Healthy Tips

Consuming raw potatoes has more health benefits than cooked one. Because of its high content of potassium, sulphur, phosphorus, and chlorine, undiluted raw potato juice is proven to be effective in clearing up skin blemishes. However, you can get this potato benefits only if you consume potato as raw food because these powerful minerals are converted to inorganic atoms when potatoes are cooked. And, the best way to consume it raw is by taking it as juice. Fresh raw undiluted potato-carrot juice is so nutritious. A cup or two of potato-carrot juice a day is a great help to health problems like skin blemishes and high blood pressure.

Potatoes may help fight against high blood pressure, prevent heart attack, protect against stroke, prevent kidney damage due to high blood pressure, controls appetite and could protect you from certain cancers due to its potassium and vitamin C content. You could get all these benefits when you consume raw potato as juice or just steam the potato.

Potato is still healthy to be consumed as baked, boiled and mashed one but its healthy effects is much lesser than consuming it raw and the easily digestable sugars in raw potatoes are converted to starches upon cooking. Potatoes are not good to be consumed as chips and fries because of acrylamide formation. Please checkout Acrylamide, what is it? for more info.

I got some small facts about potato, did you know that combination of cooked meat and potatoes strengthen the solanin poison of the potato? Solanin is an alkaloid poison that is predominant in potatoes too green in color. I’ve been given an info too that potato is not good for those who are suffering from venereal but I do not know yet its significance behind. And, did you know that consuming sweet potato is much more beneficial compared to Irish potato? Sweet potatoes has one-third more carbohydrates, three times more calcium, twice more sodium and silicon, and more than four times chlorine than Irish potatoes.

If you have not tried drinking potato-carrot juice yet now is the right time to do it. Remember, you could get the full health benefits of potato if you consume it raw.(source)

Antibiotics and other medications are not always needed to treat cystitis or yeast related infections. The first thing a woman should do if she suspects she has either condition is to have it confirmed by a physician. This is the best way to ensure that there is not a more serious problem.

If you are suffering from cystitis drinking eight glasses of water or more per day can help to rid your body of the infection sooner. Drinking cranberry juice has also been shown in many cases to help treat and even prevent antibiotics. Eating yogurt and taking supplements with probiotics can often work to help speed up the process of getting rid of a yeast infection.
There are over-the-counter anti-fungal creams that are often effective when used to treat a yeast infection. Garlic tablets or adding garlic to your diet can actually help with both conditions. You can talk to an alternative medicine practitioner for details about herbs, teas and other natural remedies that can be used to treat some cases of cystitis and/or a yeast infection.

Remember that you will need to talk to one of your doctors before you try any natural treatments. This is the best way to make sure that the treatments cannot interact with any medications you take or health problems that you have.

Whenever possible you might want to try to treat a yeast infection or treat cystitis without using antibiotics or prescription medications. Antibiotics can lead to the formation of yeast infections. Prescription medications often have more side effects than natural remedies. It can never hurt to try natural remedies as long as you receive the go ahead form your doctor.

For more information on how to easily prevent yeast infections or cystitis then go to Treating Yeast Infections for a wide range of drug free tips that are easy to follow to cure yeast infections and cystitis fast.

Why not take a cup or two a day of any of the following: carrot, beet and cucumber combination juice, carrot and cabbage combination juice, carrot and spinach combination juice, a plain spinach juice or a plain carrot juice? It is proven by many people that could help you slim down by cleaning your system. Please take note that you have to drink it undiluted.

Strong will to be fit, cleansing, proper diet, exercise and time for relaxation are the main ingredients not just to slim down but to attainment of healthy body.