The Health Engine

HELLO ALL, AS YOU KNOW IN INDIA MONSOON HAS ARRIVED. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE SOME STEPS TO KEEP OURSELVES HEALTHY AND SAFE FROM GERMS. MONSOON IS THE SEASON IN WHICH ALL THE INSECTS GET OUT OF THE SOIL AS IT BECOMES DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO BREATHE UNDER SOIL AS WATER MAKES THE SOIL WET. AND AS INSECTS COME OUT THEY CARRY VARIOUS TYPES OF GERMS AND DISEASES ALSO IN MONSOON WATER SOMETIMES GETS DIRTY SO WHEN WE DRINK WATER OR WHEN SOMEHOW WE GET IN CONTACT WITH DIRTY WATER THERE ARE CHANCES THAT WE MAY GET A COLD, FEVER, DIARRHEA ETC. SO NOW WHAT ARE THE WAYS TO STAY AWAY FROM THESE DISEASES AND TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES. PRECAUTIONS -- Use mosquito nets and repellents. ... Drink boiled water and lots of it. ... Avoid uncooked food and street food. ... Avoid walking in dirty water. ... Take bath as soon as you reach home. ... Avoid wet walls. ... Eat healthy food... HEALTH TIPS-- Increase vitamin C intake the air has more bacteria during this time than at any other point. To remain heal

IN MY PREVIOUS POSTS I TOLD YOU ABOUT WHAT ARE NUTRIENTS ETC. SO, let's discuss The Various Deficiencies By The Lack Of Various Nutrients And How To Avoid Them ... SO IF YOU HAVEN'T READ MY PREVIOUS POST ABOUT VITAMINS CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW - WHAT ARE THE MAJOR NUTRIENTS NEEDED BY OUR BODY ?? SERIAL NO.  NUTRIENT NAME  Deficiency Name   1 PROTEINS  KWASHIORKOR   2 CARBOHYDRATE  MARASMUS   3  VITAMIN A  NIGHT BLINDNESS  4  VITAMIN B COMPLEX  BERI BERI  5  VITAMIN C  SCURVY   6 VITAMIN D AND CALCIUM RICKETS   7 IODINE CRETINISM , GOITRE      8 IRON ANAMEMIA NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SYMPTOMS OF THESE Deficiencies. KWASHIORKOR -  THE HAIR CHANGES COLOUR AND TURNS TO RED. THE PERSON HAS STUNTED GROWTH

 A SUBSTANCE THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR MAINTAINING LIFE A ND GROWTH IS CALLED A NUTRIENT. THERE ARE 5 MAJOR NUTRIENTS PRESENT IN OUR FOOD - CARBOHYDRATES FATS PROTEINS VITAMINS MINERALS OUR FOOD ALSO CONTAINS DIETARY FIBRES {ROUGHAGE} AND WATER BUT THEY AREN'T CONSIDERED AS A NUTRIENT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FOOD VALUE . CARBOHYDRATES - GLUCOSE, SUGAR, STARCH ETC ARE E XAMPLES OF CARBOHYDRATES. THE MAIN SOURCE OF CARBOHYDRATES THAT WE EAT IS STARCH, WHICH COMES FROM FOOD ITEMS LIKE POTATOES, WHEAT, RICE ETC. CARBOHYDRATES PROVIDE ENERGY TO THE BODY. FATS - LIKE CARBOHYDRATES, FATS ALSO PROVIDE ENERGY TO OUR BODY.  IN FACT, FATS PROVIDE US TWICE AS MUCH ENERGY AS THAT PROVIDED BY THE SAME AMOUNT OF CARBOHYDRATES. E.G BUTTER, GHEE, MILK, CHEESE ETC. PROTEINS - SUPPLY THE BODY WITH MATERIALS TO MAKE NEW CELLS THAT MAKE OUR BODY GROW AND REPAIR DAMAGED CELLS. CHILDREN NEED MORE PROTEIN THAN ADULTS BECAUSE OF THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE BODY. E.G MILK, CHEESE, PULSES, PEAS, SOYA BEANS E