- Increase ghee/butter/lard
- Stop jaggery/sugar as much as possible
- Reduce carbohydrates from rice, ragi, jowar, wheat (including all millets)
- Increase consumption of red meats/poultry (with skin), fish, eggs, milk/dairy (full fat) (1)
- Increase consumption of vegetables/sprouts
- Not more than one fruit a day
- Avoid tea/coffee/milk one hour before and after food
- Have lime juice with food and also at other times
- Eat when hungry. Try to give longer fasting gaps between meals (Avoid snacks) (2)
- Eggs two a day (at least 4-5 times a week)
- Cut down to stop safflower/sunflower/bran oil etc. Use olive oil only for salads, not in high flame/high temperature cooking. Use coconunt oil/ butter/ ghee/lard for cooking.
This is not a replacement for medical treatment (3)
Diversity comes from addition of foods from different food groups like legumes and pulses, eggs, milk and dairy, fruits and vegetables, meat and poultry, fats and oils, cereals and millets. You shouldn’t get all your nutritional requirements only from one food group
Calorie intake from carbohydrates can be maximum around 50% of total requirement (can be less also), 30% or more from fats and oils & 15-20% or more from proteins.
One gram each of carb gives 4 calories/ protein 4 calories/ fat 9 calories
Tips on breastfeeding.
Though it’s a natural process, many young/new mothers struggle to feed so hope this help those who are planning to have or already have a baby
Cut down on sugar in all forms. Fruits, especially sweet ones, can be limited to 1 a day or <.
Avoid fruit juices (natural &processed) -can raise glycemic index. If you have to consume fruit have it whole not juiced. Lime juice is fine with salt/ pepper rather than sugar. (1)
· Cut down to stop all processed foods & outside food deep fried in high temperatures. Avoid foods with additives, tinned and canned foods.
· All dals to be bought whole and soaked for a few hours to reduce the anti-nutritional factors. (2)
. Sprouts are always better and more nutritious than directly cooking.
· Avoid deep fried and foods heated to high temperatures. Slow cook food. Pressure cooking is fine. Boil and steam rather than fry, grill, char..
Most patients with dengue recover in 1-2 weeks with rest and some basic medication. About 4-5% can develop dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) which is life threatening requiring emergency management and hospital admission. (1)
About 1% of patients with dengue can die. Some of the things that help with dengue are rest (avoid strenuous exertion), plenty of fluids (lime/orange juice, buttermilk), good protein diet, mild painkillers like paracetamol (not more than 2-3 tabs a day 4 hours apart). (2)
Many people vouch by papaya leaf juice, some have mentioned kiwi but I don’t know enough about that. Have never heard of dragon fruit & for sure its an exotic fruit & very expensive. Wouldn’t recommend it over & above these other things. Mostly it just gets better on its own. (3)
Lingayat groups in Karnataka threaten the government when eggs were introduced in mid-day meal scheme to address the malnutrition.
Luckily some Lingayat groups/leaders like SM Jamadar spoke in favour of eggs (1) news18.com/news/india/rel…
Innocent (Indian) vegetarian PART 2
Jain groups file PILs on meat-eaters and demand a ban - the exaggerated vegetarian fragility syndrome (EVFS).
"I won't eat and will punish anyone else who does" - but I'm SO INNOCENT (2)
It is extremely concerning that many supplements are indiscriminately prescribed more to meet business interests than healthcare ones. Still @theliverdr fails to do due diligence while locating himself as judge and jury at the top of the chain of ‘EBM practitioners’.(2)
It is one thing to say that most of these ingredients are available in food or have been proven to be harmful or useless, and quite another to throw everything out as useless.
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Vitamin A is required for vision and integrity of epithelial cells (in mucosa/hollow organs). If Vitamin A is less, it can lead to permanent blindness. Retinol or preformed vitamin A is found in butter, ghee, whole milk, curd, egg yolk, liver etc. (2)
Liver oils of fish like cod, halibut, shark and saw fish are the richest natural sources of the vitamin. It is completely absorbed by the body. (3)