Received the following post through Whatsapp first. After a bit of Googling, I concluded that it was originally written by Ms. Archana Tyagi for a women's blog. Her intention must have been great. But, it had so many language errors and so much redundant information. I have tried as much as possible to fix them. As you know, writing a post is easier than correcting someone's lengthy post.
If you don't have time or your attention span is not that good, this loooooong post can be summarized in one line: *TAKE ONE TABLE SPOON OF ORGANIC COW GHEE EVERYDAY, PREFERABLY IN THE MORNING, AND SEE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS GO AWAY IN A SHORT WHILE!! ☺*
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*About Ghee*
#Ghee belongs to the class of clarified butter which originated in India and currently being used in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, America, Nepal, Pakistan and some other countries for various cuisines and rituals purposes.
It is prepared at home in India by boiling butter, evaporating its water and removing residues. It can be stored for long periods at room temperature without refrigerating. It can be easily stored by keeping it in the airtight container to prevent it from oxidation. It is made from milk of cow, buffalo, goat and etc. However ghee made from cows' milk is the best. More grass a cow grazes more yellowish its ghee becomes because of more chlorophyll. India is the largest ghee producer and consumer all over the world.
*Benefits of Ghee*
Ghee is a premium quality food having lots of nutritional benefits and used for variety of medicinal and consumption purposes. It is considered as an essential part of a balanced diet. It contains both Omega 3 and Omega 9 fatty acids including minerals, vitamins A, E, D and K, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and lots of phenolic anti-oxidants.
It is a big myth in the society that ghee is fatty and makes people fat. Yes, it adds lots of weight to the body if taken irregularly or more than required. If it is taken within limit or only the amount required by the body, it provides lots of health benefits.
It can be enjoyed in many ways in Indian cuisines. It is much better to use ghee instead of refined oil or butter, as it contains small chain fatty acids which can be easily digested by the stomach and nourishes the health. Whereas refined oil and butter contain long chain and medium chain fatty acids which are heavy to digest and can add fat to our bellies as well as to overall body. Ghee also has higher smoke point than refined oil and butter. This means high heat does not destroy ghee components whereas high heat destroys refined oil or butter components which have harmful health effects when consumed.
🔷 Benefits of Ghee for Skin and Hair
▶ Moisturizes Skin
It acts as a good moisturizer for the facial skin.
▶ Nourishes Skin
It nourishes skin, provides fair complexion and fights with dryness of skin if massaged on daily basis before bath.
▶ Nourishes Hair Scalp
It provides nourishment to hair scalp, moisturizes it and makes hair silky, black, smooth, strong and lengthy if massaged before hair wash.
▶ Promotes Wound Healing
It is a very good home remedy for treatment of burns as it enhances the wound healing process without leaving any mark.
🔷 Benefits of Ghee for Heart
▶ Maintains Blood Cholesterol Level
It lowers bad blood cholesterol level and enhances good blood cholesterol level thus helps heart functioning well without overload.
▶ Prevents Arteries from Calcium Deposition
Vitamin K2 found in it helps in preventing from calcification of arteries by reducing the calcium deposition to the arteries.
🔷 Benefits of Ghee for Weight Loss
▶ Improves Metabolism
It is a good source of CLA which enhances the rate of metabolism thus aids in the weight management strategy and reduces belly fat. Its anti-oxidant property promotes healthy metabolism.
▶ Lowers the Insulin Resistance
CLA found in it helps in lowering the insulin resistance, manages weight and prevents onset of diabetes in adults.
▶ Prevents Unnecessary Fat Deposition
Unlike hydrogenated oil, ghee does not cause the extra and unnecessary fat to deposit.
🔷 Benefits of Ghee for Weight Gain
▶ Enhances Body Weight
Eating ghee regularly on daily basis in good amount helps in enhancing body weight as it increases muscle mass and bone density instead of depositing unnecessary fat in the body.
🔷 Benefits of Ghee for Digestive System
▶ Improves Absorption of Fat-Soluble Vitamins
It enhances the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and it contains lower chain fatty acids because of which it gets easily absorbed and metabolized.
▶ Promotes Digestion Process
It makes digestion process easy and comfort by enhancing the metabolism process.
▶ Stimulates Digestive Acids Secretion
It aids a lot in the digestionv process by stimulating the secretion of digestive acids from the stomach.
▶ Treats Digestive Disorders
It helps in treating ulcers, constipation and other digestive disorders.
🔷 Benefits of Ghee for Immune System
▶ Boosts Immune System
It increases body resistance for various infections and diseases by boosting the immune system.
▶ Prevents Infection
It acts as a strong microbial, anti-cancer and anti-viral agent and thus boosts immunity level.
🔷 Benefits of Ghee for Bone, Nervous System and Brain
▶ Promotes Bone Growth
It is the richest source of fat soluble vitamins which are very essential for the healthy growth and development of bone and brain to maintain normal functioning.
