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INGREDIENTS Brahmi or vallarai leaves powder      - 1 tsp  Avarampoo or Cassia auriculata  powder     - 1 tsp  Skimmed milk                  - 100 ml  Palm candy                         - 1/2 tsp  Cardamom powder               - a pinch      Method   - Take 200 ml of water  in  a container   - Add  above said quantity of brahmi leaves powder , avarampoo powder   and palm candy  .  - Boil this mixture and make it half then  filter it . -  Add boiled skimmed milk and cardamom powder to the filtrate and mix it thoroughly . - Serve it as a hot . Health benefits of this tea  Regular intake of this tea will helps to  - controls diabetes ,removes  urinary problems ,good for kidney disorders ,...

GREEN PEAS  The delicious and highly nutritious green peas are one the important and widely consumed leguminous vegetables in both fresh and dried form  in the world .It is originated from central Asia and middle east Asia  ,now it is grown   in throughout the world .The scientific name of the green peas is Pisum Sativum belongs to the family of Fabaceae . It is an annual plant with life cycle of one year .It is a winter crop dry seeds can be available in the market around the years .Green peas are  known as mutter are one of the common ingredients in winter season dishes in the Indian sub continent .Fresh peas are added to a variety of mouth watering recipes like aloo mutter ,mutter paneer etc . Canada is the largest producer of green peas in the world .India ,China , Russia and France also large scale producer of green peas . It contains lot of nutrients like very good source of protein ,soluble  and insoluble dietary fiber ,excellent source of f...

The world health day is a global  health awareness day celebrated every year on 7th April to mark the anniversary of the world health health organization since 1950 .Unsafe food containing harmful microorganisms like bacteria ,viruses ,parasites and other chemical substances are responsible for more than 200 diseases and linked with the death of some 2 million people annually including children .The World Health Organization  working with countries and parties to strengthen efforts to prevent ,detect and respond to food borne diseases . "Theme of 2015 world health day is promoting food safety from farm to plate"  .world health day 2015 is an opportunity to alert people working in different government sectors ,farmers ,manufactures ,retailers ,health practitioners as well as consumers about importance of food safety with   five keys to safer food . 1 . keep cleanliness    -  Protects kitchen areas and food from insects ,pests and other animals . ...

  Ingredients:  Palm fruit ( nungu )       - 2 pieces . Tender coconut water    - 1 cup . Sugar                              - 2 tsp . Ice cubes                        - 2 pieces. Method :  - Remove the outer skin of the palm fruit   - Blend the palm fruit with  sugar in the mixer  - Mix this mixture with  tender coconut water  and ice cubes   - And then serve it . Benefits of this juice : The simple , natural , delicious   , highly nutritious , and healthy juice gives a lot of health benefits .It is very suitable and excellent juice for summer season . - Its acts as a  natural coolant for the body . -It provides low calories ,fat and cholesterol free . - Because of its anti dehydrating effects and electrolytes content helps to maintain the...

CLOVES ( SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM ) Cloves are one of the highly prized spices widely recognized all over the world for its medcinal and culunary qualities .Syzygium aromaticum belongs to the family of myrtaceae of the genus syzygium native to Maluku  islands  of  Indonesia .Cloves are the unopened pink flower buds of the ever green clove tree .The buds are picked when they are pink and dried until they turn brown in color .The largest  producer of cloves   is Zanziber in east Africa .It is also grown commercially in the west Indies ,Srilanka ,Madagaskar ,India and Brazil. Cloves are used in many traditional system of medicines like Ayurvedic system ,Chinese medicines ,herbal medicines and folk medicines .Cloves are  commonly known as cloves  , laung ,lavang in Hindi ,lavangam ,krambu in Tamil ,lavangalu in Telugu ,kariampo in Malayalam ,laving in Gujarati ,lobongo in Bengali ,long in Urudhu ,lavang in Marathi and Punjabi . Cloves are having ...

