If you eat these	Then try these
White Bread	Brown Bread
White Rice	Brown Rice
Plain/Alu Paratha	Gobi/Methi/Murli Paratha
Whole Milk	Fat Free Milk
Chips/Alu Bhujia	Nuts
Juices/Soft Drinks	Whole Fresh Fruits
Pickles	Fresh Chutneys
Ready To Make Soups	Home Made Soups
Milk Chocolates	Dark Chocolates
Suji Upma	Dalia [Broken Wheat]

Had a glimpse of this, in one of the hospitals.....

Diabetes starts with fat and ends with ...

Diabetic Retinopathy
Causes blindness and visual disability.

Diabetic Neuropathy
Sensory loss and damage in nerves.

Diabetic Heart Disease
Damages blood vessel in the heart.

Diabetic Dyslipidemia
Increased cholesterol blocks your arteries.

Diabetic Nephropathy
Affect the kidneys.

Diabetic Foot Disease
Ulceration and subsequent limb amputation.

So, keep your blood sugar levels under control!!!

Law of Similarities or Teleological Nutritional Targeting(TNT) says,

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye and makes the eyes strong.
A Tomato is like our heart since it has four chambers and it is good for the same.
Walnut looks like the brain and makes brain sharper.
Kidney Beans look exactly like human kidney and help maintain kidney function.
Celery looks more like bones and targets bone strength.
Onions look like the body cells and it helps to clear waste materials from all of the body cells.

Now, do browse the given links for complete info, and let me know your opinion.
Whole food signatures
Resemblance between food and organ

After going through the articles from these web pages, I realized IT IS.

About Sodium and Potassium
Naturopathy

Just went through information about cancer cells in pink-ginger's blog. It reminded me of my deared ones who expired. And even hearing a lot about people dying due to cancer. I feel atleast we should have minimum knowledge to be proactive. So, this link about cancer.

Sorry everyone for me being late to post. I was not constant at one place in between and at the same time had problems with my system. And meanwhile, I even just started thinking about a health-conscious diet, by checking cholesterol levels. This might be, because of the fast food we eat or dine out or since I am even a food lover. Just got few sites, while browsing for the same. Good sight!

To know about Cholesterol :
GoodVsBad AmericanHeart

Diet Tips :
FunctionalFoodsthatHelpLowerCholesterol KhanaKhazana IndianCooking DeliciousLiving FitnessTips NutritionSmarts FoodFacts

Go through this interesting article on breakfast from readbarbi too.

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK (When You Are Alone)

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blcpr.htm

Do go through this article completely which provides you all information regarding the same. A forward that I received which I posted yesterday, " Let's say it's 6:15 p.m. and you're driving home, ........... Rochester General Hospital ", is available here itself. And thanks to Action Safety Education, who helped me to probe more about this forward.

You can check for more information from these sites, where tips too are included.

http://www.ehow.com/how_136303_survive-heart-attack.html
http://marriage.about.com/cs/healthyliving/ht/heartattack.htm
http://www.indoindians.com/health/survive_ha.htm

Lavender Oil is widely used for nerves, migraines, headaches, tension, emotional stress, sore muscles or tense muscles. It promotes relaxation. Other uses include benefits for the skin, immune and circulatory systems. It even wards off mosquitoes. It has a healing effect on the skin too.

Rosemary oil can be used in bath or for face, body or scalp massage. It conditions dry and flaky scalps and stimulates hair growth. It even helps in clearing dandruff and darkens grey hair.

Geranium oil helps to create balance between oily and dry skin. It can also be used as a mosquito repellant, herbal skin cream, anti-stress oil. It even heals wounds.

Teatree oil heals skin cuts, burns, and infections. It even helps in reducing dandruff and skin related problems. It promotes the growth and repair of healthy tissue, which lessens the chance of scarring.

Coconut oil is an excellent skin moisturiser and a hair conditioner. It softens the hair and conditions the scalp. It can be used as a pre-wash conditioner to get rid of dandruff. It is antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial and provides protection from damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

Almond oil is great for nourishing extremely dry hair and the skin. It is non-greasy and spreads easily.

Cedarwood oil helps prevent and cure acne, dandruff, greasy skin, hair loss and dermatitis. It is a powerful antiseptic.

Lemon oil cleans greasy skin and hair, as well as removes dead skin cells. It works well for a treatment for dry scalp, dandruff, lice.

Curryleaves oil prevents premature greying of hair. When the leaves are boiled in coconut oil till they are reduced to a blackened residue, the oil forms an excellent hair tonic to stimulate hair growth and in retaining the natural pigmentation.

Basil oil promotes growth by stimulating circulation. Helps for healthy hair.

Bay leaf oil strengthens hair and combats hair loss.

You can even know more about essential oils from this link.
It is best to consult a dermatologist before usage of the same.

Food to eat (for hair) :

Eggs, mango, liver, dark green leafy vegetables, carrots, dried apricots, whole grain cereals, peas, nuts, soyabean, paneer, sprouted pulses, curd, milk, fresh fruits, kabuli chana(black gram), chinese cabbage, fish, bajra, almond and last but not least drink 12 to 14 glass of water per day.

Zinc and essential fatty acids guard against dandruff and dry scalp. The hair and scalp should be clean so as to minimise the accumulation of the dead cells. The hair should be brushed daily to improve the circulation and remove any flakiness. The scalp should be thoroughly massaged every day.

These are the guidelines from a Dental Foundation.

