Health Benefits of Bael (Wood Apple)

About Bael/Wood Apple

Bael is commonly called as Bengal quince, wood apple, golden apple, elephant apple, bilwa, monkey fruit, stone apple, bili and scientifically known as Aegle marmelos. It was first originated in India however, presently found throughout the Southeast Asia. It is widely cultivated in Thailand, Sri Lanka and other regions of the southern Asia. It is the most sacred fruit in India traditionally used as a medicine, home remedy, ritual purposes and etc in India since 2000 BC. Every parts of this fruit means tree, root, leaves, seeds are usable for medicinal purposes because of its high level of nutritional values

BENEFITS OF BAEL FRUIT/WOOD APPLE

Bael is very famous all over the India for its amazing health benefits, medicinal benefits, ritual use and home remedy. It is very friendly to all age groups for their health and fitness. It is a best home remedy which helps to combat with various daily life health problems like constipation, peptic ulcer, indigestion, respiratory problems, diarrhoea, dysentery, piles, diabetes, sexual dysfunctions and so many. Wood apple provides immunity to fight with various infections like bacterial, viral, fungal and etc. Some of the health and medicinal benefits of the bael are mentioned below:

Benefits of Bael for Digestive System

Cures Digestive Problems

• Regular consumption of the bael helps in treating common digestive problems such as diarrhoea, constipation, cholera, haemorrhoids (piles), and many more due to its availability of tannin.

Provides Relief from Gastric Ulcer

• Wood apple contains some phenolic compounds having anti-oxidant property which provides relief from the gastric ulcer, gastro-duodenal ulcer, Irritable bowel syndrome and etc.

Removes Body Toxins

• Eating bael with the black pepper and salt regularly helps in removing toxins from intestines thus provides relief from the constipation.

Boosts Energy Level

• It acts as an instant energy booster and energizes the body by fulfilling the need of various nutrients in the body.

Boosts Metabolism

• It enhances the metabolism process by boosting the involved organs activities.

Benefits of Bael during Pregnancy

Relieves Morning Sickness

• Eating the pulp of raw bael with the sugar provides relief from the morning sickness during pregnancy.

Balances Haemoglobin Count

• Wood apple is iron rich fruit which has ability to balance the haemoglobin count in women during pregnancy thus prevents from iron deficiency anaemia.

Benefits of Bael for Diabetes

Controls Insulin Secretion

• It has laxative property which helps in managing the blood sugar levels by controlling the functions of pancreas and insulin secretion.

Benefits of Bael for skin

Cures Urticaria

• Drinking the mixture of cumin, bael juice and bay leaf juice two times a day helps in curing a skin problem called urticaria.

Cures other Skin Problems

• Wood apple also helps in curing skin rashes, vitiligo (white patches on the skin), redness, itching and etc skin problems.

Benefits of Bael for Hair

Removes Dandruff

• Scalp massage with the coconut oil having bael peel extract (heat bael peel in coconut oil) on regular basis provides relief from the dandruff.

Medicinal Benefits of Bael

Manages Blood Sugar Level

• Bael leaves juice helps in managing the blood sugar level as well as urination among diabetic person.

Manages Hypertension

• Drinking juice of bael leaves (boil dried bael leaves in water) helps in managing the hypertension.

Cure Tuberculosis

• Eating bael regularly during night by mixing with sugar and honey helps to cure tuberculosis.

Enhances Appetite

• It enhances the appetite if bael leaves powder is taken continuous for some days.

Cures Indigestion and Constipation

• Wood apple cures the problem of indigestion and constipation if it is consumed daily (not more than a cup) with jaggery for 2-3 months.

Provides Relief from Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Taking powdered bael with a glass of buttermilk (or warm water) twice a day helps in relieving the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.

Cures Diarrhoea

• Taking powdered bael with warm water twice a day cures the problem of diarrhoea.

Benefits of Bael for Men

Treats Sexual Problems

• Its natural aphrodisiac property helps in enhancing the sexual desire among men as well as treating the conditions like impotence, sexual dysfunction, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea and etc.

Benefits of Bael for Women

Enhances Breast Milk Production

• It helps in enhancing the production of breast milk among lactating mother if bael juice is taken with ginger powder and jaggery by the mother.

