Role of Zinc in human diet

Role of Zinc  in human diet

Zinc is an essential mineral required by the body for maintaining a sense of smell, keeping a healthy immune system, building proteins, triggering enzymes, and creating DNA. Zinc also helps the cells in your body communicate by functioning as a neurotransmitter. A deficiency in zinc can lead to stunted growth, diarrhea, impotence, hair loss, eye and skin lesions, impaired appetite, and depressed immunity. Conversely, consuming too much zinc can lead to nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and headaches in the short term, and can disrupt absorption of copper and iron in the long term. If you have a zinc deficiency, then animal foods are better sources of zinc than plant foods. It also plays a role in the body’s ability to heal itself after an injury. Zinc supports your sense of smell and is commonly linked to healthy eyes, skin and hair. We must ensure that we get enough zinc in our diet, potentially from zinc supplements, as the body does not naturally have a zinc storage system. There are many foods that contain zinc, but the following   foods items contain zinc is sufficient quantity. 

1.Pumpkin seeds  are   extremely high in zinc, pumpkin seeds  play a role in the prevention of prostate cancer,  support immune system health.

 2.Dark Chocolate   may offer a boost to your zinc levels. One hundred grams of unsweetened dark chocolate has up to 9.6mg of zinc. Cocoa powder has 6.8mg.

3.Garlic provide  moderate levels of naturally occurring zinc, and is easy to incorporate into almost any meal. Garlic is also a great food for detox that contains high levels of manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin C and selenium.

4.Sesame Seeds either raw, toasted or ground into tahini butter, sesame seeds hold around 10mg of zinc per 100g serving. 

5.Watermelon Seeds- The  dried watermelon seeds have 10mg of zinc per 100g serving.

6. Wheat Germ are an  excellent additive to sprinkle on your salad, toasted wheat germ offers 17mg of zinc per 100g serving. This is over 100% of the recommended daily allowance.

7.Squash Seeds  contain around 10mg of zinc per 100g serving. You can remove the seeds directly from the squash and eat them raw, or dry or roast them in your oven. I prefer raw.

8. Chickpeas contain high level of zinc. They also contain folate and are high in protein and dietary fiber.

Passion flower – Medicinal uses

Passion flower – Medicinal uses

Passion flower has been used to treat sleep disorders and historically in homeopathic medicine to treat pain, insomnia related to neurasthenia or hysteria, and nervous exhaustion. Passion flower is a known uterine stimulant. The flowers of Passiflora have 5 petals, sepals, and stamens, 3 stigmas, and a crown of filaments. 

The fruit is egg-shaped, has a pulpy consistency, and includes many small seeds.  The passion flower was discovered in 1569 by Spanish explorers in Peru, who saw the flowers as symbolic of the passion of Christ and, therefore, a sign of Christ's approval of their efforts. This is the origin of the scientific and common names. Passion flower has been used in homeopathic medicine to treat pain, insomnia related to neurasthenia or hysteria, and nervous exhaustion. 

Other indications have included bronchial disorders (particularly asthma), compresses for burns, inflammation, inflamed hemorrhoids, climacteric complaints, pediatric attention disorders, and pediatric nervousness and excitability.  

Passion flower include flavonoids,  maltol, cyanogenic glycosides, and harman indole alkaloids. Passion flower's ability to reduce anxiety makes it useful for asthma, palpitations, and other cardiac rhythm abnormalities, high blood pressure, insomnia, neurosis, nervousness, pain. Use of passion flower is contraindicated during pregnancy because of the uterine stimulant action of its alkaloids harman and harmaline, and the content of the cyanogenic glycoside gynocardin. 

भिंडी - पोषक सब्जी

भिंडी - पोषक सब्जी

भिंडी एक स्वादिष्ट सब्जी है जो स्वाद और पोषक तत्वों से भरपूर है और  भिंडी विटामिन, खनिज, एंटीऑक्सीडेंट और फाइबर का एक अच्छा स्त्रोत भी है। भिंडी में कैल्शियम, पोटेशियम, लोहा, मैग्नीशियम, मैंगनीज और फास्फोरस जैसे मिनरल्स भरपूर मात्रा में पाए जाते हैं । भिंडी में बहुत कम कैलोरी (30 कैलोरी प्रति 100 ग्राम) और उच्च फाइबर होता हैं जो वजन कम करने में मदद करता हैं। 

भिंडी का विटामिन सी प्रतिरक्षा प्रणाली को मजबूत बनाता हैं और सर्दी, खांसी और संक्रमण से बचाता है। भिन्डी एंटीऑक्सीडेंट का एक अच्छा स्त्रोत हैं जो शरीर में कैंसर कोशिकाओं के विकास को रोकता हैं । भिंडी में मौजूद फोलेट (फोलिक एसिड) गर्भवती महिलाओं के शिशुओं में न्यूरल ट्यूब दोष को दूर करता है । भिन्डी में मौजूद बीटा कैरोटीन और विटामिन ए दृष्टि में सुधार लाने में मदद करता हैं। यह मोतियाबिंद, उम्र से संबंधित धब्बेदार अधः पतन और अन्य नेत्र समस्याओं को रोकने में सहायक होता है।

