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February 7, 2021
Could a newly diagnosed 24-year-old type 2 DM without a family history of the disease be cured?
Diabetes mellitus, also known as Type 2 disease, manifests itself when insulin produced in the body cannot adequately metabolize the sugar in the blood, causing blood sugar levels to spike.
Another reason is that the conversion process itself has become retarded. The cells of the body have become resistant to the available insulin. As a consequence, blood sugar levels rise. The medical name for such a condition is insulin resistance.
Conventional treatment of diabetes broadly speaking is composed of:
1. Diet modification
2. Exercise
3. Medication
My research on natural solutions for diabetes informs me that low fat, high fiber plant-based diet, no dairy, and regular exercise with medication keep the disease under control.
While there have been books written on the complete reversal of diabetes with diet and lifestyle modification, I am not convinced that the underlying cause of diabetes is reversed with diet modification and exercise alone.
I will keep a hawk’s eye check on blood sugar levels and manage the disease as efficiently as possible. Your best friend is the diabetologist, dietician, and yourself. Normal life is possible under the guidance of these three individuals.
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October 27, 2015
White Mustard
Brassica alba (white mustard) is the mildest of the three popular mustard types – white, yellow and black consumed today. The plant is a native to the Mediterranean region and Crimea. It is an introduced species in Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Australian region where it has become naturalized. There are two sub species of B alba-sub species alba that has yellow or pale brown seeds and sub species dissecta with grayish- brown seeds.
White mustard plants prefer a cool temperate climate, are resistant to frost but do not like wet soils. This is an annual herb that grows up to 1.5 meter height. It is cultivated mainly for its seed although it is a popular potherb and salad. Most of the seed weight increase happens during the last two or three days prior to ripening.
Seeds yield 20-35 percent of a golden yellow mild tasting oil. The oil is a by-product of the condiment industry where the seed is partially deolated before milling. White mustard is often combined with black mustard for aroma and yellow mustard for the color to make mustard sold in the market. This combination gives it the pungency of the white mustard, the aroma comes from the yellow species while black mustard gives it the yellow color.
The pungency in white mustard is due to the presence of an enzyme myrosin and a glucoside that upon hydrolysis yields a pungent tasting near odorless oil. White mustard oil is slightly volatile and mixed with steam can cause blisters on the skin. The seeds on contact with water liberate hydropen sulphide gas which can be poisonous to cattle.
A teaspoon of B. alba seed contains 87.1 mg of omega-3 fatty acids, 84.2 mg of omega-6 fatty acids, 22.2 mg of potassium, 27.3 mg of phosphorous, 9.7 mg of magnesium, and 16.9 mg of calcium.
B. alba is not used as medicine in developed regions of the modern world. The volatile oil is a powerful irritant and rubefacient and is used in traditional Asia to treat a range of respiratory and other ailments. However modern scientific studies to support use of white mustard as medicine are few and far between. The value of the spice lies in its taste, high omega fatty acids and minerals.
Questions:
Share your recipes that contain white mustard as condiment or salad.
Share your home remedies that use white mustard.
What is the average per acre yield of white mustard in your region?
White mustard plants prefer a cool temperate climate, are resistant to frost but do not like wet soils. This is an annual herb that grows up to 1.5 meter height. It is cultivated mainly for its seed although it is a popular potherb and salad. Most of the seed weight increase happens during the last two or three days prior to ripening.
Seeds yield 20-35 percent of a golden yellow mild tasting oil. The oil is a by-product of the condiment industry where the seed is partially deolated before milling. White mustard is often combined with black mustard for aroma and yellow mustard for the color to make mustard sold in the market. This combination gives it the pungency of the white mustard, the aroma comes from the yellow species while black mustard gives it the yellow color.
The pungency in white mustard is due to the presence of an enzyme myrosin and a glucoside that upon hydrolysis yields a pungent tasting near odorless oil. White mustard oil is slightly volatile and mixed with steam can cause blisters on the skin. The seeds on contact with water liberate hydropen sulphide gas which can be poisonous to cattle.
A teaspoon of B. alba seed contains 87.1 mg of omega-3 fatty acids, 84.2 mg of omega-6 fatty acids, 22.2 mg of potassium, 27.3 mg of phosphorous, 9.7 mg of magnesium, and 16.9 mg of calcium.
B. alba is not used as medicine in developed regions of the modern world. The volatile oil is a powerful irritant and rubefacient and is used in traditional Asia to treat a range of respiratory and other ailments. However modern scientific studies to support use of white mustard as medicine are few and far between. The value of the spice lies in its taste, high omega fatty acids and minerals.
Questions:
Share your recipes that contain white mustard as condiment or salad.
Share your home remedies that use white mustard.
What is the average per acre yield of white mustard in your region?
October 12, 2015
Mustard- A spiritual and Historical overview
We see the reference of relationship between “mustard seeds” and faith” in the Gospel of Matthew and others. Mustard represents insignificance of the self and the world in the eyes of God. Mustard also represents humility.
Mathew 17:19-21
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not drive it out?” And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. “But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
Mustard is one of the oldest spices used by humans. According to an allegorical story by Gautama Buddha (c. 563–480 BC), the Buddha asked a grieving mother who lost her only son to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a family that has never lost a child, husband, parent, or friend. When the mother was unable to find such a family, she realized that death is common to all and thus she should not be selfish in her grief.
