How to Live a Long & Happy Life with Healthy Life Style.

Food including fruits, high fiber contents, vegetables, cereals, pulses, fish, meat etc should be a part of our meal. Rice varieties like Mani samba is good for diabetic patients, Jeeraka samba and Kuntrimani samba are good for Vatha ailments. The gruels prepared from Rice, Wheat, Oats, is a very important part of diet. Various gruels like Jeeraka Kanji, Uluva kanji, Pal kanji, Nalikera kanji, Kanji with medicinal powders, Nei Kanji, Njavara Kanji etc are enriched with medicinal values and very healthy for patients during medication and pathiyam.

Greens have always played a major role in providing health. Today with Urbanisation, a trend of fast food and spicy taste has influenced so much that majority of people dislikes eating greens, weather old, men or woman. But one of the healthiest friendly food is greens. Packed with nutrients and vitamins, low in Calories, greens provide beauty and health to all age groups. When taken raw, the nutrition value doubles. Greens like spinach, lettuce, basil (Tulsi), Mint etc are a store house of medicinal values. Lettuce contains Folic acid, Manganese, Chromium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C and Vitamin E which is very healthy. Mint is helpful in kapha ailments and abdominal ailments. Spinach has high antioxidant values.

Basil, a good antioxidant, carminative and best for skin ailments. Traditionally known as Tulsi (Oscimum sanctum), basil is considered as a natural remedy for stress apart from its anti inflammatory and anti oxidant properties. Enriched with holistic and religious values for Hindus this herb has a remedy for the three – mind, body and soul. The leaves of this plant can be dropped into water, tea or juice and consumed. This helps in providing immunity and controlling the negative influence that stress produces in the body like fluctuating hormones and metabolism. Regular consumption also tackles the problem like cold, fever, cardiac disorder asthma, respiratory problem, memory disorder, eye disorder, headache etc.

Certain diseases are well managed by including Soy, Cauliflower, Pea nuts, Green tea in the diet which helps in blocking enzymes that causes pain and imflammation in joint disorders like OA (Oeasteoarthritis). Diet should always be rich in fiber which lowers the C reactive protein (CRP) causing imflamatory reactions in blood. It is also good for heart, digestive system, patient suffering from rhuematoid arthritis, abdominal disorders etc. Cereals like wheat, oats, unpolished rice, salad containing raw vegetables are rich in fibre. Oils like Sunflower oil, Olive oil are rich in Omega 3 fatty acids beneficial for Cardiovascular system. It lowers the bad cholesterol in blood. Dalda, Vanaspathi etc should be avoided. Reuse and deep frying of foods should be avoided.

Fruits like Gooseberry, Pomagranate, jumbolam, Dates, Pineapple, Banana, Oranges should be included in our diet. Fruits like Jack fruit is not advised as it causes diseases.

Milk is an important part of food but certain things should be followed while taking milk. Till six months, babies should be given only breast milk. Then along with semisolid and solid foods breast milk can be continued till the age of two or even three. This helps Physiological and Psychological development of a child. Early administration of cows milk or any other milk than breast milk can lead to Gastro-intestinal disorders and skin diseases. For young children and adult cows milk, goats milk and donkeys milk are good. However milk of buffallo, sheep and camel are not advised. While boiling goats and cows milk it should be added with 1/8 th part of water and buffallo milk with equal quantity of water. A special fat found in milk inhibits substances which trigger imflamation and damage of joints as seen in Arthritis. Conjugated Linolenic acid is an essential Fatty acid found in milk which brings benefit to degenerative and inflammatory disorders.

Butter milk should be included in diet instead of curd especially for those people who are obese, diabetic or having high cholesterol level. Butter milk can be consumed even at night. It removes sense of heat, Aneamia, Abdominal pain etc. Including cows ghee and butter in diet is equally good. The people having Hypertension, Cardiac disorder, Liver disorder, Diabetes should avoid it.

Meat of Goat is advisable for aneamia, weakness, convalescent period, mental disorders etc. Meat of sheep, beef, and pig should be avoided. Meat of rabbit is advised for mental disorders and TB. Flesh of chicken causes Vatha ailments and aggrevate heamorrhoids but improves Spermatogenesis. Flesh of black fowl is good. Flesh of duck increases skin ailments and aggrevates wounds. People should lower the consumption of grilled, fried and microwaved meats which increases AGE (Advanced Glycation End products) found in blood of people with Chronic diseases associated with inflammations including Oestoearthritis, Rhuematoid arthritis etc. Fishes like Tuna, Atlantic Salmon are rich in Omega three fatty acids and should be taken with meals once or twice a week. Steamed fish, sea foods, simmer chicken can be included in meals with more fruits and vegetables for healthy body. Eggs of the birds like ducks cause Gastritis should be avoided. Egg of hens are good for Vatha and Kapha ailments but aggrevates Pitha and Eczema. Half boiled eggs with salt and pepper can be given for respiratory disorders like cough.

Food should be taken according to age, sex, physical work, region and season. Certain fruits when mixed other becomes a poison such foods should be avoided. Eg Milk and Fish. Certain foods should be consumed with other for removing its ill effects. Eg : Jack fruit given with Antidote Ghee or honey. Ground nut should be consumed with jaggery.