CHAMPAGNE

WHAT IS CHAMPAGNE?

Technically speaking, champagne is sparkling wine made in the Champagne region of France. But it is often mistakenly used as a generic description of sparkling white wines in the style of the wines of Champagne.

Champagne is produced as a blend between the Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay grapes. Champagne is designed to be drunk upon purchase, and in nearly all cases is not meant to be collectible.

A non-vintage Champagne will begin losing quality within only three or four years, while prestige champagne may last up to 15 years without degrading. Champagne is normally drunk from either a flute or tulip glass, both of which are skinny and tall.

This shape allows the scents of the champagne to reach their full potential, and helps the bubbles last for longer than in flatter, larger-bowled glasses. The bigger brands include Moet & Chandon, Laurent Perrier and Krug.

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Rum...................What is Rum ?

Rum is distilled from sugar cane juice and/or molasses.

It is aged in barrels to impart additional flavours. The first true rums were made in the Caribbean during the early 17th century by fermenting the molasses left over from refining sugar into a heady liquor.

Barbados is held by many to be the birthplace of rum. Rum is one of the major liquors in the world, with a history steeped in the myths of piracy, the Caribbean, and slavery.

Others include Bacardi and Captain Morgan.

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What is Alcohal ?

Alcohol is obtained after breaking down natural sugar of grain into CO2, ethanol or ethyl alcohol and residual content. Yeast from grains and vegetables changes the sugar into alcohol.

From the cheapest beer to the most expensive wine or after dinner liqueur, all alcohol is made with the same fermentation process.

The different colours, tastes, potencies and flavours come from the different fruits or vegetables used and the additives, by-products and diluting substances employed during the fermentation process.

Reference :


http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/5226511.cms

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Eating Fruits.....The Correct Way

Fruits are rich of vitamins,minerals and fibre and are ideal to consume atleat 4-5 servings in a day.For the largest part fruit consists of water just like the human body does Like 80% of our body is water so does 80% of fruit consist of water! If you think about it, it's logical for the human body to consume food that contains as much water as the body itself. The nutrition that meets that requirement is fruit. There is no other food than fruit on this planet that contains on average 80% water. Vegetables also contain a lot of water and are therefore second best. But question is what is the correct way of eating fruits.Its not just that to eat the fruits at any time.There should be a proper way to eat fruits.


IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! -
FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.


If you eat fruits on an empty stomach, it will play a major role to detoxify your system,
supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD -
