YAMINI INNOVATIONS

                                              Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum  L): Lycopene Prof Yamini Bhusan Tripathi, PhD Biochemistry Former Dean, Ayurveda Faculty, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, CEO, Yamini Innovations (LLP), Varanasi-221005, yamini30@gmail.com , www.yaminiinnovations.com Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum  L. or Lycopersicon esculentum  Mill) is used as vegetable and its quality depends on its dry matter, organic acids (ascorbic acid), minerals, vitamin C, A and E), sugars, essential amino acids (leucine, threonine, valine, histidine, lysine, arginine), monounsaturated fatty acids (linoleic and linolenic acids), potassium, folate, and non-nutritive phytochemicals like carotenoids and other polyphenols. In nature, about 600 carotenoids are found, which may be (i) highly unsaturated hydrocarbons, and (ii) x...

                                                   Amaranthus blitum L (Chaulai Saag) Prof Yamini Bhusan Tripathi, PhD Biochemistry Former Dean, Ayurveda Faculty, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, CEO, Yamini Innovations (LLP), Varanasi-221005, yamini30@gmail.com , www.yaminiinnovations.com   The Amaranthus blitum L, belongs to Amaranthaceae family, consisting of 60-75 species. It is a monoecious and dioecious leafy vegetable, also known as Chaulai, lalsag, lived amaranth or purple-amarant or wild beet. It’s a procumbent herb with small, 2-lobed leaves and axillary clusters of flowers. Its fruits (utricle) are membranous, orbicular, and indehiscent. It grows as mixed herbs. It is used as vegetables, grains and also as animal feed. It has low calories, only 23/100 grams, so good for managing the obesity. It is rich...

  Asthma: A respiratory disorder Prof Yamini Bhusan Tripathi , PhD Biochemistry Former Dean, Ayurved Faculty, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, CEO, Yamini Innovations (LLP), Varanasi-221005, yamini30@gmail.com , www.yaminiinnovations.com Asthma is considerably increasing due to rapid industrialization, excessive crowding, Increasing pollution. It belongs to NCDs, affecting both children and adults. As per WHO, about 300 million people are affected with this disease, and bringing to death of about 500,000 deaths world-wide. About 15% of Indian population suffers from Asthma. The WHO has included it under its “Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The WHO has introduced a Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Interventions (PEN) which includes protocols for the assessment, diagnosis and management and modules on healthy lifestyle counselling, and self-care. The ...

  Prebiotic foods have been shown to help reduce cortisol levels. So, consume fermented foods like sauerkraut, kefir, yoghurt and kimchi. The prebiotic foods, like onions, garlic, leeks, asparagus, apples and green bananas. Foods rich is fibre, protein and fat, with low sugar are better. These foods reduce the blood cortisol, known as stress hormones, by improving the microbiomes in GIT. Eating when, feeling stress (Binge eating) is not good. More food-more weight gain. The pre and pro biotics, significantly increase the content of metabolite short-chain fatty acids (acetate and butyrate), which improve the expression of genes of tight junction in the intestine and reduce inflammation in GIT. It also improves the expression of clock genes ( BMAL1  and  CLOCK ) in hypothalamus and hippocampus. Foods rich in galacto-oligosaccharides, present in lentils and cabbage; polydextrose, lactoferrin, and milk fat globular proteins rich in dairy products are good pre-biotics. Sle...

  Cardiac Rehabilitation हृदय रोगी, रक्तचाप, मधुमेह रोगियों का पुनर्वास Cardiac rehabilitation helps patients with heart disease, with better quality of life. It is also named as Cardiac rehab; Heart attack - cardiac rehab; coronary heart disease  - cardiac rehab; Coronary artery disease - cardiac rehab; Angina - cardiac rehab; Heart failure - cardiac rehab. It helps in recovering from a heart attack, or heart surgery after heart failure. It also provides a better prognosis to ongoing medical or surgical therapies.  It includes education about food habits, lifestyle, and exercises including body purification through naturopathic and panchakarma techniques yogic asanas, pranayama, and meditation. It reduces symptoms, improves the quality of life, is a method of preventive cardiology resulting in relapses and disease progression, and improves overall cardiovascular functions. It reduces the stress level, thereby reducing the stress hormones and downplay of the sympathetic s...

  मोटापा यह एक रोग है ,  जिसका वास्तविक कारण निश्चित रूप से नहीं कहा जा सकता ,  परन्तु विभिन्न प्रकार के रहन - सहन एवं खान-पान को मुख्य कारण मान सकते हैं । इससे अन्त:स्त्रावी ग्रन्थियों के स्त्राव में बदलाव आता है तथा चयापचय की प्रक्रिया प्रभावित हो जाती है । ऐसे लोगों में मुख्य रूप से जरूरत से ज्यादा भोजन करने, लगातार कुछ न कुछ खाते रहने, भोजन को बिना चबाये खाने, रात्रि में भोजनों के बाद तुरंत सो जाने और शारीरिक श्रम से बचने के आदत देखी गयी है । मोटापा से शरीर बेडोल हो जाता है, मधुमेह, रक्तचाप, हृदयरोग होने की सम्भावना बढ़ जाती है तथा मानसिक तनाव एवं अवसाद भी होने लगता है । मोटापा से बचाव के लिए  संतुलित आहार एवं शारीरिक परिश्रम  को नियंत्रित करने की आवश्यकता आवश्यकता होती है जिसमें योगआसन एवं प्राणायाम प्रमुख हैं जो घर में भी किये जा सकते हैं । इससे आधा से एक किलो वजन प्रति सप्ताह की दर से कम किया जा सकता है । इसके लिए निम्नलिखित आसन किये जा सकते हैं 1.         एकपाद उत्तांग आसन 2.         उत...

Cardiac Rehabilitation for patients of chronic heart failure (CHF) The main aim of the health care system in such patients is to reduce the symptoms of CHF and to provide a better prognosis, maximizing the function in everyday life with improved quality of life (QoL).  These CHF patients, mainly require a holistic approach to care, because of their comorbid factors, growing age, multiple medications, depression, fear, anxiety, deterioration in the patient’s morale, reduced coping skills, loneliness, etc. The standard cardiac therapy (SCT) is not enough to achieve these goals, though most of the standard recommendations include diet, exercise, psychotherapy, and medication including b-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), digoxin, anti-platelets, and diuretics, still, poor prognosis is found in some cases, though they are able to maintain and stabilize the patient’s limited functional abilities.   In Ayurveda, several...