भिंडी में घुलनशील फाइबर पेक्टिन होता है जो कोलेस्ट्रॉल कम करने और हृदय रोगों के खतरे को कम करने में सहायक होता हैं। भिन्डी में मौजूद फाइबर पाचन तंत्र मजबूत बनाता हैं और कब्ज को दूर करता हैं। भिन्डी का सेवन मधुमेह के रोगियों के लिए काफी फायदेमंद होता हैं। यह रक्त शर्करा के स्तर को कम करने में मदद करता हैं। भिन्डी विटामिन के का एक अच्छा स्त्रोत हैं जो हड्डियों को मजबूत बनाने में मदद करता हैं।

भिंडी में मौजूद आयरन, फोलेट और विटामिन के खून की कमी को दूर करता हैं और एनीमिया को रोकने में मदद करता हैं। भिन्डी का सेवन त्वचा के स्वास्थ्य के लिए बहुत अच्छा होता हैं। यह मुँहासे, सोरायसिस और अन्य त्वचा संबंधी समस्याओं के उपचार में मदद करता हैं।

Prostate gland and age effect

Prostate gland and age effect

The prostate gland is situated at the origin of the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body. It is approximately the size of a small kiwifruit or a large walnut. It consists 30% muscular tissue and 70% glandular tissue. A normal prostate weighs between 20 and 30 grams, while an enlarged prostate can weigh up to 100 grams. The prostate secretes a milky substance that makes up around 20 to 30 percent of semen. 

It also has muscles that help to expel the semen during ejaculation. The prostate helps to control the flow of urine. During sexual activity, the seminal vesicles that are attached to the prostate produce a protein that mixes with prostatic fluid which forms semen. The tubes from the testicles carry sperm up to the prostate where sperm is mixed with the seminal vesicle and prostatic fluids. 

This fluid is ejaculated during orgasm through ejaculatory ducts that connect to the urethra. Most men will experience some type of prostate problem during their lifetime. Men over forty-five may experience an enlargement of the prostate. While not a problem in itself, it is uncomfortable and can lead to more serious problems. The prostate actually continues to grow throughout life, but grows very slowly after the age of twenty-five. Enlargement of the prostate gland is part of the normal aging process and usually does not become a serious problem until about age sixty.

Father's Day importance-2015

Father's Day festival is considered extremely important as it help acknowledge the contribution of fathers to individual families. The sentiment goes a long way in strengthening father-child relationship and consequently in the emotional development of a child. 

Significance of Father's Day Festival -Father's Day festival give us the opportunity to express thanks to our Daddy for all their unconditional love and affection. Observance of Father's Day makes fathers feel that their contributions are acknowledged in the society and also by their children. They feel proud of themselves !

 Besides by celebrating Father's Day, children come closer to their father. For, most often children take love of their parents for granted. Celebration of Father's Day makes them ponder for a while on the important role their father play in their life. 

This helps them appreciate the selfless care and protection provided by their father and hence they come emotionally closer to their dad. 

Children must therefore take full opportunity of the day and express their gratitude for fathers with all their heart. The best way to do so is to do small things that daddy appreciates and by saying “I love you, Papa” with a gift of beautiful flower.

पिता दिवस  - लोगों को उनके प्यार और देखभाल के लिए उनके पिता के प्रति अपनी कृतज्ञता दिखाने के लिए इस त्योहार मनाते हैं। फादर्स डे पिता का जश्न मनाने और एक पिता की भूमिका को पहचान करने की घोषणा की है। यह एक पिता और बेटी या बेटे के बीच बंधन को मजबूत बनाने में मदद करता है।

Hydrocele – in Malwa tract of Madhya Pradesh

Hydrocele –   in Malwa tract of Madhya Pradesh

  

 A hydrocele is a painless buildup of watery fluid around one or both testicles that causes the scrotum or groin area to swell. This swelling may be unsightly and uncomfortable, but it usually is not painful and generally is not dangerous. Hydrocele’s are common in newborns, they can also occur at any age in later life.  

The cause of most hydrocele  is unknown.  Often a hydrocele does not cause symptoms. In hydrocele enlargement of your scrotum is noticed. Symptoms, when present, can include pain, swelling, or redness of the scrotum or a feeling of pressure at the base of the penis. An ultrasound may be used to confirm the diagnosis of a hydrocele. 

Hydrocele is most common condition leading to testicular surgery in males. It usually affects young adults but any age can be affected. 
Symptoms of hydrocele is swelling in testes and scrotum may be unilateral or bilateral ,swelling  is soft and fluctuating, there is no pain, but discomfort or feeling of heaviness is present if it is large size,  lymph glands are enlarged in  groin. The Filariasis is one of the cause of hydrocele.