February 2009
Monthly Archive
How To Recognize An Impending Stroke
Posted by admin on 23 Feb 2009 | Tagged as: How To Recognize
It is important that we should able to recognize a impending stroke as this can save lives – whether others or yours. Experts advocate some of the following warning signs of a stroke include but are not limited to: · sudden loss of speech or difficulty speaking or understanding,
· sudden inability to walk,
· sudden confusion or being disorientated.
· sudden paralysis/numbness or weakness on one side of the body,
· sudden numbness in the face or sometimes we called “a feeling of weakness” in the face, Continue Reading »
Tulsi or Holy Basil-Its Power And Health Benefits
Posted by admin on 14 Feb 2009 | Tagged as: Malaysian Herbs
Tulsi or Holy Basil is one of the more popular Indian herb which is a widely grown and is a sacred/religious plant of
Some details of the infamous Tulsi/Holy Basil:-
- Scientific name: Ocimum Sanctum
- It belong to the labiateae family.
- Also called by names like Manjari/Krishna tulsi (Sanskrit), Trittavu (Malayalam), Tulshi (Marathi) and Thulsi (Tamil & Telegu). It is called Holy Basil in English. Continue Reading »
The Different Methods Of Cooking
Posted by slang on 13 Feb 2009 | Tagged as: Food & You
It is important to understand the various methods of cooking. Knowing your food whether fishes, meat, vegetables,etc contain many good nutrients but the different method of cooking can take away or reduce the vitamins and nutrients underlying the food.
Let’s look at the different methods of cooking:
- Frying which involves the use of oil or ghee to cook the food. Sauteing is frying in a small quantity of fat which is just sufficient to be absorbed by the food cooked in it. Shallow frying uses shallow frying pan or skillet and using a small amount of fat - normally suitable for either pre-cooked foods like cutlets or foods that need very little cooking likes eggs or dosa. Deep-frying is the cooking of food using an immense amount of oil/fat where the food is immersed in the oil. So what is the outcome of this type of cooking re: frying. Well, the results of the food is that it is pleasant to eat but these type of fried foods will make difficult for us to digest. Also, frying results in loss of vitamins/nutrients. To a small extent by coating the food with flour and water or beaten eggs,etc might prevent the loss of such nutrients of the food cooked. Continue Reading »
