Dr.S.Revathi's Blog

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 heart diseases ,stroke ,depression because of its omega 3 a

  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 nutrients and medicinal properties .it

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  ,fatty acids etc . Some resear