Eat vegetables and be healthy...as well as slim!

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Dear Jagannath

 

You have posted a message regarding vegetables from Baba Ramdev.

 

Author would like to suppliment the message by some tip for slimming.

He has seen the results and hence he takes courage to report his

positive expereince with few of his patients.

 

While Baba Ramdev asks to cook (to minimum extent) the vegetables

with skins, author would recommend eating some usual salad items

without cooking, even a little garlic without cooking, if other raw

items are also present.

 

Beets, cucumber, onion, tomatoes, radish, garlic can be sliced,

sprinkle a little sesame oil/olive oil with lemon juice and eat

before meals.

 

Scientifically, how this helps healthwise as also slimming, is

explained at(copy paste link piece by piece for correct access):

 

http://quitsmokingjournals.com/forum/display_topic_threads.asp?

ForumID=1241 & TopicID=39231 & PagePosition=1

 

, Jagannath Chatterjee

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> Yog Sandesh: Swami Ramdev's Monthly Magazine on Pranayama,

Ayurveda and Yoga - http://www.yogsandesh.org

> Eat Vegetables and be Healthy

> By The Editor

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> The vegetables contain the treasure of good health. If they

are consumed in sufficient quantity then the skin remains healthy,

clean, delicate and smooth without the use of cosmetics. It also

increases the beauty of eyes and shine. The vegetables avoid

constipation and they also fulfill the deficiency of carbohydrates,

fat, protein, vitamins and minerals. Vegetables are necessary for

protecting health. They contain nutritional value, which cure the

body silently and we are not aware of it as well. Not only that the

acids produced during the digestion of meat, cottage cheese and other

fat substances are removed hence vegetables should be consumed. The

body requires calcium, iron and phosphorous and vegetables are

required to fulfill the deficiency of these substances. Iodine and

sodium are also obtained from these vegetables.

> How much vegetable should be consumed:

> Everyday one person should eat 300 gm of vegetable, which should

include 115 gm of green leafy vegetable, 115 gm of other vegetables

and 70 gm of tubes.

> The following vitamins are found in vegetables:

> Vitamin A: The deficiency of this vitamin causes night blindness,

pimples, and dryness of the skin. Green vegetables are the best

source for this. 120 gm of green vegetable contains 2000 - 12000

units of vitamin A. This is sufficient to fulfill the daily

requirement of vitamin A.

> Vitamin B: Beri beri, loss of appetite, weight loss, reduction in

the body temperature and other dosha arise due to its deficiency.

This vitamin is very necessary for the development of the body.

Vegetables like cabbage, green chilly, carrot, and onion contain this

vitamin. Sema and green peas contain more of this vitamin.

> Vitamin C: Deficiency of this vitamin causes arthritis, scurvy,

diseases of the gums and teeth etc. Fenugreek, spinach, salad,

cabbage, green chilly and other such vegetable contain this vitamin

in sufficient quantity.

> Vitamin D, E, K: All these vitamins are found in green

vegetables. The fibrous portion of the vegetable is helpful in the

digestion and avoids constipation. Spinach, salad, cabbage and

different vegetables contain water and fibers. Tubes are especially

beneficial for the muscles of the intestines. In the case of skin

diseases and night blindness, cabbage, sweet potato, spinach,

beetroot leaves, carrot, tomato, green peas and green vegetable

should be eaten in sufficient quantity. In case of loss of appetite,

constipation, inactivity, intestinal and nervous related problems

spinach, beetroot leaves, cabbage, green peas, sema and salad should

be eaten in sufficient quantity.

> Tomato, spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, potato, green peas,

cucumber, onion, salad should be taken in sufficient quantities

to cure weak gums. If the bones are not developed properly the

children contract dryness problem and their teeth become weak, in

that case increase the quantity of potato, serna and spinach in their

daily diet.

> How to protect the nutritional value of vegetables:

> - Cook the vegetables in little water. Do not throw the water

after boiling the vegetables because this water contains all the

nutrition,

> - Do not cook the vegetables on high flame for very long time.

This reduces the vitamins present in the vegetables.

> - All the nutritional element and vitamins are present right

below the skin of the vegetables. Therefore cook the vegetables along

with the skin or just peel it lightly.

> - Do not reheat the vegetable, this destroys the nutritional

value of it.

> - Put the vegetables in boiling water. This maintains the taste,

form, color, nutrition and other vital things. They should be cooked

fresh to protect the nutritional value.

> - Do not put eating soda in the vegetables and avoid excess salt,

chilly and spices. These substances reduce the nutritional value of

the vegetables.

> - Cook the green leafy vegetables when they are fresh so that the

nutritional value is maintained.

> - Do not cut the vegetables in the evening and store it for the

next day. Cut when they have to be cooked. This protects the

nutritional value.

> - Wash the vegetables nicely before cutting and cut into big

pieces. Do not wash them again after cutting because the nutritional

substances are washed out in water. The vegetable looses its

nutritional value.

> - Do not peel or cut the vegetables and soak it in water because

this takes away their vitamins and mineral elements.

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