Protects from Breast Cancer

• It is capable to protect women from the breast cancer if eaten regularly.

Regularizes Progesterone Hormone

• Eating the chutney of bael fruit maintains the secretion of progesterone hormone among women and cures the deficiency of it.

Regulates Menstruation

• Wood apple provides relief from the pain, excess bleeding and other symptoms during menstruation.

Other Health Benefits of Bael

Prevents from Scurvy Disease

• Regular consumption of the bael fruit helps in preventing from the scurvy disease (caused due to the vitamin C deficiency).

Controls Cholesterol Level

• Wood apple helps in controlling the cholesterol level in the blood thus prevents from the disorders caused due to high blood cholesterol level.

Cures Respiratory Disorders

• Oil extracts of the bael is very effective to cure respiratory disorders including asthma, common cold, cough and etc.

Relieves Inflammation

• Bael extract has anti-inflammatory property and provides relief from the inflammations if applied to the inflamed region.

Cures Snake Bite

• Wood apple helps in curing snakes bite and protects from the malaria if the pulp of its bark, root or fruit is applied to the affected area.

Cures Acidity and Mouth Ulcer

• It has cooling effect on the body and provides relief from the acidity and mouth ulcer.

Provides Cooling Effect during Summer

• Eating the mixture of honey and bael pulp provides relief from the thirst problem during summer season as well as gas problem.

Maintains Blood Glucose Level

• It has hypoglycaemic effect on the body and reduces the level of blood glucose by enhancing the glucose utilization and stimulating insulin hormone.

Prevents from Liver Disorders

• Its hepato-protective nature enhances the liver injuries healing, prevents from the liver cirrhosis and liver infection.

Reduces Side Effects of Radiotherapy

• Wood apple has radio-protective property which helps in lowering down the side effects of radiotherapy.

Benefits of Bael Leaves

Manages Blood Cholesterol Level

• Bael leaf extract has therapeutic effects on the body which helps in managing the cholesterol level in the blood.

Cures Constipation

• It helps in curing constipation and stomach pain if bael leaves juice is taken with sugar.

Relieves Joint Pain and Swelling

• It provides relief from the joints pain and swelling if the paste of bael leaves is applied to the affected areas.

Provides Relief from Food Allergies

• It provides relief from the symptoms of food allergies and skin itching if the mixture of bael leaves, ajwain seeds and salt is eaten.

Maintains Blood Pressure

• Bael leaves contains phytonutrients which has ability to maintain the blood pressure under control.

Regulates Thyroid Hormone Secretion

• Wood apple helps in regulating the thyroid hormone secretion thus regulates metabolism and prevents from hyperthyroidism.

Cures Jaundice

• Taking the mixture of bael leaf extract, black pepper and honey helps in curing jaundice.

Cures Other Problems

• It also helps in curing other problems like acidity, epilepsy, typhoid, malaria, indigestion, leprosy, myalgia and etc.

Relieves Headache

• Applying fresh bael leaves paste on the forehead provides instant relief from the headache.

Benefits of Bael Juice

Protects from Heart Diseases

• Adding bael juice with desi ghee to the regular diet plan helps in protecting from the heart diseases like stroke heart attack and etc.

Destroys Harmful Intestinal Worms

• It involves in destroying the harmful intestinal worms thus maintains good digestion.

Natural Blood Cleanser

• Bael juice with little warm water and sugar acts as a blood cleanser and involves in the blood purification process by removing all the toxins.

Regularizes Liver and Kidney Functioning

• It helps in managing the functions of various major body organs like liver and kidneys thus prevents from various disorders.

Enhances Immune Power

• Vitamin C found in it acts as an antioxidant which enhances immune power in the body and protects from the early ageing.

Prevents from Chronic Respiratory Problems

• Wood apple acts as an expectorant thus provides relief from chronic respiratory problems like sore throat, bronchitis, influenza, asthma and etc.

Benefits of Bael Powder

Treats Chronic Diarrhoea

• Bael powder is prepared from the bael fruit pulp (after drying) which is very effective home remedy to treat chronic diarrhoea problem.

Treats various Disorders

• Raw bael fruit extract helps to treat piles, anaemia, eye problems, ear disorders and vitiligo problem.

Treats Bone Fracture

• Applying the mixture of raw bael powder, ghee and turmeric to the fractured bones helps in treating the bone fracture.

