Health Benefits Of Ghee, Consuming Ghee Causes Weight Gain? How Ghee Is Beneficial?

The most important thing is that which ghee you are consuming, how much you consume and how much is the person active?

Most people are having misconception, that weight gain, formation of fat in the body and cardiovascular diseases are all due to consumption of ghee. But this is not true. It all depends upon which ghee you take and how much you take?

BENEFITS OF GHEE

Lets clear all these misconceptions.

In Ayurveda, ghee is considered to be one of the most treasured food with best healing properties. Ghee plays a vital role in balancing hormones, fat soluble vitamins in it helps to promote weight loss, maintains healthy cholesterol.

👉Why ghee is important for your health?

Ghee contains saturated fat, and human body is unable to function without saturated fat. Hence, it is important to have ghee in your diet. Although excess of saturated fat is unhealthy and so it should be taken in limited quantity. Taking limited amount of ghee helps to provide essential fats to the body and helps in proper functioning of the brain. 

Pure ghee contains nutrients, vitamins (D, K, E, A) and dietary fibers. In order to get absorbed, these nutrients and vitamins is needed to combine with fat molecules. Ghee having dietary fiber, provides fat molecules and hence nutrients are easily used by our bodies. 

Ghee is also considered to be a cleanser, as it helps to remove toxins from the body, improves eyesight too. 

Ghee helps to stimulate the metabolism and digestive process, aids in weight loss. 

To absorb vitamin-D in our body, taking ghee in your diet is important. Along with regulating blood sugar level, it also lowers ghee risk of metabolic disorder.

Mixing with food, it lowers glycemic index. Also desi ghee contains 62% of saturated fats which helps in increasing HDL or good cholesterol and lowers LDL or bad cholesterol. Ghee is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids and essential amino acids.

👉Which ghee should be consumed?

Ghee made from "malai" of cow's milk is beneficial. If not, from cow's milk can be used. If both are not available, then ghee made from jersey's cow is beneficial.

When ghee is pure and made at home, it can be stored for a longer period of time and no need of storing in refrigerator. 

If ghee is made from malai, 3-4 teaspoonful can be taken. If you are performing physical activity, quantity of ghee consuming can be increased.

👉Health Benefits Of Ghee.

BENEFITS OF GHEE

✈Keeps You Warm From Inside.

According to Ayurveda, by consuming ghee one feels warmer from inside. Hence, in winter there occurs high quantity of ghee ingestion. 

✈For Clogged Nose And Cold.

If you are suffering from cold, clogged nose which may lead to difficulty in breathing and even taste sense is hampered. Also feel headache. With one drop of ghee as nasal drop will help to soother clogged nose.

✈Provides Energy.

Ghee contains medium and short chain fatty acids, providing energy to the body. 

✈Improves Intestinal Health.

Butyric acid present in ghee helps to promote intestinal health. It also improves the activity of the cells of the colon which acts as source of energy. One teaspoonful. Of ghee at bed time helps to relieve from constipation by increasing bowel movement. It also reduces chances of stomach ulcer and cancer. 

✈Skin Benefits.

Skin acts as a nourishing agent to cure dull skin. It cleanses the skin by removing toxins from the body. It keeps skin hydrated and makes skin look soft and supple.

✈Heart Benefits.

Ghee has healthy fats, that is saturated, which helps to increase HDL (good) cholesterol and decrease LDL (bad) cholesterol level. Thus prevents heart disease.

✈Improves Immune System.

Butyric acid present in ghee helps to produce T cells that fight against various diseases. Anti-oxidants present in it helps to fight against inflammation. Ghee is a rich source of essential vitamins and cause healthy liver, balanced hormones and improves fertility. Those who are allergic to lactose, ghee is beneficial as it is lactose free.

✈Strengthening Of Bone.

Ghee contains vitamin K, which helps to absorb calcium. Thus prevents atherosclerosis.

✈Helpful In Menstrual Problems.

Ghee helps to relieve menstrual cramps and improve irregular periods by balancing the hormones in the body.

✈Benefits In Nervous System.

Ghee is rich in vitamins, which stimulates central nervous system and improve brain function.

✈Improves Flexibility.

Ghee contain medium chain fatty acids, which provides lot of energy as it is directly absorbed in the liver to carbs and lubricate connective tissue and improves flexibility.

✈Maintains Blood Sugar Level.

Ghee serve as an agent which metabolize and balances the high level of blood glucose. And so diabetic patient are given ghee along with their diet for facilitation of smooth digestion and stimulating the production of insulin.

✈Eye Benefits.

Ghee consumption improves eye sight as it contains high amount of vitamin A. Ghee is applied around the eyes to strengthen the eye sight power.

👉Nutritional Component In Ghee.

Each 100 ml of ghee contains:

• 883 calories of energy.
• Purely fat with no proteins, carbohydrates, sugar and fiber.
• It contains saturated fat and cholesterol.
• Rich in vitamin A, E, and K.
• Contains Butyric Acid.
• Micronutrient: 8% vitamin A, 2% vitamin E, 1% vitamin K.

GHEE - No Weight Gain

👉Relationship Between Ghee And Weight Loss.

Ghee intake causes increase in metabolism, which helps to burn the fats in the body and causes weight loss. Ghee having high smoke point, if heated at high temperature doesn't break down to free radicals and doesn't loose any nutritional ingredients. 

Ghee mainly contains saturated fat which aids in weight loss by stimulating digestive process. The fat present in ghee is free of trans fat, oxidized cholesterol or any hydrogenated oil. Hence, ghee is considered to be a healthy fat. Cow's milk helps to improve the absorption ability of the small intestine and decreases acidic PH of gastrointestinal tract. 

Omega-3 fatty acid present un ghee decreases LDL cholesterol and acts as anti-oxidant which eliminates free radicals and inhibits oxidation process.

Butyric acid along with Vitamin A, D, E and K present in ghee boost immunity, promotes gut health and removes toxins from the body.

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