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Foods and Drinks to Have Before Bed 🥗👨‍⚕️✔

1. Almonds 🍋
Almonds are a type of tree nut with many health benefits.

Almonds are a source of melatonin and the sleep-enhancing mineral magnesium, two properties that may make them a great food to eat before bed.

2. Chamomile tea ☘
Chamomile tea is a popular herbal tea that may offer a variety of health benefits.

Chamomile tea contains antioxidants that may promote sleepiness, and drinking it has been shown to improve overall sleep quality.

3. Kiwi 🥝
Kiwis are a low-calorie and very nutritious fruit.
Kiwis are rich in serotonin and antioxidants, both of which may improve sleep quality when eaten before bed.

4. Walnuts 🌴
Walnuts are a popular type of tree nut.

Walnuts have a few properties that may promote better sleep. For instance, they’re a great source of melatonin and healthy fats.

5. Passionflower tea 🌿
Passionflower tea is another herbal tea that’s been traditionally used to treat a number of health ailments.

Passionflower tea contains apigenin and has the ability to increase gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) production. This may influence sleep.

6. White rice 🌾
White rice is a grain that’s widely consumed as a staple food in many countries.

White rice may be beneficial to eat before bed due to its high glycemic index (GI). A high GI may promote better sleep.

What Is Ash Gourd? 🥒

All You Need to Know

Ash gourd, also known as Benincasa hispida, winter melon, wax gourd, white pumpkin, and Chinese watermelon, is a fruit native to parts of Southern Asia.

It grows on a vine and matures into a round or oblong melon that’s approximately the same size and color as a watermelon. Once ripe, the fruit’s fuzzy exterior morphs into a powdery ash-colored coating that gives this fruit its name. 🥬

Ash gourd’s mild taste is reminiscent of cucumber, and the fruit’s flesh is a particularly popular addition to Chinese and Indian dishes.

Rich in certain nutrients and beneficial plant compounds
Ash gourd comprises 96% water and is very low in calories, fat, protein, and carbs. Yet, it remains rich in fiber and provides small amounts of various nutrients. 👨‍⚕️

One 3.5-ounce (100-gram) portion of raw ash gourd offers (2Trusted Source):

Calories: 13
Protein: less than 1 gram
Carbs: 3 grams
Fiber: 3 grams
Fat: less than 1 gram
Vitamin C: 14% of the Daily Value (DV)
Riboflavin: 8% DV
Zinc: 6% DV

Ash gourd also contains smaller amounts of iron, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, and manganese, as well as various other B vitamins. Still, these amounts typically don’t exceed 3% of the nutrients’ DVs ✨🥗

Ash gourd’s low calorie, low carb, high water, and high fiber contents provide a nutrient combination that may promote digestive health and help you maintain a healthy weight. 🏃‍♂️👩‍⚕️

Tips to increase incidental exercise 🚶🏃‍♂️

We all know how important exercise is when it comes to preventing and treating chronic health conditions and maintaining a healthy weight, but we are living more sedentary lifestyles than ever before. 🏄🚴

One way to rectify this is by increasing your incidental exercise (or incidental activity).

So, what exactly is incidental exercise? 🏃‍♂️🤔

Incidental exercise is any physical activity you do during the course of the day. It’s unstructured activity such as walking to catch public transport or doing household chores. In most cases, these activities don’t cost a thing and are easy to fit into your day.

Here are some easy ways to add incidental exercise to your daily life: ✍📋

• Stand more, sit less
• Walk up/down a flight of stairs instead of taking the lift
• Do some gardening
• Cycle or walk to work
• Move and stretch while watching TV
• Stand on the bus or train rather than sit
• Walk to the bus stop or train station
• Walk around the field while you’re watching your kids play sport on the weekend
• Get up from your desk every 30 minutes- go to the bathroom, fill up your water bottle
• Stand up when making phone calls
• Get off the bus/train a few stops earlier and walk the rest of the way
• Park your car further away from your destination and take a brisk walk

Just remember, incidental exercise doesn’t replace your planned exercise, but these two forms of activity can work together to increase your physical activity level- and it’s great for those days when you might be too busy to get your regular workout in. 👩‍⚕️✨

The Benefits of Ginger 😋

Ginger is a nutrient rich spice widely eaten fresh and as a ground powder, it’s also commonly used in herbal medicine. The slightly sweet, warm and citrus-like flavour adds a unique taste to everything from soups to tea, and it’s loaded with nutrients your body uses to maintain health, including kidney health. 🥗

Incorporating ginger into your diet is a simple and convenient way to boost your antioxidant intake. The antioxidants in ginger help neutralise unstable molecules known as free radicals. These free radicals cause inflammation and damage to cells and tissues, including your kidneys, when your antioxidant intake isn’t sufficient.

