Live your life with Heart-wise

Heart is the main organ of body that circulate nutrients to whole body through blood circulation.
You become what you eat and what you do.

One's overall health not only indicate that he/she is free from diseases but it also indicate his/her physical fitness, mental ability and spiritual health.

To become physically healthy avoid junk and fatty food, eat healthy diet and do regular exercise.

Think positive for your mental well-being; pray and do meditation for your good spiritual health which overall keeps your heart healthy.

Grapes are not always sour

Grapes are one of the delicious fruits. They contain numerous health benefits due to their rich nutrient Profile.
Black grapes are rich source of antioxidants which are helpful in prevention of different diseases.

Several health benefits of grapes are as follows:-
# A research study indicated that grapes are helpful in prevention of breast cancer and heart attack. Juice of black grapes prevents the thrombosis of blood.
# Grape pulp is a rich source of glucose and sugar.
# Grapes work as an appetizer and maintain good digestion.
# They are also helpful in treatment of acne and pimples.
# If anybody wants to increase their haemoglobin level, he/ she should drink one glass grape juice daily.
# Daily intake of grape juice may be helpful in problem of migraine.
Daily intake of grapes may provide relief from arthritis. It also prevents ageing.

Due to their antioxidant contents, regular consumption of grapes may fight from various pathophysiological diseases  and make you healthy.
So, eat this mouth watering, delicious and healthy fruit daily and be healthy.

Hello friends,
We Khushboo Gupta and Monika Jain (my PhD supervisor) published a book entitled "Vridhaupayogi vyanjan (vridhajano ke liye upcharatmak Pak vidhiyan)" in Hindi language. As nutritionists, this book is our humble attempt to shatter the limits of the scientific field and reach out to the common man.

Older people are nutritionally vulnerable, hence, proper nutritious and healthy diet is needed for improvement of their quality of life. Through this book, we attempt to provide methods of various nutritious recipes which will be helpful in upliftment of Nutritional status of older people.

In India where our national language is Hindi, there is a scarcity of books in Hindi on Geriatric Nutrition (nutrition for elderly) and probably this one will fill the gap.

To all those followers and readers who have a library in their institution, please order a few copies of the book for the benefits of both the common man and professionals.

An activity 'walk-O-run' was organized by Heart-wise group in Kota, Rajasthan on 19th Feb,2017.

The purpose was to aware the common man about the benefits of walk and exercise in maintaining healthy life as well as how the intake of proper diet ( according to the therapeutic condition of the body) is necessary for a disease free, fit and prosperous life.

Have the glimpse of the activity

Musk melon seeds

Musk melon (Cucumis melo) seeds are particularly high in arginine, aspartic acid and glutamic acid.
It is rich in urease enzyme which is recommended for the treatment of cardiovascular disorder. Due to urease enzyme it is used as a diuretic, stomachic, antitussive and as a vermifuge.

Musk melon seeds are beneficial in chronic or acute eczema.

They are believed to help in regulating healthy blood-fat levels and provide vital nutrients essential for promoting wound healing.

Per 100 g of musk melon seeds contain 28.6 g protain, 49.7 g fat, 13.0 g carbohydrate and 4.8 g ash.

These seeds are rich sources of thiamine, riboflavin, calcium, magnisium, potassium, iron, zinc and phosphorus.

Milk extract of musk melon seeds contain 3.6% protein, 4.0% fat and 2.5% carbohydrates. these values are similar as soymilk.

Defatted flour of melon seeds (after extraction of milk) contain 39.4% protein, 24.7% fibre and 6.2% ash.

Hence, replenish your diet with either musk melon seeds, extract or flour and take enormous benefits of musk melon seeds.

Inulin - A prebiotic substance

Inulin, a polyfructan, occurs as a reserve carbohydrate in many plant families, representing more than 30,000 species. It is a potent substrate both for the production of inulinases and fructooligosaccharides. 

Inulin is a specific type of dietary fibre that is naturally found in hundreds of common foods such as leeks, asparagus, onions, garlic, bananas, wheat, rye and chicory root. 

Inulin has excellent nutritional and functional characteristics and can be used to replace fat, flour and sugar. 

Inulin may offer more health benefits than other fibres.

Health benefits of inulin-

• Inulin is part of a chain of bacteria that keeps your gut healthy and alleviates digestive problems. 

• Inulin helps digestion, prevents constipation, and keeps you regular.

• Because inulin is not digested, it does not affect glucose levels. This makes it an appropriate food for diabetics. 

• Inulin may boost calcium absorption.

Horse gram

Horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum) or kulthi is one of the unexploited legume of the tropics and subtropics.

• It contain good amount of proteins.
• It has good macro (protein 22 g, carbohydrate 57 g, fibre 5.3 g) and micro nutrient (calcium 287 mg, phosphorus 311  mg, iron 7.6 mg, thiamine 218 mcg, riboflavin 192 mcg, sodium 46 mg, potassium 322 mg) content (per 100 g).
• It is considered as food with medicinal qualities in traditional Siddha medicine.
• It is prescribed for individuals suffering from jaundice or water retention and as a part of weight loss diet.
• Per 100 g horse gram contain 7.6 mg iron, hence, it is considered helpful for iron deficiencies.
•  Traditionally it was used as medicine to treat calculus afflictions, corpulence, hiccups, worms and kidney stone.
• Seeds of horse gram are astringent to the bowels, diuretic, antipyretic, tonic, anthelmic emmenagogul, appetizing and lithontriptic. these are useful in piles, tumors, bronchitis, heart troubles, spleen enlargement and asthma.
• It can be used in leucorrhoea, menstrual disorders, flatulence, cough, eye disease and urinary disease.

Despite being healthy and nutritious, this gram has remained an underutilized food. One can enrich his/her diet with horse gram and take benefits of its health and nutritional properties.