Diabetes patients - మధుమేహ వ్యాధిగ్రస్థులు సీతాఫలం ( custard apple) తినవచ్చా?సీతాఫలం ఆరోగ్య ప్రయోజనాలు

 సీతాఫలం ఆరోగ్య ప్రయోజనాలు:

సీతాఫలం మధుమేహం ఉన్నవారు కూడా తినవచ్చని పలు అధ్యయనాలు తెలియ చేస్తున్నాయి. ఇది  తక్కువ GI (గ్లైసెమిక్ ఇండెక్స్) ఆహారంగా పరిగణించబడుతుంది మరియు మీ రక్తంలో చక్కెర స్థాయిలను పెంచదు. తక్కువగ్లైసెమిక్ ఇండెక్స్ కలిగి ఉండడమే కాకుండా, సీతాఫలంలో పాలీఫెనోలిక్ యాంటీఆక్సిడెంట్లు ఉంటాయి. ఇవి ఇన్సులిన్ ఉత్పత్తి మరియు గ్లూకోజ్ శోషణను విపరీతంగా పెంచుతాయి, తద్వారా మధుమేహాన్ని అదుపులో ఉంచుతాయి.ఇది మాంగనీస్ మరియు విటమిన్ సితో లోడ్ చేయబడింది, ఇది గుండె ఆరోగ్యానికి మేలుచేస్తుంది.

సీతాఫలంలో ఫైబర్, విటమిన్లు మరియు మినరల్స్ పుష్కలంగా ఉన్నాయి, ఈ ప్రత్యేకమైన పండు రోగనిరోధక శక్తిని పెంపొందిస్తుంది, నొప్పులని  తగ్గిస్తుంది మరియు కంటి మరియు గుండె ఆరోగ్యాన్ని కాపాడుతుంది.

సీతాఫలంలో ఫైబర్, విటమిన్లు మరియు మినరల్స్ పుష్కలంగా ఉన్నాయి, ఈ ప్రత్యేకమైన పండు రోగనిరోధక శక్తిని పెంపొందిస్తుంది, నొప్పులని  తగ్గిస్తుంది మరియు కంటి మరియు గుండె ఆరోగ్యాన్ని కాపాడుతుంది.

సీతాఫలంలో పుష్కలమైన శక్తి:

అధిక క్యాలరీ విలువతో, సీతాఫలం సాధారణ చక్కెరలు గ్లూకోజ్ మరియు ఫ్రక్టోజ్‌లను అందిస్తుంది, ఐరన్ పుష్కలంగా ఉండడం వల్ల నీరసాన్ని పోగొట్టి రక్తహీనతను నయం చేస్తుంది.

చర్మ సంబంధిత సమస్యలను (ఇన్ఫెక్షన్లకు) తగ్గించటంలో సహకరిస్తుంది

సీతాఫలంలో చర్మ సౌందర్యానికి అవసరమైన విటమిన్ బి5, విటమిన్ సి, విటమిన్ ఎ, జింక్ మరియు కాపర్‌ల తదితర విటమిన్లు పుష్కలంగా ఉంటాయి. ఇవి మొటిమలు, కురుపులు, అలర్జీలు మరియు ఇతర చర్మ వ్యాధులను సమర్థవంతంగా నయం చేయడానికి, పని చేస్తాయి.

Custard apple (Annona reticulata), Fresh, Nutritive value/ 100 g, (Source: USDA National Nutrient data base)

Principle	Nutrient Value	Percent of RDA
Energy	101 Kcal	5%
Carbohydrates	25.20 g	19%
Protein	1.70 g	3%
Total Fat	0.60 g	3%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0%
Dietary Fiber	2.4 g	6%
Vitamins
Niacin	0.500 mg	3.5%
Pantothenic acid	0.135 mg	2.5%
Pyridoxine	0.221 mg	17%
Riboflavin	0.100 mg	8%
Thiamin	0.80 mg	7%
Vitamin A	33 IU	1%
Vitamin C	19.2 mg	32%
Electrolytes
Sodium	3 mg	<1%
Potassium	382 mg	8%
Minerals
Calcium	30 mg	3%
Iron	0.71 mg	9%
Magnesium	18 mg	4.5%
Manganese	0.093 mg	4%
Phosphorus	21 mg	3%
Phyto-nutrients
Epicatechin	5.6 mg	--
Proanthocyanidin monomers	6.2 mg	--
Proanthocyanidin dimers	14.2 mg	--

