Wealth 4 The Healthy

Available in the market all round the year, oranges are the most common citrus fruits consumed in India. They are not only popular for their raww pulpy slices, juicy nature, and tangy and sweet flavour but also for their goodness of vitamin C. Also called the golden apple, oranges offer numerous benefits covering health as well as beauty aspects. Here are the top 10 health benefits you can derive by eating oranges.

#1 Boosts immunity
Oranges is an excellent source of vitamin C. A single medium-sized orange can fulfil about 72% of your daily requirement for vitamin C. Since vitamin C plays a crucial role as an antioxidant by protecting your body against the damage caused by free radicals generated in the body. It therefore reduces inflammation in immune related conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Although debatable, researchers suggest that vitamin C also plays an important role in strengthening immune responses of the body, protecting against recurring cold and cough or any other common infections.

#2 Helps prevent ageing of skin
There’s a reason why oranges are popularly used in the beauty industry. Several beauty products including face packs, masks and creams that are available contain orange extract as a key ingredient. That’s because vitamin C present in oranges also helps prevent skin damage, by eliminating free radicals. Vitamin C, being involved in synthesis of collagen, an important component to maintain skin’s overall appearance and texture, prevents premature aging and wrinkling of the skin. Apart from vitamin C, oranges are packed with vitamin A that help keep the skin membranes healthy.

#3 Protects the eyes
Vitamin A in oranges helps keep mucus membranes in the eyes healthy. Available in the form of carotenoid compounds like lutein, beta carotene and zeaxanthin, vitamin A is protective against age-related macular degeneration, a vision-related condition that causes blindness. Besides, it also plays an important role in allowing your eyes to absorb the light.

#4 Help prevents heart disease
This is yet another health benefit of oranges which is attributed to its vitamin C level. Free radicals generated during various reactions taking place in the cells can trigger oxidation of cholesterol, causing the oxidised molecules to aggregate and stick to the walls of the arteries. This leads to build up of plaques that eventually block the arteries, causing heart attack, coronary artery disease or even stroke. Vitamin C in oranges takes care of these free radicals and neutralises them, thus playing a role in preventing heart disease. Besides they also contain flavonoids like hesperidin that lowers cholesterol level and prevents the arteries from getting blocked.

#5 Helps brain development
Folate/folic acid or vitamin B9 present in oranges promote brain development and keep the vital organ in mint condition. In fact, these nutrients also make orange a healthy fruit for pregnant woman as it prevents the baby from having neurological disorders later. Oranges also contain phytonutrients called polyphenols that play a role in development of learning and memory functions of the brain.

#6 Helps prevent cancer
Oranges contain a compound called D – limonene that has been shown to play an important role in preventing various types of cancer like lung cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, etc. Additionally, the antioxidants and Vitamin C help promote the body’s immunity which helps in fighting cancer cells. Oranges are highly fibrous fruits, which contributes to its cancer-protecting effect. A study revealed that about 10 to 15 per cent of colon cancer cases are caused by mutations in the DNA. These mutations can prevented by consuming vitamin C rich sources like oranges.

#7 Prevents constipation
Oranges are a very good source of soluble and insoluble fibre, which helps keep your stomach and intestines healthy by preventing problems like irritable bowel syndrome. The fibre content in them adds bulk to the digested food and reduces transit time of feces, preventing constipation and straining.

#8 Improves sperm quality
Death is inevitable, but our legacy may live on through our offspring. The antioxidants and Vitamin C present in most fruits, including oranges improves the quality and motility of your sperm thus keeping you fertile. Another vitamin called folic acid also is an essential nutrient for maintaining healthy sperms that you can obtain from oranges. It also protects the sperm from genetic damage, which might lead to birth defects.

#9 Great for diabetics
The rich fibre content of oranges has the ability to keep a track of sugar levels in the body, preventing diabetes. It is also a good option for those who are diabetic. Also worth mentioning is that good oranges have a sweet taste, and since diabetics aren’t allowed to eat sweets or other sugary foods, they can eat oranges to tingle their taste buds.

#10 Prevents hair loss
Orange has high Vitamin C content which is required for producing collagen which, in turn, is responsible for keeping the tissues in your hair together. Nobody likes bald patches on their head, and eating oranges can ensure that you do not have to part with your lovely hair as you grow older.

