Nutrition

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Dr. Andy H. Lee of Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia, and

team, compared 130 prostate cancer patients in southeast China with 274

cancer-free controls. The investigators queried the subjects about their diets

and lifestyles and found that the risk of prostate cancer fell for Chinese men

who ate greater amounts of certain foods--including tomatoes, spinach and citrus

fruits-and specifically for those whose diets were rich in carotenoids, like

lycopene, alpha-carotene and beta-carotene. These findings suggest that the

carotenoids in food may protect against prostate cancer, (Source: International

Journal of Cancer, March 1, 2005)

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I say this, give the bodies cells what they need, and the cancer will perish.

I do not even call cancer a disease, I just call it cell

malfunction/degeneration. It is a mere sign that the bodies cells are not

getting what they need

in order to thrive. All disease is started like this. I do not even pay any

attention to the studies, I just do my own thing with nutrition and the

proper supplements, rest etc.

 

 

 

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I don't know about everyone here. but to to me all these kind of findings

and researches seem to be just stupid!! Carotenoids, Lycopene ext.. help

protect from cancer !! Its like going on TV tomorrow saying : " You know, we

just discovered America! " . All they are concened is cancer cancer cancer!

Whenever someone says the word cancer it goes straight forward to the media,

All these things just making people eat more of these foods thinkig " I'm

preventing cancer! " but none actually concerned about the real thing! And

that is healthy and balanced diet and healthy lifestile physically and

spiritually! I mean, am I the only one disgusted by these so called

" researches " ?

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> Dr. Andy H. Lee of Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia,

and team, compared 130 prostate cancer patients in southeast China with 274

cancer-free controls. The investigators queried the subjects about their

diets and lifestyles and found that the risk of prostate cancer fell for

Chinese men who ate greater amounts of certain foods--including tomatoes,

spinach and citrus fruits-and specifically for those whose diets were rich

in carotenoids, like lycopene, alpha-carotene and beta-carotene. These

findings suggest that the carotenoids in food may protect against prostate

cancer, (Source: International Journal of Cancer, March 1, 2005)

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Exactly!! Do you remember the article earlier this week that talked about

inappropriate use of alternative medicine- instead of being truly holistic- it

is like using it exactly how we use allopathic medicine- but instead of aspirin

using white willow bark...

 

It's not the tools we use so much, (thought I prefer white willow bark to

aspirin) but HOW we use them... Are we looking at the issue in a truly holistic

way...

Thank you,

Good comments...

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oid wrote:

I don't know about everyone here. but to to me all these kind of findings and

researches seem to be just stupid!! Carotenoids, Lycopene ext.. help protect

from cancer !! Its like going on TV tomorrow saying : " You know, we just

discovered America! " . All they are concened is cancer cancer cancer! Whenever

someone says the word cancer it goes straight forward to the media, All these

things just making people eat more of these foods thinkig " I'm preventing

cancer! " but none actually concerned about the real thing! And that is healthy

and balanced diet and healthy lifestile physically and spiritually! I mean, am

I the only one disgusted by these so called " researches " ?

 

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hi i am hoping that you could help to resolve a debate i have been

having with my friend.

he has told me that indian doctors advise that the roti should not be

buttered/oiled/margarined but the equivalent amount of fat maybe placed

into the dahl at the time of consumption and that this has health

benefits (such as reducing cholesterol/aiding digestion/reducing

weight) even tho its the same amount of fat but just not touching the

roti!

i believe this is silly because its the same fat it shouldnt matter if

the fat is touching the roti or in the dahl.

do you have any ideas on who maybe correct? have you heard of india

doctors having these theories?

i would greatly appreciate your advice

thanks

rav

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Dear Rav. Singh,

There is no such theory prevalent in India, as far as I know. It could be the

imagination of someone who wants to get noticed by making some fadistic

statement. If you are talking about Indian doctors through net acquaintances,

then you may gets side-tracked. Because there are many people who claim

themselves to be doctors even though they are not doctors in legal terms, i.e.

registered in state government registers of medical councils.

