Food- Cooked and Uncooked

Hi friends,

Eating cooked food is a very old tradition. This tradition of cooking food formed by our ancestors thousands of years ago is being continued bu us today too. No creature on the earth except man cooks its food. This may be the reason why creatures other than man dont become the victims of illness.

Food when cooked loses its life-giving nutrients and becomes lifeless. There is no possibility of getting energy, health or nourishment from this lifeless food. Life begets life. Food without life cannot bestow life. On the contrary, it makes the existing living lifeless.

The popular belief that food is required only for providing calories and energy to the body and keeping it active is firmly and deeply rooted. But those who believe in this are unaware of the fact that body continuously suffer wear and tear. Old tissue cells are being destroyed and to replace them new tissue cells are being generated. This process of reconstruction is necessary for life and it depends upon the nutrious quality of food which we consume. Our food must contain vitamins, minerals and enzymes to keep the reconstruction work going on. Moreover, protein, carbohydrates and fats contained in food require vitamins and enzymes for their assimilation. In the process of heating food, vitamins and enzymes contained in food are lost to a great extent.

If we take food solely on the basis of taste then it cant fulfil the requirements of the body. It is true that cooked food becomes soft and also delicious because of condiments, sweetening, etc. We are prone to eat such food more than required. This overeating causes indigestion followed by other diseases.

Cooked food not only loses its Vitamins and enzymes but also it undergoes may untoward changes. The protein and the carbohydrates in cooked food are not easily digestable. They are not easily absorbed in the intestines. Thus, cooked food becomes deficient in nutrients. It may perhaps give some nourishment to healthy persons, but for old and the sick it is useless.

Can we not minimize our love for cooked food and select raw or natural food in its place? Many persons fear that raw food causes heaviness, pain and gas in the abdomen, but thier fear is baseless. It has been proved through experiments that raw food is digested within three or four hours, whereas vegetable juices are digested within 25 to 30 minutes and are quickly assimilated into blood.

The above facts prove that raw food and live juices are most suited to the body and they stimulate the process of reconstrution. Precious nutrients are destroyed when food is cooked. But if grains are sprouted, there is considerable increase in their nutrients. In sprouted cereals there is a 600% increase in Vitamins 'A' and 'C' fro sprouted cereals. Sprouted grains and pulses are very useful for the speedy growth of a child and for increasing a nursing mother's milk.

It is indisputable fact that if we do away with traditional culture of cooked food and accept raw food as even half the quantity of our diet, our health with go on improving day by day.

Best Regards,
Team- KnowledgeisHealing

Salt- a redundant constituent of food

Dear friends,

Let us discuss about Salt which is a redundant constituent of our food.

If we consider sugar as a sweet poison then salt is also considered as a mineral poison. The intake of salt with food causes untoward effects in the body and to eliminate it the kidneys have to labour. If the excessive intake of salt continues, the kidneys become weak and damaged and sometimes they fail in their work.

We know that salt is essential constituent for taste and thats true but excessive consumption of salt proves to be detrimental to health. Because of the popular belief that food cannot be cooked without salt, there is hardly an item in our diet which is saltless. In fact, according to one expert physician, salt is not at all necessary for either life or health. In other words of him, there is no physiological need for salt. More and more dieticians and physicians have now begun to concede that salt is one of the causes of diseases which man suffers from. Excess salt, it is claimed causes improper Calcium absorption. Here is a list of various conditions or illnesses said to be caused by salt:

headache, insomia, migraine, heart disease, hives, kidney ailments, dropsy, cirrhosis of the liver, cold, sinus conditions, hearing problems, epilepsy, rheumatism and obesity. Many medical experts and other authorities have pointed to salt as a factor in the causation of cancer.

The human body requires two grains of salt per day and that can be obtained from only 50 grams of vegetables. A diet containing vegetables and fruits supplies sufficient natural salt to the body and no additional salt is required.

Salt has more disadvantages than advantages. A labourer, however, might need additional salt to replace the salts lost in perspiration. If he takes no additional salt, he may suffer from bodyache, muscular cramps and exhaustion.

With Regards,
Team- KnowledgeisHealing

Sugar- a sweet poison to health

Hi friends,

Modern therapeutics/ doctors recommend restriction on the consumption of sugar for the purpose of maintaining health. The ayurveda and the naturopathy recommend avoidance of sugar from diet. Harmless substances like honey and fruits should be substituted for sugar. Jaggery is produced from sugarcan juice. White sugar is also produced from sugarcane juice through modern process. Considering their nutritious elements, sugarcane juice is more beneficial to health than jaggery, but white sugar has no role as a nutrient.

If we think about past, then one of the causes of good health of our ancestors was the absense of white sugar in their diet. They maintained the health and energy because they obtained as much fructose as they wanted from raw food, vegetables and fruits. Some researchers says that there is no physiological requirement for sugar. The calories and energy required for the body are easily available from fruits, vegetables and grains.

The constitution of our blood is alkaline so dieticians advice us to eat edibles containing minerals. Sugar and sweets, after digestion leave acidic residue in the body which is harmful and injurious to health. The chemical process made upone sugar for whitening and purifying it destroys its nutritious properties. There is little or no amount of vitamins and minerals in sugar.