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Green World Ganoderma has the most significant medical efficacy. Pharmacological researches have proved that ganoderma can significantly enhance immunity, regulate blood sugar, control blood pressure, assist the chemo-radiotherapy of tumor, protect liver and improve sleep.

Characteristics of the product
First class coffee: low caffeine content which can help slimming.
Ganoderma has the best medical efficacy for promoting better health.
Temperate, good taste and full –bodied flavor.

Effect of Ganoderma Coffee:
1. Balances blood sugar levels and pancreatic functions.
2. Protects against skin cell degeneration, improving skins texture and reducing appearance of aging
3. Eliminates toxins accumulated in the body
4. Increases metabolism
5. Reduces fatigue
6. Contains anti-oxidants that inhibit damaging free radicals
7. Helps unclog arteries and supports liver function
8. Boosts energy
9. Improves the digestive system
10. Relieves sinus congestion and other respiratory problems
11. Rejuvenates body tissues and cells
12. Boost all body functions
13. Beautifies the skin by improving vitality
14. Effectively aids in the healing of skin wounds, scrapes, psoriasis, mouth ulcers, external bleeding, bug bits and stings.

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MyChoco Alkaline Drink

MyChoco is perfect on-the-go indulgence for people who enjoy treating themselves. It is a refreshing beverage, blended with real chocolate, a touch of fruity flavour and made available any time!

Ingredients: Premium Cocoa Blend, Milk, sugar, Complete Phyto-energizer, DHA Powder and Phyto-Alkaline Powder.

Enrich your health with a delicious, functional, chocolate fruit replacement beverage that can be beneficial for both kids and adults Fortified with DHA, essential to mental, visual and neurological acuities needed for memory, concentration and focus. Embrace your way to mega-nutritional and fun-drinking habits that support your dietary needs for a stronger body and sharper mind… Alive!!!

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Lowers cholesterol level
Protects against heart disease and complications
Helps prevent cancer of any origin
Controls high-blood pressure
Prevents degenerative diseases such as Arthritis and Rheumatism
Reduces the risk of developing Type II Diabetes
Prevents Parkinson’s Disease
Enhances, nourishes, strengthens and balances the Immune System
Detoxifies the Body
Offset damage of smoking and heavy alcohol intake
Enhances sexual vitality
Rejuvenates the skin
Improves performance and endurance during exercise
Enhances concentration
Reduces fatigue
Heightens alertness
Increases sperm motility
Relieves headache
Promotes healthy blood circulation and cell regeneration

MyChoco is added to hot or cold water to give it a malted chocolate flavor and extra texture.

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FertiliTea
FertiliTea is the natural, healthful - and delicious - herbal fertility tea designed to support the entire reproductive system and help increase your chances of conceiving. FertiliTea brings together scientifically-validated herbal ingredients (including vitex) to help restore female balance and promote reproductive wellness.

Designed by Amos Grunebaum (MD), an internationally recognized fertility expert, FertiliTea is the only herbal tea that offers a complete spectrum of fertility-enhancing ingredients, chasteberry (vitex) and red raspberry leaf which have been shown to help conception efforts. A tea for fertility health, FertiliTea offers a comprehensive blend of organic herbs that are both safe and effective.

Each bag of FertiliTea is vacuum-sealed for freshness and contains a 1 month supply of this nutritive herbal tonic. All ingredients are organic and wild crafted, and of the freshest and highest quality with no preservatives or additives. FertiliTea offers a zesty, refreshing aroma and delightful mint flavor - the perfect companion for anytime, every day.

Why a loose-leaf tea? A loose-leaf tea ensures maximum freshness, flavor and, most importantly, nutritional support. Herbal tea leaves need room to expand in order to properly transfer all their nutrients. Our airtight, light-proof bags keep tea fresh for up to two years and contain no glues or staples that are commonly used in teabags.

Highlights
• Directions for use: FertiliTea is a loose leaf tea, use 1 teaspoon to each cup of water. Bring water to a boil and add herbal tea directly or by using a tea ball or infuser. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes straining out any leaves before drinking.

• Drink 2-3 cups per day beginning right away, there is no need to wait for a particular time within your cycle to start.

• One bag is generally a 1-month supply.

• Intended for daily use by women trying to conceive.

• Manufactured in the U.S. in a GMP-certified facility; guaranteed quality and potency

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What is stress

Stress is usually believed to hinder one’s health and well-being in many ways. However, it can also come in the way of conception for couples trying for a baby. Hence, it is imperative for women to decrease their daily stress levels before planning for a pregnancy for smooth conception and a healthy pregnancy.