In the Quran too, God states that the scales of justice on the Day of Judgment will measure even a mustard seed’s amount, because God is the most efficient reckoner. Jewish texts compare the knowable universe to the size of a mustard seed. An intimate connection between the small mustard seed and faith occurs in the Bible, Quranic Hadiths, and Hindu literature.
Mustard seeds have been discovered in tombs of Pharaohs. They were thought to bring good luck. With the expansion of the Roman Empire, mustard traveled to Gaul, Spain, and England. King Charlemagne introduced mustard in the gardens surrounding the monasteries of Paris, establishing the now famous mustard industry in France. A 1634 law granted exclusive mustard-production rights to Dijon, now famous for its mustard. In German folklore, brides sewed mustard seeds into their dresses to bring them strength in their new home, perhaps because women were treated as subordinate to men and mustard brought good luck. In northern Europe, mustard seed was said to keep evil spirits away.
Mustard seed is often used in herbal medicine. Hippocrates used mustard in many medicines and poultices. Pythagoras mentions mustard as a remedy for scorpion stings. Mustard was said to increase blood circulation. Mustard plaster helped increase blood flow to inflamed areas and thus hasten healing. By drawing the blood to the skin surface, mustard relieves headache, neuralgia, and spasms. Mustard was thought to be an aphrodisiac in Europe and China.
Mustard seeds are not a frequently allergenic food, however when taken in sufficiently large doses, it warms the body. Not only taste, mustard was believed to also have significant health benefits. Mustard was used to relieve toothache, muscle cramps, clogged sinuses, and indigestion. French monks used mustard to treat wounds. A rubefacient poultice provided relief of rheumatic pain. Hot water poured on bruised seeds makes a stimulating bath that is good for achy feet, colds, and headaches. Mustard has been used to treat alopecia, epilepsy, snakebite, and toothache. The seed is also used internally as a digestive, diuretic, emetic, and tonic. Mustard oil is said to stimulate hair growth, and it is a popular hair oil in rural India. However, direct application of the oil has been known to cause severe irritation.
There are three types of mustard popular in human food. The mildest is white mustard (Brassica alba), yellow mustard (Brassica juncea) and black mustard (Brassica nigra). Scientific studies aimed to validate traditional medicinal use have been largely conducted on Brassica nigra.
Participate in the discussion:
Elaborate Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Hindu and Buddhist texts that make a mention of mustard.
Share ancient and interesting recipes that have mustard as one of the key ingredients.
Share your stories on mustard.Holy Herbs - Modern Connections to Ancient Herbs
Mathew 17:19-21
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not drive it out?” And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. “But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
Mustard is one of the oldest spices used by humans. According to an allegorical story by Gautama Buddha (c. 563–480 BC), the Buddha asked a grieving mother who lost her only son to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a family that has never lost a child, husband, parent, or friend. When the mother was unable to find such a family, she realized that death is common to all and thus she should not be selfish in her grief.
In the Quran too, God states that the scales of justice on the Day of Judgment will measure even a mustard seed’s amount, because God is the most efficient reckoner. Jewish texts compare the knowable universe to the size of a mustard seed. An intimate connection between the small mustard seed and faith occurs in the Bible, Quranic Hadiths, and Hindu literature.
Mustard seeds have been discovered in tombs of Pharaohs. They were thought to bring good luck. With the expansion of the Roman Empire, mustard traveled to Gaul, Spain, and England. King Charlemagne introduced mustard in the gardens surrounding the monasteries of Paris, establishing the now famous mustard industry in France. A 1634 law granted exclusive mustard-production rights to Dijon, now famous for its mustard. In German folklore, brides sewed mustard seeds into their dresses to bring them strength in their new home, perhaps because women were treated as subordinate to men and mustard brought good luck. In northern Europe, mustard seed was said to keep evil spirits away.
Mustard seed is often used in herbal medicine. Hippocrates used mustard in many medicines and poultices. Pythagoras mentions mustard as a remedy for scorpion stings. Mustard was said to increase blood circulation. Mustard plaster helped increase blood flow to inflamed areas and thus hasten healing. By drawing the blood to the skin surface, mustard relieves headache, neuralgia, and spasms. Mustard was thought to be an aphrodisiac in Europe and China.
Mustard seeds are not a frequently allergenic food, however when taken in sufficiently large doses, it warms the body. Not only taste, mustard was believed to also have significant health benefits. Mustard was used to relieve toothache, muscle cramps, clogged sinuses, and indigestion. French monks used mustard to treat wounds. A rubefacient poultice provided relief of rheumatic pain. Hot water poured on bruised seeds makes a stimulating bath that is good for achy feet, colds, and headaches. Mustard has been used to treat alopecia, epilepsy, snakebite, and toothache. The seed is also used internally as a digestive, diuretic, emetic, and tonic. Mustard oil is said to stimulate hair growth, and it is a popular hair oil in rural India. However, direct application of the oil has been known to cause severe irritation.
There are three types of mustard popular in human food. The mildest is white mustard (Brassica alba), yellow mustard (Brassica juncea) and black mustard (Brassica nigra). Scientific studies aimed to validate traditional medicinal use have been largely conducted on Brassica nigra.
Participate in the discussion:
Elaborate Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Hindu and Buddhist texts that make a mention of mustard.
Share ancient and interesting recipes that have mustard as one of the key ingredients.
Share your stories on mustard.Holy Herbs - Modern Connections to Ancient Herbs