The consumption of huge amount of white sugar has led to diseases like dental decay and caries, diabetes, cardiac trouble and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). The reckless use of sugar leads to migraine, dermatitis and renal disorders. Moreover, sugar increases the amount of cholestrol in the blood. Cholesterol accumulates in the inner surface of the arteries which consequently become narrow and hard. The heart has to work vigorously to push blood into such narrow arteries. Consequently the heart becomes exhausted and week. Sometimes it fails.

Thus we can analyse that the excessive use of sugar has adverse effects on health. Not only that, it also interrupts the smooth functioning of the body and the mind and leads to various diseases. That is why sugar is considered a sweet poison by dieticians.

Few links for reference:


We hope that you have gained some knowledge regarding sugar and its effects and implementing knowledge in our life will help us to improve our lives.

Best Regards,
Team- KnowledgeisHealing

Improper food and Bad Habits - Fatal to health

Hi Friends,

All of us desire happiness, peace and prosperity but the basic condition of achieving them is good health. How many of us observe the basic rules of physical and mental health and take proper food and follow good habits to gain good health? We dont think of the right food and eat. Consequently, when we fall ill, we are used to finding fault with fate. We rarely observe the basic principles of sound health. A negligible illness, and we rush to a doctor and administer poisnous drugs into our body. May be, these poisnous drugs give immediate relief, but this relief is short-lived. When the same ailment recurs, we are compelled to take stronger drugs in large doses with the results that several new diseases spring up out of one and we are entrapped in such a vicious circle that it is hard to get out of it.

But dont despair; there is one simple but effective way to get rid of the vicious circle of medicines. At the outset, we must clearly understand the fact that the origin of man's major or minor illnesses is improper dietic habits. We maintain physical and mental fitness through the consumption of proper and wholesome food. Raw food is the main force of preserving our health. Basically a proper diet is the best of all the medicines produced in the world. In the same way we can say that an improper diet is the cause of a disease. If we accept the two facts that our health is in our hands and our present diet is based on taste. If we change it, we can save thousands of rupees which are otherwise spent on medicines. The best diet is that which maintains our health in a natural way, nourishes the limbs and the organs of the body, makes them active and supplies whatever is deficient in the body.

Wheather a particular diet is proper or improper should be considered carefully. It is advisable to go for raw food in comparison to cooked food for the betterment of health. Compared to fried and boiled vegetables, unprocessed vegetables and their juices give much more nutrition and vitality. Sunripened fruits and raw food are considered more beneficial to health than canned fruits and juices, biscuits, bread, pickles, sweets, etc. because minerals and enzymes can be obtained only from fresh vegetables, fruits and natural food and they are essential for nourishment and health. Cooking destroys vitamins, enzymes and minerals contained in food-grains, vegetables and fruits. Sugar, salt and other delicious condiments, when added, make the food indigestible and without nutrients. Besides, diets with improper combinations such as fruit salad, rice pudding with pulses, milk with onions and garlic impair our health.

The number and varieties of items of eatables and drinks are multiplying day by day. Moreover, we become gluttonsous at late night parties. Today's life is a life of haste, hurry, bustle and mental tension. Under this stress we are now used to take refreshments every now and then throughout the day. Consequently, the mode of man's life has become irregular and discordant. Biological rhythm of body is endangered by irregular timings of eating, drinking, sleeping and walking. These irregularities disarrange the excretory functioning of the body. This is the reason why constipation, insomnia, bodyache and headache are the common complaints of today. The use of intoxicating substances like tobacco, ganja (hemp), etc. is also the cause of the accumulation of toxins and other harmful elements in the body. The system of adding colour, taste and flavour to food and the various processes through which it passes destroy its life giving nutrients. And look at the manufacturers; after food is processed, synthetic vitamins are added to make it nutritious. But all these additives and processed foods are injurious to health.

The diet consisting of raw or boiled food, raw vegetables, fruits and fresh fruit juices is proper and desirable for health. Among all diets juice diet is considered best for health and vitality.


Best Regards,
Team- KnowledgeisHealing

Introduction to Nature Cure

Hi everyone,

Every therapy of healing talks about importance of food for a healthy life. Now, some of the eminent experts of modern medicine ly empasis on food therapy. It is the true fact that improper food is perhaps the root cause of every disease. Raw food, vegetables and fruits are better for health than cooked or fried food or food prepared in any other way. Compared to milk, juices of grapes, carrots, strawberries and raspberries are more effective for health and nourishment. Vegetable and fruit juices help to cure such diseases as cannot be cured by modern medicine and various other therapies.

Nevertheless, it cannot denied that there are yet many doctors and patients show show their reluctance to the above facts.

Naturopathy or Nature cure has been gaining increasing popularity during last few years, and particularly, juice-therapy has established its exclusive importance in Nature cure. Juice therapy has no alternative for alleviating comon illness as well as chronic or hard to cure diseases. Not only does it enable you to enjoy a healthy life but also it helps you to rejuvenate yourself. Juice-diet and raw food have proved considerably effective to the cases where other modern therapies have failed. Posionous drugs like thalidomide, after ther prolonged use for many years have now been discarded. These harmful drugs are now being replaced by non-medicinal treatment like Nature cure and more and more doctors and patients are inclined towards the acceptance of the use of nourishing food, vegetables and fruit juices for the maintenance of health and cure of diseases.

