Cholesterol : Untagged from Naughty list

Forwarded by : Mani || Source : Unknown

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Cholesterol is finally officially removed from Naughty List.

The US government has finally accepted that cholesterol is not a ‘nutrient of concern’, doing a U-turn on their warnings. In the meantime of 40 years ,US Drug Industry in connivance with Health Department made over 1.5 trillion US Dollars by selling cholesterol lowering drugs. This fear probably caused death of a million gullible citizen who believe the US drug industry. – comment by Nikki Barri  .

Cholesterol has been on the “naughty” list of nutrients for nearly 40 years, with health officials warning us to stay away from high-cholesterol foods since the 1970s to avoid heart disease and clogged arteries.

“Full-fat dairy products and avocados are high in good fats.” But,US officials have finally given the green light for a U-turn on previous warnings, which means eggs, butter, full-fat dairy products, nuts, coconut oil and meat have now been classified as “safe” and have been officially removed from the “nutrients of concern” list.

The US Department of Agriculture, which is responsible for updating the guidelines every five years, stated in its findings for 2015: “Previously, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended that cholesterol intake be limited to no more than 300 mg/day. “The 2015 DGAC will not bring forward this recommendation because available evidence shows no appreciable relationship between consumption of dietary cholesterol and serum (blood) cholesterol, consistent with the AHA/ACC (American Heart Association / American College of Cardiology) report.

“Cholesterol is not a nutrient of concern for overconsumption.”

Eggs are no longer on the ‘naughty list’.The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will, in response, no longer warn people against eating high-cholesterol foods and will instead focus on sugar as the main substance of dietary concern.   The 70s, 80s and 90s were the ‘non fat’ years, with the government warning people to limit the amount of high-cholesterol foods in their diets to avoid heart disease and strokes.   But nutritionists and scientists have long been campaigning for the U-turn, which started with introducing “good cholesterols” back into the ‘safe zone’.

US cardiologist Dr Steven Nissen said: “It’s the right decision. We got the dietary guidelines wrong. They’ve been wrong for decades”. He estimated that about 20 per cent of cholesterol levels in your blood come from your diet, which means the rest is produced by your liver and is actually needed by the body.

Dr Chris Masterjohn added:“Since we cannot possibly eat enough cholesterol to use for our bodies’ daily functions, our bodies make their own. When we eat more foods rich in this compound, our bodies make less. If we deprive ourselves of foods high in cholesterol – such as eggs, butter, and liver – our body revs up its cholesterol synthesis.”

“Nuts were previously thought to contain too much cholesterol.” Sugar has now been identified as the “worst” food culprit for health problems, with GPs now focusing on weaning patients off the sweet stuff.

Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra, who works with group Action On Sugar, says a clamp-down on the food industry is next.   He said: “It’s very clear that added sugar has absolutely no nutritional value whatsoever and, contrary to what the food industry want you to believe, the body doesn’t require any carbohydrate for energy from added sugar.   “And we know the food industry have been spiking our food with added sugars. We also know that carbohydrates and particularly refined carbohydrates – so carbohydrates that lack fibre, sugar being one of them – have the biggest impact on insulin in terms of surges of insulin in our body. And insulin is a fat storing hormone.” So, in summary, ditch your skinny latte for a full-fat latte and get some avocados down you.

The Real Truth about Cholesterol :The majority of the cholesterol in you is produced by your liver. Your brain is primarily made up from cholesterol.  It is essential for nerve cells to function. Cholesterol is the basis for the creation of all the steroid hormones, including estrogen, testosterone, and corticosteroids.  High cholesterol in the body is a clear indication which shows the liver of the individual is in good health.Dr. George V. Mann M.D. associate director of the Framingham study for the  incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors states: “Saturated fats and cholesterol in the diet are not the cause of coronary heart disease. That myth is the greatest deception of the century, perhaps of any century” Cholesterol is the biggest medical scam of all time. There is no such thing as bad Cholesterol!  Men of science have abandoned truth for money.

