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Why vegetables are healthy for us?
Why vegetables are healthy for us?
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Eating a diet rich in vegetables and fruits can lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, prevent some types of cancer, reduce the risk of vision, and problems with the digestive system and has a positive effect on blood sugar levels, which can help you to put your appetite under control. Eating fresh fruits and vegetables, such as apples, pears, and green, leafy vegetables, it can even contribute to weight loss. [1] the low glycaemic load, prevents blood sugar spikes, which can increase the appetite.
There are at least nine different families of fruits and vegetables, each with potentially hundreds of different plant compounds that are beneficial to your health. Eat a variety of species and colors of food to give your body the mix of nutrients it needs. This not only provides for an increase in the supply of healthy, plant-based substances, but it also makes for a eye-pleasing dishes.
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We all are aware of the fact that food is the fuel and we need energy for doing work which is supplied by food. We must ensure that we intake a healthy balanced diet in order to fulfil all the requirements of our body. A balanced diet is the one which contains of all the five nutrients which include Protein, Carbohydrates, Fat, Vitamins and mineral and along with this diet should contain enough amount of roughage which helps us to clean our digestive system. When it comes to balanced diet one of the most important item is vegetables, we should consume a lot of vegetables in our diet as it has numerous benefits. Green vegetables provide us with the required vitamins and minerals it also provides our body with the required roughage. Vegetables also helps us to maintain our body weight an and grow our immunity power. Various different vegetables contain various necessary vitamin and minerals which are essential for our body and thus we should take in various seasonal vegetables even to be healthy.
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For our body to remain healthy, we need to consume a certain amount of nutrients which should contain the required amount of Carbohydrates, Fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and also roughage. Intake of all of these nutrients regularly executes a balanced diet. When we consume all these nutrients in the required amount, we remain healthy and energetic. A balanced diet also strengthens our immune system.
Vegetables form an indispensable part of this balanced diet. A large section of people are vegetarian in India and so depend on vegetables as their primary source of food. Vegetables play an important role in maintaining the good health of people. They are rich sources of vitamins and other important nutrients.
Vegetables are rich sources of proteins, minerals, phosphorous, iron, iodine, etc. All the leafy vegetables are a part of Vitamin A. Vegetables like peas, spinach comes under Vitamin B. Tomato, moringa contains vitamin C in them. And all the leafy vegetables definitely contain Vitamin K in them.
Apart from the eating benefits of vegetables, growing vegetables also have more income than any other source. Sufficient technical manpower is available in our country which can be utilized in growing vegetables. There is no scarcity of water for growing vegetables. An abundance of rainfall is already there, so the growing of vegetables is not a tough job to start.
Most of the vegetables do not contain fat or cholesterol. Adding different vegetables to your daily list may also reduce the risks of blood pressure. They are important for proper bowel movement. Fiber-containing food such as vegetables makes you feel full even when small quantities of vegetables are consumed.
We all know the different advantages of vegetable intake. We should include green leaf vegetables in our daily routine in order to prevent ourselves from unwanted diseases.
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Staying healthy physically and mentally is very important. It is important because, it prevents us from many deadly diseases. It is equally important to be physically and mentally fit. There are several methods to be physically fit and mentally strong. Some of the methods include the following :
1.Healthy and nutritious food:-
It is very important to consume healthy and nutritious food every day. To gain a sufficient amount of nutrients and and to be healthy it is very important to consume nutritious food. Consuming nutritious food helps us to gain sufficient energy. Being healthy prevents us from Many deadly diseases. Vegetables are highly nutritious and are good for health. The fat in the vegetables are very low when compared to the meat.
2. Exercise:-
Exercising at least for 10 to 15 minutes a day help the individual to be physically fit and also mentally strong. Exercising every day is a very good habit which everyone need to make it and perfect habit to do. Exercising 10 to 15 minutes also relieves us from the stress and the tension we have had. So, it is better to spend at least 10 to 15 minutes even in our hectic schedule an exercise.
3. Yoga:-
Yoga relives from the stress and tension we have had. Sparing at least 10 to 15 minutes time on yoga benefit is a lot. It relaxes the muscle and comes to mind. It helps to be physically fit and mentally strong. All the asanas and pranayama helps to Gain strength and to be physically fit.
3. Meditation:-
Meditating for certain minutes helps to calm the brain and soul. It helps and relieving the stress and the tension we have had. It helps us to focus on the things which we are willing to do. It also equally helps us to be mentally strong. It is such a good and a mandatory practice an individual must obtain and must follow without any delays.
If an individual follows a diet of healthy and nutritious food, exercise and yoga,it helps the individual to be physically fit and mentally strong.