Prevents from Infection

• Its antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral and antibacterial properties help in getting prevented from the related infections.

Treats Skin Problems

• Applying the mixture of bael fruit powder, dates and honey on the face for 15-20 mins tones up the skin and makes it free from the acne and wrinkles.

Benefits of Bael Murabba

• Bael murabba is very beneficial for the health and can be eaten in any season. It helps in curing dysentery, diarrhea, acidity and other digestive problems. Prepare it safely and store at safe place to preserve it for months to be nourished with its health benefits. Make the slices of bael fruit and remove seeds. Make thick sugar syrup and add bael slices with pinch of salt and cardamom powder. Cook for some time and let it mix well. It can be refrigerated in the bottle after proper cooling.

Benefits of Bael Root

Best Natural Medicine

• Bael root has an astringent property which is used for medicinal purposes to treat the conditions like fever, dyspepsia, weakness, diarrhoea, dysentery, stomatitis, swellings, gastric irritation and etc.

Relieves Headache

• Applying the paste of dried bael roots (with water) on the forehead helps in relieving pain during severe headache.

Religious Benefits of Sacred Bael Fruit

• Bael and bael leaves are sacred used for ritual purposes in the people of Hindu religion. It is considered that offering bael or its leaves to the God Shiva during worship makes God happy and fulfils all the good wishes. Bael leaves are symbol of trident hold by the Lord Shiva in right hand. Devotees of the Lord Shiva offer bael patra to make Him happy and get blessings.

Nutritional Benefits of Bael/Wood Apple per 100 g

Energy: 137 kcal

Fibres: 2.9 g

Water: 61.5 g

Carbohydrate: 31.8 g

Fat: 0.3 g

Protein: 1.8 g

Tartaric acid: 2.11 mg

Vitamins

Thiamine: 0.13 mg

Riboflavin: 1.19 mg

Niacin: 1.1 mg

Vitamin A: 55 mg

Vitamin C: 60 mg

Carotene: 55 mg

Minerals

Calcium: 85 mg

Phosphorous: 110 mg

Iron: 480 mg

Manganese: 0.18 mg

Zinc: 0.10 mg

Magnesium: 41 mg

Chromium: 0.21 mg

Electrolyte

Potassium: 600 mg

How to Select and Store

Fully ripe bael is available in the market during summer season which is commonly used by the people to have cooling effect in the hot summer. It should be bought from the market fresh and use. Always select well ripe, hard shelled, yellowish, heavy weight, fresh, intact and bright colored bael. Avoid buying so much fresh and dried, green, low weight, bruised skin, wrinkled and soft shelled bael as that may be unripe (especially if you are buying to make the juice and sharbat).

However, both ripe and unripe bael can be used to make bael murabba and jam. Well ripe bael can be stored for one to two week long at room temperature at safe, clean, cool, dry and dark place. Jam and murabba can be stored and used on daily basis for months very safely however, it is best to prepare and use sharbat fresh.

How to Enjoy

It can be enjoyed in the number of ways such as sharbat, milkshake, mix juice, jam, murabba, pulp and etc. The pulp of ripe bael can be eaten by mixing properly with some sugar. Sharbat is prepared by mixing bael pulp without seeds, water and jaggery or sugar. Bael milkshake is prepared by mixing pulp properly with soy or nut milk and sweetener. Sweet or salty bael chutney can also be enjoyed.

Precautions, Side Effects and Disadvantages

In spite of having lots of nutritional health benefits and medicinal benefits, eating bael need some precautions as it may cause some side effects and disadvantages. Some of are mentioned below:

• Eating bael pulp or drinking bael juice more than the requirement may lead to the stomach pain, bloating, flatulence, stomach upset, constipation and other digestive disorders.
• Generally it should be avoided by the pregnant women and lactating mother as it may cause harmful health effects.
• It should be avoided by the people suffering from the gastric troubles.
• It may cause allergy to some people which should be taken care of.
• It should not be eaten continuously on daily basis without any break as it may disturb the intestinal peristaltic movements.
• Beal leaves contain tannins which have carcinogenic effects on longer use and may lead to abortion in pregnant women.
• It may lower the blood sugar level to a great extent if eaten in high amount by the person on hypoglycaemic medications.
• It should be avoided by the person suffering from the thyroid disorders.