 

క్యాన్సర్ నిరోధక గుణాలను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

సీతాఫలంలోని ఎసిటోజెనిన్ సమ్మేళనాలు క్యాన్సర్-రివర్సింగ్ లక్షణాలను ప్రదర్శిస్తాయని వివిధ శాస్త్రీయ అధ్యయనాలు నిరూపించాయి. సీతాఫలాన్ని రోజువారీ ఆహారంలో చేర్చుకోవడం వల్ల కణితులు మరియు వాపులను సమర్ధవంతంగా తగ్గించు కోవచ్చు

మధుమేహం లక్షణాలను నియంత్రిస్తుంది

తక్కువగ్లైసెమిక్ ఇండెక్స్ కలిగి ఉండడమే కాకుండా, సీతాఫలంలో పాలీఫెనోలిక్ యాంటీఆక్సిడెంట్లు ఉంటాయి. ఇవి ఇన్సులిన్ ఉత్పత్తి మరియు గ్లూకోజ్ శోషణను విపరీతంగా పెంచుతాయి, తద్వారా మధుమేహాన్ని అదుపులో ఉంచుతాయి.

బ్రెయిన్ యాక్టివిటీని మెరుగుపరుస్తుంది

సీతాఫలంలో సహజంగా విటమిన్ B6 ఉంటుంది, ఇది మెదడును ఉత్తేజపరుస్తుంది. ఇది సరైన నరాల సంకేతాలకు, ఏకాగ్రతను పెంచడానికి, మానసిక స్థితిని పెం పెంపొందించటానికి  ఉపయోగపడుతుంది.

గుండె పనితీరును మెరుగుపరుస్తుంది

ఆరోగ్యకరమైన అసంతృప్త కొవ్వులు మరియు ఒమేగా-6 కొవ్వు ఆమ్లాల లను కలిగి ఉన్న సీతాఫలం గుండె వ్యవస్థను బలోపేతం చేయడంలో అద్భుతంగా పని  చేస్తుంది. ఇంకా, రక్తపోటును తగ్గించుటలో సహకరిస్తుంది

రోగనిరోధక వ్యవస్థను పెంచుతుంది

శక్తివంతమైన యాంటీఆక్సిడెంట్ విటమిన్ సి పుష్కలంగా ఉన్న సీతాఫలం, హానికరమైన బాహ్య సూక్ష్మజీవులు మరియు వ్యాధుల నుండి రక్షించడమే కాకుండా శరీరంలోని టాక్సిన్స్ మరియు ఫ్రీ రాడికల్స్‌ను బయటకు పంపుతుంది. 

కంటి ఆరోగ్యాన్ని మెరుగుపరుస్తుంది

సీతాఫలంలో విటమిన్ ఎ అధికంగా ఉంటుంది, అలాగే లుటీన్ మరియు జియాక్సంతిన్ ,కెరోటినాయిడ్ వంటి యాంటీఆక్సిడెంట్లు ఉంటాయి. ఇవి ఆప్టిక్ నరాల మరియు దృశ్య అవయవాలకు రక్త ప్రసరణను మెరుగుపరుస్తాయి, కంటి చూపును మెరుగుపరుస్తాయి మరియు వృద్ధాప్యంలో వయస్సు-సంబంధిత మచ్చల క్షీణత (AMD), గ్లాకోమా మరియు కంటిశుక్లం పొందే అవకాశాలను తగ్గిస్తాయి.

