Tip 114. Quick tips for gaining
w
e
i
ght.
Diet plays an important role in buil
d
ing up health for gaining
weight. Nutrients which
h
elp keep
the nerves relaxes are of utmost importance as
n
ervousness
causes
a
ll t
h
e muscles
t
o become tense and t
h
e energy w
h
ich goes
in
t
o the tense
n
ess wastefully uses up a great deal
o
f food.
Although all
vitamins and minerals are required
f
or a sound
h
ealth the most important ones are vitamin D a
n
d B6, calci
u
m and mag
n
esium. The richest sources of vitamin D are milk, cod liver
oil and the
r
ays of the sun.
Calcium is
a
lso supplied
by milk and yoghurt. M
a
gnesium c
a
n be obtain
e
d from green leafy vegetables such as
spi
n
ach, parsle
y
, turnip, radish and beet
tops. These
vegetables should be eaten a sal
a
d, lightly co
o
ked.
But what is the real sec
r
et to correcting underweight? Underweight persons should
eat
frequent small meals as
they tend to feel full quickly. Meals may be divided into six small ones instead of t
h
ree big ones. These may consist
of
t
hree smaller meals and three subst
a
ntial
snacks
between them. The weight-building qua
l
i
t
y of a food is measured by the number of calories
it c
o
ntains. To
g
ain weight,
t
he diet sho
u
ld include
m
ore calories
than are us
e
d in daily activities so
as to allow
t
he excess
t
o be stored
as body fat.
The allowance of 500 c
a
lories in excess of the
d
aily average
needs is
es
timated to provide for
a weight gain of one po
u
nd weekly.
Tip 115. Quick tips for treating urinary
tract infections.
To fight ha
r
mful bacteria in the uri
n
ary tract, encourage the
growth of helpful bacte
ri
a. To encourage
t
he growth of healthy symbiotic bac
t
eria in your digestive system, cons
u
me fibre.
Dietary fibre increases
t
he bacteria in the large intestines w
h
ich require
n
itrogen for
t
heir growth. This in turn red
u
ces the ch
a
nces of ca
n
c
erous cha
n
ges in c
e
lls
by reducing the
amount of ammonia in
t
he large b
o
wel. Fibre reduces the
a
bsorption of
cholesterol in the diet.
It also slows down the rate of absorp
t
ion of suga
r
s from the food in the di
g
estive system.
Certain types of fibre i
n
crease the viscosity of t
h
e food cont
e
nt. This i
n
c
r
eased visc
o
sity
indirectly r
e
duces the
n
eed for insulin secreted
by the pancreas. Thus a
fibre-rich di
e
t can help
in diabetes
mellitus.
Tip 116. A
y
urvedic Foods for TB
The custard
apple is re
g
arded as an
effective food remedy f
o
r tuberculosis. It is
said
t
o contain the qualiti
e
s of rejuvenating drugs.
The Ayurv
e
dic practi
t
i
o
ner prepares a fermented
liquor called sitaphal
a
s
ava from t
h
e custard apple in i
t
s season for use as medic
i
ne in the tr
e
atment of tuberculos
i
s.
I
t is prepared by boiling custard apple pulp and seedless raisins in water
on slow fire.
It is filtered
when about one third
of water is left. It is then mixed with
powdered sugar and c
a
ndy and also the powder of cardamom,
cinnamon and certain o
t
her condiments.
Cardam
o
m,
cinnamon, and similar spices are
t
h
emselves of benefit in t
r
eating TB
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