The new food mantra of the 21st century

With the changing phase of the society, the concept of healthy and nutritious eating has been replaced by a new food mantra called JUNK FOOD. This new concept of quick, delicious and elegant meal easily available at every corner of the street has engulfed people of every age and race, little children being the brand new entrants. The so called street food is not only popular in India, but people from across the world are seemed to be a hard core fan of it.

If you love to eat pizza, burger, fries, noodles, hot-dog, and other such meals on daily basis, then beware! You are creating havoc for yourself. It does not matter from which outlet you but it from, but the impact that it leaves on your body is sickeningly harmful. It is rich in carbohydrate, fat and sodium that increase obesity, which in turn leads to various other fatal diseases.  However, consumption of such food occasionally will have minimal effects on your health.

On the other hand main stream food course like: chapatti, rice, lentils, fresh fruits and vegetables are rich in protein vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, which will not only give you a healthy body, but will increase the resistant power of your body system to fight against harmful diseases like, cancer, diabetes, heart diseases, blood sugar, blood pressure, etc.

It is not a new revelation that Junk Food like, cheeseburger, chips, pasta and others are detrimental to human health. But the most surprising fact about it is that, in spite of knowing that junk food does not contain the nutrients necessary for living a healthy lifestyle, people have not clogged its consumption. It might be due to lack of proper information about its impact on the body, or might be some other reason unknown.

Here are some facts about fast food and its toxic effects responsible for causing fatal blow.

• Junk food lowers down your energy level as it does not contain proper nutrition like, protein, vitamin or carbohydrate. Thus, after its consumption your blood sugar may drop down suddenly leaving you fatigue and cranky.
• May cause obesity that will virtually lead to other illnesses like high blood pressure, diabetes, excessive weight gain, arthritis, cardiovascular diseases causing heart attack and stroke. It may also lead to kidney disorder. Not only this, it might also affect your mind causing fatigue, loss of memory, lack of concentration, etc. 

•   Junk Food may also have adverse effect on your liver and heart. Excessive consumption of sodium and fat present in fast food may increase the cholesterol level by causing dysfunction of the heart and liver.
•     Too much of refined sugar and carbohydrates in street food can also lead to the occurrence of diabetes.
•   It may also cause other problems like mood swing, constipation, tiredness, laziness, dizziness, etc., as it lacks protein and other vitals minerals necessary for a healthy living. 

Superiority of Green Tea over other Beverages

Green Tea, which is found to have myriads of benefits over your hair, skin face and health is said to have its positive impact over other beverages as well. The green tea liquor is considered far better than coffee or wine by the experts due to its remedial measures.

Here are some facts about the herbal drink-

·         Superiority over Coffee:

No doubt, Coffee is one of the most popular drinksacross the globe. In the morning it works as a great energy booster, while in work it gets you going without failure. Although like Green Tea, Coffee too is a source of anti-oxidants and exhibits some health benefits, yet in comparison to Green Tea, Coffee assumes a place just beside it.

Research have proved that like Green too Coffee too has some positive impact in curbing incurables diseases like diabetes or heart disease, but too much of caffeine present in it can make one nervous. It might also cause bad breath and could be responsible for yellowish teeth. It might also affect you internally besides harming your physical appearance.

On the other hand, Green Tea is considered much healthier drink over coffee in spite of the presence of caffeine in it, but at a lesser amount. Hence, the chances of physical disorders on consumption of Green tea are much thinner. It is not responsible for your restless nights. However, you can also purchase decaffeinated Green Tea from the market in case you want to avoid caffeine totally.

  

·         Green Tea Vs. Wine:

Guys, you will be surprised to know the fact that like Green Tea, alcoholic beverages such as wine, too contains potent polyphenol called ‘Resveratrol’, which is considered effective in reducing the harmful effect of unsaturated fat, drinking and smoking. People across the world also drink wine, as it is believed to contain strong anti-ageing properties. However, all these properties are also present in Green Tea, but the best thing about it is , it does not contain alcohol like wine and is cheaper than wine. 

HEALING GREEN

Recent studies have proved that Green Tea extract enormously contains natural antioxidant that prevents the free radicals from harming the body by increasing health hazards. Studies have shown that excessive exposure to sun, dust and other environmental pollution upsurges the free radicals in the blood to cause damage to the tissues. But the antioxidant present in Green Tea heals you from all health related issues promoting your well-being. If you are a chain smoker or an addicted alcoholic, regular consumption of green tea can minimize the risk of health threats caused by these substances and free radicals in your blood cells.

It is seen that now a days even the health consultants, generally known as doctors advise their patients especially to those suffering from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, blood sugar and other such risky diseases to consume green tea on regular basis.