How Many Bael to Eat a Day

Eating the correct amount of bael on daily basis depends on various factors like age, sex, weight and health status of the person. Everything in this world, whether it is natural or artificial, has limitation thus it should be eaten within limit according to the body requirement to avoid it’s side effects and disadvantages as well as get it’s all the health benefits. There is no any accurate dose for all, it varies from person to person thus should be consulted by the physician before applying it in the daily life to treat some health disorders.

THURSDAY, 14 APRIL 2016 5 Natural tips to prevent hair loss

It's better to use natural products to stop hairfall than to go in for expensive parlour treatments, that may not help the problem.

Try the following easy tips at home and see how effective they are in reducing hair loss!

1. Hot oil treatments: Take any natural oil - olive, coconut, canola - and heat it up so that it is warm, but not too hot. Massage it gently into your scalp. Put on a shower cap and leave it on for an hour, then shampoo your hair.



2. Natural juices: You can rub your scalp with either garlic juice, onion juice or ginger juice. Leave it on overnight and wash it thoroughly in the morning.

3. Get a head massage: Massaging your scalp for a few minutes daily will help stimulate circulation. Good circulation in the scalp keeps hair follicles active. Circulation may be improved through massage by using a few drops of lavender or bay essential oil in an almond or sesame oil base.

4. Antioxidants: Apply warm green tea (two bags brewed in one cup of water) on your scalp and leave this mixture on for an hour and then rinse. Green tea contains antioxidants which prevent hair loss and boost hair growth.

5. Practice meditation: Believe it or not, most of the times, the root cause for hair loss is stress and tension. Meditation can help in reducing that and restore hormonal balance.

5 Natural tips to prevent hair loss

It's better to use natural products to stop hairfall than to go in for expensive parlour treatments, that may not help the problem.

Try the following easy tips at home and see how effective they are in reducing hair loss!

1. Hot oil treatments: Take any natural oil - olive, coconut, canola - and heat it up so that it is warm, but not too hot. Massage it gently into your scalp. Put on a shower cap and leave it on for an hour, then shampoo your hair.



2. Natural juices: You can rub your scalp with either garlic juice, onion juice or ginger juice. Leave it on overnight and wash it thoroughly in the morning.

3. Get a head massage: Massaging your scalp for a few minutes daily will help stimulate circulation. Good circulation in the scalp keeps hair follicles active. Circulation may be improved through massage by using a few drops of lavender or bay essential oil in an almond or sesame oil base.

4. Antioxidants: Apply warm green tea (two bags brewed in one cup of water) on your scalp and leave this mixture on for an hour and then rinse. Green tea contains antioxidants which prevent hair loss and boost hair growth.

5. Practice meditation: Believe it or not, most of the times, the root cause for hair loss is stress and tension. Meditation can help in reducing that and restore hormonal balance.

Could You Be Pregnant? Early Symptoms and Signs of Pregnancy

PREGNANCY

Could You Be Pregnant? 
Early Symptoms and Signs of Pregnancy

There is no absolute indication of pregnancy on the basis of the signs or symptoms in the early weeks. Most of the early symptoms of pregnancy hormones as a result of other causes can occur, such as starting and stopping birth control pills may, illness, fatigue, stress, change of lifestyle or environment, etc. One or more of these symptoms may mean that it will be a good idea to get an early pregnancy test (EPT), too. In pregnancy tests over the counter are usually very accurate, but still a blood test at the doctor, the only way to know 100% original. Here are some early signs of pregnancy. These symptoms does not mean you definitely pregnant, but imagine it could be.

My time is late and I missed my period. Does this mean I'm pregnant? Of course, the offers of late or missed menstruation may be pregnant, but signs of pregnancy may be other explanations. Changes in diet and stress or other causes that can lead to missed period, or late or unusually light menstrual period. In addition, an early sign of pregnancy patches of light that can be confused with the period of light.

I feel nausea and stomach pains. Could this mean I'm pregnant? Feeling sick in the morning, or at any other time during pregnancy is a sign of prosperity. However, nausea can, of course, many other reasons. As abdominal pain as a sign of pregnancy within two weeks after conception, or may not occur at all.

