Medicinal Properties of Bitter Melon - Good for Diabetics
Bitter Melon is the English name of Momordica charantia, a climbing vine whose leaves and green fruits, although bitter, has been used to fight cancer, diabetes and many infectious diseases. It is also a powerful weapon against HIV/AIDS since some reports claim that bitter melon has substance Q. It is one of the most favorite egetables among the Chinese and the most popular herbal tea as well.The fruits and leaves of bitter melon are a good source of minerals and vitamins, such as iron, calcium, phosphorus and Vitamin B. However, it is not known how much nutritional contents can actually be absorbed by the body's digestive system of the plant become some of these substances exist in unabsorbable form.Does Bitter Melon have Medicinal PropertiesYes. Books and articles about bitter melon states that the extract from the leaves or roots shrinks hemorrhoids.
The juice from the leaves is also good to prevent and lessen cough, for fever and against roundworms. Reportedly, it is also used to treat sterility in women and alleviate liver problems. Likewise, bitter melon has some antimicrobial activity and can help infected wounds.However, none of the medicinal uses of bitter melon has been proven scientifically, although they have not been disproved, either. It's just that it has not been studied enough.Is it true that bitter melon tea and capsules are effective in lowering blood sugar of diabetics?There is one case where it is proven that it can lower blood sugar levels from people suffering from Type 2 Diabetes. Results of these scientific studies that determine the effect of drinking of bitter melon extract on blood sugar level of Type 2 Diabetes have consistently shown that bitter melon lowers blood sugar level.
The effect on blood sugar is due to momordicin, a substance that is also responsible for it's bitter taste.The effect of the bitter melon leaves lowering blood sugar level among diabetics is evident regardless of how it is prepared - boiled then eaten, in the form of tea, capsule or tablet. But diabetics should be cautioned about replacing their proprietary medicines with bitter melon teas, capsules or tablets. So far, studies were done only on a very limited number of human subjects so bitter melon and diabetes cannot be labeled conclusive.In fact, no large clinical trial has yet been published on the preparation of Momordica charantia (bitter melon). The manufacturers of bitter melon teas, capsules and tablets themselves are not claiming healing benefits for their products. They market them only as supplements.Are they really good substitutes fot the anti-diabetic drugs that are available in the market?Bitter melon should be considered an addition in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
It could probably reduce the patients intake of antidiabetic drugs. It should not however, be regarded as a stand-alone medicine.Also, diabetics who want to try bitter melon need not to spend money on the teas, tablets or capsules. They can cultivate or buy the plant from the market and prepare it themselves.To prepare bitter melon extract, the following steps should be followed:
- Wash and finely chop the leaves.
- Add 6 tablespoons of the chopped leaves in 2 glasses of water.
- Boil it for 15 min. in an uncovered pot.
- Cool down and strain.
- Drink 1/3 cup of it 3x a day.
North Carolina Author Develops Food and Activity Journal for Children
Vending machines in schools, fast food dinner in the car, PlayStation marathons, and chocolate chip cereal.
It's no wonder that kids today are more overweight and obese than ever.
According to the National Center for Health, children age 6-11 were more than two-and-a half times as likely to be overweight in 1999-2002 as they were twenty years ago, from 1976-1980. In response, Triad author Jackie Stanley has created a self-care journal for kids, modeled after Lettuce is Not Enough, her motivational weight-loss journal for adults. The kid's version, targets school-age children from kindergarten through fifth grade.
Although Lettuce Is Not Enough:
A Food and Activity Journal for Kids was created to combat childhood obesity, it is not strictly a weight loss journal.
In addition to their fruits and veggies, children also count their hours of sleep, glasses of water, amount of exercise and whether they kept a "good attitude" for the day. "Keeping...
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Diets
You should use the natural dieting methods to lose weight. Stick to fiber-based diet programs. The only secret that the diet foods industry uses is to advertise quick dieting solutions. Such foods in fact only add to your weight rather than reducing it. The diet foods are mostly artificial, whereas you would require eating more natural foods.
Such diets that promise results in no time always fail.
You need to begin your diet by eating fresh fruits and vegetables, which are really the proper dieting foods. Instead of completely stopping your intake of foods, you should eat everything in moderation. In fact, when you completely stop eating, it adds to more weight.