Attempting to control cholesterol is a very, very dangerous practice that occurs in every hospital and medical clinic daily.By Ron Rosedale, MD         “Statin Drugs Actually Increase Heart Disease”So you can stop trying to change your Cholesterol level. Studies prove beyond a doubt, cholesterol doesn’t cause heart disease and it won’t stop a heart attack.  The majority of people that have heart attacks have normal cholesterol levels.

THE GREAT CHOLESTEROL SCAM By K.L. Carlson, MBA Cholesterol guidelines have been created to increase pharmaceutical profits, not to improve peoples’ health.  I know from my experience as a pharmaceutical sales representative for a statin drug.  We were trained to emphasize to physicians the new lower LDL guidelines that were ostensibly created by health experts. The truth is the majority of the experts who created the lower guidelines have multiple financial ties to pharmaceutical companies.  One expert was found to have ties to ten drug firms.

OUR BODY NEEDS 950 mg OF CHOLESTEROL FOR DAILY METABOLISM AND  THE LIVER IS THE MAIN PRODUCER. ONLY 15% OF CHOLESTEROL IS BEING  DONATED BY THE FOOD WE EAT.  If the fat content is less in our food we eat, our liver got to work more to maintain the level at 950 mg.  If the cholesterol level is high in our body, it shows the liver is working perfect.  Experts say that there is nothing like LDL or HDL.

Cholesterol is not found to create block any where in human body.  Why does it create block only in heart, where as calcium sediments create Block all over the body .. for example kidney, pancreas. Urinary bladder, gall bladder etc etcJ..NC VIII 2014 has also relaxed the BP target.

Let’s live simple and stress free.

Author: Priyadarshini Somasundar

Priyadarshini is an Engineering graduate in Electronics and Communication. She used work for Dell, Later shifted to Chennai after marriage and worked in Ericsson as system analyst. I have always been passionate about our tradition and curious to know about our ancient wisdom and practices, which made me join this group.

The unsung hero : Lotus seeds ( Phool Makhana)

We all know Lotus only as our National flower. But do you know, Lotus seeds as a powerhouse of protein? Let’s read more hidden facts of the beautiful flower seeds…

Forwarded by : Lakshmi || Source : Unknown

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Phool Makhana (Lotus Seeds)

Phool Makhana or Makhana Phool is a common food item, it is also known as Foxnut, Makhana or gorgon plant. Basically Phool Makhana belongs to a family called ‘Lilly’. Lilly is a flowering plant, that produces starchy white seeds and those seeds are purely edible. This plant is generally cultivated in low land areas of Indian, china and Japan.

These countries have been cultivating this plant since many years to get the seeds. This plant is very well ready in its locations with dry and hot summers and even in cold winters. These seeds can be eaten raw, boiled or cooked in Indian cuisine.

Seeds are collected in late summers and before autumn. These seeds are commonly used as fried or roasted, they get popped up like popcorn. Popcorn seeds of Makhana are highly used to make several variations while using for sweets and other recipes. It contains, 0.9% phosphorus, 12.8% moisture, 0.1% fat, 76% carbohydrates and 0.5% total minerals.

Phool Makhana is easily available in the market . You can get the several branded packets of Phool Makhana. Before buying any packet, carefully check the dates, also check out that product turnover of the store is good enough to purchase any food item.
Benefits of Lotus seeds :

1.Lotus seeds benefit the spleen, kidney, and heart.

2. The seed also has calming properties that alleviate restlessness, palpitations, and insomnia. 

3. Rich in calcium.

4. It is a highly regarded herb for restoring sexual vigor and youthful energy in older men.

5. It regulates blood pressure, relieves numbness and aching near waist and knees.

6. Lotus seeds is suitable for arthritis, helps fighting impotency and premature aging. Makhana is very useful for women during and post pregnancy period.
7. It is also helps your respiratory system, veins and digestion.

8. Ayurveda and Unani (branches of medicine) texts have accepted its aphrodisiac and spermatogenic properties.

9. Popped Makhana contains almost 12% of protein! (Excellent especially for vegetarians!)

10. It reverses the aging process over a period of time…
USES:
1.The seeds of phool makhana are commonly used to make delicious     popcorn, in which you can add flavor of your choice like honey, butter, salt, etc.