స్మూత్ జీర్ణక్రియను నిర్ధారిస్తుంది

B విటమిన్లు సమృద్ధిగా ఉన్న సీతాఫలం జీవక్రియను ప్రేరేపిస్తుంది మరియు ఆహారాన్ని శక్తిగా మార్చడానికి తోడ్పడుతుంది,మరియు జీర్ణక్రియ ప్రక్రియలను మెరుగుపరుస్తాయి.

Guduchi / Giloy wont damage Liver :Ministry of Ayush

 

                       Guduchi is safe and does not produce any toxic effects

It is misleading to relate Guduchi to liver damage

New Delhi

Certain sections of the media have falsely linked again Giloy/Guduchi to liver damage. The Ministry of Ayush reiterates that Giloy/Gudduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) is safe and as per available data, Guduchi does not produce any toxic effect.

Front Runner India Health

In Ayurveda, it is said to be the best rejuvenating herb. Acute toxicity studies of aqueous extract of Guduchi reports that it does not produce any toxic effect. However, the safety of a drug depends on how it is being used. Dosage is one of the important factors that determine the safety of a particular drug. In a study, lower concentration of Guduchi powder is found to increase the life span of fruit flies (Drosophila Melanogaster). At the same time, higher concentration progressively reduced the life span of flies. This clearly indicates that an optimum dosage should be maintained in order to get the desired effects. This infers that the medicinal herb has to be used in an appropriate dose as prescribed by a qualified physician to get medicinal effects. With the wide range of actions and abundant components, Guduchi is a real treasure among herbal drug source.  Medicinal applications of Guduchi in countering various disorders and it's use as anti-oxidant, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-hyperlipidemic, hepatoprotective, cardiovascular protective, neuroprotective, osteoprotective, radioprotective, anti-anxiety, adaptogenic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, anti-diarrheal, anti-ulcer, anti-microbial, and anti-cancer have been well established.

A special focus has been made on its health benefits in treating various metabolic disorders and its potential as an immune booster. It is used as a major component of therapeutics for ameliorating metabolic, endocrinal, and several other ailments, aiding in the betterment of human life expectancy. It is a popularly known herb for its immense therapeutic applications in traditional systems of medicine and has been used in the management of COVID-19. Considering the overall health benefits, the herb cannot be claimed to be toxic.

Nutrify Today joins hands with the MADSA in its pursuit of providing quality health products worldwide

Mumbai: A global name in the nutrition ecosystem, Nutrify Today has played a huge role in fulfilling the sudden surge in demand for health additives and nutraceuticals in the post-pandemic times. It has done so by building strategic relationships with pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industry association bodies of multiple countries, making a rich network of curated market access available for everyone. Nutrify Today is the organiser of many sought-after programs like investor pitch, Nutra bazaar, science workshops and other business events across the globe. 

In its pursuit of expanding assistance to nutraceuticals and pharma companies across the globe, Nutrify Today has collaborated with the MADSA (Malaysian Dietary Supplements Association) - a leadership nutraceuticals body in Malaysia. The key objectives of this collaboration are to improve public health by providing quality products, services, and factual information to people, developing awareness of the safety and benefits of complementary healthcare products, and ensuring a suitable regulatory regime for the health supplement industry worldwide. 

 The association between Nutrify Today and MADSA opens up expedited business opportunities in nutraceuticals between both countries. From 750 million in 2019, the Malaysian nutraceuticals market is projected to reach USD 1.4 billion by 2026. The quantum growth can be attributed to the faster adoption of nutraceuticals in the post COVID era. 

Mr. Amit Srivasatava, Founder and Chief Catalyst of Nutrify Today said, “We are in a constant pursuit of enabling and empowering responsible nutrition businesses by making available the infrastructure, curated market access and knowledge required for new Nutraceuticals to thrive. Our collaboration with MADSA is a big step towards our goal - expanding assistance to Nutraceuticals and pharma companies across the globe.” 