Dieting foods have side-effects such as digestion problems or other related problems in the long run. Drinking plenty of water helps reduce lots of weight.
You should drink at least 5 to 6 glasses of water early in the morning. Water purifies your system and dissolves the fat in your body.
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Retirement: Living or Just Existing?
by Barbara Morris, R.Ph.
Are you planning to retire?
If the answer is yes, are you preparing financially? If so, that means you will have enough money to do all the fun things you look forward to doing, instead of having to think twice about the smallest purchase.
And, hopefully, you will plan so well that you will have more than enough money to pay for medical services not covered by insurance or Medicare. Unfortunately, many folks retire thinking, "I won't need as much money anymore." Wrong!
"Old age" is not free. Even if you have taken great care of yourself over the years, the older you get the more maintenance and repair you need and it can be costly.
But a happy retirement takes more than money.
There is something drastically wrong with the way we prepare for retirement. We are encouraged to plan financially, but who is advising us to have a plan to be healthy enough to enjoy the fruit of all the years of...
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ScentAir Technologies Integrates Scent Systems with X3D Technologies Offering a New 3D ?Scentsory? Advertising Medium for In-Store Digital Signage Networks
Chicago, IL (ContentDesk) April 29, 2004 -? Follow your nose to ScentAir Technologies booth #3871 at the FMI (Food Marketing Institute) May 2 ? 4 at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.
ScentAir will display new-patented scent systems emitting fabulous food scents as a new medium for brand marketers and retailers to promote category and brands.
ScentAir together with X3D Technologies, a glasses-free 3D digital signage company, will show for the first time, a three-dimensional flat panel screen integrated with scent.
The system will emit the scent of certain brands as consumers watch commercials in a three-dimensional format for products having scent such Dash fabric softener, Meijer Chocolate, Pepsi, and Herbal Essence Shampoo.
This patented scent technology emits scent in a clean, controllable way across a 200 square foot area in front of the 3D advertising display.
"This is a significant inflection for the advertising industry," says Myles Owens,...
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Coach Contributes to New Guerrilla Marketing Book - Guidance and Inspiration a Key Part of Future Bestseller
Tomball, TX (ContentDesk) November 16, 2004 -- The 30th book in the highly popular "Guerrilla Marketing" series arrives in bookstores in early 2005, and The Coach of Success Handler?, LLC, receives acknowledgement from the co-author. ???"Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days" by Jay Conrad Levinson and Al Lautenslager simplifies marketing into a series of strategic initiatives, and Lautenslager credits David Handler for guidance, inspiration and insight.???"David has a terrific ability to teach in an entertaining and informative way," said Lautenslager. "He has a solid grasp of marketing, and I used some of his ideas to create the ?Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days' plan." ???One of the most important strategies David believes is that companies don't sell products, customers buy them. Understanding what customers buy is the first step in creating a solid marketing plan.
???"Al and I are always sharing vivid examples of this," said Handler.
"The classic is no one sells eye glasses,...
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Medicinal Properties of Bitter Melon - Good for Diabetics
Bitter Melon is the English name of Momordica charantia, a climbing vine whose leaves and green fruits, although bitter, has been used to fight cancer, diabetes and many infectious diseases. It is also a powerful weapon against HIV/AIDS since some reports claim that bitter melon has substance Q. It is one of the most favorite egetables among the Chinese and the most popular herbal tea as well.The fruits and leaves of bitter melon are a good source of minerals and vitamins, such as iron, calcium, phosphorus and Vitamin B. However, it is not known how much nutritional contents can actually be absorbed by the body's digestive system of the plant become some of these substances exist in unabsorbable form.Does Bitter Melon have Medicinal PropertiesYes. Books and articles about bitter melon states that the extract from the leaves or roots shrinks hemorrhoids.
The juice from the leaves is also good to prevent and lessen cough, for fever and against roundworms. Reportedly, it is also...
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(ContentDesk) January 14 2004--The Ballantine Corporation, a direct mail production agency, has developed an Internet-based print production software to benefit both their production coordinators as well as their clients.There were two main purposes behind creating the production software. First, it streamlines the production coordinator's workload, enabling them to spend more time servicing their accounts. Second, it gives clients easy online access to their work in progress as well as all...
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