2.Phool Makhana is a tremendous curry recipe made by the flower.
It is a very popular food during the fasting.

3.Snacks made with this are extremely healthy, light and digestible.
Mix little bit of oil and spices to enjoy the yummy, time pass snacks.

4.‘Makhane ki kheer’ is the most popular kheer or pudding made in ‘Mithila culture’ of Bihar, India, they use it in the cooking during the festivals and offers to the Lord with love and respect.

STORAGE:
Phool Makhana has a very good shelf life, you can store them in air tight container for many months.Keep them away from the moisture and direct sun light.

MEDICINAL VALUES OF LOTUS SEEDS:
1.The seeds of makhana are highly used in Ayurvedic preparations.

2.It helps in increasing the quality and quantity of semen, also prevents the premature ejaculation, increases the libido and also helps in female infertility.

3.Herbs of phool makhana are considered worth in vajikarnana therapy.

4.Seeds contains aphrodisiac properties,.

5.Makhana helps in Cardiac Protection and builds the action in dysentery and frequent urination.

6.Makhana is an anti-oxidant food item.

7.It can be easily digested by all the age groups.

8.Phool makhana has astringent property, hence it gives relief from diarrhea and helps to improve the appetite.

9.Merely 25 to 30 grams phool makhana is considered as a healthy food/diet for the whole family.

10.Makhana helps in regulating the blood pressure, it also relieves from numbness and aching near waist and knees.

11.This food item is extremely suitable for arthritis, impotence and premature aging .

12.Phool makhana is sweet to neutral in nature. Therefore, helps to detoxify the spleen, reinforce the kidneys and nourish the blood.

13.It is also used for treating the insomnia, palpitations and irritability.

14.Phool makhana is highly recommended for the women during pregnancy and post natal weaknesses.

15.Anti-aging : Fox nuts are rich in antioxidants which works as age lock system and makes us younger for much longer .Fox nuts are effective for individuals with high risk of premature ageing, premature white hairs ,wrinkles and other signs of aging.

16.Diabetes : Diabetes is a metabolic disorder, which is accompanied by high blood glucose levels. It is a result of improper functioning of the pancreas, which secretes the insulin hormone. Fox nut is a sweet and sour seed These seeds contain starch and protein which is excellent for diabetes .
17.Fox nut in alternative medicine :
According to principles of traditional Chinese medicine fox nut is used to strengthen spleen and kidneys. Makhana helps in conditions like arthritis, erectile dysfunction and premature aging. These seeds have antioxidant properties and help in digestion, rejuvenates respiratory system and prevents frequent urination.

Author: Priyadarshini Somasundar

Priyadarshini is an Engineering graduate in Electronics and Communication. She used work for Dell, Later shifted to Chennai after marriage and worked in Ericsson as system analyst. I have always been passionate about our tradition and curious to know about our ancient wisdom and practices, which made me join this group.

A heart-touching story on appreciating hard work

How often do we realise that we are what today because of our parents’ hardwork? Just the same way, there are many people who help us in our journey of our life to become successful, which goes unnoticed.

Forwarded by : Bindu || Source : Unknown

Hard Work

One young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the initial interview, and now would meet the director for the final interview. The director discovered from his CV that the youth’s academic achievements were excellent. He asked, Did you obtain any scholarships in school…?

The youth answered “NO”.

Who paid for your school fees…? “Parents “, he replied.

“Where did they work……?” They worked as clothes cleaner.

The director requested the youth to show his hands.
The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

“Have you ever helped your parents wash the clothes?” Never, my parents always wanted me to study and read more books. Besides, my parents can wash clothes faster than me.

The director said, “I have a request. When you go home today, go and clean your parents hands, and then see me tomorrow morning”. The youth felt dejected.

When he went back home, he asked his parents to let him clean their hands. His parents felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, they showed their hands to their son. The youth cleaned their hands slowly. His tears fell as he did that.
It was the first time he noticed that his parents’ hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in their hands. Some bruises were so painful that they winced when he touched it.This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes every day to enable him to pay the school fees.

The bruises in the hands were the price that the parents had to pay for his education, his school activities and his future. After cleaning his parents hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for them. That night, parents and son talked for a very long time.