Here is how high stress levels can affect conception.

It can lead to decreased egg production:

Stress induces various hormonal secretions in the body that leads to imbalance in the system. Stress disrupts the functioning of the hypothalamus, the gland, responsible for proper functioning and secretion of various hormones of the endocrine system. This in turn also affects the hormones that help in the production of ovum or eggs. When stress comes in the way of ovulation, it is termed as stress-induced anovulation. This condition leads to late ovulation in a cycle or no ovulation at all, hence leading to problems with conception.

It affects male fertility:

Stress not only interferes with female reproductive functions, it also disrupts the functioning of the male reproductive system. Chronic stress both physically and mentally results in lower testosterone production, less sperm count and other problems like erectile dysfunction that can make it difficult for a couple to conceive despite their desires.

It disturbs the functioning of the endocrine system:

Stress doesn’t always result in reproductive issues directly. The various hormonal changes happening in the body that disturbs the normal functions like irregular sleep, digestion, fatigue, weight gain can indirectly affect the reproductive cycle in a woman and lower sperm count in the males. Apart from this thyroid troubles in women can affect pregnancy to a great extent.

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Living with Diabetes???

Here are few things you need to do to live with diabetes without falling prey to other complications:

1. Brush your teeth twice a day:

Diabetes and oral health are interlinked. High blood sugar can be a trigger for various gum diseases and infections. On the other hand, gum disease can make it harder to control diabetes. Over time plaque collects on the surface of your teeth, hardens to form tartar and settles on the gum line. It makes cleaning between the teeth difficult leading to painful, inflamed gums. Moreover, the glucose present in saliva also affects the health of your teeth and the tissues of your tongue, roof and the back of the mouth. So brush twice daily and floss at least once a day. Rinsing your mouth after every two hours will also help you keep your mouth healthy.

2. Opt for strength training:

Brisk walking, aerobic exercises and yoga can go a long way in managing diabetes, but strength training can do wonders. It improves insulin sensitivity of the body and helps to control blood sugar. When you exercise with weights or other forms of resistance you work on your muscles, tire them out and burn calories. The body then uses glucose from the bloodstream to power the muscles, reducing blood sugar level. Apart from this, strength training also aids weight loss that helps to manage diabetes. However, talk to your doctor before taking up a weight training program. Check your blood sugar level before and after exercising to know if there is a dip in your sugar level.

3. Eat fibre rich foods:

You know the basics of following a good diet if you are a diabetic – less sugar, more complex carbohydrates, etc. But giving importance to fibre is far more necessary than thinking about curbing sugar. There are studies that indicate high-fibre diets help to initiate carbohydrate metabolism, lower cholesterol level and help to control diabetes. However, it is essential to include fibre moderately in the diet along with other macro and micro nutrients. To improve your fibre intake, choose whole fruits over fruit juices. Eat more legumes like rajma, chickpeas and black-eyed peas over the split moong and masoor dals. Leafy green vegetables, oatmeal, multigrain bread, are few foods that are rich in fibre.

4. Choose shoes wisely:

One simple thing that you can do to save your feet from the perils of the condition is to get shoes with big toe boxes or the ones that fit you snugly and is comfortable. Blisters, sores or friction can be hard on your feet and make way for infections if you are bruised that would need a lot of attention and care. Remember with diabetes problems like gangrene and diabetic foot is common. Closed shoes can put more pressure on your feet and hurt them. Another way to protect your feet is to wear socks to reduce friction.

5. Manage stress:

We always talk about practising yoga, meditating, going for a run, walking with your pet, reading a book, cooking or doing whatever that helps you control daily stress. However, you can download apps that will help you keep a tab on your stress levels Hormonal imbalances that happen due to acute or chronic stress can affect your health in many ways. One way it increases the blood sugar level that is dangerous for a diabetic. It can also trigger obesity and increase blood pressure that can harm your heart. So close your eyes and breath to kill stress before it kills you.

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Overview

Garlic is one of the most common ingredients in Indian dishes but apart from imparting flavour to food, this tiny, white pod also has immense medicinal properties. Used since time immemorial to treat various ailments, garlic is one ingredient in your kitchen that has a number of uses. Here are the top 15 health benefits of garlic you should know about.

Internal Contents of Garlic

It has a variety of potent sulphur-containing compounds which are the reason for its characteristic pungent odour.

