Banan வாழைப்பழம்

2nd FEB 09: BANANABanana root, its core trunk, flower and fruit can be treated as medicine.Bananas have loads of nutritional value and it is rich in potassium, vitamin A and D. Banana also helps to restore normal bowel actions and cures constipation. You can feed bananas to toddlers who are 8 months and above.Cut the bananas into small size pieces, boil the bananas with water and serve. Bananas have to be boiled before giving to toddlers as it can cause side effects if bananas are given as it is. Another healthy way of serving bananas to your children is by cutting "rastali" bananas into small round pieces and place it in a wide bottle. Pour castor oil until it covers the bananas, add palm sugar and mix the banana with the oil and palm sugar. Soak it for at least 2 days and serve your child 1 piece of cut banana and 1 teaspoon of castor oil. Children will be able to eat this as it is sweet and very effective method of curing constipation. Banana can also be used as a garnish while preparing sweet rice (Ponggal). TIP: Do not overeat. All types of food have to be eaten moderately. Instead of living to eat, we should eat to live and stay healthy. Therefore practice eating healthy food in moderation.

FOOD IS 'THE' MEDICINE

FOOD IS 'THE' MEDICINE
With today��s unhealthy lifestyle, many young people, i.e. children, teenagers and youth are falling prey to various kinds of sickness and diseases. This has lead to a shorter life span. If you want to live longer and be healthy, you can opt or follow the Siddha way of living.

Siddha way of living was founded more than 5,000 years ago and has been practiced by ancient and current Siddhi��s. Siddha Way of Life is divided into yoga, yajna, treatment and diet.


FOOD IS ��The�� MEDICINE

The ancient Tamils believed that Food is ��The�� Medicine. Young children should be given the right food from the tender age of two to avoid and be free from major diseases. If children from the age of two are given the right food and are taught on the proper way of eating, it will cultivate into a habit and that will become part of their lifestyle. When this happens, they can be free from major diseases and live healthy until nature takes its course.

Besides proper eating, oil bathing is also very important as it reduces
a) High blood pressure,
b) body heat and
c) stabilizes metabolic rate (Dosha) according to body type (Vata, Pitta or Kapha)

At present, we frequently eat oily food like Roti Canai, Mee Goreng or high GI food for breakfast. This eating practice is wrong as it harms our health and causes obesity problem.

We also tend to drink carbonated drinks. Frequent drinking of carbonated drinks will increase body heat as we live in a hot climate. It is best we substitute such beverages to a much healthier one. Pandan drink is one example that can be categorized under natural and healthy drinks. It can be consumed by juicing the Pandan leaves and adding little sugar to the extracted juice as favored. Pandan drink not only helps to quench your thirst but also has many medicinal values i.e.

a) Reduces cholesterol
b) helps lose weight and
c) increases blood flow


for futher info kindly contactBy siddha Physiaian packiam BalakrishnanAgasthiar sidtha vaithya nilayamNo 351-M,jalan ipoh, batu 2 1/2,51200 kuala lumpur.Malaysia
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