Health Benefits of Bitter Melon (Karela)

[Night_Hawk]

Health Benefits of Bitter Melon (Karela)

What is Karela? Karela’s common name in most countries is bitter gourd. The name Karela was used by Indians, as they also call it bitter melon, which is its English name.

Karela’s scientific name is Momordica Charantia.
It actually originated in India and eventually carried to China during the 14th century.

Indian’s Karela is edgier, rougher and smaller than those bitter melons that grow in China which is longer and its warts are smoother and shinier. Karela received different names such as bitter melon and bitter gourd for its English name; Goya for its Japanese name; and ampalaya for its Filipino name.


Most people think that Karela belongs to vegetables family, but in reality, it belongs to fruits family. You can see this fruit flourishing in tropic countries of Asia, Africa, and Caribbean.


The name bitter gourd or bitter melon was derived from its bitter taste trademark. Even though it has a bitter taste, people still admire this fruit and they even came up with different recipes that will stop you from thinking that this fruit has a bitter taste. Some recipes shift its bitter taste to sweet taste, making it more appealing to kids and even to adults that dislike its bitter taste.


Karela primarily grows in vines. It bears its fruits during the month of September and November. It has an oblong shape body with warty surface and better be eaten when the color is green. It starts to become soggy when it’s already turning yellow green and yellow. The fruit itself has watery properties, yet the taste is still bitter but of course bearable by anyone’s tastes buds.
Health Benefits of Bitter Melon (Karela)

Karela is not only used as an ingredient for cooking delicious delicacies, but it is also used for medical purposes. Most Asian countries and in African territory, Karela is used to treat some simple stomachache. They eat its fruit in raw and keeps on soaking it in either honey or olive oil.
Health Benefits of Bitter Melon (Karela) on Digestive System

Karela has antihelminthic or anthelmintic compounds. This property is used for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and can kill parasitic worms inside our body. In Togo, they used this fruit to naturally eliminate the worms inside their body. It can cure gastrointestinal diseases because it has compounds that can kill toxic substances that keep on killing the good bacteria inside of us.
Health Benefits of Bitter Melon (Karela) in Infections

Karela leaves are also used to cure some ailments. It can prevent malaria bacteria from growing. Well, as we all know, prevention is always better than cure. When you start to see the symptoms of malaria or if your doctor says that you have malaria, boil some Karela leaves and drink it like a tea. You can add garlic, salt, or small amount of sugar to even out the bitter taste of its leaves.


Karela tea is not only expert in killing malaria bacteria, but it can also weaken some viruses such as chickenpox, measles, herpes, and even HIV. It slows down the bacterial growth, and kills it after some time. Well, this might not be a friendly medicine for children because it doesn’t have a nice taste. What you need to do, deceive your child with sweet candies so that they’ll forget its taste.
It also has inflammatory characteristic. You can find this characteristic on its seed. Karela seeds are responsible in protecting your heart from any irregularities. It burns the unnecessary fats that keep on clogging in arteries and other veins. Seeds are better than the fruit and leaves, because it doesn’t have bitter taste.
Health Benefits of Bitter Melon (Karela) in Diabetes

Bitter melon is also one of the best remedies for diabetes. It has the ability to increase the insulin sensitivity in our body. The charantin compound of this fruit keeps the amount of glucose low, that’s why if you think that you are already experiencing hypoglycaemic, do not eat this fruit or its leaves. But if you are a certified diabetic, a regular intake of Karela will give you a better result. If you can’t stand its taste, you can find tablets of bitter melon in some drugstores that were labeled as food supplement and as treatment for diabetes.
Other Major Health Benefits of Bitter Melon (Karela)

