Friday, July 8, 2011
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Diabetic? Forget pills, pop almonds
As India grapples with a major public health problem, being home to an estimated 50.8 million diabetic population, the largest in the world, experts say "consuming a few almonds daily can help combat the lifestyle disease."
"Eating almonds has a positive effect on reducing low density cholesterol and also improves insulin sensitivity; so it does help in pushing diabetes away," says Ritesh Gupta, head of clinical operation at Fortis C-Doc Hospital.
"It is a healthy source of fibre, protein and calories and has been found to have a positive effect in reducing bad cholesterol and improved insulin sensitivity," Gupta told.
Diabetes is caused when there is deficiency of insulin hormone, which controls blood sugar level. Its symptoms include fatigue, excessive thirst and frequent urination.
"With an estimated 50.8 million people living with the disease, India has the world's largest population of diabetics in the world, followed by China with 43.2 million," says the World Health Organisation(WHO).
The number in India is expected to go up to 87 million - 8.4 per cent of the country's adult population - by 2030.
With India staring at a major public health threat due to diabetes and other lifestyle diseases, almond is now being hailed as the health nut.
"Indians are more prone to lifestyle diseases like diabetes. The increasingly sedentary lifestyle and fast food double up the risk. Almond, which has traditionally been part of our diet, is a high source of nutrition and helps push these diseases away," says Anoop Misra, director of Diabetes Foundation (India).
"A handful of almonds contain 164 calories and 7 gm of protein, which helps in fighting hunger pangs and helps you control what you eat. Almonds also help growing children in developing strong bones," he adds.
A study done by scholars from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, West Chester University, Pennsylvania, and Loma Linda University of California, all in the US, and published in theJournal of the American College of Nutrition also confirms that the nut can control diabetes if consumed regularly.
"A diet consisting of 20 per cent of calories as almonds over a 16-week period is effective in improving markers of insulin sensitivity and yields clinically significant improvements in LDL-C (low density lipoprotein cholesterol) in adults with pre-diabetes," the study said.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
"Weekly Overload Recreational Killer" (WORK).
If you see anyone infected by WORK, don't go near him/her. The virus will wipe out your private life entirely.
If you come in contact with this WORK, you should immediately take at least two of your friends to the nearest "Biological Anxiety Relief" (BAR) centre to take 1 or both of the antidotes known as "Work Isolating Neutralier Extract" (WINE), "Radioactive UnWORK Medicine"(RUM), "Bothersome Employer Elimination Rebooter"(BEER), "Vaccino Offico Depression Killing Antigen"(VODKA) and continue its dosage till WORK is eliminated from your system completely.
Please forward this message to all your friends and save their lives.
Issued in Public Interest by "Buddies for Eradication of Work Disease Association" (BEWDA).
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Election Commission of India Identity Card My name was wrongly spelled
Election Commission of India Identity Card.
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Monday, July 4, 2011
KOM ON "RA ONE" , Know the Art of Negotiation
As we know, Raavan was killed in the battle with Rama. Anyone getting killed on a battlefield is entitled to go to heaven so Raavan also went there.
Due to his connections (he is the brother of Kuber), he soon got lots of powers and people started worshiping him.
Once Pappu started praying to Raavan and 1 year later Ravan was very happy after seeing Pappu's bhakti. Then Raavan decides to give 3 vardans (wishes) to Pappu.
Ravan: "say vatsa what u want"
Pappu: "I want 100 vardans "
Ravan: "but I can give u only 3 vardans"
Pappu: "but I want 100 vardans"
Ravan: "no child that's not possible "
Pappu: "no, I want 100 means 100"
Ravan: "no, I can give u only 3. take them or else I'm going."
Pappu: "OK but whatever I will ask, u will give me definitely?"
Ravan: "sure its a promise from rakshas raj Ravan"
Pappu: "1st vardan, convert Ur GADA to a wooden bamboo stick"
Ravan: "tathastu" and his gada turned into a stick.
Pappu: "second vardan, put that stick in ur as*hole. Deep inside..!!
Ravan: (confused but........)"Tathastu" and in great pain he asks Pappu for the third vardan...
Pappu: "now are you giving me the rest 97 vardans or should I convert that stick again to GADA?
The Moral of the Story: - Management will not yield to your simple request until you give them a pain in their Ass. :))
----- Original Message -----From: Nazneen ShahTo: saleemasraf@gmail.com ;Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 11:26 AMSubject: Art of Negotiation