If we know our everyday foods, their quantum, and frequency of consumption they become medicines, and tilt the internal balance of the body in favour of the synthesis of protective substances and in essence put away the risk of degenerative diseases.
What are these ‘protective substances’?
Protective and destructive regulators produced in the body are essentially hormone-like substances which are technically called prostaglandins.Those prostaglandins, which are protective, are anti-inflammatory and anti thrombotic; where as the harmful ones are inflammatory and proaggregratory.
What difference does it make to our body?
If your body is producing more inflammatory substances, it is exposing the inner linings of your blood vessels to undesired changes, including oxidising your bad cholesterol. Additionally it also may elevate your blood pressure, increase the viscosity of your blood and make you more prone to clot formation.Thus, despite maintaining the correct weight, if you do not pay attention to the quality of your daily food intake, you are at a higher risk to diseases including heart disease, diabetes, cancers, and bone changes, due to the increased production of these harmful substances.
What are these everyday ‘super’ foods?
Get good quality fats in your diet as it is the right balance of fatty acids like Omega 3 and MUFA in your diet which favour the synthesis of protective prostaglandins.
Super foods —
Nuts, fatty fishes, soya, pulses emphasise good quality carbohydrates, which include carbohydrates loaded with dietary fibre and having a low glycemic response.This again not only ensures a stable supply of energy and stabilises blood sugars but also provides a base for the desirable microbial flora in the gastrointestinal tract to flourish, there by adding on to an improved internal milieu.
Super foods —
Whole wheat, bajra , oats, ragi , sprouts, banana , guava have a high intake of a variety of vegetables. All seasonal leafy vegetables, and other vegetables especially cruciferous, coloured vegetables, beans, etc are the right choices. Make salads an inherent part of your meals
Super foods —
Cabbage, spinach, cauliflower and cauliflower greens, pumpkin, beans, capsicum, tomatoes, onions, garlic, corriander
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