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N. Shakuntala Manay ¹

Affiliations
1 V H D Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore 560 001, IN

Abstract

Finger millet or Ragi (Eleusine coracona) is an important millet which is cultivated on a large scale in the drier parts of south India. It is also an important food crop in semiarid areas of Africa. It is less expensive than other cereals, more nutritive and is the staple food of some population in the region where it is grown. Ragi is usually converted into flour and variety of preparations including porridge are prepared from it. The grain is also malted and the flour of the malted grain is used as a nourishing food for infants and invalids.

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N. Shakuntala Manay ¹

Affiliations
1 Smt. V. H. D. Central Institute oj Home Science,Bangalore- 560001, IN

Abstract

Meat IS the major supplier of protein requirements of population in affluent society. Meat proteins are more expensive than vegetable proteins. The high cost of meat and its limited supply for the ever expanding population necessitates the substitution of vegetable proteins for meat proteins. The deficiency of essential amino acids of vegetable proteins may be made good by the addition of synthetic ammo acids or by the use of proper mixture of different vegetable proteins, or vegetable proteins and cereals.

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N. Shakuntala Manay ¹, R. Sreelakshmi ²

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1 #69, Surveyor Street, Basavanagudi, Bangalore-560 004, IN
2 Department of Food and Nutrition, Smt. V.H.D Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, IN

Abstract

The paradigm of health needs to be understood with “care”. Growing teleotically in body mind and life is to give its inherent wholesome spiritual dimension. An intervention programme to build theoretical concept of Swasthya/Wellbeing from Gunas of food, Atman, Chakras, types of bodies, Pranas and Aura was constructed.  These were introduced as talks to subjects. The subjects were expected to enter into Intraconscient of their inner dimensions and observe their inner and outer growth.  In the growth of their inner psycho-physical leading to psycho-spiritual data was obtained. This was compared with Control Group which was not exposed to the special treatment. The complex qualitative growth from inner conscious striving to outer qualitative perfection, their inner experiences were recorded in their diary as case histories. This was also captured in gas discharge visualisation camera as Aura. The Swasthya/Wellbeing was reflected in the well defined spectrum of Aura.  Health is not mere Arogya or absence of disease in the physical, but it is Multi-dimensional state, which radiates from the core of one's own being and spreads as quality living seen as Aura. Being and caring to radiate this is quality health is Swasthya. The concept of Swasthya or wellbeing of the experimental group case study also confirmed that this is practically a fully living state with ease.

Keywords

Quality Healthcare, Better Living.

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