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Video: The Value Of Vegetables In Nutritional Care, Vegetable Diets
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The value of vegetables in medical nutrition
The use of plants for the treatment of diseases and health promotion dates back to ancient times. The centuries-old folk experience of observations formed the basis of herbal medicine - the science of treating medicinal plants containing various biologically active substances: alkaloids, saponins, glycosides, essential and fatty oils, vitamins, phytoncides, organic acids, etc.
In Russia, the beginning of the treatment of diseases with plants refers to the hoary antiquity. At first, information about medicinal plants was spread orally. Our country ranks first in the world in terms of the diversity and quantity of herbal medicines, and the vast experience accumulated by the peoples of Russia in their use is part of the national culture. Despite the rapid development of chemistry, the intensive growth in the production of synthetic drugs, plants occupy an honorable place among medicines. Although medicines from plants sometimes seem too unpretentious, in world practice 40%, and in our country more than 45% of medicines produced by the chemical-pharmaceutical industry are of plant origin.
To improve the work of all systems of the body and increase its vitality helps a complete nutrition rich in vitamins. The Salerno code of health says: “The highest law of medicine is to follow the diet unswervingly; the treatment will be bad if you forget about the diet while treating”.
It has been established that after a person reaches puberty, the pituitary gland (the endocrine gland located at the base of the brain) begins to secrete aging hormones, however, restriction in nutrition leads to a sharp decrease in the production of these hormones. With good nutrition, 2000-2500 kcal per day is enough for a person, even with great physical activity.
When switching to a low-calorie diet, the proportion of foods with high bioenergy properties should be increased (raw vegetables, herbs, fruits, berries, sprouted grains, nuts, seeds, honey, unpolished cereals with minimal heat treatment), and better in natural form and daily. It is necessary to abandon the use of inorganic salts and replace them with seaweed, celery, parsley, pepper and other spices and herbs, or use sea salt instead of table salt. We must try to minimize sugar consumption by replacing it with honey, fruits, dried fruits (dried apricots, dates, raisins) and berries.
Foods high in fiber, trace elements and vitamins eliminate the development of diseases such as heart attack, stroke, hypertension, diabetes and cancer and significantly increase life expectancy. Products such as cakes, pastries, buns, white bread, ice cream, butter, sour cream, fat milk, fried, smoked, canned and refined foods, as well as meat (no more than 1-2 times a week), eggs (no more 2-3 pieces per week) should be limited. It is better not to eat carbohydrate and protein foods, starches and sweets at the same time, especially for people with diseases of the digestive system.
The joint intake of these products from them increases fermentation in the stomach, disrupts digestion and causes exacerbation of diseases. The use of these "incompatible foods" by healthy people does not bring significant harm to the body, since their enzymatic digestive system adapts to the simultaneous assimilation of such foods.
When drawing up a diet, it is necessary to be guided by the list of products with high therapeutic and prophylactic properties. It is very important for health not the amount of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals in food, but how much the body will absorb them. With the wrong combination of foods, you can stay hungry even with the ideal amount of food components.
For various diseases of internal organs and infectious diseases, various diets are used, which include a significant amount of raw and boiled vegetables.
Diet No. 2, prescribed for chronic gastritis with insufficient acidity and secretion, for chronic colitis and enterocolitis, includes, along with other dishes, vegetable decoctions and mashed side dishes from zucchini, beets, pumpkin, carrots, green peas, cabbage, potatoes.
For hypacid gastritis, carrots, beets, pumpkins, white zucchini, boiled and mashed potatoes are recommended; with achyllic gastritis - juices from fruits and vegetables, with peptic ulcer - mashed vegetable soups from carrots, potatoes, beets, raw vegetable juices (carrot, beetroot, cabbage). However, cabbage juice can irritate the stomach, increase the acidity of gastric juice, aggravate pain, so it should be used with caution.
For persons working with organochlorine pesticides, diet 4 is recommended, contributing to the creation of a gentle regimen for the liver. It includes onions, beets, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, herbs.