 

Dr.D.B.Muzumdar.

M.D.Ayurvedic Medicine (INDIA)

 

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he has told me that indian doctors advise that the roti should not be

buttered/oiled/margarined but the equivalent amount of fat maybe placed into the

dahl at the time of consumption and that this has health

benefits.....................

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> he has told me that indian doctors advise that the roti should not be

> buttered/oiled/margarined but the equivalent amount of fat maybe placed

> into the dahl at the time of consumption and that this has health

> benefits (such as reducing cholesterol/aiding digestion/reducing

> weight) even tho its the same amount of fat but just not touching the

> roti!

 

I think you are right. On the face of it, this is indeed a silly idea.

 

What is more important, is the quality of the fat taken. I would

certainly not advise margarine, as hydrogenated oils are now

considered highly unsuitable for body metabolism and internal

massaging, instead causing serious health problems such as obesity and

cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). In fact, New York is the first city to

ban hydrogenated oils because of the health concerns.

 

Butter, or especially ghee, are good sources of saturated fats which

may be very important for balancing fats in vegetarians. In fact,

intake of saturated fats has been found to lead to weight loss because

it causes satisfaction earlier than low-fat foods. As for cholesterol,

evidence that saturated fats cause raised cholesterol is getting thin,

since most of the past evidence actually used hydrogenated fats. The

Eskimoes, who ate pure blubber and had no heart diseases; now have

CVDs since they took up the American diet.

 

Short- to medium-chain saturated fats such as ghee are highly

digestible. They are not packaged into chylomicrons in the gut like

other fats, but are quickly absorbed and transported to the liver for

immediate use. Charaka has called ghee a Dipana, a substance that

stimulates digestion. Ghee is highly stable - it can keep for a long

time and does not change under normal cooking conditions.

 

Another saturated fat that seems to have fallen out of traditional use

is coconut oil. There is a growing body of evidence showing many

health benefits of consuming coconut oil.

 

Vegetable oils can be okay, but one needs to be careful about the

quality. Vegetable oils are a recent addition to our diet, having been

generally introduced only about 60 years ago. They are higly unstable,

becoming denatured on cooking; and can quickly become rancid and

toxic. Sesame oil is an exception, as it contains antioxidants. The

other thing about most vegetable oils is that they tend to have high

ratios of omega-6 fatty acids, and this has been found to promote

inflammatory conditions in the body. Ironically for these Heart

Association-approved oils, this can include heart conditions like

atherosclerosis.

 

The message is, don't worry about which side the roti is buttered on,

but be more concerned about what you use to butter it.

 

Best regards,

Gerald Lopez

Auckland, New Zealand.

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Namste:

 

One of the reason why Roti is buttered / Oiled is to create a

moisture barrier for retain the moisture within the " Roti " . If this

is not done then the Roti becomes crispy (like a hard crisp

toritila / papadam).

 

IMO - using butter / Gee is far better then margarine (Hydrogenated

fat, " Dalda " / Crisco ... etc.) because we can avoid the " Trans Fat "

 

As we all know there are four kinds of Fats. Good, the bad the ugly

and the deadly.

 

Most elegant definition for food is found in our Vedic scriptures.

 

anna (Food) - yat adyate tat annam || (Meaning - What you eat is

Food).

 

It further goes on to say -

 

yat attii tat annam || (Meaning - What eats you is also food.)

 

If one eats too much of fat will ultimately eat you through the onset

of CVD.

 

We eat Mushrooms, a fungi, on our Pizza and ultimately what eats us

after getting burried is also fungii.

 

Buddha always recommended to follow the middle path with the

statement. sarvatra ati varjayeta (Meaning - Avid excess of

anything).

 

 

Regards,

 

Dr. Yadu

 

ayurveda , rav.singh1 <no_reply

wrote:

>indian doctors advise that the roti should not be

> buttered/oiled/margarined but the equivalent amount of fat maybe

placed

> into the dahl at the time of consumption <snip>