Organic Coconut Oil For You

What is dietary fibre?

Dietary fibre could be defines as anything that moves through gastro-intestinal tract and is not digested as food.

Refined foods are responsible for many diseases prominent in urban and rich societies. Due to this there is growing awareness to put back fibres in one’s diet. The major sources are plant cell wall material which is not digested by human enzymes. The high energy and low fibre foods like sugar or flour causes diseases by:

• Altered intestinal functions
• Increased energy intake which leads to obesity, diabetes and other diseases.

Common Foods - How body absorbs carbohydrates?

1. Sugar/soft drinks: Shoot into the blood
2. Starches, Bread or potatoes - Stream into the blood.
3. Fruits: Flow into the blood
4. Milk items: Drip into the blood.
5. Vegetables: Seep into the blood.

Benefits of dietary fibre: Diseases that could be avoided by taking fibre rich diet:-

1. Constipation and hence hernia or varicose veins could be avoided
2. Carcinoma or bowel
3. Colon or cancer
4. Piles/Hemorrhoids
5. Diverticular diseases
6. Arteriosclerosis and hence heart attacks

This liquid diet plan is designed to give nourishment orally in liquid state. Patients who could not take solid or semi solid foods could take this. The drawback for this diet is that it does not provide enough nutrients. Hence, it should not be continued for more then a month. Consult your doctor before taking on this diet plan: -

Liquid Diet Plan Items:

• Milk: 1000ml
• Fruit Juice: 1000 ml
• Eggs: 2
• Sugar: 50gm

This liquid diet provides:-

• Calories: 1400
• Proteins: 52 gms
• Calcium: 1760mg
• Iron: 11.1 mg
• Retinol: 1100 micro mg
• Thiamin: 1.4 mg
• Riboflavin: 1.8 mg

Once you complete exercising, your feet feels tired. Use this great aromatherapy herbal oil, which will not only relax your feet but soften any rough skin around feet.

Ingredients for home made foot massage oil:

• soybean, Jojoba, extra virgin olive oil or almond oil: 2 tsp
• Lavender, clay sage essential oil or orange: 2-6 drops

No: of yields: 1 treatment

Preparation: Mix the ingredients well.

Method of application: Massage your feet with the above preparation with firm and strong hands. Apply the pressure as and when required to alleviate fatigue and tensions in your feet. Put socks after you complete the massage.

Rough hand is a common problem in women. Below are few easy home remedies for rough hands:

• Add cornstarch in a bowl of warm water and mix it well. Soak your rough or scaly hand in this water for 5 minutes. Regular treatment like this will soften your hands.
• Apply petroleum jelly in your nails before doing messy jobs. This will prevent dirt from getting lodged.
• Rub your hands with sugar and lime juice. The sugar granules will exfoliate and the limejuice will lighten the skin. It will also soften the skin.
• Rub your hands with a mixture of sugar and olive oil for 1 minute. Wash it off.

Best Home remedy for sun tanned skin is potato juice. Apply raw potato juice on your tanned skin to get a fast relief. If the tan is severe then try these home remedies:

• Mix sugar with juice of lemon. Add a little glycerin to it. Scrub the affected area gently in circular motion. This not only helps to get rid of tan but also softens skin.
• Effect of sunburn could be prevented by this home remedy. Mix 1 tsp potato juice, in 1 tsp of lemon juice and apply it on affected area. Leave it for 15 minutes. Wash it off. Repeat the process once a day till you get rid of sun tan.