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FOOD IS MEDICINE-MEDICINE IS FOOD

FOOD IS THE ONLY MEDICINE-உணவே மருந்து

      Our world becomes a "Disease world" day by day.Although many technologies developed in medical and other fields,there is a lack of awareness about importance of food among the people.

       People must understood that "Food is the only medicine" in the world.Also they should know that limited food and healthy food is enough for life.Now city life makes people to take varieties of unlimited food during untime.First of all,they should know some importance of food and their uses.

        The following are some of the known vitamins,their deficiency and the food rich in vitamins...

Vitamin A:

Deficiency:Eye Disease                                                             

Uses:

•  Well Eye sight
•   Bright Skin
•   New body cell creation
•   Immunity power increases

Food rich in Vitamin A:

•      Green leaves
•      Carrot
•      Papaya
•      Pumpkin
•      Fish liver oil
•      Milk

Vitamin B1:

Deficiency:Affects Nervous system causes Beriberi disease

Uses:

•   Easy digestion
•   Initiates hungry
•   Strengthens Nervous system

Food rich in Vitamin B1:

•   Wheat
•    Beans
•    Beetroot
•    Raddish
•    Greens
  

Vitamin B3(Niacin):

Deficiency: Dry skin

Uses:

        Gives healthy stomach,intestine and nervous system.

Food rich in Vitamin B3:

•    Groundnut
•    Ragi
•    Maize
•    Fish
•    Chicken
•    Small Grains

Vitamin B6:

Deficiency: 

•   Bulged in back nerves
•   Anemia
•   Skin disease

Uses:

•   Iron strength
•   Activities in brain gets even
•   Growth in blood cells

Food rich in Vitamin B6:

• Banana
• Groundnut
•  Tomato
•  Onion
•  Egg
•  Fish
•  Bread
•  Pulses
•  Grains

Vitamin Folic acid:

Deficiency: 

•   Tiredness for Pregnant women
•   Depression

Uses:

•  Gives Iron strength
•   Pregnant women must take this.If they take before consive,it would strengthens fetus backbone.

Food rich in Vitamin Folic acid:

•   Wheat
•    Mint
•    Lady's finger
•    Groundnut
•    Beans

Vitamin CF(Riboflavin):

Deficiency: 

•   Wound in mouth
•    Skin peals 
•    Eye sight decreases

Uses:

        Immunizes wound in intestine and mouth

Food rich in Vitamin CF:

•    Garlic
•    Greens
•    Green chillies
•    Groundnut
•    Milk
•    Cheese
•    Egg
•    Grains 

Vitamin B12:

Deficiency: 

•    Blood depression
•    Spinal cord problem and nerve disease

Uses:

•   Strengthens the nerves
•   Cures bulge in nerves
•   Stops blood depression

Food rich in Vitamin B12:

          Crab,Chicken like all non-vegetarian food.

Vitamin C:

Deficiency: 

•    Cold
•    Cough
•    Immunity power decreases

Uses:

•   Immunity power decreases
•   Stops getting clod
•   Quickly cures wound
•   Controls blood pressure
•   Stops Attack of disease

Food rich in Vitamin C:

•   Guava
•   Drumstick
•   Lemon
•   Papaya
•   Orange
•   Grapes
•   Mango
•   Tomato
•   Pulses
•   Onion
•   Greens
•   Potato

Vitamin D:

Deficiency:

        Bone problems

Uses:

•  Strengthens bone
•  Helps child growth
•  Stops lack of calcium for women during the end of menstrual periods.

Food rich in Vitamin D:

•   Sunlight
•   Milk
•   Butter
•   Ghee
•   Fish liver oil