Asthma patients - cheer up!!!          

Nutritionally Asthma is caused due to low immunity. So the Nutritional therapy is addressed by providing optimal nutrition through a balanced diet. Owing to the lifestyle, exercise, sun exposure, availability of foods in nearby vicinity and the current food habits, consuming a balanced diet on a daily basis is very difficult however achievable to a great extent.

                                                 

You should consume antioxidants, multivitamin, omega, calcium, and protein rich diet and supplements to prevent deficiency and in turn to prevent asthmatic attacks.

Nutritional Therapy for Asthma:

• Optimal dosage of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, particularly the ones in        deficiency.
•  Immunity boosting Nutrients are those that strengthen the body, fight germs and retain its optimum health, to support in the process or regular wear & tear like all the antioxidants.
• Eat nutrients that help regulate inflammation of the bronchi and ease breathing such    as essential fatty acids or Omega 3s.
•  Protein rich foods like those dry fruits, nuts, legumes etc. are buildings blocks

                                                 

Fruits and raw vegetables are rich sources of antioxidants. Fruits like oranges, grapes, pears, apples, kiwi, berries, pomegranate etc and vegetables like onion, tomato, beetroot, broccoli, capsicum, carrot, cabbage, cucumber, legumes in whole, paneer, fish or meat etc. should be consumed regularly because of their anti-oxidants & anti-inflammatory properties. Minerals like calcium, quercetin, magnesium, selenium, flavonoids, & carotenes or vitamin A and Vitamins B, C, D & E, increase nutrient absorption in the body. Herbs should be included in diet as chutneys, vegetables, soups and organic teas. Coleus, licorice root, garlic and onions have anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy properties and are very helpful in Asthma. Probiotics in foods like curd, yogurt, buttermilk etc are healthy bacteria which reduce inflammation and strengthen the immune system. They fight allergens. All these foods will aid in Asthma by helping build immunity

HAPPY & HEALTHY DIWALI

                                                                Happy Diwali

Eat only little sweets just to get the taste and keep enjoying sweets forever....

Add 1/3 less sugar than you normally add.

Add as much coconut , figs, Brazil nuts in all the sweets because they are rich sources of fiber

and maintain blood sugar.

Have plenty of salads & sprouts in all the festive meals to maintain the blood sugar.

                                             "HAVE HAPPY & HEALTHY DIWALI"




                                                      

Reduce the sugar in Sweets

Sweet treats are both our taste palettes as well as a part of culture. Earlier sweets were a rare treat, used to be a part of celebrations but were very expensive and most people did not have the affordability.

Now the purchasing power of people has increased. The availability of sugary foods and drinks has increased on each and every corner. However the sugar requirement of the body has decreased due to sedentary life style. The people who are engaged in heavy work need 35 gms of sugar on an average for energy production. However people in sitting jobs or sedentary life style do not require so much sugar. On the contrary if we eat more sugar than we need, it causes several side effects and health concerns.

Now sugar is added to most of the food in hidden way and in many forms, both natural and artificial and sometimes the quantity exceeding many folds more than a human body needs.

 

Recently I visited Australia. There in many restaurants, coffee shops, etc Sugar container had the name "POISON" which depicts its nature truly - yes sugar is a slow poison...

 

The question arises - why do we eat sweets? To celebrate? To feel happy? Or to become sick?

If we get answer to this and reduce sugar consumption, we can prevent, reduce or manage most of the dis-ease caused by sugar.

 

TO OVERCOME THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FEW SUGGESTIONS:

TO THE SWEET MARTS: TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR BY HALF IN THE SWEETS FOR THE SIMPLE REASON - SEE DO YOU WANT THAT PEOPLE SHOULD EAT AND DIE SOON? OR PEOPLE SHOULD ENJOY YOUR SWEETS LONGER?

 

Common People:  to eat less amount of sweets thinking of your body working hard + taking fibre food like raw veggies as salads along with (before or after) with the sweet would help your system to slowly release sugar in the blood.

 

Wish you a happy & healthy life.

 

Nutritionist Sushma Jaiswal

Worked in UNO & WHO, has an experience of more than 30 years including 25 years all over the world, now practicing in Bangalore, India

Sushma Jaiswal