Diet No. 5-a is indicated for Botkin's disease in the acute period, chronic hepatitis and hepatocholecystitis, cholecystitis and angiocholitis. It consists of various foods, including vegetables, except for radishes, radishes, turnips, cabbage, peas, sorrel, spinach, onions, garlic, rutabagas; tomato juice is also recommended.
Diet No. 5, recommended for Botkin's disease in the recovery stage, liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, cholecystitis and angiocholitis, includes, along with other foods, onions after boiling, carrots, green peas and other vegetables recommended for diet No. 5-a.
Diet No. 8, recommended for obesity, includes all vegetables, except those that are high in carbohydrates. For obese patients, foods with a high fiber content are recommended, which slowly evacuate from the stomach and therefore create a feeling of fullness. These vegetables include turnips, radishes, rutabagas, fresh cucumbers and tomatoes, pea dishes, white cabbage and cauliflower, washed and fresh sauerkraut, lettuce, zucchini, carrots, beets, pumpkin, eggplants, etc. are allowed. Vegetables should prevail in the diet., unsweetened fruits high in potassium, alkaline elements and fiber.
Diet No. 9-a, indicated for prescription in diabetes mellitus requiring insulin treatment, also includes carrots (200 g), cabbage (300 g), potatoes (300 g).
Diet No. 9, recommended for diabetes mellitus that does not require insulin treatment, also includes cabbage (300 g), rutabagas (300 g), carrots (200 g).
Diet No. 10-a, indicated for use in acute nephritis, chronic nephritis in the acute stage, cardiovascular diseases with impaired blood circulation of the 2-3rd degree, includes raw vegetables and fruit juices: carrots, beets, cauliflower, green peas, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, boiled and mashed potatoes; lettuce, fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, potatoes and green peas - in limited quantities. With diseases of the circulatory system and rheumatism, the diet should contain a sufficient amount of potassium while limiting sodium. From vegetables, beans, peas, carrots, cabbage are recommended.
Diet No. 10, indicated for use in myocardial infarction, contains three diets. The first diet recommended in the acute period of the disease includes fresh grated carrots in the form of mashed potatoes, boiled cauliflower and other vegetables. The second diet, indicated for appointment in the subacute period of a heart attack, also includes vegetable soups, boiled and fresh vegetable dishes (carrots, beets, cauliflower, green salad, fresh cucumbers and tomatoes, celery, as well as potatoes in limited quantities). Diet three, recommended during the scarring period, includes the same vegetables as diet two and, in addition, white zucchini, pumpkin, parsley, celery, dill, and potatoes.
When treating patients with heart failure, it is necessary to strictly take into account the amount of table salt introduced with food and increase the potassium content in the blood, which decreases with insufficient blood circulation. Therefore, the diet should include foods rich in potassium. These are, first of all, vegetables and fruits: parsley, spinach, cabbage, horseradish, celery roots, turnips.
For chronic glumerunephritis from vegetables, carrots, tomatoes, unsalted cabbage, fresh cucumbers, vegetable juices, raw herbs are recommended; with chronic nephritis - various vegetables, with amyloidosis of the kidneys - vegetable juices, especially carrot; with uric acid diathesis - various vegetables, except for spinach, tomatoes, sorrel, rhubarb; with phosphaturia - various vegetables; with oxaluria - vegetables that do not contain oxalic acid (carrots, potatoes, cabbage).
In chronic pancreatitis, dishes and side dishes from vegetables are recommended: carrots, beets, boiled, mashed potatoes.
For constipation, dishes and side dishes of vegetables are recommended: potatoes, carrots, zucchini, boiled and mashed pumpkin, boiled cauliflower with butter.
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- Nutritional value of vegetables
- Minerals in vegetables and fruits that are essential for health
- What vitamins vegetables provide us with
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- Vitamin content in plant foods
- The content of vitamins, enzymes, organic acids, phytoncides in vegetables
- The value of vegetables in nutritional care, vegetable diets
- Vegetable diets for various diseases
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