  CARROTS  The crunchy ,sweet  ,attractive and highly nutritious carrots are originally cultivated in central Asia ,middle Eastern countries and Europe .Now it is cultivated in world wide countries .China is the largest producer of carrots in the world .The name carrot come from the Greek word Karoton. Although varieties of carrots are available  throughout the year in the markets .It belongs to the umbelliferae family .Carrots are widely used in preparations of salads ,sweets ,soups ,curries ,jams ,jellies ,juices ,beauty products etc . Carrots contains number of valuable  nutrients like vitamin A ,vitamin  ,B1 ,B 3 , B 6 ,B 12 ,vitamin C,E and k ,folates ,copper ,potassium ,sodium ,iron ,calcium ,zinc ,selenium ,dietary fiber ,molybdenum ,biotin ,pantothenic acid ,phosphorus ,carotenoids ,sugar ,antioxidants ,aminoacids and phytochemicals .  Many research studies shows that daily intake of carrot juice will helps to - Prevents  and destr...

Diabetes is a group of metabolic disease in which a person has high blood sugar. Diabetes is a degenerative metabolic disorder affecting the way our bodies used digested food for growth and energy. History of diabetes: The term diabetes is the shortened version of the full name diabetes mellitus. Diabetes -  is derived for Greek word ‘siphon’ which means pass through , mellitus - is derived for Latin word which means honey or sweet . This is because in diabetes excess sugar is found in blood as well as urine. Diabetes is first recorded in English in the year of 1425. Mr.Thomas added mellitus to the word diabetes in the year of 1675. The sweet taste has been noticed in urine by ancient Greeks, Chinese, Indians, Egyptians and Persians literature shows the evidence of this problem. Sushruta, Arataeus and Thomas wills were the early pioneers of the treatment of diabetes. At the time of 18 th and 19 th century Johan Peter Frank differentiated between the diabetes mellitus...

GRAPE LEAVES     The highly nutritious and tasty edible leaves are having lot of health benefits .We all know about  the health benefits of grapes . but did not heard much about grape leaves  .Grapes are popular fruit  grown  all over all world .Grape leaves are loaded with nutrients  like calcium ,magnesium ,iron ,copper ,manganese ,dietary fiber ,low sodium ,low sugar ,low calories ,cholesterol free ,vitamin A ,vitamin C ,vitamin B complex ,vitamin E ,vitamin K ,omega 3 fatty acids ,omega 6 fatty acids , antioxidants and naringin compounds .The delicious leaves are used to prepare veg soups ,veg rolls , veg salads ,meat ,chicken ,tea etc . Regular intake of this leaves helps to  - Fill your stomach  and slows down the digestion so that it helps to gradual release of sugar in to your blood streams because of its low   glycemic index and fiber content  that is why it is good for diabetes patients . - Reduce the risk of ...

  PASSION FRUIT  The delicious and highly nutritious passion fruits are native to subtropical wild regions of south america and originated in Paraguay . It is a creeper and rises above the ground through tendrils .The leaves of this plants are trilobed ,long and deep green on the leaves tinges of red and purple also seen . Passion edulis is belongs to the family of passifloraceae .It is the shape of  round to oval  either yellow or  dark purple color at maturity with a soft to firm ,juicy interior filled with numerous seeds .  Several distinct varieties of passion fruit which clearly differing exterior appearances exist .Now it is cultivated  commercially in tropical and sub tropical areas of worldwide countries .It is available in both fresh and tinned .It is using for preparing fruit  salads ,juices ,fresh fruit pulp ,sauce ,ice creams .cakes , mixed in cocktails ,flavoring agent and many desserts . Passion fruits contains lots of...

COW MILK  Cow 's milk is a  complete , highly nutritious ,easily digestible ,balanced  and  miracle liquid .Raw milk straight from the cow has been called the stem cell of foods .Milk is an important part of our diet .It was actually used as a medicine in the early part of the 20 th century.It is one of the most popularly  consumed beverage by the people .United states is the top most producer of cow milk .  Cow 's milk contains several different carbohydrates including lactose ,glucose ,galactose and oligosaccharides .The lactose sweetens the milk  . Milk contains 20 essential aminioacids needed by the body .Grass fed cow milk contains lots of nutrients  antioxidants isoflavones ,formononeth ,biochanin ,A prunetin , omega 3 fatty acids ,protein ,biotin ,iodine , zinc ,thiamine ,riboflavin ,magnesium ,potassium ,calcium , sodium ,selenium ,choline ,phosphorus , pantothenic acid ,beta carotene ,vitamin D ,vitamin K ,vitamin C ,vitamin E ...