Nutrients present in a few spices and vegetables:

There are 5 spices which contain nutrients and help us in the reduction of weight. Indians dishes are prepared by giving much importance to spices. Compare to other countries, the obese people in India. Spices are the main reason for this. 

Let us know about these spices in detail

Ginger

In ayurvedic medicines ginger plays a main role and it helps us in urinations and digestion.

Uses of ginger:

It helps in sending the waste from the food which we intake and our weight cannot get an increase.  It helps us in avoiding ovarian cancer and it cures migraine headache, cough and cold. Therefore, ginger not only reduces our weight but also helpful to us in many other weights for good health.

Red chili

It contains capsaicin acid which helps our nervous system and produces heat to our body.

Uses of Red Chili:

The heat produced by the capsaicin acid in our body helps in reducing fat. It produces hunger and does let fat to get accumulated in our body. 

Cinnamon

Having one spoon of cinnamon powder reduces our weight. Therefore we will be healthy and beautiful.

Uses of Cinnamon: 

It reduces glucose levels in blood and 27% of bad cholesterol in our body.Cinnamon is a best medicine for type 2 diabetic patients. It helps us in blood not to clot. But this should be taken in limit. The intake of this exceeds the limit as coumarin present in it will harm the liver.

Black Pepper

There are many health benefits with black pepper and we use this in many of our Indian dishes. 

Uses of Black Pepper:

This Piparin acid present in it helps the digestive system perform well and in delivering the nutrients to all organs of the body. It contains many medicated characteristics and very helpful in the reduction of our weight.

Mustard seeds

These help the digestive system and reduces fat present in our body.

Uses of Mustards seeds:

Having 1 spoon of mustard powder daily which activates 25% of our digestive system. Mustard oil helps in reducing high blood pressure. Omega3 fatty acid, Iron, Manganese, Zinc, proteins, calcium is available in huge content in mustard seeds which are very good for health.

Few benefits of Sesame oil:

The sesame seeds are of 2 types. They are white sesame seeds and black sesame seeds. Most of the people of India use sesame seeds in traditional dishes and festival dishes. There are many uses of sesame seeds. The medicating characters present in these sesame seeds can cure many health problems. The Omega 6 fatty acids, flavonoid Phenolic anti-oxidants, vitamins and dietary fibers are more available in sesame oil which contains more a number of health benefits.

Uses of Sesame Oil:

Through metabolic process, the waste materials which released are sent out and the damaging of the cells will stop. When the cell damage  stops then only cells will be healthy. Cell damage occurs due to pollution, smoking, physical stress ultra violet rays. Therefore, a mark occurs on the skin and leads to wrinkles. So antioxidants stop the free radicals.

1. Diabetes: sesame oil is good for oral drug type2 diabetes patients.
2. Skin care: The sesame oil contains E and B vitamins which protect our skin. Therefore, you look younger and your skin will shine.
3. Rheumatic arthritis – This will help a lot in healing this problem. This gives energy to the cell and helps in blood circulation. It even helps in bones and joints to become stronger when the swelling of Rheumatic arthritis will be occured.
4. Oral health: A sesame seed heals dental problems. It will cure gum infection, gum bleeding and throat infection therefore,  gives strength to teeth. We can do oil pulling with sesame oil.
5. Common Cold: by smelling sesame oil smell we can get rid of cold and there will be no breathing problem.
6. Dandruff: Due applying and massaging your hair with sesame oil, the dandruff problem can be avoided and even solved.
7. This helps in reducing sodium in the blood and controls the high blood pressure. Due to the usage of sesame oil the joint pains and headache will be avoided.
8. Sesame oil reduces nervous weakness.
9. Due to the massaging our body with sesame oil, our body relaxes and we get a peaceful and sound sleep.
10. This will help with the circulation of blood to the whole body. It reduces asthma, low blood pressure; a blood vessel health problem as it contains magnesium.  

Some of the other nutrients for our health

When the food which we take daily contains fewer proteins than our hunger will be more. 

Tips for having food without limit

1. Take the food which contains more nutrients. So we have to consume 40 varieties of food materials. No single food material provides us all nutrients. You need to include bread and dal, fruits, vegetables, milk products, non vegetarian, fish and other food which contains proteins. We have to take food according to the requirement of calories to our body.
2. We may not have much interest of having some of the vegetables or above mentioned food items then we need to follow a cooking recipe book or through the internet and prepare in a very tasty way which you are interested to have. But you need to have that particular vegetable or food item.
3. Our health depends up on our body weight, height, age and family. The fat present in our body will cause blood pressure, heart problem, heart attack, diabetes, few types of cancer and other diseases. By practicing exercises regularly will maintain our weight in right balanced manner. 
4. We can protect our health by having limited food and it is good for our health. Maintaining regular time for having food is best for a good health. If we take food irregularly then we may take more food. When you are hunger, it is good to take nutrients food. While having meals junk food not be taken as it hunger will go away. So we should not take junk food while taking meals. 

