Hazelnuts

You can use crushed hazelnuts as a topping for your smoothies.

They go well with cacao.

Hazelnuts have folate,manganese,copper.

You can make a smoothie bowl too like a bowl of cereal and top it with Crushed hazelnuts,dark chocolate.You can sprinkle some ground cardamom,or cinnamon.

Do you want to live longer and healthier- -------- continued

The following daily choices can help you live longer and better.

DIET is by far the most powerful intervention to delay aging and age related diseases.

SEDENTARY behavior,like sitting all day is a risk factor for early death.Moving a little matters,

Mindfulness meditatation can reduce stress and may slow biological aging by stabilizing Telomeres

To reduce stress find out what works for you,try to smile when you are in traffic,no road rage ofcourse or cussing.

Do some volunteering,i.e. Do some service.remember,in the joy of others lies your own!It will indeed give you happiness.

Try to sit together as a family and eat together and pray together.This will go a long way in improving your health.

I remember Micheal Pollan who said ,"Eat Food,not too much,mostly plants."

He also has written,"If it came from a plant eat it,If it was made in a plant don't."

You are what you eat!!!

Do you want to live longer and Healthier?

Recently,Time magazine,the February 22 nd 2016 issue had issue labeled The Longevity issue.

Can you name some animals that have real long life and don't get the bad chronic diseases that we get and succumb to.

The. Animals with long life are,

The ocean quqhog,the CLAM,can live more than 500 years.

Parrots can live well past 70 years

The naked mole rat can live upto 30 years.his skin is very elastic.

The Giant Tortoise can live more than 100 years.

The elephants can live upto 70 years,and generally cancer free.

The bowhead whale is thought to be the longest living mammal,can live way past 200 years,

The Brandt's bat found in Europe and Asia can live upto 40 years or more.

The thick billed murre,a bird can live 40 years or more.

The jelly fish is unique in that it is immortal.(turritopsis dornhi) is the Benjamin Button of the sea.

Instead of dying jelly fish gets younger and younger.until it stars it's life all over again.

Sites to watch for info on Gluten

Glutenfreedrugs.com

Glutenfreegirl.com

Celiaccentral.org

Celiaccenter.org

Culinary nutrition.com/top-50-gluten- free-blogs/

Glutenfreewatchdog.org

Gluten.org

Nourishing meals.com

Forgiveness

Did you know it is not a pill u can pop but still does give you great results.

This is cleansing your heart.

You can forgive them for disagreements,petty quarrels,hate,grudges.

Forgiveness led to lower resting blood pressures,lower cortisols.

When someone forgives a person who has committed a transgression against him or her,it is the forgiven who changes and reaps benefits.

It was thought that forgiveness was a realm of religion and social sciences.

Forgiveness offers benefits at mind,body and spiritual levels.

Dietary guidelines

Follow a healthy eating pattern across the life span.

Focus on variety,nutrient density,amount.

Limit calories from added sugars and saturated fats and reduce sodium intake

Shift to healthier food and beverage choices.

Support healthy eating pattern for all.

Healthy eating pattern includes,

A variety of vegetables like dark green red and orange,legumes,

Fresh whole fruits.

Grains,atleast half of which are whole grains.

Low fat dairy including milk,yogurt,cheese.

Fortified soy beverages

Variety of proteins including legumes,( beans ,peas),nuts ,seeds

Oils

Limit trans fats,added sugars,sodium.

Consume less than 10 % of calories per day from added sugars,

Less than10% calories from saturated fats.

Consume less than 1 drink per day in women

& upto 2  drinks per day in men.

PPI

Do you know what are PPI's?

I weaknessemusclse n cau have cahProton pump inhibitors! The most common prescription pill us d for heart burn or reflux symptoms.

Yes!it helps heartburn but do you know th side effects?

The most recent published data in Jan 2016 JAMA,prestigious medicine journal reveals they have been linked to acute interstitial nephritis,and CKD ( chronic kidney disease).

It is felt that these medicines are over prescribed and everyone who ncluding patients are not familiar with the bad side effects.

It can cause low magnesium ,muscle twitching,cardiac arrhythmia so.

Just supplementing magnesium may not be enough to correct the d fiche chinless PPIs are discontinued.

It can make you prone to Clostridium difficille infection.PPI reduce gastric acidity which promote colonization of these bad bacteria.

There is increased incidence of pneumonia.

Patients with Coronary artery disease and bypasses are generally prescribed anti platelet therapy

To reduce risk of coronary eventsPPi's are concurrently prescribed to prevent Gastrointestinal bleeding.

Plavix( generic clopidogrel)is metabolized to active forms by liver enzymes that also metabolize PPI's.

The competitive metabolism may lead to reduced activation of placid,reduced anti platelet effect and increased cardiac events.

Use of PPI's May decrease bone density and increase fracture risk.

One must check magnesium levels,serum creatinine for kidney function

Curcumin vs Turmeric

A lot of people use turmeric pills from Walmart or SAMs club and then think they are taking the correct supplement which does not work to relieve joint pains as Turmeric is not the same as Curcumin.

Turmeric is a source of Curcumin.

Turmeric is derived from rhizomes( underground stems) of the plant Curcuma longs,which is a member of ginger family

Turmeric is responsible for yellow color of Indian curry and American mustard.

Curcumin is the active ingredient of turmeric.

Curcumin has anti oxidant and anti inflammatory properties.

A typical turmeric root contains just 2 to 5 % Curcumin so one may need many many capsules of turmeric to get the effect of Curcumin.

Turmeric is best used as a spice in cooking, but for health benefits Curcumin is the best.

Curcumin in some studies showed good absorption if black pepper was added,but results were not consistent.

One particular form of Curcumin called BCM -95 is made by grinding Curcumin particles and then blending with turmeric essential oils ,making it a potent form of Curcumin.

Research has shown Curcumin to a lower risk of 

Arthritis,Alzeimer's disease,Cancer,heart disease,depression,Diabetes ,Psoriasis,wound healing,

Irritable bowel syndrome

Biotin

All of you have heard that The B vitamin called Biotin is good for nails,hair and skin.

Naturally,what foods are high in Biotin?

These are, Soybeans,Mushroom,pumpkin seeds,sunflower seeds,peanuts,tomatoes.

Biotin is necessary to build healthy fats in the skin.

It was determined by several studies that adding high biotin foods in a lactating mother reduced signs and symptoms of cradle cap in nursing babies.

Other sources of biotin include eggs,milk,meat,onion,carrots,Romaine lettuce,cauliflower,sweet potatoes,oats,bananas,raspberries,strawberries,watermelon,yogurt,grapefruit,cucumber.

However,a caution!

Do not eat raw eggs,as raw eggs can can interfere with biotin absorption,because raw eggs have avidin.

Seizure medications can cause biotin deficiency,hair loss,brittle nails,seborrhea can dermatitis.

A combination of biotin and zinc can help in seborrhea or dandruff.

One can give a trial of this supplement for 2 to 3 months.