Saturday, August 17, 2013

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” ~Hippocrates





In the rapid moving world we all are used to rapid sustenance in every possible way.  We used to consume instant food and bottled drinks available everywhere to buy easily.  It may be very comfortable and time saving, but these practices are soon to bring health problems in your way. If one could use food that will keep you away from illnesses that will bring him long term profits because health is the wealth to any man. Some food has an ability to defend our body from frequently heard illnesses like cholesterol, diabetics, high blood pressure, cancer, stress etc. here goes some food you can add to your daily meals which will prevent you from these illnesses. So let’s try to make our food medicinal as often as we can. 


  • The use of lot of spices is very much helpful to prevent you from cholesterol threat. Garlic, turmeric, chilies, curry lives, mustard oil, cardamom comes first in the treatment. Regular use of a perfect amount of these spices increase blood circulation and prevents blood clotting, reduce high blood pressure, and help to prevent obesity.

  • Particularly, chilly is good for kidneys, spleen, pancreas, lungs and heart.

  • Constant use of a considerable amount of honey mobilizes the extra fat deposits in the body.

  • Olive oil is a good medication for cholesterol.  It contains antioxidants and help lower cholesterol level.

  • Foods rich in fiber can help clean out cholesterol and fat deposits from your bloodstream.
 "One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if   one has not dined well-Virginia Woolf"

  • Fatty fish like salmon, tuna, trout and sardines which contain omega -3 can be consumed as much as you wish.  But eating any type of fish will benefit your heart. Fish is also good to fortify your body from diabetes.

  • Instead of white rice try to add brown rice into your diet, it may help to prevent you reduce the risk of having diabetes.

  • Consume of as much as dairy products also reduce the risk of any of the two types of diabetes, and the calcium and vitamin D contents of dairy products have been hypothesized to reduce breast cancer risk.


"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art"

  • No doubt, consumption of green leaves is good for the prevention of any health disease. Add green leaves to your meal as often as possible, it enhances your immunity against many diseases.   For an instance Thyme is good for prevent from contaminating cold.

  • Spinach is like the king among green leaves. It is a remedy for many health problems. It is renowned as an anti cancerous food, High with beatcarotenes, antioxidants, iron and vitamin A.  It's high in folic acid, which has been showed to reduce the rate of cognitive decline in elderly people. 

  • You may wonder that dates are a perfect diabetes-friendly snack, combined with a generous supply of fiber highly enriched with antioxidants, which is extremely good for cut down the risk of diabetes.

  • Tomatoes are highly consisting of vitamin c, lycopenes and antioxidant cancer fighting chemicals. Constant use of tomatoes will lessen the risk of cancer, and Broccoli too, contains phytochemicals that are thought to make cancer cells less toxic.


The king who cannot rule his diet, will hardly rule his realm in peace and quiet!!!!


  •  Consumption of enough tea also have an ability to cut down the risk of cancer Tea contains phytochemicals, which are cancer-cell fighters. Green tea has been associated with a lower risk of stomach, esophageal, and liver cancers.



Going through these information you will convince that It is for all the world right what Hippocrates said “let food be thy medicine, medicine be thy food”, as food has such great capability to safeguard and cure the body if we deal wisely with them. If don’t it can also be lethal. Today, we are always at risk of having any kind of health problem. Therefore, we need to be conscious of what we eat; we should not give it less priority as we get our selves busy with various many other work. If we have the knowledge we can choose them well to prevent our body from various illnesses. That will cut down a greater cost that is to come in future in bundles. Therefore, be wise when you chose your food!!!!!!!!!

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