Could You Be Pregnant? Early Symptoms and Signs of Pregnancy

The darkening or dark nipples is a sign of being pregnant? Baby and around the area (nipples) will darken in the first or second week, from the moment of conception. It may take some time, this figure significantly.

My breasts feel pain, tenderness, itching and tingling. May tender, swollen breasts, itching a sign of being pregnant? Soft and tender breasts can occur before or arose during the hormonal changes for other reasons. As a symptom of pregnancy is often one or two weeks after conception, and you may feel itching, tingling breasts belong.

I have back pain and headaches .. Is this a sign of pregnancy? Back pain and back pain, headaches can occur during pregnancy and can start in two weeks after conception. Of course there are other possible causes, other causes of mild to moderate hormonal changes.

I feel very tired, tired and exhausted. Is this an early sign of pregnancy? Although there are other causes of these symptoms as mild virus, diet, stress, etc. can be, they can show that you are pregnant. Symptoms Low energy and fatigue occurs usually after 1-6 weeks after conception, and especially because of the high progesterone, the main hormone released during pregnancy

Could You Be Pregnant? Early Symptoms and Signs of Pregnancy

Some Natural Tips To Help You Get Pregnant

Getting expecting normally is the best way to prevent any problems. However, many associates have complications despite creating efforts. Here are a few guidelines that can help females to get expecting normally, without having to have any medical involvement.

Stay Positive

Couples should stay positive when trying to have a child. The truth is that it usually takes many efforts even if both mother and father are healthy and healthy and rich. Many females get frustrated as they try to consider but fall short after one or two efforts. This can actually lower their possibilities of maternity.

It is essential for both associates to focus on beneficial factors such as the love between them and the wonderful minutes that they will have as mother and father. Including more loving factors into the connection will certainly help. Consider going to loving places during the few days and taking short smashes from perform in order to dedicate more a chance to one another. You can consider testing in bed as well. This helps associates rest and think of sex rather than trying to consider a child.

Stay Healthy

You should get rid of any bad routines that may impact infertility. Women that smoking take medication and consume liquor may have a more complicated time getting expecting. This is in addition to the fact that these factors can have very side effects on the child. Men should also try to prevent these causes as they impact libido as well.

Eating a healthier eating plan is a really wise decision for anyone, not just females who are trying to get expecting. A weight loss program plan loaded with nutritional value can really help to increase natural infertility. Ensure nutritious exercise and dieting, and restrict harmful diet.

Do workouts and sustain maximum weight. Being effective will improve the perform of all systems in the whole body. It will also help you get rid of stress and make sure. Generally, it will increase your possibilities of having a child. When your human is not fit, you may find it more difficult to consider. Obesity can change the testosterone in your whole body and cause them to be volatile. This can impact ovulation time, and can also impact infertility.

Make sure that you use these guidelines to help you when you are trying to consider. The most essential thing is to keep creating efforts and to stay optimistic. Gradually, your desire will become truth. You will get expecting and have a proper and healthy child.

Mom and Baby at 29 Weeks Pregnant

Mom and Baby at 29 Weeks Pregnant
Clothing long today and soon you satisfy your current son as well as woman. Only two months to travel until your infant is recognized as "full term" and fewer as compared to 14 days right up until his/her estimated due date. In pregnancy 7 days 30, baby is Only two.5 pounds as well as he/she might be above 16 ins long via head to back heel.

Toddler go keeps growing more substantial now to produce area pertaining to his/her establishing mind : which can be occupied developing billions of nerves every day.
Through 7 days 28 along with in advance, baby continues to pack on our bodies fat. The harder excess fat your infant is wearing his/her entire body, lanugo (great, downy curly hair in which insulates as well as regulates the baby's body temperature in the uterus) actually starts to get rid of.
The actual bone fragments inside your child's body are usually total produced now, nevertheless they continue to be smooth as well as flexible. Your baby's cranium will likely be versatile before the very end which means your baby can readily glance at the beginning channel during supply.
You could have remarked that baby carries a normal sleep-wake routine today. Did you know he/she initiated a policy of to build up REM (rapid-eye-movement) slumber - otherwise known as, the daydreaming phase associated with rest?
Fun Reality:

In case your baby were delivered rapid immediately, he/she might have the 90 percent potential for success, due to the developments throughout neonatal intensive treatment.

