Herbs & diets to stay healthy and live long life

 

There is a saying from our ancestors-

"If you are between 10-30 years old eat thrice,

If you are between 30-60 years old eat twice,

If you are between 60+ years old eat once".

Meaning as the age factor grows, calorie deficit plays an important role.

Mythological story:

Lord Shiva asked Nandhi to convey this message to the people-

"Eat once and bath thrice a day"

Instead Nandhi told them-

"Eat thrice and bath once a day"

Funny how it turned to be a daily ritual for most of the human beings today. Here a question should arise. How come a person can finish his day with one meal a day. When we think about that it almost feels like impossible. Well this category belongs to 60+ age group.

Because most adults are working people, they need more energy than elder people. Now coming to the adult age group. Never skip a breakfast, it is the first in the morning nutrition plan which determines your entire day.

Our body converts food into energy in the form of glucose for brain and other breakdowns for the rest of the body parts.

We know oxygen is the fuel for fire. The same goes in the body, with the adequate amount of oxygen our body remains in the temperature. It is the same oxygen when in excess i.e., excess in the body. We age faster. So how to balance this to live longer?

The answer is choosing the foods that has high ORAC(Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capability) value.

Very High ORAC Foods (Above 50,000 units)

Clove spice 290,283

Amla berries 261,500

Sorghum bran (various types) 100,000 to 240,000

Ground oregano (spice) about 200,129

Ground turmeric (spice) about 159,277

Unsweetened dry cocoa powder around 80,933

Astaxanthin from microalgae over 2.8 million units (not a food, but an antioxidant source)

Dragon’s blood (herb extract) nearly 2.9 million units

High ORAC Fruits and Vegetables (Thousands range)

Blueberries around 2,400 to 7,000+

Spinach approximately 1,260

Strawberries around 1,540 to 4,882

Red cabbage (cooked)  about 3,145

Raw lentils over 7,000

Raw black beans over 8,000

Raw cranberries close to 9,584

Fresh oregano and peppermint around 13,900

Nuts and Seeds

English walnuts around 13,541

Pistachio nuts about 7,983

Hazelnuts approximately 9,645

Almonds 4,454

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Diet Plan 

Breakfast - Millets(Jowar upma), Grounded nuts drink with banana milkshake

Lunch - Vegetables, protein, sweet

Dinner - Whole wheat bread(Roti), Curry