“Consuming food supplements that are herbal based is the need of the hour. These days herbal and herbal products are gaining lot of importance because of their unique health benefits irrespective of health conditions without any side effects. The good part is that we can find some of these products in kitchen, garden and in specialised herbal stores.”

The news that shook me few days back was the sudden demise of my school junior, due to massive heart attack. He was just 32 years, full of life and a proud father of two beautiful daughters. He was very active and loved cycling most. Unfortunately he had a massive cardiac arrest during cycling and died on the spot without even giving a chance for medical emergencies to arrive and treat him. Within a blink of eye he was gone. Until this incident, I was always under the impression that somebody who is physically active (and there could be other factors too) will not suffer from any kind of heart related ailments. Having said that there are other factors which add up to our healthy living as well. Like what we eat? How much we eat and when we eat? What ambience we are living in matters a lot.

Ancestors Food Habit:

These days we get to see people becoming very health conscious. Giving lot of importance to physical fitness, doing yoga and meditation. And also changing to healthy eating habits such as consuming organic food, including millets in the diet and low calorie food etc., But what I have understood is that people have forgotten some basic structure of foods that were consumed by our ancestors. They mostly consumed herbal foods which was readily available in the kitchen and garden as well. With the help of which they led a healthy life and also increased their life span. Most of the food what they consumed had some reasons behind it and had some sort of science. Most of us without even becoming aware of this fact started adopting different style of consuming food. The results of which we get to see that, at a very young age prone to obesity, cardiac  problems, diabetic and bp issues, PCOD, Thyroid etc.,

In this article I am going to discuss on very important aspect of healthy life style that is ’7 must essential herbal supplements’ that help us to adopt a healthy life style along with physical and mental health taming. These are the foods that can be used in irrespective of any season and any health conditions. Let’s see them one by one –

Shashtikashaali ( Rice): We regard rice as the highly prioritised food. Shashtikasaali is the rice which is fully grown in 60 days and ready for harvesting. This particular rice is unpolished contains all the necessary health benefits and helps keeping away diabetes.

 Wheat (Jave Godhi): There are variety of wheal available in the market. But from health point of view, a wheat which is free from Gluten is mostly preferred. Gluten is the main reason which leads to cancer related problems. Jave godhi or yava is the best wheat variety for healthy living.

Mulethi: A diabetes free sweetener which helps us keep away throat infections problems. There are many herbal products which help us to fight against throat infections, but these are very heat prone to our body. To emulsify the infections and soothes our body Mulethi is the best. It can be consumed in tea, kashayas etc.,

Ginger: A very popular herb in Indian kitchen. Known for its medicinal value. It can be used as fresh, dried or powdered form. It is must for any Indian type of food. It helps fight against flu and common cold. It acts as acidity regulator and helps improve the digestion of the food.

Coconut: Coconut does contain right amount of minerals, fats, proteins which are very essential for our body. The wet and dried coconut are suitable for daily food recipes. Since it has high fibre content it helps in stabilising the blood sugar levels and helps in controlling weight.

Saindha Namak/Rock Salt: From health point of view, compared to Table Salt, pink salt is best. Since it contains other minerals naturally such as iron, zinc, manganese, cobalt, nickel and copper consumption of pink salt daily in small quantity helps maintaining balance of sodium as well as the it traces the other minerals as well.

Pepper Seeds: One of the best versatile herbs that gives various health benefits on daily basis. It can replace the chillies(red/green) which are of no health benefits. Has medicinal value in fighting against common cold and flu. It is very rich in antioxidants. It also helps in controlling blood sugar levels and lowering cholesterol levels.

Consuming food supplements that are herbal based is the need of the hour. These days’ herbal and herbal products are gaining lot of importance because of their unique health benefits irrespective of health conditions without any side effects. The good part is that we can find some of these products in kitchen, garden or in any specialised herbal store.

Choose Health, Choose Herbals.

Our health is in our hands. Prevention is better than cure. Before it’s too late, let’s make conscious effort to change the life style by adopting healthy and handy habits. What we eat; we become. Ultimately it’s the health that matters the most. Health is wealth.