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Health Benefits Of Sabja Seeds – Beat Summers with Sabja Seeds or Basil Seeds

By on May 2, 2019

Health Benefits Of Sabja Seeds or Basil Seeds or Tukmaria 

Summers are here to stay, it is the season of scorching sun and humid heat. Likewise it is the season of cool waters and holidays. Besides drinking optimum water and eating fruits to keep you hydrated, right amount of minerals and vitamins are vital for protecting against the scorching heat of summer season.

Health Benefits Of Sabja Seeds - Beat Summers with Sabja Seeds

Health Benefits Of Sabja Seeds – Beat Summers with Sabja Seeds

Seeds are powerhouse of essential nutrients, they offer many health benefits and can be easily incorporated in your diet. There are many seeds like sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, chia seeds and sabja seeds which can be easily added to your daily diet.

Health Benefits Of Sabja Seeds

Health Benefits Of Sabja Seeds or Basil Seeds or Tukmaria

Sabja seeds are also known as basil seeds or tukmaria , they are loaded with antioxidants and have gained reputation for boosting immunity and weight loss. They have been used since decades and are native to India and Iran.

Health Benefits Of Sabja Seeds

Health Benefits Of Sabja Seeds

Rich in Fiber

Sabja seeds are rich in fiber, they help in reducing appetite by keeping our stomach full for longer time and help in maintain smooth bowel movements. They act a natural stomach cleanser.

Help in Weight Loss

Weight loss is multifactorial, it revolves around many factors like stress, food and exercise. Sabja seeds helps in providing the right amount of fiber, keeps you fuller for longer time. Similarly, they also add bulk to your stool and alleviate constipation. Right combination of these factors help in weight loss.

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Help in Weight Loss

Likewise, Sabja seeds are also a good source of alpha linolenic acid (ALA), they help in stimulating the metabolic rate in the body. alpha linolenic acid is an essential fatty acid, it cannot be produced in the body therefore it must be acquired through dietary sources.

Constipation

Constipation is a common gastrointestinal disorder, it is experienced by most of us at some time in our lives. Constipation is understood as reduction in the frequency of bowel motions or difficulty in passing stool. Recurrent and severe constipation can pose harmful effects on your health, hence it is vital to identify the root cause and adopt appropriate lifestyle measures to cure constipation. Sabja seeds are a cheap and readily available remedy for constipation.

Constipation

Constipation

They are rich in fiber, this allow more water to remain in the stool. This makes your stool softer and easier to pass through the intestines. Similarly, Sabja seeds also contain volatile oil, which helps in naturally relieving gas from the intestinal tract.

Helps in Lowering Estrogen

Estrogen is present in both male and female. The primary function of estrogen in female is development of secondary sexual characteristics and in males, it facilitates maturation of sperm and maintains healthy libido. But excess estrogen in our body causes estrogen dominance, causing fat gain, bloating, water retention, and other health issues like PMS, gall stones, varicose vein, uterine fibroids, cervical dysplasia, endometriosis , ovarian cysts and many types of cancers.

Helps in Lowering Estrogen

Helps in Lowering Estrogen

Sabja seeds helps in lowering the excess estrogen in body, it take care of your liver and maintains gut health. Insoluble fibers in sabja seeds binds to excess estrogen and eliminates it from your body.

Anti –Inflammatory

Inflammation is body’s natural response to injuries and infections. However, it is harmful when it is chronic. Unhealthy dietary habits, sedentary lifestyle and chronic stress are often associated with increased inflammation in body. including anti-inflammatory foods which are rich in antioxidants help in reducing levels of free radicals in your body. sabja seeds are loaded with antioxidants, they help in boosting your immunity.

Source of Vitamins and Minerals

Sabja seeds are rich source of many valuable nutrients like vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Potassium, calcium iron and magnesium.

Helps in Digestion Problems

Basil seeds help in soothing stomach burn, they neutralizes the acidic effect of excess gastric juices in the stomach. They are rich in mucilage which helps in protecting the gut lining from damage and relieves burning sensation.

Improves Digestion

Helps In Digestion Problems

Reduces Body Heat

They are ideal for summers, they have cooling effect and easily beat the scorching heat of summers. They act as natural coolant and absorb excess heat in body.

How to use Sabja Seeds

Nutritional value of sabja seeds doubles when they are soaked in water. With the touch of water they swells up to twice their size. A translucent white film develops around these tear shaped black colored seeds. You can soak them in warm or cold water, usually 1 – 2 teaspoons of sabja seeds are soaked in a glass of water. Ideally you can consume 2-4 teaspoons of sabja seeds in a day, more than this is not advisable. It is aften recommended to increase your water intake along with sabja seeds.

Precautions While Using Sabja Seeds

Sabja seeds should be avoided for children, because they can choke themselves if seeds are not mixed properly with water. Sabja seeds are considered to reduce levels of estrogen in the body, thus they should be avoided in pregnancy.

Dr. Reena Prajapat
Dr Reena Prajapat is a dentist, she post graduated in hospital management from Apollo Institute of hospital Administration, Hyderabad. Her strong belief in natural and home remedies lead her to Pursue bachelor in naturopathy.
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