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Whenever I ask my clients if there’s any vegetable they don’t eat- Karela is always on the top of the list. And why not! It’s literally called 'bitter' gourd.
Before studying Nutrition, no matter how much my mom insisted, I wouldn’t even touch करेले की सब्ज़ी (bitter gourd vegetable). But now after dealing with one diabetic patient after another, I wish more people were open to eating this bitter vegetable if it improves their chances against one of the most common disease in India.
Bitter gourd contains antimicrobial, antioxidant & antiviral properties which helps in blood purification, skin problems like acne & blemishes, increasing HDL, better digestion, stronger immune function & detoxification. Bitter gourd also helps with weight loss as it stimulates the secretion of bile acids which metabolise fat. It’s rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, zinc, folate, iron, potassium & dietary fiber.
But most importantly Karela helps with lowering elevated glucose levels in prediabetics and diabetics. It has a certain insulin-like protein which mimics the action of insulin. I strongly advice people suffering from insulin resistance to include karela in their diet every two days.
The RECIPE here is pretty simple- Wash the vegetable properly before cutting it. Since I don’t like the bitter taste too much, I sprinkle some salt on it and keep it for 10 mins till it leaves some water. Then I squeeze out the water and wash it again.
In a pan heat some mustard oil and cumin seeds. Add the karela & sauté. Add the spices- salt, dhaniya powder, red mirchi powder, pinch of turmeric and amchur. Sauté and serve.
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Hello Everyone!
It’s literally just a meal timing strategy that will make creating a calorie deficit easier.
These are the time windows that work best.✅
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
PCOS is a complex hormonal disorder among women reproductive age. It is a condition that affects 5-10% of women of childbearing age.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS! • Irregular menstrual cycle.
• Amenorrhea ( no periods )
• Mood Changes • Obesity
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When I first started working with #gestationaldiabetes, I followed the conventional nutrition guidelines, like a "good" dietitian. Sure, I had my suspicions that there were areas for improvement since I had been eating a #realfood diet (NOT low fat, high carb) for close to a decade by this point, but I was afraid to go against the grain. Most RDs, myself included, are pretty risk averse, even if we don't 100% agree with the guidelines.
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But seeing clients “fail diet therapy” over and over and over again was the catalyst for what would become an obsession with unpacking our conventional prenatal nutrition guidelines. It started with carbohydrates, of course. Over the years it moved into the other macronutrients, then micronutrients, then many other facets of prenatal nutrition/lifestyle.
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Sometimes I forget just how foreign my recommendations are. This message is from a new(er) participant in my online Real Food for Gestational Diabetes Course, which I’ve been running since 2015. Her original question to our members-only FB group was whether her clinic’s guidelines (45-60g of carbs at meals) are in line with what I teach in the course.
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You can see my answer (it’s a topic I also cover in my books #realfoodforGD or #realfoodforpregnancy).
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She’s one week in and all of her blood sugar readings are perfect. We can only guess what the trajectory of her pregnancy & interventions would look like if she followed the standard of care. Luckily, we can rest easy, knowing that with good blood sugar control, her risk of adverse outcomes are no higher than someone without an “official” GD diagnosis.
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The sum of my clinical experience watching blood sugar patterns in 100s of mamas with GD, hearing from clinicians who’ve implemented my approach in their practice, and testimonials from some of the tens of thousands of women who’ve used my book to manage their GD… I just can’t keep quiet about the damage that our current guidelines are doing and, on the flipside, the myriad of benefits from my real food approach.
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We can do better. It starts with mamas taking control of their own health and clinicians who are willing to speak out.
MYTHS
1. The sugar levels will not exceed when the food intake is low.
2. Fruits can increase the sugar levels.
FACT
White flour, sugar, bakery products, root vegetables, tea whiteners can increase the sugar levels.
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO MAINTAIN THE BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS ♦️ Consume the meal in intervals. Do not consume heavy meal at a time.
♦️Consume more high fiber diet that is lentils, pulses and fruits etc.
♦️Cut down all the refined food products such as white flour and bakery products.
♦️ Boiled rice can be used once a week if the sugar levels are normal.
♦️1 or 2 fruits can be taken on daily basis.
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