ALL ABOUT NATURAL WAY TO GOOD HEALTH

The almond, known as the king of nuts, is a highly nutritious food. It is rich in almost all the elements needed by the body. It is an effective health-building food, both for the body and mind, and a valuable food remedy for several common ailments. The best way of using almonds is to soak them in water and grind them into fine paste of the blanched almonds. This paste is called almond butter. It is easily assimilated and is preferred to dairy butter by many vegetarians. This butter is of special value to older people who are generally bothered with the problem of not getting enough protein in their dates. By taking almond butter, they will be able to get not only high quality protein but also other excellent food ingredients, contained in the almond, in the most easily digestible form.

The green gram is free from the heaviness and tendency to flatulence, which is associated with other pulses. It forms a very nutritious article of diet and it is consumed in the form of whole dried seeds and in the form of dal, prepared by splitting the seeds in a mill. The sprouted mung beans are a highly nutritious food. The beans are soaked overnight, drained and place in containers in a dark room. They are sprinkled with water every few hours and the sprouts are ready in about three days. One pound of dry beans gives six to eight pounds of spouts. There is an amazing increase in nutrients in sprouted beans when compared to their dried embryo. Cooked dal of green gram is a regular use during childhood, pregnancy and lactation helps one to get the required nutrition and promote health.

The tomato is one of the most important vegetables in most regions of the world. It was regarded by many as an acid-forming food which would increase the acidity of the blood and body tissues. Tomato is rich in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin C and carbohydrate. The carbohydrate in tomato is chiefly in the form of invert sugar which is the predigested form. It contains very small quantity of starch which is converted into sugar, chiefly dextrose during the process of ripening. The tomato removes disease particles and opens natural channels of the body. It is gentle natural stimulant for kidneys and helps to wash away the toxins which cause diseases and contaminate our system. They are at their best when they are fully ripe. It contains 0.52 to 1.81 percent citric acid and only a trace of oxalic acid,

The potato is the most popular and widely used vegetable in the world. It contains several medicinal virtues. As it is one of the most strongly alkaline of all foods, it is, therefore, very helpful in maintaining the alkali reserve of the body and a natural antidote for an overdose of acid or acidosis. It dissolves away uric acid and lime. It is also important in preventing the fermentative process in intestine and it helps the growth of friendly bacteria in the digestive tract. However, potatoes should be avoided by obese people as they are flattening. An exclusive potato diet is considered valuable in the treatment of certain disorders such as chronic constipation, intestinal toxemia, uric acid diseases, renal calculi or stone and dropsy. The juice of raw potatoes has also proved very valuable in a sprocket found in the backseat of clearing skin blemishes.