare a mixture by adding 1/4 teaspoon powdered black pepper, 3-teaspoon limejuice, and 1-teaspoon honey in 1 cup water. Drink this mixture for 3-4 months. It may be helpful in weight loss for obese and overweight people. * Every morning drink a glass full of water mixed with limejuice and some honey. * Cabbage is considered to be an excellent home ...
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Functions on the Body: Iron is generally absorbed from the whole of the gastro intestinal tract but most of it comes from the upper part of the small intestine mainly the duodenum. Dietary Iron is absorbed through the mucosal cells in ferrous form. Iron in diet is present in ferric state which is reduced to ferrous during absorption, with the help of Vitamin C, glutathione and amino acid –SH groups. After entering the mucosal cell in ferrous form, the iron molecules are soon reconverted into ferric state, which combine with a protein, apoferritin of the mucosal cells to form ferritin ...
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hi, I know a website that has real stock of all natural herbal supplements. Once from there I bought Triphala Supplement. It works great !!. http://www.morphemeremedies.com  Hope you will like it !! Maria   [End]
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  http://www.ayurvediccure.com -   This website has lots of information on Herbal Supplements, Herbal Remedies, Ayurveda and Ayurvedic Medicine Maria [Image Embedded Here]   [End]
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Vitamin E (Tocoferol): Vitamin E is the generic name for a group of closely related and naturally occurring fat-soluble compounds, the tocopherols. Of these, alpha-tocopherol is biologically the most potent. Sources: Vitamin E is widely distributed in foods. By far the richest sources are vegetable oils, cotton seed, sunflower seed, egg yolk and butter. Foods rich in poly unsaturated fatty acids are also rich in vitamin E. Daily requirements: The usual plasma level of vitamin E in adults is between 0.8 and 1.4 mg per 100 ml (37). While there is no doubt that man requires tocopherol i ...
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Easy and effective home remedies for eczema are: * Apply a teaspoon of sandalwood paste mixed with a teaspoon of camphor to the affected areas. * Quit eating dairy products of all kinds. No milk products. * Take iron, zinc, and vitamins A, D, E, and B-complex to help heal affected area * Apply a paste made from nutmeg and water to the affected areas * Vitamin B complex taken twice a day for the first week and once a day after that Also you can have lots of other home remedies on home remedies sites. http://www.natural-homeremedies.com/homeremedies_ec ...
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The amino acid is an organic acid in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by NH2 group. It is one of the organic compounds, which represent the end product of the protein breakdown. All proteins are made up of amino acids. An amino acid contains a carbon atom, a free among group (containing nitrogen-NH2) and a carboxyl group (COOH). Amino acids are amphoteric in reaction and form salts with both acids and bases. The amino acids in the body are derivatives of saturated fatty acids. Amino acids are colourless, crystalline substance, soluble in water, easily diffusible and (except gl ...
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hi, Its true that everyone like tasty cooked food over raw food. But while cooking most of the time vitamins and minerals get burned and looses its nutritional property. Fried foods are believed to be worst if we think of taking nutritional diet. So its always better either to take raw food or half cooked food that retain its nutritional properties. Green leafy vegetables and fruits are considered best and have various nutritional components with vitamins and minerals. One should know importance of vitamins and minerals to healthy life. Read as more on vitamins and minerals and its sou ...
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hi, Its true that one should not 100% depends on raw food. But there are several times that while cooking many of the vitamins and minerals get burned and become less nutritional. So we should avoid excess cooking of food and make it half cooked so that its easy to cook and also retain its nutritional property. Green vegetables and fruits have abundant of nutritional component and one should know importance of vitamins and minerals to our body. Their are many health sites offering us  information on vitamins and minerals - Nutrition.gov Homepage and Vitamin benefits health g ...
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Methionine: Methionine, cysteine, and cystine are the sulphur containing amino acids of the body. All are glycogenic. Methionine is essential amino acid, whereas the cysteine and cystine are not. Methionine is amino-methyl-thiobutyric acid. This is to be given in diet, or can be substituted with its corresponding keto acids, which cannot be synthesized in the body but on amination gives rise to methionine. The methionine can be synthesized in the micro-organism by methylating the homocysteine. Three amino acids methionine, arginine, and glycine are directly involved in synthesis of creti ...