Single parent's Modifications

From 30 weeks expecting, you actually appear and feel expecting a baby. Your uterus could possibly be A few ins over the belly button, along with your being pregnant putting on weight could be anywhere between 15 along with Twenty lbs, perhaps much more. You are very likely to realize no less than one pound or two with each full week that will goes by before you deliver.

If you are will be in another trimester, it really is more important than in the past which you always eat a healthy diet plan. To meet kids raising health calls for, you need to consume lots of top quality protein (for example hard working liver, fish, mozzarella dairy product, beans, cereals, as well as eggs), ascorbic acid, vitamin b folic acid, along with metal. Additionally you must be drinking lots of dairy as well as ripe red liquid, because your baby's bone fragments have to have a great way to obtain calcium supplement include them as robust. (Along with every day in which passes, regarding 400 mg involving calcium mineral will be transferred to your infant's skeleton. This technique is named "ossification.In .)

Should you be combating bowel problems, you might like to supercharge your consumption of fiber-containing food. Including fruits, berry, beans, and beans. It's also advisable to stay hydrated and effectively hydrated. This will likely decrease your bowel irregularity and possibly avoid hemorrhoid flare-ups (which are also common during pregnancy).

Simply by maternity full week 28, you could have realized that your infant is pretty active currently. You might want to start off making time for your baby's actions every day. Your medical professional could even recommend that spent some time depending kicks. You must contact your physician instantly you may notice just about any unusual motion styles or perhaps a substantial lowering of the kid's actions.

Get some good much needed relaxation immediately plus your own 3rd trimester. Once you sit down or even put during sex, be sure to maintain your lower limbs and feet increased. This will likely help reduce the edema (or perhaps swelling during pregnancy). Going for walks or even light exercise may also be helpful along with bloating. If the spouse would like, question to sign up you on a shorter stroll around the area. This can additionally supply the two of you time by yourself.

Beneficial Hint:

When you have other children, you could take into account finding a nanny for a couple of a long time and going from an intimate date along with your significant other. It is important so that you can spend all the moment along with your lover as possible just before infant arrives.

Having a baby 411

Benefits of Breastfeeding

With 7 days 30 of being pregnant, you still have serious amounts of choose regardless of whether you are going to breastfeed your infant, yet this is a great full week to start out great deal of thought. The choice is perfectly up to you, though the majority of physicians carry out advice that you breastfeed as an alternative to package give food to. In fact, the actual American Academia involving Pediatric medicine advises in which parents specifically breastfeed their particular toddlers for your initial six months associated with life (even though anywhere associated with breast take advantage of works pertaining to newborn).

Chest dairy is natural excellent child food, because it contains each of the minerals and vitamins that the newborn requirements. Breasts whole milk is additionally packed with antibodies (disease-fighting elements) that safeguard your infant coming from sickness. Many studies coming from all around the globe possess verified which breast dairy decreases toddler probability of getting abdomen malware, decrease respiratory ailments, hearing attacks, along with meningitis. When your baby does become ill, their illness is more gentle when compared to toddlers that are container fed.

Additionally it is fascinating to make note of which a significant review from the Countrywide Institute involving Environmental Wellness Providers established that breastfed babies possess a Twenty percent reduced probability of death involving Four weeks of lifestyle and one year old, when compared with infants that are jar provided.

Curiously, researchers have also revealed which breastfeeding's positive aspects do not end. These people go on for the rest of your kid's life. Breastfeeding can reduce your little one's risk of developing certain years as a child cancers, along with reducing his/her risk of variety One and type Only two all forms of diabetes, inflamation intestinal disease, high cholesterol levels, and high hypertension.

What makes breastfeeding protect your youngster coming from a lot? Effectively, busts milk has a material called "secretory immunoglobulin Any," which pads towards illness through developing any protective covering for the mucous membranes of the child's nose, can range f, as well as intestines.

Chest dairy can also be individual to every one baby, that formulation can not contend with. It's not only more easily waste from your child, that might minimize intestinal colic and spitting up, yet breasts milk constantly adjustments as well as adapts in your baby's requires.

Scientific study has furthermore observed a hyperlink among nursing as well as thinking ability. Babies who were entirely breastfeed are apt to have greater IQs along with execute greater upon assessments as compared to children have been container provided.