Tag: Carrots

The benefits of eating carrots are plenty as are the number of ways you can cook it. Carrots help boost your immunity, fight infections, heal certain skin disorders, increase metabolism, lower cholesterol, strengthen brain function and help with a healthier pregnancy. Carrots can be baked, steamed or roasted. They can be included in any of your meals from your appetizer, entree, in your salad, in your smoothie and even in your desert.

This easy home remedy to cure cough and phlegm requires two easily available ingredients – carrots and honey. The beta-carotene in carrots helps your body make vitamin A, a micronutrient that boosts your immunity against disease-causing antigens and protects your cell from oxidative damage. Honey on the other hand contains vitamin C, ethereal oils and alcohol that not only fights infections and free radicals, but also helps relieve the painful symptoms of coughing.

Carrots contain beta-carotene that our body uses to make vitamin A, which keeps our vision healthy, fights cancer-causing free radicals, improves cognitive function, and strengthens our teeth and bones. It can boost our immunity and skin health too.

Passing hard and dry bowels can be painful for babies. However, giving them fiber-rich foods and sufficient water can prevent constipation. Foods like rice cereals, potatoes, cow's milk, and carrots are difficult to digest. Even though applesauce and bananas are good for relieving constipation, an excess of it can lead to constipation. Unripe bananas and applesauce contain pectin that draws water from the intestines, making the bowels firmer.

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Contrary to the popular myth, eating carrots cannot ensure you perfect eyesight and in fact, too much of beta-carotene can increase the risk of cancer if you are a smoker. Microwaving food is a good way to preserve various water-soluble and heat soluble nutrients in food when compared to conventional cooking. There are so many myths that exist about food and nutrition and it's important that we know them.

When food is digested, it releases an acid or base. The Western diet – which is highly acidic – is linked to high rates of disease. Alkaline foods, however, have the opposite effect. These include fruits, vegetables, tubers, roots, and nuts. Oranges, kale, and carrots are just the beginning. By eating more alkaline foods, you can lower the risk for diseases like osteoporosis, hypertension, and age-related muscle wasting.

Asthma affects the lungs and is generally triggered by allergens. You may have an asthma attack thanks to airborne allergens, a cold, stress, and even certain foods. Foods like carrots, apples, and even caffeine drinks can help alleviate the condition, while foods that you are allergic to can trigger another attack. It is a good idea to have your inhaler handy when traveling and avoiding trigger foods as much as possible.

A tablespoon of lemon juice in 8 ounces of water can treat acid reflux. Having a teaspoon of lemon juice to a 1-inch piece ginger extract, paper-thin slices of lemon in cane sugar, or warm water with half teaspoon baking soda and lemon juice may ease acid reflux symptoms. Aloe vera, carrot juice, and apple cider vinegar with lemon juice can also ease acid reflux.

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Wondering how to choose between whole carrots and carrot juice? Simply figure out which of them is more easily available to you and what are the nutrients you need in excess in your diet. If you're looking to increase your vitamin A intake, either form will work fine. But choose whole carrots for a higher fiber intake and carrot juice for a higher vitamin K intake.

Get rid of the carb-heavy potato in your chips, and make radish chips instead. White bread, which is also loaded with carbs, can be replaced with carrot, cauliflower, and beet bread. Try cauliflower crust bun instead of the regular bun and replace your pizza base, which is rich in carbs, with a beetroot pizza crust. The grains in your mains like pasta and lasagna can be replaced with veggies like cauliflower and eggplant.

Watery eye, or epiphora, is the excess flow of tears. It is one of the most common ocular complaints among patients consulting ophthalmology clinics....