As food is digested, it is broken down into glucose (also known as sugar), which provides energy and powers our cells.
Insulin, a hormone made in the pancreas, moves the glucose from the blood to the cells.
Diabetes!
India has 77 Milion Diabetics, second highest in the world!
Diabetes is a lifestyle disease that can be caused by many factors such as stress levels etc.
A thread🧵on what is diabetes,the types of diabetes and the lifestyle changes needed for diabetics
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As food is digested, it is broken down into glucose (also known as sugar), which provides energy and powers our cells.
Insulin, a hormone made in the pancreas, moves the glucose from the blood to the cells.
🔸There are 3 main types of Diabetes
Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational diabetes
If you have any of the following diabetes symptoms, see your doctor about getting your blood sugar tested👇
“Food can either promote diabetes or help prevent it, depending on how it affects the body’s ability to process glucose,”
▪️ Help you control your blood sugars and blood lipids
▪️ Help in Preventing Long-term and short-term complications of Diabetes.
carbohydrate intake in the right way is key!
No matter what your health goal is, if you do your carbs right, that's half the battle won!
As you all know, carbs can be either complex/simple or "good" or "bad".
Glycemic index indicates impact of different carbohydrate food on the blood glucose levels
🔹Low GI: 55 or less
🔹Medium GI: 55-69
🔹High GI: 70 or above
Low GI foods are best for blood glucose control
▪️When you eat carb in combination with protein (or fat), it can take longer for your body to convert the former into glucose, leading to lower post-meal BS levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes
▪️A low prot diet leads to muscle los which increases the risk of falls&fracture in elderly diabetics
▪️Low muscle mass is a contributor to insulinresistance
▪️People mistake going low-carb& high protein without focusing on healthy fat
▪️Your body needs good fats as these are precursors to your hormones, including insulin which is crucial to maintaining your BS levels
▪️Add good fat like quality nuts,seeds,&cold-pressed oils
A healthy diet for diabetes is virtually the same as a healthy diet for anyone.
Low carb, high protein, and good fats
When you go low-carb, you also need to make sure that you balance it out with quality proteins and fats.
▪️Avoid sugar honey and jaggery in the diet
▪️Avoid fruit juices, coconut water, and sugarcane juice.
▪️ Restrict the amount of salt in the diet
▪️Restrict the amount of oil to 3-4tsp/day i.e. ½ litre oil/person/month.
▪️Include more amount of fruits and vegetable in your diet.
▪️ Steaming, boiling, poaching, pressure cooking, grilling should be preferred method of cooking.
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One of major step followed was to feed Gurbach Jadd/ Vasa Kommu/ Acorus Calamus for initiating good speech ability in a child. This stem was needed to babies on Tuesdays and Sundays in mother's milk.
Vasa is feed to baby after the 1st bath on 12th day in week. Weekly only thrice it is fed and named as :
Budhwar - Budhi Vasa
Mangalwar - Vaak Vasa
Ravi Vaar - Aayush Vasa
This stem is burnt and rubbed against the grinding stone in mother's milk or warm water to get a paste
The procedure to make it is in the link
https://t.co/uo4sGp7mUm
It should not be given daily to the child. Other main benefits are
1. It clears the phlegm in child's throat caused due to continuous milk intake. It clears the tracts and breathing is effortless.
2. Digestion
For children who haven't got their speech and is delayed than usual should feed this vasa on these days in week atleast for 6months. Don't get carried away with this dialogue
"Some gain speech little late"
In ancient times, our grandparents used to follow typical natural way of caring the needs of a child. All they used were more of natural products than chemical based for the growth of child.
One of major step followed was to feed Gurbach Jadd/ Vasa Kommu/ Acorus Calamus for initiating good speech ability in a child. This stem was needed to babies on Tuesdays and Sundays in mother's milk.
Vasa is feed to baby after the 1st bath on 12th day in week. Weekly only thrice it is fed and named as :
Budhwar - Budhi Vasa
Mangalwar - Vaak Vasa
Ravi Vaar - Aayush Vasa
This stem is burnt and rubbed against the grinding stone in mother's milk or warm water to get a paste
The procedure to make it is in the link
https://t.co/uo4sGp7mUm
It should not be given daily to the child. Other main benefits are
1. It clears the phlegm in child's throat caused due to continuous milk intake. It clears the tracts and breathing is effortless.
2. Digestion
For children who haven't got their speech and is delayed than usual should feed this vasa on these days in week atleast for 6months. Don't get carried away with this dialogue
"Some gain speech little late"