Karela also has anti-cancer property. There are two compounds found on this plant, which are the a-eleostearic acid, that you can find in Karela seed, and the 15,16-dihydroxy-a-eleostearic acid, that you will find on its fruits. These compounds are good remedy for leukemia problem and some blood irregularities such as anemia. It helps in producing healthy red blood cells and balances the amount of white blood cells in our body. It also normalizes blood pressure.
Karela also has folates. Study actually shows that it has high amount of folates that helps in treating defective neural tubes which usually occurs during early pregnancy. So if you are a pregnant woman, do not forget to eat bitter melon once in a while.
It might be unbelievable but bitter melon also contains Vitamin-C. Vitamin C is good in eliminating free radicals. Free radicals are source of malignant cells, so help yourself in eating Vitamin-C rich food to avoid the production of free radicals in your body.
Bitter Melon (Karela) side effects

Even though Karela has a good reputation in treating some diseases, it also has side effects that you would never want to experience.
It can cause hypoglycaemia due to charantin present on it. If you’ll drink excessive Karela tea or eat too much bitter melon fruit you’ll experience this hypoglycaemia.

Try to balance your diet and watch your bitter melon intake especially if you are not a hyperglycaemia patient.


If you do not have expertise on using bitter melon’s seed, do not try to eat it or do something about it. This is highly toxic, and might lead to vomiting, diarrhea, and can even cause coma to children. So, don’t let your kids eat its seed because it poisonous.


This is a real precaution to pregnant women: try to stay away from bitter melon or try to minimize your bitter melon intake; a small amount will not harm you anyway. Why? This is because bitter melon has a property that can cause abortion. It has monorcharins substance that might have side effect on the gravid uterus.

http://doctorsinghs.com/blog/herbs/health-benefits-of-bitter-melon-karela.html

 

[muntazir]

کوئی بھائی وزن کم کرنے کا آسان نمسخہ بتا دے مجھے تین ہفتوں میں کچھ وزن کم کرنا ہے ضروری ہے

 

[atensari]

کوئی بھائی وزن کم کرنے کا آسان نمسخہ بتا دے مجھے تین ہفتوں میں کچھ وزن کم کرنا ہے ضروری ہے

پھل، کچی سبزیاں، بیکڈ چکن برسٹ کھائیں. جتنی ہمت ہے دوڑ لگائیں. کم از کم آٹھ گلاس اضافی پانی پئیں

سونے سے دو گھنٹے پہلے کھانا چھوڑ دیں​

 

[macbeth]

کوئی بھائی وزن کم کرنے کا آسان نمسخہ بتا دے مجھے تین ہفتوں میں کچھ وزن کم کرنا ہے ضروری ہے

۔لوڈشیڈنگ کا دور دوراں ہے ۔۔ منتظر بھائی تین ہفتہ کیلئے پاکستان آؤ اور پتلی کمر کرکے جیو​

 

[muntazir]

پھل، کچی سبزیاں، بیکڈ چکن برسٹ کھائیں. جتنی ہمت ہے دوڑ لگائیں. کم از کم آٹھ گلاس اضافی پانی پئیں

انصاری بھائی یہ کام تو شروع کردیا ہے دور ابھی شروع کی ہے کیوں کے پورے آٹھ مہینے برف رہی ہے اب موسم بہتر ہو گا دو ہفتوں تک لیکن ہمارے میچ شروع ہو جایں گے وقت کم ہے مقابلہ سخت ہے

 

[muntazir]

۔لوڈشیڈنگ کا دور دوراں ہے ۔۔ منتظر بھائی تین ہفتہ کیلئے پاکستان آؤ اور پتلی کمر کرکے جیو​

بھائی ادھر گرمیوں میں ہی تو فارم پر کام ہوتا ہے اپرل سے اگر وہ وقت بھی پاکستان گزار دیا تو سردیوں میں کیا کریں گے ؟

 

[barca]

کوئی بھائی وزن کم کرنے کا آسان نمسخہ بتا دے مجھے تین ہفتوں میں کچھ وزن کم کرنا ہے ضروری ہے