Next morning, the youth went to the director’s office. The Director noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes, when he asked: “Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house….”?

The youth answered, I cleaned my parents’ hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes. I now know what appreciation is.
Without my parents, I would not be who I am today…By helping my parents, only now do I realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done on your own And I have come to appreciate the importance and value of helping one’s family.

The director said, “This is what I am looking for in a manager”.
I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life”. “You are hired.”

A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop an “entitlement mentality” and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent’s efforts. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying our children instead…?

You can let your child live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch on a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way.

You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow grey, same as the parent of that young person. The most important thing is your child learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done…Try to forward this story to as many as possible…this may change somebody’s fate. This will also change someone’s attitude. Really touched..!!!

Author: Priyadarshini Somasundar

Priyadarshini is an Engineering graduate in Electronics and Communication. She used work for Dell, Later shifted to Chennai after marriage and worked in Ericsson as system analyst. I have always been passionate about our tradition and curious to know about our ancient wisdom and practices, which made me join this group.

A very simple method to clean to kidneys at home

Forwarded by : Amol Kale || Source : Unknown

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CLEAN YOUR KIDNEYS IN Rs.5 OR EVEN LESS

Years are passing by and our kidneys are filtering the blood by removing salt and any unwanted bacteria entering our body. With time salt accumulates in our kidney and it needs to undergo cleaning treatment. How are we going to do this?

Here is an easy, cheap and simple way to do it.

Take a bunch of coriander (Dhaniya leaves) and wash it clean. Cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot. Pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down. Next filter it and pour it in a clean bottle and keep it in refrigerator to cool. Drink one glass everyday and you will notice all salt and other accumulated impurities coming out of your kidney while urination. You will be able to notice the difference yourself!

DHANIYA/CORIANDER is known as a best cleaning treatment for kidneys and the best part is it is natural!

Author: Priyadarshini Somasundar

Priyadarshini is an Engineering graduate in Electronics and Communication. She used work for Dell, Later shifted to Chennai after marriage and worked in Ericsson as system analyst. I have always been passionate about our tradition and curious to know about our ancient wisdom and practices, which made me join this group.

A beautiful story of a deer

A story that which will teach us to stay focussed and priortize on the important things in our life. Do not lose hope in times of difficulty. Do your best and leave the rest to Him.

Forwarded by : Seetha || Source : Unknown

Deer with baby deer

In a forest, a pregnant deer is about to give birth.

She finds a remote grass field near a strong-flowing river.

This seems a safe place.Suddenly labour pains begin.
At the same moment, dark clouds gather around above & lightning starts a forest fire.She looks to her left & sees a hunter with his bow extended pointing at her.To her right, she spots a hungry lion approaching her.

What can the pregnant deer do?
She is in labour!

What will happen?
Will the deer survive?
Will she give birth to a fawn?
Will the fawn survive?
Or will everything be burnt by the forest fire?
Will she perish to the hunters’ arrow?
Will she die a horrible death at the hands of the hungry lion approaching her?

She is constrained by the fire on the one side & the flowing river on the other & boxed in by her natural predators.

What does she do?
She focuses on giving birth to a new life.

The sequence of events that follows are:

– Lightning strikes & blinds the hunter.
– He releases the arrow which zips past the deer & strikes the hungry lion.
– It starts to rain heavily, & the forest fire is slowly doused by the rain.
– The deer gives birth to a healthy fawn.

In our life too, there are moments of choice when we are confronted on αll sides with negative thoughts and possibilities.
Some thoughts are so powerful that they overcome us & overwhelm us.

Maybe we can learn from the deer.
The priority of the deer, in that given moment, was simply to give birth to a baby.

The rest was not in her hands & any action or reaction that changed her focus would have likely resulted in death or disaster.

Ask yourself,
Where is your focus?
Where is your faith and hope?

In the midst of any storm, do keep faith on the Creator always. He will never ever disappoint you. NEVER.
Remember, He neither slumbers nor sleeps…

Author: Priyadarshini Somasundar

Priyadarshini is an Engineering graduate in Electronics and Communication. She used work for Dell, Later shifted to Chennai after marriage and worked in Ericsson as system analyst. I have always been passionate about our tradition and curious to know about our ancient wisdom and practices, which made me join this group.