Man born in lap of nature has now recognised the right direction of cultivating the delight of the body and the mind and of maintaining health by using natural food and juices. Mankind will find the source of real hope and joy in this new trend.

It is now imperative for all to choose juice diet or juice therapy in place of modern medicines because toxic elements contained in these medicines are harmful to the diseased and very often prolong illness instead or curing it.

We will discuss more about nature cure in our next posts.

We found some related links that are also beneficial:
1. The power of Positive Habbits

2. A Gluten free life

3. 500 Years of Natural Health Secrets

4. How to Safeguard Your Loved Ones From Bird Flu Now

5. The ultimate Organic Lifestyle

6. The Grape Cure

Best Regards,
Team- KnowledgeisHealing

Regarding more posts for health topics

Hi friends,

Sorry for the delay in posts. We will now starting the posts on Natural diets i.e., vegetables and fruits so that we can come to know their benefits. We hope you will like our efforts to give you good information on these posts.

We will be starting posts on natural diets soon.

Any suggestions or feedback will be appreciated.

Best Regards,
Team- Knowledgeishealing

Ginger and its Medicinal Uses

Hi,

Let us share some knowledge about Ginger.

What is Ginger?

Ginger is a strengthening food that has long been used to maintain health. Ginger has a long history of both culinary and medicinal use in Chinese, Japanese and Indian medicines. In ancient China, ginger was regarded as a healing gift from God and was commonly used to cleanse and warm the body.

Qualities of Ginger

The major active ingredients in ginger are terpenes and oleoresin called ginger oil. These two, and other active ingredients in ginger, provide antiseptic, lymph-cleansing, circulation, and constipation relief qualities.

• Ginger is good for the respiratory system


• It is good to fight against colds and flu


• Ginger offers substantial protection from stroke and heart attack because of its ability to prevent blood clotting


• Ginger, a multifaceted herb, is crucial in the battle against cardiovascular disease


• Relieves headaches and pains


• Helps to clear sore throats


• Good for upset stomach and indigestion.


• It is very effective as a cleansing agent through the bowels and kidneys and also through the skin.

Some of the problems cured by Ginger

Colds/Flu

Kills influenza virus by improving immune system's ability to fight infections. Ginger also relieves headaches.

Increases Circulation

Increases the muscular contractions of the heart atria, there by increase in overall circulation. Ginger has been proven to prevent internal blood clots and lowers blood pressure. Ginger Root stimulates the central nervous system controlling the heart and respiratory centers. Ginger helps reduce serum cholesterol, which can slow down circulation.

Ginger Relieves Motion/Morning Sickness

Ginger is one of the most effective herbal remedies to get rid of Motion/ Morning Sickness.

Digestive Aid - Indigestion, Stomach Ache

Ginger Root increases production of saliva in the mouth and dramatically increases digestive enzyme amylase in the saliva to additionally aid digestion. Ginger Root also contains a very effective digestive enzyme zingibain.

Women's Health

Ginger Root is good for the uterus as well as the intestinal tract and may ease menstrual cramps

Skin

Very cleansing - reduces pus in infected wounds as well as boils. Clears spots caused by chicken pox and shingles. Useful for burns, sores, sunburn, ringworm, warts, herpes, athletes foot and even for dandruff.

Stress Protection

Ginger Root appears to limit the effects of adrenergic stimulation and there by relieves the stress

Arthritis

As Ginger root is a proven anti-inflammatory agent, some arthritic victims may find it helpful.

Ginger is sometimes recommended as an alternative to aspirin for people who can not take aspirin because of its irritating effect on the gastrointestinal tract.

Ginger cures following ailments

Asthma - Adults
Athlete's Foot
Acne
Boils/ Blisters
Cold Sores
Cuts
Cold
Flu
Gingivitis
Glandular Fever
Gum Infections
Head Lice
Infections
Insect Bites / Stings
Mosquito Bites
Mouth Ulcers
Mumps
Ringworm (tinea)
Skin Conditions - Antiseptic
Sore Throat
Warts

With all the benefits to the average person, ginger should be included in the diet every day. Especially for a person who are suffering from heart problems, cold/flu, stress problem, motion sickness a daily dose of ginger combined with other herbs to enhance their effectiveness is part of a sensible, healthy diet.

We hope you enjoyed this post.

Regards,
Team- Knowledgeishealing

Regarding More Posts

Dear Friends,

We need suggestions from you for our blog so that we can provide you more better posts to gain knowledge.

We will try our best to give the best articles so that you can be aware to avoid disease (dont forget to consult your doctor for getting advice).

Waiting for your comments.

Regards,
Team- Knowledgeishealing

More posts on health articles from Tuesday

Hi friends,

Thanks for your patience. We were preparing our content for our blog so we will be back from tuesday to post more articles.

Best Regards,
Team- Knowledgeishealing