Other health benefits of ginger: 👨‍⚕️

• helps to improve blood sugar control
• anti-inflammatory
• reduce nausea
• improves digestion
• liver protective
• kidney protective

Ginger is a safe herb to use in cooking, and has no contraindications with kidney disease, so enjoy this new dinner flavour enhancer, or enjoy a warming cup of ginger tea after dinner.

Do you have any favourite ways to add ginger to your diet? 😊

Signs of Inadequate Omega-3 fatty acid levels 🐟
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Omega-3 fatty acids have numerous well documented health benefits including strong anti-inflammatory effects, improving cholesterol levels, reducing blood pressure and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease just to name a few.

Omega-3 fatty acids are present in certain foods such as flaxseed and fish as well as in dietary supplements such as fish oil. Several different omega-3s exist, but the majority of scientific research focuses on three: alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). 🍀

ALA is considered an essential fatty acid as the body cannot manufacture it which means it must be obtained from the diet. ALA can be converted into EPA and then to DHA but the conversion (which occurs mainly in the liver) is very limited (less that 15%). Therefore, consuming EPA and DHA directly from foods and/or supplements is the only practical way to increase levels of these fatty acids in the body. 💊👨‍⚕️

When people talk about omega-3 deficiency, what they’re really talking about is omega-3 inadequacy. Many of us are getting inadequate omega 3s in our diet, but it’s actually very difficult to be completely deficient because our body has ways of stopping this from happening. ✨

That being said, there’s a BIG difference between not being deficient, and getting adequate omega 3s for optimal health. And inadequacy is very common. ✔

FEAR HAS TWO MEANINGS: ‘FORGET EVERYTHING AND RUN’ OR ‘FACE EVERYTHING AND RISE.’ THE CHOICE IS YOURS. 😉

Fear is a completely normal emotional response to a perceived or actual threat and it’s a fundamental survival mechanism that’s served us well throughout human history. Feeling fear is neither abnormal nor a sign of weakness.

The problem comes when fear takes over parts of our life and holds us back from doing things we want or need to do.✍

When have you chosen to feel the fear but do it anyway? ✔

Diabetic nephropathy 😳

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) also called diabetic kidney disease is a significant cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is the most frequent cause of end stage renal failure in most countries. Approximately 25-40% of people with diabetes develop DN within 20-25 years of the onset of their diabetes. 👨‍⚕️

How does diabetes cause kidney disease? 😯

1. Damaged blood vessels- high sugar levels in the blood causes the tiny blood vessels in the kidneys to become narrow and clogged, essentially cutting off the blood supply to the kidneys and causing death of tissue.

2. Damaged nerve supply- high blood sugar levels cause the nerve supply to the bladder to become weakened and uncommunicative with the rest of the body. Therefore, as the kidneys begin to excrete urine and urine builds up in the bladder, the nervous system’s messenger system gets confused- it doesn’t tell the brain the bladder if full which creates a back-up of pressure in the bladder, adding stress on the kidneys.

3. Urinary tract- high blood sugar increases the likelihood of urinary tract infections which can later develop into infections to the kidneys. 😨

Reducing the risk of Diabetic nephropathy:
• Good control of blood sugar levels
• Control of high blood pressure
• Maintain healthy cholesterol levels
• Maintain healthy weight
• Exercise regularly
• Restrict sodium from diet
• Reduce animal protein and eliminate red meat from diet
• Control inflammation ✔

Foods That Are Super Healthy 😍

It’s easy to wonder which foods are healthiest.

A vast number of foods are both healthy and tasty. By filling your plate with fruits, vegetables, quality protein, and other whole foods, you’ll have meals that are colorful, versatile, and good for you. 😊

Here are incredibly healthy foods. Most of them are surprisingly delicious.

1. Apples 🍎
Apples are high in fiber, vitamin C, and numerous antioxidants. They are very filling and make the perfect snack if you find yourself hungry between meals.

2. Avocados 🥑
Avocados are different than most fruits because they are loaded with healthy fats instead of carbs. Not only are they creamy and tasty but also high in fiber, potassium, and vitamin C.

3. Bananas 🍌
Bananas are among the world’s best sources of potassium. They’re also high in vitamin B6 and fiber, as well as convenient and portable.