رات کو کھانا نہ کھانے والا مشورہ سب سے بہتر ہے
:lol:ورنہ کسی سے قرض لے لو واپس کیسے کرنے ہیں سوچ سوچ کر ہی آدمی دبلا ہو جاتا ہے​

 

[barca]

۔لوڈشیڈنگ کا دور دوراں ہے ۔۔ منتظر بھائی تین ہفتہ کیلئے پاکستان آؤ اور پتلی کمر کرکے جیو​

لوڈ شیڈنگ نے تو گانے بھی بدل دیے ہیں
بتی آوے گی تے روٹیاں پکاواں گی ​

 

[muntazir]

رات کو کھانا نہ کھانے والا مشورہ سب سے بہتر ہے
:lol:ورنہ کسی سے قرض لے لو واپس کیسے کرنے ہیں سوچ سوچ کر ہی آدمی دبلا ہو جاتا ہے​

بارکا بھائی پچھلے آٹھ مہینے کریڈٹ پر ہی کھایا ہے کیوں کے پچھلی گرمیوں میں ٹورنٹو چلا گیا تھا اب کام بھی کرنا ہے اور کریڈٹ بھی اترنا ہے اور تھوڑی کرکٹ بھی کھیلنی ہے ہمارے پاس اصل میں شہر سے کوئی بھی آتا ہے تو وہ کافی اور ڈونٹ لے آتا ہے نہ چاہنے کے باوجود بھی کھانے پر جاتے ہیں اکثر اب انکو تو چھوڑ دیا ہے لیکن وزن بہت بڑھ گیا ہے اور کام ایسا ہے کے وزن کا کم ہونا ضروری ہے

 

[macbeth]

بھائی ادھر گرمیوں میں ہی تو فارم پر کام ہوتا ہے اپرل سے اگر وہ وقت بھی پاکستان گزار دیا تو سردیوں میں کیا کریں گے ؟

۔ویسے میں نے جم میں ایک انسٹرکٹر سے سنا تھا کہ گرے فروٹ کا نہار منہ جوس موٹاپا دور کرنے کیلئے مفید ہے۔۔دانتوں اور جلد کی شگفتگی کیلے بھی موثر ہے۔۔ آپ ٹرائے کیجئے​

 

[abdlsy]

QUICK weight loss up to 10 pounds in 3 days: Breakfast between 6-8am ONLY 4 boiled eggs NO salt, only pepper, 1GREEN lemon Lime water, 1/2 grapefruit or 1 orange, then 2 hours later all kinds of mixed GREEN RAW vegetables, with garlic powder ( no carrots, no onions),Cup of green tea, total 10 glasses of water distributed equal during the day, then rest of the day all you can eat green raw vegetables, no eating after 7 pm. Go to sleep, NO exercise.

Repeat above diet 3 days in a row, you will loose 10-13 pounds in a healthy way in 3 days.

Now on 4th day for another 4 days more allot 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon oil per day same breakfast, can sprinkle salt pepper, use 1toast, same same, except now unlimited raw green vegetables plus unlimited boiled or steamed chicken, fish, or beef, any meat, 2 cups prepared brown boiled rice or 3 chapatee for lunch and dinner a day 10 glasses of water, I green lemon lime in glass water, cup of green tea, No exercise, No dairy, No sugar in all 7 days.

By end of 7th day if you are alive, you should loose another 6-9 pounds for a total of average 19-23 pounds in 7 days but in healthy way.

