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Benefits of Yogurt

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What exactly is yogurt?

Yogurt is a thick, custard or pudding-like food, made by the natural bacterial fermentation of milk. The process of making yogurt involves culturing milk with live and active bacterial cultures. This is done by adding bacteria directly to the milk. Lactobacillus acidophilus and Streptococcus thermophilis are used for this purpose.

Making yogurt at home is very easy. Heat the preboiled milk, so that it becomes little more than luke warm. Add a tablespoon of yogurt in it. Keep it covered in a warm place for 6-8 hours. If the temperature is very cold, you can keep it inside an oven (one's you have turned it off). The heat will trigger the bacteria to multiply. You can also use bacterial culture packs available in supermarkets or Amazon (scroll down) for setting the yogurt.

Yogurt for good health

There are many ways that yogurt is beneficial - the friendly bacterias are friendly indeed!

Friendly bacteria promote digestive health and boost the immune system. Yogurt With Active Cultures Helps the Gut.

Yogurt with active cultures may help certain gastrointestinal conditions like
* Constipation
* Diarrhea
* Colon cancer
* Inflammatory bowel disease

Eat Yogurt and prevent Osteoporosis

A few more health benefits of eating yogurt.

Eat yogurt for healthy bones. Osteoporosis (degeneration of bones), can be prevented by consuming yogurt. Yogurt is high in calcium.

Yogurt is high in protein so it provides energy.

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How to eat yogurt

Eat yogurt, the way you like. Eat it with fruits, or as a raita, a shake (lassi) ........

Yogurt can be eaten in many forms, both sweet and savory. Chop up the fruits of your choice and top them with yogurt.

Make yogurt based condiment like a raita, to enjoy with your meals.

Add mashed boiled vegetables, potatoes or pumpkin in it.

Make shakes with lots of fruits and ice.

How about using it in curries?

Check out these Raita Recipes

Pumpkin Raita - Healthy and delicious

Raita (yogurt based sauce or dip) is very popular in India. There are many ways in which a raita can be made. Add your favorite vegetables or fruits in yogurt.
Pumpkin Raita recipe
A healthy raita recipe made from low fat yogurt and boiled pumpkin. Tempered with cumin seeds and red chili.
Potato Raita
Boiled potatoes mixed in yogurt, flavored with spices. Eaten chilled.
Cutonion Raita
Yogurt mixed in chopped onions, tomatoes and fresh coriander. Healthy and tasty.

Replace your Mayonnaise with this Healthy Yogurt Mayonnaise

A delicious, healthy and low calorie mayonnaise

This mayonnaise tastes the same. There is one difference though, this one is healthy.
A Healthy Yogurt based Mayonnaise
Recipe for a yogurt mayonnaise. An excellent replacement, to use on sandwiches, salads and as a dip.

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Yogurt in Home Remedies

Treat your Heart Burn, Indigestion, Diarrhea and heaviness in stomach, with Yogurt.
In Hindi we say "Dadi maa ke nuskhe". These are easy cures that never fail. Read on.

Having Indigestion? Don't worry. Treat it with Yogurt.

Yogurt remedy for Indigestion or heaviness in stomach.

Dilute yogurt by adding water to it, mix well. To this add a little black pepper and a little roasted cumin powder. Drink daily twice.

Treatment of Heart Burn and Upset Stomach with Yogurt

Put your worries to rest. Now you can avoid strong medication if you get heart burn or diarrhea

To Subside Heart Burn

Dilute yogurt by adding water to it, to this add one teaspoon of fenugreek powder. Drink twice daily, till you are cured.

Healthy skin with Yogurt

Topical application of yogurt to treat skin ailments - Get a beautiful skin

Yogurt is used topically to soften and enrich the skin tone.

Here's what you can do to get a clean and glowing skin

Add two tablespoon of honey in about a cup of yogurt and apply on your face and neck. Wash after ten minutes. You will feel that the skin has become very supple.

An excellent way to exfoliate

Mix yogurt with orange peels and apply of the face. Leave it on for about 15 minutes, and then rinse off with water.

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Use Yogurt to Get Rid of Dandruff and Itchy Scalp

Use yogurt to treat your dandruff

Dandruff is such a nasty thing. Now you can get rid of it by using yogurt on your head. Apply on the scalp, wait for 15 minutes and then take a good head wash using a perfumed shampoo. Now you wouldn't want your head to smell awful, would you?

Treatment of Acne, Pimples and Dry skin With Yogurt

Yogurt will help you get rid of your skin troubles

Acne and Yogurt

Apply yogurt on pimples daily, to get rid of them.

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  • kussy69 Jan 11, 2012 @ 10:18 am | delete
    I really like the info I found here.
    Yogurt indeed does work very well for treating a dry scalp.
    Thanks for this lens. Awesome stuff.
  • AloeVera4health Dec 6, 2011 @ 6:12 am | delete
    Well, I agree that yogurt is good for constipation, but in terms of natural treatment, Aloe Vera is the best option to cure any digestive concerns.
  • jmarsden Aug 31, 2011 @ 9:16 pm | delete
    I hear that yogurt isn't necessarily the best laxative for constipation. What would you recommend? I run a website and would be interested in this.
  • argonauta Aug 30, 2011 @ 9:32 am | delete
    congrats to your 20iest like :-)
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    This is a nice discussion of yogurt and how it can be of help to us. DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement
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