▶ Prevents Diseases
It prevents disorders like ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and neurological disorders.
▶ Promotes Brain Tissue Development
It helps in utilizing more essential minerals for the development of brain tissue and nervous system and repairing of other body tissues.
▶ Induces Sex Hormones Production
It strengthens bones, teeth, cartilages and enhances the production of sex hormones. It increases quality and quantity of semen among men.
▶ Prevents Chronic Arthritis
It prevents chronic arthritis and other bone problems.
🔷 Benefits of Ghee for Kids
▶ Promotes Better Health
It provides better nourishment to kids for their healthy growth and development of bones, teeth, muscles, brain and etc.
▶ Boosts Body Energy
It provides instant energy to their to fulfill their body requirements as they need more energy than other age group people.
▶ Strengthens Body
It enhances their eye sight, immunity level, memory power, strong muscle and bones. It prevents malnutrition and fat soluble vitamins deficiency syndromes.
▶ Improves Memory Power
It promotes learning and increase memory power among kids.
🔷 Benefits of Ghee during Pregnancy
▶ Provides Proper Nourishment to Mother and Baby
It provides better nourishment to women during pregnancy as they need more vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, etc. for the normal growth and development of foetus.
▶ Prevents several Foetus Disorders
It prevents several birth defects like spinal and bone disorders and malnutrition.
🔷 Other Health Benefits of Ghee
It helps in treating alcoholism, fever, epilepsy, vaginal pain, etc., Improves proper digestion of fat-soluble vitamins, eye vision and prevents bone loss. It provides nourishment to nerves and brain and strengthens the immune system.
▶ Reduces Inflammation
It reduces inflammations by reducing the leukotriene secretion as well as prostaglandin (both of which cause inflammation) and thus prevents from redness, swelling, itching and etc.
▶ Delays Ageing
It slows down the early aging process. It does not generate free radicals like other vegetable oils thus prevents from early ageing.
▶ Do not have Negative Reaction
People sensitive to the lactose or casein can enjoy ghee as it has no negative reactions to their health.
▶ Fights with Free Radicals
Use ghee to boost your daily dose of antioxidants: Ghee contains carotenoids and vitamins A and E. These antioxidants fight free radicals and promote skin cell growth, good vision and immune system health, as well as reduce the risk of certain cancers and heart disease.
▶ Source of Essential Micro-nutrients
It is the excellent source of micro-nutrients like vitamin K2 and CLA which are not easily found in other foods.
▶ Reduces Risk of Brain and Liver Disorders
It acts as an anticonvulsant and hepatoprotective agent which protects from the disorders of brain and liver.
▶ Regulates Bowel Movements
It makes the bowel movements easy if taken one or two tsf with hot water in the early morning. It has soothing effects on the nerves as well as lubricates the intestine and stimulates the bowel movement.
▶ Promotes Skin Health
It is used as bath oil and applied before bath which makes the skin healthy, glowing and smooth.
▶ Treats Nosebleed
It helps in checking nosebleed if two drops of it are applied to the nostril.
▶ Improves Physical and Mental Health
It enhances the physical and mental strength if consumed on regular basis.
▶ Controls Blood Pressure
It is lactose-free and has no salt thus beneficial for heart as it helps in controlling blood pressure. It helps in reducing cholesterol level from both serum and intestine.
▶ Beneficial for Eye Problems
It is very beneficial for the glaucoma patients and helps in controlling the eye pressure.
▶ Promotes Vitamins and Minerals Absorption
It is rich in antioxidants and enhances the vitamins and minerals absorption in the body from other foods.
▶ Prevents from Cancer
Cow ghee protects from variety of cancers as it activates the enzymes responsible for detoxifying cancer causing substances like carcinogens. It contains a fatty acid called butyric acid which is anti-viral in property and helps in fighting the growth of cancerous cells.
▶ Regulates Thyroid Hormone Functioning
Cow ghee is very beneficial in treating the thyroid dysfunction as it is the good source of iodine.
🔷 Some Precautions about Ghee
Ghee is very beneficial to the normal person. How ever, it is harmful to people who are obese, overweight, living a sedentary life, suffering from heart, kidney, liver or stomach problems.
🔷 How Much Ghee to Eat per Day
Healthy people may have ghee around 10 to 15 g a day to get necessary nutrients like vitamins A, D, E, and K, minerals, fatty acids, protein, etc., One tablespoon of ghee provides around 135 calories. Try to eat homemade ghee as it becomes free from chemicals like preservatives and vegetable fats.
🔷 Nutritional Benefits of Ghee per 100 g
(Source: USDA Nutrient database)
Energy: 884 Cal
Protein: 0.01 g
Fat: 99.9 g
Saturated Fat: 65.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: 6.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: 27.5 g
Cholesterol: 232 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 0.01 g
Sugars: 0.01 g
Vitamins
Vitamin A: 28 %
Vitamin D: 70 µg
Electrolytes
Potassium: 1 mg
Sodium: 2 mg
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