 

[muntazir]

۔ویسے میں نے جم میں ایک انسٹرکٹر سے سنا تھا کہ گرے فروٹ کا نہار منہ جوس موٹاپا دور کرنے کیلئے مفید ہے۔۔دانتوں اور جلد کی شگفتگی کیلے بھی موثر ہے۔۔ آپ ٹرائے کیجئے​

زبردست یہ تو ضرور کروں گا اس کے علاوہ کوئی دیسی ٹوٹکا بھی ہو تو بتایں

 

[abdlsy]

کوئی بھائی وزن کم کرنے کا آسان نمسخہ بتا دے مجھے تین ہفتوں میں کچھ وزن کم کرنا ہے ضروری ہے

QUICK weight loss up to 10 pounds in 3 days: Breakfast between 6-8am ONLY 4 boiled eggs NO salt, only pepper, 1GREEN lemon Lime water, 1/2 grapefruit or 1 orange, then 2 hours later all kinds of mixed GREEN RAW vegetables, with garlic powder ( no carrots, no onions),Cup of green tea, total 10 glasses of water distributed equal during the day, then rest of the day all you can eat green raw vegetables, no eating after 7 pm. Go to sleep, NO exercise.

Repeat above diet 3 days in a row, you will loose 10-13 pounds in a healthy way in 3 days.

Now on 4th day for another 4 days more allot 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon oil per day same breakfast, can sprinkle salt pepper, use 1toast, same same, except now unlimited raw green vegetables plus unlimited boiled or steamed chicken, fish, or beef, any meat, 2 cups prepared brown boiled rice or 3 chapatee for lunch and dinner a day 10 glasses of water, I green lemon lime in glass water, cup of green tea, No exercise, No dairy, No sugar in all 7 days.

By end of 7th day if you are alive, you should loose another 6-9 pounds for a total of average 19-23 pounds in 7 days but in healthy way.

 

[muntazir]

QUICK weight loss up to 10 pounds in 3 days: Breakfast between 6-8am ONLY 4 boiled eggs NO salt, only pepper, 1GREEN lemon Lime water, 1/2 grapefruit or 1 orange, then 2 hours later all kinds of mixed GREEN RAW vegetables, with garlic powder ( no carrots, no onions),Cup of green tea, total 10 glasses of water distributed equal during the day, then rest of the day all you can eat green raw vegetables, no eating after 7 pm. Go to sleep, NO exercise.

Repeat above diet 3 days in a row, you will loose 10-13 pounds in a healthy way in 3 days.

Now on 4th day for another 4 days more allot 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon oil per day same breakfast, can sprinkle salt pepper, use 1toast, same same, except now unlimited raw green vegetables plus unlimited boiled or steamed chicken, fish, or beef, any meat, 2 cups prepared brown boiled rice or 3 chapatee for lunch and dinner a day 10 glasses of water, I green lemon lime in glass water, cup of green tea, No exercise, No dairy, No sugar in all 7 days.

By end of 7th day if you are alive, you should loose another 6-9 pounds for a total of average 19-23 pounds in 7 days but in healthy way.

بہت خوب میں ضرور اس کو فالو کرتا ہوں شکریہ بھائی .

 

[barca]

زبردست یہ تو ضرور کروں گا اس کے علاوہ کوئی دیسی ٹوٹکا بھی ہو تو بتایں

سب سے آسان حل صبح خالی پیٹ ہلکا گرم پانی
ایک گلاس میں ایک چمچ شہد چھوٹی مکھی کا ڈال کر پئیں آزمودہ ہے ​

 

[Night_Hawk]

[h=2]The Grapefruit Diet[/h]


[h=3]The Promise[/h] Get ready to hit the citrus section of your grocery store. You'll be there a lot if you're thinking about this diet.
The grapefruit diet has outlasted most fad diets. People were even trying it back in the 1930s.


Its fans claim that grapefruit contains certain enzymes that, when eaten before other foods, help burn off fat.
The diet, which has several variations, lasts 10-12 days and claims to help you lose as much as 10 pounds.
Before you head for the citrus aisle, you need to get the facts, especially about the diet’s fat-burning claim.
[h=3]Does It Work?[/h] Sorry, but grapefruit doesn't burn fat.







