Indian Superfoods

 Name of the Book: - Indian Superfoods – Change the way you eat

Author: - Rujuta Diwekar

No of Chapters: -11

Number of Pages: - 177

About the Author: -  Rujuta is one of India’s top nutritionists and author three best selling books including Don’t lose your Mind, Lose your weight , the country’s one of the highest selling diet book

One line Description of the book:-  Follow local and be healthy

What this book is about: - Book is one of the best collection about local superfoods that are neglected in the current age of digital information. It covers some of the basic foods that are  used in our daily household of almost every Indian like Ghee, Banana, Kaju, Rice, Coconut, and Sugar.  Apart the regular superfoods, book also covers lesser known ones like Ambadi, Aliv, Kokum and Jackfruit. Book also explains how the wisdom of dadi stood the test of the time against the medical advice which keeps on changing every year. Author supplemented the claim by citing example of how western media changed its opinion about having the fat in diet over a period of time. Author busted the various myths pertaining to these superfoods which are currently fed to the mind of a normal person. Author has given details of preparations and usage of every superfood in detail for clarity. Author has also deliberated upon use of these superfoods as home remedies for common ailments. Author connected the use of superfoods with history of India by citing example of breaking of year long fast by sugar can juice by first Jain Teerthankara Rishabdeva. Book also provide details of Aliv seeds which protects healthy cells against the toxic effects of anti-cancer drugs. Author explained the fact that food model of western society is being passed off as the face to science

Some special insights from the book

1.      Cashew is at least three time richer in iron than spinach.

2.    Why banana is not given to pregnant women during Oti bharna tradition in Maharashtra as the plant reproduces only once.

3.   Aliv seeds are useful for good glowing hair and skin

 4.  Almost every part of the Jackfruit can be consumed ranging from leaves, raw jackfruit , ripe jack fruit, jackfruit seed and to  thorny outer shell 

5.   Kokum sherbet which is followed by celebrities like Alia Bhatt for Weight loss.

Overall Review: - Book is a excellent read about various Indian superfoods. It also various scientific insight how these foods are to consumed and what are the various myths about these foods. Overall  a great book to enhance knowledge about Indian superfoods

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