Showing posts with label blue crab health benefits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blue crab health benefits. Show all posts

Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Medical Benefits of Eating Fish

Fish and its Amazing Health Benefits:

Consumption of fish regularly (thrice a week) can reduce the risk of various diseases and disorders as listed below:
Parrot Fish

  • Asthma:
Those who use to eat fish regularly are less likely to develop asthma.


  • Diabetes:
Adequate consumption of fish can help those people with diabetes to manage their blood sugar level.


  • Eye Sight:
Breastfed babies of mother's who consume fish can have better eyesight. Because the Omega-3 fatty acid will be transmitted via breast-milk of mother's to the baby.

  • Pre-maturity:
Consuming fish during the pregnancy can help to reduce the risk of delivering a pre-mature baby.

  • Inflammatory Conditions:
Regular fish consumption may relieve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and autoimmune diseases.

  • Brain & Eye:
Fish are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids can contribute to the health of the brain tissue and the retina the back of the eye.
Pomfret
  • Dementia:
Old people who consume fish may have a lower risk of dementia and alzheimer's disease.

  • Cardiavascular Disease:
Consuming atleast of two serves of fish per week reduces the risk of  heart diseases and strokes by reducing blood clots and inflammation.
Improving blood vessel elasticity, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood fats and boosting good cholesterol.

Monday, 11 August 2014

Crab : Health Benefits

Blue Crab


Good for diabetics:

  1. Crabs are rich in chromium, which helps insulin to metabolize sugar, and thereby lowers the blood glucose levels in the body along with all other sea foods.

Anti-cancer properties:

Three Spotted Crab
  1. Crab has a plenty of selinium in it, which is a anti-oxidant.
  2. Crab cancels out the carcinogenic effects of cadmium, mercury and arsenic, which can cause tumors.
  3. Higher levels of selenium in the blood lead to lower rates of cancer
  4.  lysate, which is extracted from the blue blood of the horse-shoe crab is used for detection of spinal meningitis and for fighting cancer.

Cholesterol:

  1.  Blue crabs have 28mg of cholesterol per ounce, Dungeness crabs have only 22mg and Alaska king crabs have as little as 15mg.
  2. The presence of chromium helps to increase the level of HDL - good cholesterol in the body.
  3. It helps to reduce the risk of strokes, coronary and circulatory heart diseases.
  4. Crabs contain sterol, which restrict the absorption of other cholesterol, eaten during a meal.