Nutrify Today is also the proud founder of the world's first i2c platform (Idea to commercialization). It is a curated web-based platform that invites promising pharma and Nutra companies to build new products and identify their supply chain partners. The platform has evidently reduced new product development and go-to market time by 50%.  Nutrify Today enabled business deals of over USD 9 million amongst the nutraceutical industry in the year 2020 alone and has set its targets on USD 133 million by 2024.

“Black Mould” [Mucormycosis] - the Dark Side of At-home and Self-COVID-19 Treatment

In fact, it’s not just this particular bug that we need to be concerned about. There are other cousins of mucor lurking in our environment, waiting for the perfect storm of a host to take residence in. Ever wonder what that black powdery mould that you find on old bread is? It’s Mucor, it’s Aspergillus, it’s Penicillium- all of these are ubiquitous in our environment and are harmless to humans, until a person with a compromised immune system comes in close proximity. Whether it’s from infections (like HIV or TB), chemotherapy, immuno-modulators (treatment for autoimmune diseases), or systemic steroids, of if the body’s normal security guards (white blood cells, antibodies, natural killer cells, etc) have been beaten down, and the fungal infections are able to take over. Let’s take a closer look at why this happens, and, more importantly, how it can be prevented! Because, we all know that a second pandemic via an *avoidable* foe, is the opposite of what the global population needs right now. 

I remember vividly, in my second year of residency, the first month working on the oncology ward. Invasive fungal infections like Mucor, and other ‘opportunistic’ infections, are no stranger to docs that take care of these patients daily. It is a well known complication of chemotherapy (“chemo”) - that is - medications that purposely suppress the rapid-growing cancer cells. It’s important to know that in addition to killing the cancer cells, chemo also kills off other rapidly growing cells - including the body’s natural defence - the ‘good’ bacteria, the antibodies and anti-viral compound producing white blood cells. In fact, we would watch a patient’s white blood cell count very carefully, and as soon as it dipped below a critical threshold- they were placed on antifungal prophylaxis (antifungal medications to prevent infection). Unfortunately, some of the more powerful moulds were able to break through, and we'd have to step up the therapy to stronger medications. You may have heard of Amphotericin B- the most effective treatment for mucormycosis and most of these other dangerous infections. In medicine, we call this drug by an ominous pet name of “Ampho-terrible”. Why? Yes, it kills off the fungus, but it also wreaks havoc on multiple organ systems- particularly the kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and cardiovascular system. Quite often, we’d lose patients not to the infection itself, but to the side effects from treatment. 

Why do I bring up these particular side effects- just to scare you? Actually, yes! To scare you and inform you. It is very important to understand that although many anti-infection medications are effective, they can have negative aspects as well. Someone may think, “I’m not afraid of black mould- there is an effective treatment!”. The problem is, that treatment can ultimately be more harmful than good, especially long term. Your infection will clear up, but you may end up stuck to a hemodialysis machine (what we use for patients in end-stage kidney failure). Another concern is that of antifungal resistance- similar to antibiotic resistance, which you may have heard of. Too much use of a particular anti-infective, will allow some bugs to escape the medication and eventually become immune, or resistant to it. These super-bugs (bacteria, fungi, moulds and of course viruses) are what us doctors and medical researchers are afraid of the most! 

So, how can mucormycosis and similar opportunistic infections be prevented from taking up residence in the body and causing serious illness? The most obvious step is prevention- keeping a healthy active immune system will ensure that you steer clear of these bugs. In some cases, as I mentioned earlier, suppressing the immune system is unavoidable (cancer, HIV, etc). But there are other cases where choices in treatment are available, and the decision needs to be made keeping these risks in mind! I am referring, in this case, to COVID-19 treatment. One of the mainstays over the past few months (as the treatment is, of course, evolving), has been steroid treatment. The thought behind is that steroids will suppress the body’s overzealous immune response to the virus, and thus improve the patient’s condition. However, when considering steroids, it is extremely important to know when (and if!) to use them. As with antibiotic overuse, it is dangerous to just prescribe steroids to every single COVID positive patient.  The course of the disease is now fairly well known, and this should guide the treatment parameters. The first few days (usually day 1-6) are when the virus is replicating (increasing in number) in the body and causing fever, body aches, fatigue, etc. The following week, in some cases, is when the body will try to kill the virus, but often overdoes it, and something called a “cytokine storm” could occur. This phenomenon is what is particularly dangerous about COVID-19 and often what causes hypoxia (low oxygen in the blood), low blood pressure, worsening fever, and multi-organ damage. The second phase of infection is when systemic [oral] steroids should be given. Low oxygen or a sudden change in ‘vital signs’ (BP, pulse, higher fever, decreased urination) should key the doctor to prescribe steroids. Any other use is premature or unnecessary, and can lead to secondary complications- not only mucor, but development or worsening of diabetes, significant weight gain, hallucinations, weak bones, the list goes on. 