There have been a few studies about grapefruit and weight loss. In one, obese people who ate half a grapefruit before meals for 12 weeks lost significantly more weight than those who didn't eat or drink any grapefruit products.
It may be that the water in grapefruit helps you feel full, and then you eat less. But if you're hoping that grapefruit will melt fat, you're going to be disappointed.
Trying to lose 10 pounds in 10 days isn't healthy. Even if it worked, you'd be likely to gain it all back, as with any fad diet. For lasting results, it's much better to lose weight at a slower, steadier rate, focusing on a plan you can live with for life.
[h=3]What You Can Eat and What You Can't[/h] You'd better like grapefruit -- a lot. Most versions of this diet recommend eating it with every meal.
The classic version of the diet involves:

• Cutting back on sugar and carbs (including rice, potatoes, and pasta)
• Avoiding certain foods, such as celery and white onion
• Eating more of foods that are high in protein, fat, and/or cholesterol (such as eggs, pork, and red meat)
• Eating grapefruit or grapefruit juice before or with every meal

Most variations also cut calories, some to as low as 800 calories per day.
On the diet, you also drink 8 glasses of water and 1 cup of coffee daily.
[h=3]Level of Effort: Medium[/h] Some versions of the grapefruit diet are really strict. Others are fairly flexible. Either way, you'll need to have a taste for the tart fruit.
Limitations: These depend on what version of the grapefruit diet you do.
Some versions curb carbs and bulk up on high-fat, high-cholesterol foods or cut calories drastically. Others just ask you to eat grapefruit at or before every meal, and you can pretty much eat whatever you want otherwise. The classic version involves combining foods (to get the alleged fat-burning effect), such as bacon and salad.

Cooking and shopping: You'll be putting a lot of grapefruit in your shopping cart, but there's not a lot of extra prep work.
Packaged foods and meals? No.
In-person meetings? No.
Exercise: Not required.
[h=3]Does It Allow for Dietary Restrictions or Preferences?[/h] Vegetarians and vegans: The original version of the diet includes meat. Vegetarians and vegans would need to tweak the diet to make it work for them.
Gluten-free: Some versions of the diet cut back on carbs, including carbs that contain gluten. But the diet doesn't ban gluten. You'll need to check food labels if you're trying to avoid gluten completely.
[h=3]What Else You Should Know[/h] Cost: Grapefruit doesn't cost a lot, depending on the season and where you live.
Support: This is a diet you do on your own.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/grapefruit-diet

 

[dilavar]

کوئی بھائی وزن کم کرنے کا آسان نمسخہ بتا دے مجھے تین ہفتوں میں کچھ وزن کم کرنا ہے ضروری ہے

روز صبح سویرے اٹھ کے ہمسائی نو یا اوہدے کتے نو وٹہ مار دیو. باقی کام خد ہی ہو جاےگا

 

[abdlsy]

بہت خوب میں ضرور اس کو فالو کرتا ہوں شکریہ بھائی .

I did it lost 16 pounds in 7 days in HEALTHY way, laikin tough hein those first 3 days

 

[muntazir]

روز صبح سویرے اٹھ کے ہمسائی نو یا اوہدے کتے نو وٹہ مار دیو. باقی کام خد ہی ہو جاےگا

بات تو ٹھیک ہے آپکی لیکن اس سے وزن تو کم ہو جاے گا شائد لیکن میرے اس پاس کوئی گھر نہیں ہوتا ہے اکثر جب کام پر ہوتے ہیں .

 

[سعد]

کوئی بھائی وزن کم کرنے کا آسان نمسخہ بتا دے مجھے تین ہفتوں میں کچھ وزن کم کرنا ہے ضروری ہے

اتنی جلدی وزن کم کرنے کے لئے بہت محنت کرنی پڑے گی ''اروبیکس'' کریں ........ صرف سبزیاں اور سلاد کھائیں..... چنے، شہد، ہنٹر بیف کھائیں ... ٣ ہفتے میں واضع فرق نظر آنے کی توقع ہے