4. Blueberries 🍇
Blueberries are not only delicious but also among the most powerful sources of antioxidants in the world.

5. Oranges 🍊
Oranges are well known for their vitamin C content. What’s more, they’re high in fiber and antioxidants.

6. Strawberries 🍇
Strawberries are highly nutritious and low in both carbs and calories.

They are loaded with vitamin C, fiber, and manganese and are arguably among the most delicious foods in existence.

Diastole vs. Systole: A Guide to Blood ❤💖

Your systolic blood pressure is the top number on your reading. It measures the force of blood against your artery walls while your ventricles — the lower two chambers of your heart — squeeze, pushing blood out to the rest of your body. 👨‍⚕️

Your diastolic blood pressure is the bottom number on your reading. It measures the force of blood against your artery walls as your heart relaxes and the ventricles are allowed to refill with blood. Diastole — this period of time when your heart relaxes between beats — is also the time that your coronary artery is able to supply blood to your heart. 💖

Blood pressure ranges 👩‍🔬
Your blood pressure may be normal, high, or low. High blood pressure is also referred to as hypertension, and low blood pressure is called hypotension. The American Heart Association describes the different blood pressure ranges for adults as: ✨

Normal: less than 120 systolic and 80 diastolic
Elevated: 120–129 systolic and less than 80 diastolic
Stage 1 hypertension: 130–139 systolic or 80–89 diastolic
Stage 2 hypertension: at least 140 systolic or at least 90 diastolic
Hypertensive crisis: higher than 180 systolic and/or higher than 120 diastolic
Hypotension: can be 90 or less systolic, or 60 or less diastolic, but these numbers can vary because symptoms help determine when blood pressure is too low

Your risk is also higher if: 😨
you have a close relative with high blood pressureyou’re African-Americanyou’re overweight or obeseyou have diabetesyou have high cholesterolyou have kidney disease
Your lifestyle also affects your risk level. Your risk is higher if:
you don’t get much physical activityyou experience chronic stressyou drink too much alcoholyou smokeyour diet is high in salt, sugar, and fat

Treating high blood pressure 👩‍⚕️✔
Lifestyle changes are recommended as the first step in treating any stage of high blood pressure. These changes may include:
eliminating unhealthy foods, such as excess sugars and saturated fats, from your dieteating more heart-healthy foods such as lean meats, fish, fruits and vegetables, and whole grains cutting back on sodium in your dietdrinking more watergetting daily physical activityquitting smokingmaintaining a healthy weightreducing alcohol consumption (to one or fewer drinks per day for women, and two or fewer per day for men)managing stressmonitoring your blood pressure regularly

Treating low blood pressure 🍀👨‍⚕️
Treatment for low blood pressure depends on the cause of the condition.

If a medication is causing your low blood pressure, your doctor may change your dosage of that drug or stop your treatment with it.

If your low blood pressure is caused by an infection, your doctor might prescribe an antibiotic to treat the infection. Or if it’s caused by anemia, your doctor may prescribe iron or vitamin B-12 as a supplement. ❤😉

How to Make Your Body More Alkaline 🍒🍇

An alkaline diet is rich in vegetables and fruit, herbs, soybeans and tofu – more plants, less animal products. Over-eat sugar, alcohol, grains, meat, chicken or dairy and you're into higher acid territory. 🍇🍀

A neutral pH (potential of Hydrogen) of 7.4 on a scale of 0 to 14, is where the body functions best. On the pH scale, 0-7 is acidic, while 7-14 is alkaline. The foods we eat are broken down into acid and alkaline, and broadly speaking, most people lean towards being acidic, based on eating more acidic food than alkaline. ✍

One of the jobs of the kidneys is to keep the right balance of acids in the body; one way they do this is by removing acid from the body through urine. When your kidneys begin to diminish in function, so too does their ability to excrete the acid and maintain the alkalinity in your blood. ❤

Not only are the kidneys one of the primary organs responsible for maintaining optimal pH of the body but their functioning is highly dependent the body’s acid: alkaline balance. 💖🍅

To add further strain on already strained kidneys, many of today’s lifestyle choices are acid forming as well as changes to our environment such as: ✨

• Diet: eg. alcohol, sugar, coffee, red meat, grains
• Chemicals: eg. industrial chemicals, cleaning products, paint, makeup and cosmetics
• Pesticides
• Heavy metals
• Excess exercise
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Smoking

The primary and number one thing you can do to reduce acidity or make your body more alkaline is by changing your diet. 🍇