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I think natural form of vitamin C intake is more beneficial than synthetic form because natural vitamin C is fresh and more reliable than synthetic one. It dont have any side effects too. However when you are sick, eat as many oranges (and other vitamin-C rich fruits) as you can, While you also take tens of thousands of milligrams of cheap, supplemental ascorbic acid vitamin C. There are many vitamin C benefits to our health and life. The main dietary sources of vitamin C are fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables. Traces of vitamin C occur in fresh meat and fish but sc ...
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The first evidence to show copper as an essential element for the formation of hemoglobin was studied by E.B. Hart in 1928. Dietary Sources: Copper is found in fresh and dried fruit, green and leafy vegetables. It is available in liver, kidney, shellfish, and dried legumes. Milk is poor in copper. Copper is widely distributed in nature. Soft water has more copper than the reservoir water. Even poor diets provide enough for human needs. Functions in the Body: It is required for absorption of iron. It is good for the bones, and regulates sugar. Tiny amounts of copper are necessary fo ...
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hi, If you are suffering from cronic constipation then you should go to some health specialist. There are many effective home remedies to deal with constipation. I have compiled some of them here: * Guava when eaten with seeds provides roughage to diet can give relief from constipation * To avoid constipation take Aloe Vera juice twice a day. * Ginger tea is a very good home remedy for constipation. It helps start bowel movement. * A person with constipation should try to avoid milk and milk products such as cheese. Both milk and cheese contain casein, an insoluble protein ...
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hi, It is always better to take natural form of vitamins rather than vitamin supplements from the market because they are fresh and free from any side effects. The main dietary sources of vitamin C are fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables. Traces of vitamin C occur in fresh meat and fish but scarcely any in cereals, Germinating pulses contain good amounts. Roots and tubers contain small amounts. Amla or the Indian gooseberry is one of the richest sources of vitamin C both in the fresh as well as in the dry condition. Guavas are another cheap but rich sources of this vitamin. You ...
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Sodium and potassium are another pair of minerals that complement each other’s action of the body function, and are concerned with water balance, and is essential for life. The sodium is chiefly found in extra cellular fluids and very little inside the cells. This is in reverse order as compared to potassium, which is mainly found inside the cells, and very little in the extra cellular fluids. The total sodium in a body is equal to 0.1% of body weight, i.e. about 100 mg and is present in all body fluids. Its spread is: as Sodium -340 mg % in plasma, 65 mg % in corpuscles, 200 mg % in whol ...
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Vitamin A covers a pre-formed, retinol, and a pro-vitamin, beta-carotene, some of which is converted to retinol in the intestinal mucosa. Sources of Vitamin A: Vitamin A is widely distributed in animal and plant foods –in animal foods is preformed vitamin A (retinol), and in plant foods are pro-vitamins (carotenes). (a) Animal Foods: Foods rich in retinol area liver, eggs, butter, cheese, whole milk, fish and meat. Fish liver oils are the richest natural sources of retinol, but they are generally used as nutritional supplements rather than as food sources. (b) Plant foods: The che ...
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Iodine was discovered in burnt sea weed in 1811 by B. Courtois, and isolated in 1819 by Fyfe. It was fond in 1896 by E. Baumann that the thyroid gland was very rich in Iodine when compared with the other tissues. Iodine was one of the first minerals recognized as vital for good health. Iodine is am important trace element for healthy thyroid gland, which kills harmful germs, makes up it own hormone (thyroxin) and rebuilds energy. It is required for the synthesis of the thyroxin hormones-thyroxin and triodothyronine. It is present in the secretions of thyroid gland. Iodine is grayish ...
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hi, Very good posting done. Forums are very useful in terms of discussion on various topics. We can exchange our ideas, knowledge and views regarding a single topic worldwide. I am a member of various health related forums which are very good and educational like http://www.diabetesmellitus-information.com/forums/ and http://www.ayurvediccure.com/forums/index.php . I love posting on various sites and is an active member of many other knowledge base forums. Can any body give me list of some good forums so that i can enhance my knowledge. bye Maria   [End]
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