Just to summarize- steroids are an excellent medication, if used judiciously and in the appropriate situation. In fact, they can be absolutely instrumental in changing the course of illness, especially in COVID-19! However, one needs to keep the experts’ research and latest clinical studies in mind when prescribing and/or buying for themselves at the local chemist. It is absolutely understandable to want to reach for any treatment possible when the fear of the pandemic looms overhead. But, if you remember one point from this article- please keep in mind that over-medication can be just as dangerous as the infection itself. Certainly, this can be kept in mind for all medications going forward. Let this be a lesson to us all- evidence based medicine and proven treatment protocols save lives!

By:  Dr. Jennifer Prabhu, M.D., FAAP, FACP, MT(ASCP)
CEO and co-founder of Circee Health, Pvt. Ltd

2 రకాల పండ్లను ప్రతిరోజు తినటం ద్వారా టైపు 2 డయాబెటిస్ ముప్పుని 36 శాతం తగ్గించుకోవచ్చు

 హైదరాబాద్ సమతుల ఆహారంతో పాటు ఏవేని 2 రకాల పండ్లను ప్రతిరోజు తినటం ద్వారా టైపు 2 డయాబెటిస్ ముప్పుని 36 శాతం తగ్గించుకోవచ్చని వెస్ట్రన్ ఆస్ట్రేలియాలోని ఎడిత్ కోవాన్ విశ్వవిద్యాలయం (ఇసియు) పరిశోధకులు కనుగొన్నారు 

జర్నల్ ఆఫ్ క్లినికల్ ఎండోక్రినాలజీ అండ్ మెటబాలిజంలో ప్రచురించబడిన ఈ అధ్యయనం ప్రకారం, రోజుకు కనీసం రెండు సర్వ్స్ పండ్లను తిన్నవారికి సగం కంటే తక్కువ సర్వ్ తిన్న వారి కంటే ఇన్సులిన్ సున్నితత్వం ఎక్కువ.

ప్రపంచవ్యాప్తంగా 451 మిలియన్ల మంది టైప్ 2 డయాబెటిస్ సమస్యతో బాధపడుతున్నారు.మరో 374 మిలియన్ల మందికి టైప్ 2 డయాబెటిస్ వచ్చే ప్రమాదం ఉంది.

అధ్యయనం యొక్క ప్రధాన రచయిత, ECU యొక్క ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్ ఫర్ న్యూట్రిషన్ రీసెర్చ్ డాక్టర్ నికోలా బొండోన్నో వివరాల ప్రకారం  ఎక్కువ పండ్లను తినేవారు వారి రక్తంలో గ్లూకోజ్ స్థాయిలను తగ్గించడానికి తక్కువ ఇన్సులిన్ ఉత్పత్తి చేయవలసి ఉంటుందని సూచిస్తున్నారు.“ఇది చాలా ముఖ్యం ఎందుకంటే అధిక స్థాయిలో ఇన్సులిన్ ఉత్పత్తి (హైపర్‌ఇన్సులినిమియా) రక్త నాళాలను దెబ్బతీస్తుంది మరియు ఇది డయాబెటిస్‌కు మాత్రమే కాకుండా, అధిక రక్తపోటు, ఊ బకాయం మరియు గుండె జబ్బులకు దారితీస్తుంది

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