Do's
1. Brush your teeth after each meal and gargle after a sweet drink.
2. Eat protein rich food for prevention of dental diseases.
3. Keep your mouth free from food particles.
4. Remove any deposit, such as plaque, stains or tartar formation in your teeth regularly.
5. If a tooth falls after injury or accident, rush to a dentist keeping the tooth in salt water, as there is every chance of the tooth being fixed again.
6. After extraction of a tooth, it is better to replace it with an artificial tooth, except the wisdom tooth.
7. Take care to protect the enamel of your teeth. Use a toothpaste with flouride and use a toothbrush with rounded bristles. Discard a toothbrush when the bristles are bent.
8. Chewing raw vegetables, coconut kernel, carrot or cucumber helps to keep your teeth clean and free of food particles.
9. Each meal should end with a fruit. It helps to secrete saliva. The fibrous content and salivation helps to clean the mouth.
10. People with chronic skin ailments or pain in the joints should have a dental check up to rule out any septic focus in the teeth and gums.

Dont's
1. Avoid eating chocolates, biscuits or candies often as they may cause tooth decay.
2. Avoid drinking milk or eating sweets after a meal.
3. Take care of uneven teeth, as food particles get easily lodged between the teeth.
4. Decayed milk teeth should not be left untreated. Milk teeth should be preserved till their successors are ready to erupt.
5. Do not clean your toothbrush with hot water. Ordinary running water with a little antiseptic will do.
6. Do not breathe through your mouth. Keeping your upper and lower lips approximated, helps to keep gums healthy and also helps to have better aligned teeth.
7. Do not ignore bleeding gums. It is often the early signs of pyorrhoea.
8. Remember, bad breath cannot be cured by flavoured mouth washes alone. The cause should be identified and treatment should be given.
9. Do not ignore shaky teeth. They should be treated or extracted.
10. Smoking cigarette or chewing tobacco is bad for teeth and gums.

Ayurveda is one of the great gifts of the sages of ancient India. It is one of the oldest scientific medicinal systems in the world. It is also known as Fifth Veda or Pancham Veda. It just teaches us how to maintain and protect health, how to cure diseases and how to achieve longetivity.

Here is a good site to assess your body type (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha), since you need to eat right.
http://www.hotlib.com/articles/show.php?t=Ayurveda

And now, you can know more about Ayurveda from this site:
http://ayurveda-foryou.com/

Here are general tips for balance:
1.  In Ayurveda there are six tastes or rasas - sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent. Generally all meals should include at least a small amount of each taste.
2.  Eat in a settled environment when you are calm and relaxed.
3.  Always sit down to eat.
4.  Be silent while chewing.
5.  Minimise ice-cold food and drink.
6.  It is best to consume fruit (or fruit juice) separately from other foods.
7.  Enjoy a light nourishing breakfast and make lunch your largest meal of the day, with a smaller meal in the evening (3 - 4 hours before bed).
8.  Eat only when you are hungry and leave about 25% of your stomach empty as this will aid digestion.
9.  Wait approximately 4 hours between meals to allow adequate time to digest. This might be less between small meals and more between big meals.
10. Water should be avoided at least 15 minutes before food. The quantity of water after food should be small. Let it be drunk often.

You can know about Ayurvedic Therapies from this site:
http://www.goodhealthnyou.com/

Vitamins help regulate metabolism, help convert fat and carbohydrates into energy, and assist in forming bone and tissue.

Vitamin A plays a really big part in eyesight. Foods rich in Beta Carotene will help reduce the risk of lung cancer & certain oral cancers.

eggs, milk, apricots, nectarines, cantaloupe, carrots, Mangoes, sweet potatoes, spinach

In Vitamin B, there's more than one. Here's the list : B1, B2, B6, B12, niacin, folic acid, biotin, and pantothenic acid. The B vitamins help make energy. This group of vitamins is also involved in making red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout your body.

whole grains, such as wheat and oats; fish and seafood, poultry and meats, eggs, dairy products, like milk and yogurt; leafy green vegetables, beans and peas, citrus fruits, such as oranges

Vitamin C helps your body heal if you get a cut. This vitamin also helps your body resist infection. Vitamin C will decrease the risk of getting certain cancers by 75%.

citrus fruits, like oranges; cantaloupe, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage

Vitamin D helps if you need strong bones and strong teeth. It helps your body absorb the amount of calcium it needs.

milk and other dairy products fortified with vitamin D, fish, egg yolks

Vitamin E maintains a lot of your body's tissues, like the ones in your eyes, skin, and liver. It protects your lungs from becoming damaged by polluted air. And it is important for the formation of red blood cells.

whole grains, such as wheat and oats; wheat germ, leafy green vegetables, sardines, egg yolks, nuts

Vitamin K helps to clot your blood, when had a cut.

leafy green vegetables, liver, dairy products, like milk and yogurt

Let's sum up :

Iron - Meat, Fish, Spinach, Strawberry
Folic Acid - Spinach, Beans, pachchi batani
Zinc - Beans, Chikkudu jaati ginjalu
Calcium - Milk, Curd, Butter, Beans, Wheat atta
Vitamin A - Carrot, Mangoes, Eggs
Vitamin B1 - Rice, Fish
Vitamin B2 - Butter, Eggs, Spinach, Liver
Vitamin B3, B12 - Liver, Chicken, Fish, Milk, Egg, Spinach, Tomato, Carrot, Kharjura
Vitamin C - Lemon, Kamala, Baththaayi(All Citrus Fruits), Tomato, Boppaayi, Molakettina Vittanaalu, Cauliflower, Palakura.
Vitamin D - Sunlight