Wonderful Vegetables for Good Health:

To withstand your life successfully and to win in your life we need good health. So we should maintain food discipline. 

Drum Stick

This is a favorite vegetable of every south Indian especially Andhra Pradesh people. There are many uses of this plants leaves to roots. It contains more nutrients. Even the leaves of the drum stick give us much strength. This is used as anti bacteria and anti pest for insects. The roots, leaves, seeds, drumsticks are used in many medicines. The vitamin A, C, Potassium are available in drumsticks in huge quantity. The leaves of drumsticks are also used in cooking. We can dry the leaves and make a powder of it. When necessary we can use them in dishes or while eating.

How to consume:

These are used in different ways in curries. These should be fried or boiled in water. This water should be consumed as it is good for health.

Beetroot

Cancer can be cured by having beetroot. It contains a natural red pigment and more number of Pholates. These are very good for health. For recovering from anemia, people should take beetroot juice daily. Most of the doctors suggest us to have fresh fruits and vegetables as they are natural food. Among this natural food beet root is one and there are many uses of beetroot. The Huge amount of nitrate is available in beetroot. These nitrates after entering into our body they change into nitrate oxides and help in faster blood circulation. Therefore, it avoids blood clots in blood vessels.

How to consume:

A fresh raw beetroot can be taken directly (without cooking). It can be chopped finely and taken as a salad. We can have beetroot as juice, curry form. But the beetroot in curry will lose anti – oxidants little.

Cabbage

It is a one of the leafy vegetable.  Actually most of the people neglect cabbage but it contains more a number of nutrients. This helps in producing the enzyme which can fight against cancer. 

How to consume:

Most of us remove the upper layers of cabbage, but the fact is these upper layers contain a lot of nutrients. We can have cabbage without cooking, by boiling and as a pickle. We can have it as a salad by chopping cabbage finely.

Cauliflower

The white thick flower surrounded by green leaves is known as cauliflower. This looks like a natural bouquet. It contains vitamin – c. Therefore, vitamin –c helps in reducing the preparation of dopamine. So that we can feel healthy.  A cup of boiled cauliflower contains vitamin c and fiber, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, manganese, fatty acids, carbohydrates, sodium minerals are available. Due to the consumption of cauliflower, some people face kidney stone problem. Fewrins present in cauliflower are the reason for this stone problem. But this problem is not faced by everyone who consumes cauliflower. 

How to consume:

Cauliflower is prepared in different forms like cauliflower, kurma, cauliflower khema, cauliflower parota, side dish, salad, kurma, fry etc.

Bitter guard

Though bitter gourd is bitter in taste but it is very healthy food. It cures our fever, blood impurification. It reduces the diabetes problem and kills warms present in our stomach. It provides us nutrients, pholates, magnesium, zinc. The people who have no health problems can also have this bitter guard to have correct sugar levels and to be healthy. Due to the huge amount of Iron and less amount of calories which improve our immune system.

How to consume:

Though the bitter gourd is bitter in taste, if we boil it or make gravy, add little jaggery then it will be tasty.

Spinach

Spinach is a leafy vegetable. There are 1000 varieties of leafy vegetables available for us to consume. Spinach is among them. It should not be neglected at all as it is good for our health. The carotinoid present in this is very good for our health. The vitamin c, A, Magnesium, folic acid which is available in spinach very helpful in curing cancer diseases. These play a major role in curing lung, breast cancer. These avoid heart problems. The spinach contains more nutrients like calcium, sodium, chlorine, phosphorus, Iron, minerals, proteins, vitamin – A, vitamin – C. 

How to consume:

We can have it in dal, curry, palakpaneer, palak chapatti, palak rice and in many forms. 

Pumpkin and Pumpkin seeds

Pumpkin is a vegetable where vitamins A are available and it contains less calories. It contains more fiber. The immune system energy improves. Pumpkin seeds contain magnesium and more minerals. If we include these in our daily diet then our life span will increase it seems.

How to consume:

We can have Pumpkin as curry, gravy, sambar, halva etc forms. You can fry Pumpkin seeds and have as snacks. You can prepare a past of them and in curries for better taste. 

Flat beans

Among the vegetables flat beans are very good for health. It is good to have these beans by frying and boiling. These should be taken once in a week. These contain more proteins. As these contain more fiber so they reduce cholesterol and protect us from heart problems as it contains amino acids, potassium which help our heart to be healthy. B vitamin and pholets are available. There are many types of beans these should be boiled or made curry. Some people prepare this by adding sugar and it will be awesome in taste. The seeds are very good for health.

• Written by sarala.
• In category Nutrition.
• 11 years ago.

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