Showing posts with label diabetes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diabetes. Show all posts

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Diabetics Patients Can Enjoy Tasty Delights

DIABETICS TOO HAVE TASTE BUDS
Many of us are in belief that once one is diagnosed with diabetics, his or her life is bound to be tasteless in terms of daily eating habits. Yes, it is true that one has to follow many restrictions once diagnosed with diabetics. However, here in this article, I will explain you about how you can control the diabetics with the help of your food habits and how to make foods tastier for diabetic’s patients.
Contrary to what most of us believe, controlling diabetes by keeping a tab on your daily diets is not difficult. I bet, if you know the real tricks then the diabetic diets can also become tastier. Apart from being tastier, you also experience your diet giving many other benefits to your health as well.
Now let me give you a rough idea about the food chart, which a diabetic patient should follow and lead a healthy life, without losing the taste of life.
You need to pay special attention to the foods, which can provide you carbohydrates as they play an important role in controlling sugar level. For this, you need to include a lot of starchy vegetables, grains and beans in your daily diet. Try to avoid white rice and you can have brown rice. Homemade breads and whole grains are also very good resources of getting carbohydrates.
There should be no restriction in eating fresh fruits and green vegetables. Don’t just stick to any particular fruit.
Try to keep experimenting with various types of fruits, available in the market according to season.If you are very fond of dairy and meat products then you have to restrain yourself a bit, as diabetics demand low fat foods. In this case, you avoid red meat and try to satisfy with fish items.
Finally, say no to sugar gracefully. No need to be worried by thinking that how you are going to manage without sugar in your daily diet.
Believe me, it is just a matter of habit.










Monday, September 15, 2008

SUN EXPOSURE IS GOOD FOR YOU!!!!

SUNNY DAYS....

You must be thinking what am i saying, coz now-a-days every body tries there level best to save themselves from the radiation of Sun. Expert doctors warn us to avoid almost any exposure to these potentially damaging rays – the sun’s radiation is known to suppress our immune system, give us cancer, and cause us premature aging.

BUT we need these rays to lead a healthy life. Just imagine the morning when it is cloudy outside you will feel lowered motivation, sleepiness, increased appetite, weight gain, irritability, and decreased sociability. On the contrary if it is a nice sunny morning you are active, energetic and less nervous. See you can make out difference here itself.

Other than this Sun rays are the main source of Vitamin D lacking which can cause bone deformity known as rickets.One can suffer from the heart diseases, skin diseases as well as from other types of cancers due to the low level of vitamin D in the body.
Some of the common types of cancer which are caused by scarcity of vitamin D include colon cancer and prostate cancer. Vitamin D is a substance which helps in using calcium as well as it is also an essential thing for maintaining the bone health.

Additionally Sun rays does the following :-

-Lowers cholesterol

-Lowers blood pressure

-Promotes thyroid stimulation

-Regulates the immune system

-Stimulates insulin production

-Improves heart muscle contractility

-Early morning Sun rays are recommended by the doctors for people suffering from Acne,Psoriasis,Depression,Osteoporosis.

-Sun rays are preventive measures for Heart diseases.diabetes (type-1),Multiple Sclerosis,Cancers of various types.

Nicely summarized, sunshine is health and happiness.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

YOUR BODY IS BUILT FOR WALKING


WALK..WALK..KEEP WALKING...TOWARDS A HEALTHY LIFE

"A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world."
So very true..isn't it???
Gone are the days when we used to find people walking down the street..now a-days the number and variety of vehicles are increasing drastically day by day.But nothing can replace walking because of the health benefits of walking...
  • The first and foremost benefit is weightloss. Everybody now-a-days has become very figure concious and Brisk Walking is the best remedy to shed calories.If one walks about 10000 steps everyday it helps in shedding off excess fat from your body.
  • Old people are advised by the doctors to go for walking as it reduces arthritis and relaxs the joints and thus reducing joint pain.
  • There is no need of any special technique for walking as everybody knows it.
  • Walking reduces chances of cancer,heart diseases,strokes,diabetes etc..
  • Walking reduces stress.
  • Early morning fresh air is good for health which we can get only if we go out for a walk.
  • Walking helps alleviate symptoms of depression.
And the list goes on and on....
Going for a long walk and spending time with yourself and nature is the best way to relax your self....this is what I feel..What do u say????
"An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day"