*General health tip* 🌻🌻🌻 *Sunflower seeds* 🌹🌹🌹Sunflower seeds are powerful nourishment to the entire body. 🥀🥀🥀Seeds assimilate protein which is essential for the repair of tissues, nerves, and cells.🌼🌼🌼 Sunflower seeds have Vitamin D, B-complex, Vitamin K, and Vitamin E.🌷🌷🌷 Vitamin E, tocopherol, is an antioxidant that protect cells from free-radical damage and aid in preventing heart disease, cancer, and eye degeneration such as cataracts. 🌺🌺🌺Sunflower seeds are also high in selenium, magnesium, zinc, and iron which helps to strengthen the blood and immune system. 🍃🍃🍃Contain lignans, phenolic acids, and tryptophan making food to eat for those who are seeking better sleep and weight loss. 🌸🌸🌸Sunflower seeds help prevent asthma, atherosclerosis, stroke, heart attack, clogged arteries, and osteoarthritis. 🌸🌸🌸 Raw sunflower seeds contain pectin which has the unique ability to bind to radioactive residues and remove them safely from the body.🌺🌺🌺 Sunflower seeds help relieve sensitivity to light, eyestrain, and farsightedness. 🥀🥀🥀 Beneficial for strengthening hair and nails. 🌼🌼🌼Raw sunflower seeds or sunflower seed butter are a healthy and nutrient rich snack .... grind a cup or two of sunflower seeds with some garlic, lemon juice, and fresh herbs. 🌻🌻🌻
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. . *Fresh Banana Leaf* *For those battling with bedssores*. Anyway, since most of us still have elderly loved ones to look after, I would like to share with you the healing properties of banana leaf. My diabetic dad suffered from one persistent bed sore a few months ago on his sitting bone. Just when we thought we have lost the battle, our maid suggested for us to try her kampung method of covering the bedsore with a fresh banana leaf. Like a miracle, the bedsore started healing within 48 hours and was gone after a week. So, if you know of anyone battling with bedsores, maybe recommend them the use of fresh banana leaf.🌱🌱🌱🌱 For those who want to try, just wash and dry a fresh fresh banana leaf and place it over a freshly cleaned bedsore".....POST THIS AS MANY ELDERS, FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE. IT MAY HELP SOME ONE ,SOME WHERE, WHO KNOWS🙏🏼
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e🌼🌼🌼*SUMMER FOODS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES*🌺🌺🌺Papaya -any part of this fruit, from pulp to seeds is rich in antioxidants and fibre and prevent cell damage in the body. Has Vitamin B, folate, and minerals - as potassium, magnesium, and fibre.🌺🌺🌺Indian blackberry/ black plum / Jamun -82% water and 14.5% carbohydrates . The presence of jambosine and jamboline in the fruit slows down the process of converting starch into sugar. This helps in avoiding the sudden spike of blood sugar levels in the body; consumption of Jamun has shown improvement in the secretion of insulin.🌷🌷🌷Plum, reduces the risk of blood sugar spikes by taking a long time to break down the sugars in the body ; decreases insulin resistance.🌻🌻🌻Peach -the nutrients present in the fruit compensates the carb count for diabetics; are high in potassium, fibre, Vitamin A & Vitamin C. The bioactive compounds fight obesity-related problems and cardiovascular problems in diabetics.🍁🍁🍁Berries- strawberries, raspberries, blueberries or blackberries are low-carbohydrate fruits . Rich in antioxidants, consumption of berries help in low glucose absorption due to the presence of nutrients and phytonutrients present in them. 🌹🌹🌹Apples nutritious with the presence of Vitamin C, soluble fibre, antioxidant properties and are great to add to a diabetes diet. 💐💐💐Watermelon provide the nutrition and flavors .🥀🥀🥀Oranges -with Vitamin C, fibre, folate and potassium.; fibre content .The best way to consume oranges is by eating the fruit raw and not in liquid form.🌻🌻🌻Cucumbers are 96 percent water, one cup of sliced cucumber , packs a number of antioxidants, including vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin A.🌺🌺🌺Bell peppers are another great nonstarchy vegetable with high water content, rich in vitamin C and fiber.🌸🌸🌸Best summer foods for people with diabetesCucumber 🥒🍅 TomatoEggplant 🍆🫐 Blueberry💐💐💐🌼🌼🌼
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*CONDIMENTS AND TYPE 2 DIABETES* 🌸🌸🌸 Herbs and spices-condiments help to lower the blood sugar levels specially for people with or at high risk of type 2 diabetes. 🍁🍁🍁 *Dalchini / Cinnamon* consuming about half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day shows significant improvement in blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. 🌹🌹🌹 *Kari pattha / Curry* Leaves useful in managing high blood sugar. Several minerals in the leaves maintain normal glucose level in the blood, it influences carbohydrate metabolism and helps reduce the risk of oxidative stress. The curry leaves can been taken as raw , chew a few tender curry leaves daily in the morning on an empty stomach and can also add curry leaf powder to soups and salads. 🌼🌼🌼 *Haldi / Tumeric* contains the compound curcumin, boosts blood sugar control and help prevent the disease. 🌻🌻🌻 *Methi seed / Fenugreek-* seeds, add in warm water overnight soaked, grind into powder form has a significant effect on controlling blood sugar. it to warm water. 🥀🥀🥀 *Tulasi leaves /* Basil a traditional medicine for diabetes increases the secretion of insulin on blood sugar following a meal. 🍂🍂🍂 *Laung / Cloves* are anti-inflammatory, analgesic and digestive health benefits for diabetics. Cloves keep blood sugar levels in check and promote insulin production, further controlling diabetes. 🍁🍁🍁 *Lehsun / Garlic* consumption of garlic increased the serum insulin in diabetics , so adding enough garlic in the daily diet controls sugar levels. 💐💐💐 *Aadrak / Ginger* - in water , brewed into tea, in foods, helps reduce sugar levels.By adding ginger powder or chopped, fresh ginger root to raw or cooked food, by drinking it in a ginger ale. 🌾🌾🌾 *__Aloe vera_*_ juice from the aloe vera plant helps lower blood sugar . The dried sap of the aloe vera plant has been in use traditionally to treat diabetes. Adding juiced pulp to a drink or smoothie is easy way of taking aloe vera. 🌺🌺🌺