Green tea for Heart Patients

Diabetes, Heart Disease, Blood Pressure have now become common disorders found in every household. Hence, the market is also buzzing with myriads of medicated products that claim to provide relief to a person suffering from the above ailments. But are they really fruitful?  So instead of taking a risk of using such products, the most natural and safest way to fight such health conditions is consumption of green tea 4-5 times a day. Yes, drinking it like water per day can help in maintaining the cholesterol and triglycerides level in heart patients, thereby reducing the chances of heart attacks and strokes. Its regular consumption can speed up the function of the endothelial cells found in blood vessels and can minimize the chances of cardiovascular diseases by preventing clogging of arteries.

It is also found to be a viable option for people with high blood sugar, as it has the capacity to regulate the glucose level in your body and the sugar level in your blood.  Green Tea is also found to have soothing effect in reducing body fat and smoking.  Evidences show that the Nation like Japan, where 60% of the people smoke, has lesser chances of death due to heart stroke or heart attack as they consume green tea 5 times a day.

Green Tea for Cancer Patients

By now we all must be aware of the fact the Green Tea is rich in antioxidant and can control the excessive formation of free radicals in your body. Hence, apart from inhibiting heart diseases, the Polyphenols, Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) that it contains, hinders the growth of the enzyme responsible for causing cancerous cells in your body.

Very recently, doctors have identified Green Tea as an effective treatment to fight against breast as well as prostate cancer. However, it should be kept in mind that green tea can act effectively only in newly diagnosed cancer patients.

A natural remedy for Constipation

Constipation is one of the common problems that each one of us has to deal with at some point or the other. Although the reason for its cause generally remains unknown, but medical science give us a hint that it is caused by some kind of disorder in the intestines.

Green Tea which is known to contain a number of medicinal effects can be used as a natural solution to overcome constipation. Green Tea is known to release some kind of bacteria inside your body, which are good enough to encourage the regularity of bowel. Reports also reveal that Green Tea is beneficial in improving your digestive system and increases body resistance against internal and external infection. It is also believed that regular consumption of Green Tea can reduce the unwanted odor from human excrete.

 

Apart from the above reasons why one should take Green Tea, some additional benefits of Green tea includes:

·         Helpful in reducing weight

·         Improves metabolism by increasing energy level

·         Strengthens body muscles

·         Provides re-hydration benefits to the body

·         Improves brain functions and increases memory power

·         Prevents premature ageing

·         Protections against cold and flu.

Get Younger with Green Tea

In one of my earlier post on benefits of Green Tea, I have talked about the weight reduction element present in it. But, this post will not confine itself to the slimming element of Green tea, but will also talk about its medicinal attributes and role in enhancing the overall beauty of your hair, skin and body, making you look and feel younger than before.

 Green Tea for strong and lustrous Hair

It is observed that today almost 90% of the people around the world complain against dull and rough hair resulting in hair fall in women and baldness in men. Researches have proved that when the level of Dihydrotestosterone, usually termed as DHT, increases in the body, it leads to myriad of hair problems like, dull and rough hair, weak hair, hair loss, thinning of hair, etc.

Hair experts advise that drinking a cup of Green Tea everyday helps you to say bye-bye to your hair problems. It helps you to flaunt your lustrous, thick and dense hair in public envying others. 
  

Green Tea benefits for healthy and glowing Skin

As mentioned earlier, Green Tea is a rich source of natural antioxidant. Thus it neutralizes the malicious effects of UV rays and other polluted elements that may damage your skin causing pre-mature ageing, pigmentation, acne and other skin problems. It is said that the anti-bacterial components present in green tea prevents acne. It also improves the metabolic system of human body resulting in healthy, clear and glowing skin. One can also use the leaves of green tea as herbal face mask to get a healthy skin.

Realizing the penchant of the beauty conscious people towards herbal products, today even the cosmetic manufacturing companies are opting to use natural components in their products. Hence, the extracts of green tea can be used as natural antioxidant in beauty products instead of chemicals.

Green Tea as Mouth-Freshener

If you are a prey of foul breath and is exhausted trying all types of medication, no worry! Now it’s time to feel the miracle of green tea. The green tea toothpaste that can be easily available at the flip of your hand is capable of taking care of the oral health of your family. However, even if you don’t buy it from market, the green tea toothpaste can be easily made at home by pouring a cup of boiling water over 100gms of Himalayan green tea and leaving it to infuse for nearly half-an-hour. Now make a paste out of this liquid by adding a teaspoon of baking soda. This will not only curb the foul smell of your mouth, but will also freshen it up preventing dental problems.

Green Tea as soothing spritzer

Apart from enlightening your external health, green tea liquor also acts as a soothing spritzer for your exhausted eyes or for your dull face. However, it also contains antiseptic elements that can be applied to cuts, rashes or burns to get a healing effect. It is also effective for skin problems like sunburn as mentioned earlier.

Green Tea as Weight Reducer

In my earlier post, a detailed account of green tea as weight reduction element has been mentioned.

To summarize it once again, drinking a cup of organic green tea everyday helps in reducing your weight due to the antioxidant properties present in it.  For detail refer: http://joooooozia.blogspot.in/2011/03/advantage-of-green-tea.html