Allicin, the vital compound in the pod, is known to have great anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-oxidant properties. That is why garlic is best had when it’s finely chopped, minced or pureed and let sit for some time.

Garlic is also a reliable source of selenium.

Allicin, along with other compounds like ajoene, alliin, etc. also have a healing effect on your circulatory, digestive and immunological systems and help in lowering blood pressure, detoxification, healing, etc.

1. Helps keep bacterial and viral infections at bay

Due to its innate compounds, garlic can help keep both bacterial and viral infections at bay.

They help control bacterial, viral, fungal, yeast and worm infections.
Fresh garlic is thought to play a role in preventing food poisoning by killing bacteria like E. coli, Salmonella enteritidis, etc.

2. Can help treat skin infections

Since it has both antibacterial and antiviral properties, garlic is great when it comes to treating skin infections.

The chemical ajoene found in garlic may help treat fungal skin infections like ringworm and athlete’s foot.

If you have a skin infection, you could apply the juice of come crushed garlic cloves on the area once or twice a day. Wash the juice off with some clean, room temperature water.

3. Helps prevent the formation of clots in the body

The anti-clotting properties of ajoene found in garlic help in preventing the formation of blood clots in the body. While this fact is great for people with heart ailments and those prone to suffering from a stroke and other clotting disorders, it may also increase the risk of bleeding after surgery.

To help stay healthy have one crushed garlic pod everyday on an empty stomach.

4. Can keep your blood pressure levels in check

Allicin in garlic blocks the activity of angiotensin II (a protein that is responsible for increase in blood pressure) and helps in reducing blood pressure.

The polysulphides present in garlic are converted into a gas called hydrogen sulphide by red blood cells that helps dilate your blood vessels and helps control blood pressure. If your blood pressure levels are of concern, there are natural alternatives to blood pressure medication that you could try after speaking to your doctor about the change.

To help control your blood pressure you could add garlic to your daily meals. Apart from that you could also eat one pod of raw garlic on an empty stomach to keep your blood pressure under control.

5. Helps protect your heart

With age, your arteries tend to lose their ability to stretch and garlic can help maintain their elasticity.

It also helps protect the heart from the damaging effects of free oxygen radicals.

The sulphur-containing compounds of garlic also prevent our blood vessels from becoming blocked and slow the development of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).

The anti-clotting properties of ajoene (a compound present in garlic) helps prevent the formation of clots inside your blood vessels.

6. Can reduce the levels of bad cholesterol

The allicin present in garlic helps moderately lower our blood triglycerides and total cholesterol.

This compound also helps reduce arterial plaque formation.

7. Combat allergies

The anti-arthritic property of garlic is due to diallyl sulphide and thiacremonone.

Garlic has also been show to improve allergic airway inflammation (allergic rhinitis).

Raw garlic juice may be used to immediately stop the itching due to rashes and bug bites.

8. Can protect you against frequent colds and bouts of sore throat

The daily use of garlic might reduce the frequency and number of colds.

Its antibacterial properties help in treating throat irritations.

Garlic may also reduce the severity of upper respiratory tract infections.

Its ability to promote expectoration makes it irreplaceable in chronic bronchitis.

9. Helps keep your blood sugar levels in check

Garlic increases insulin release and regulates blood sugar levels in your body, especially if you are a diabetic.

10. Can help keep cancer at bay

Garlic’s anti-cancer properties are due to the allyl sulphides it contains.

According to studies, diallyl sulphide found in garlic inhibits the transformation of PhIP (a type of compound that has been associated with increased incidence of breast cancer) into carcinogens.

11. Helps beat iron deficiency and anaemia

Diallyl sulphides present in garlic increase the production of ferroportin (a protein that helps in the absorption and release of iron) and improves iron metabolism — all of which helps prevent iron deficiency and associated diseases like anaemia.

12. Can give your sex life a much needed boost

Garlic’s aphrodisiac properties which is due to its ability to increase the circulation and intensifying an orgasm.

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13. Helps relieve pain caused due to a toothache

It can help relieve toothaches due to its antibacterial and analgesic properties. But be aware that it can be irritating to the gum

Simply put some crushed garlic clove directly on the affected tooth.

14. Can help you lose weight

According to recent research, garlic may help to regulate the formation of fat cells in our body by converting pre-adipocytes to fat cells (adipocytes) by preventing the conversion.

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