Amazing facts about the Holy cow

We have always seen the cows on the road blocking the traffic and roaming around freely. We always undermine its presence without knowing the true power of this animal.After reading this whatsapp forward, you will have a whole new respect for the cow!!

Source : Unknown  | Forwarded by : Neeraja

Decorated golden cow

“Cow is just an animal like a hen or goat… then why is it revere and why should one not kill and eat it?”

Cow is also an animal, but… a cow has many specialities that no other animal (not even human beings) has in this world. This is the reason that Hindus consider cow as ‘mother’ after their own mother, and pray to the cow with respect calling it “go-matha”.

These are some truths about go-matha.

· If a cow eats something poisonous by mistake, and we drink its milk, will the poison be passed to us?? Most of our minds would already be saying Yes it will be passed.

To find out, one cow was regularly fed a particular quantity of a poison every day. After 24 hours, its blood, urine, dung and milk were tested in a lab to check where the poison could be found. In this way, the tests were done not just for 1 or 2 days, but continuously for 90 days in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi. The researcher did not find any trace of poison in milk, blood, urine or dung of that cow.

Then, where did this poison fed for 90 days go?

Just like Lord Shiva held poison in his throat, the go-matha hid the entire poison in her throat. This is a special quality that no other animal has.
· This is the only creature that inhales oxygen and also exhales oxygen.

· Cow milk has the quality of countering poison.

· There are diseases that medical science has not yet understood; urine of Go-matha has the power to cure them

· If cow-ghee and rice are cooked together, two powerful gases called ethylene-oxide, propylene-oxide are released. Propylene-oxide is the best gas used for creating artificial rain.

· Cow-urine is the world’s best killer of microbes.

· With medicines made using cow dung and cow urine, stomach-related ailments can be cured.

· We can save ourselves from radio-waves by plastering the home floors and area outside home with cow-dung

· Cow-dung has the power to destroy the microbes causing cholera

· If 10 grams of cow-ghee is put in fire (yagnya), 1 ton of oxygen is generated.

Author: Priyadarshini Somasundar

Priyadarshini is an Engineering graduate in Electronics and Communication. She used work for Dell, Later shifted to Chennai after marriage and worked in Ericsson as system analyst. I have always been passionate about our tradition and curious to know about our ancient wisdom and practices, which made me join this group.

A whole new purpose of the Wheat flour!!

A very interesting story about the use of wheat flour on skin burns. If you happen to be in this situation, do try this remedy and share your experience with us.

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A woman’s experience with burns.

Some time ago I was cooking some corn and stuck my fork in the boiling water to see if the corn was ready. I missed and my hand went into the boiling water….!!

A friend of mine, who was a Vietnam vet, came into the house, as I was screaming, & asked me if I had some plain old wheat flour…

I pulled out a bag and he stuck my hand in it. He told me to keep my hand in the flour for 10 minutes.

He told me in Vietnam, there was a guy on fire and in their panic, they threw a bag of flour all over him to put the fire out…Well, it not only put the fire out, but he never even had a blister!!!!

Long story short, I put my hand in the bag of flour for 10 minutes, pulled it out and did not even have a red mark or a blister & absolutely NO PAIN.

Now, I keep a bag of flour in the fridge and every time I burn myself I use the wheat flour and have never ever had even a red spot/burn mark, or a blister!!

P.S: Cold flour feels even better than room temperature flour.

I even burnt my tongue once, put the flour on it for about 10 minutes ….the pain was gone and no burn.
Try it and experience the miracle!

Keep a bag of flour in your fridge and you will be happy you did!

Facts :
Flour has heat absorbent property and also is strong antioxidant property. Thus helps in burns, if applied within 15 minutes.

Forwarded by: Jude Santhosh | Source: Unknown

Author: Priyadarshini Somasundar

Priyadarshini is an Engineering graduate in Electronics and Communication. She used work for Dell, Later shifted to Chennai after marriage and worked in Ericsson as system analyst. I have always been passionate about our tradition and curious to know about our ancient wisdom and practices, which made me join this group.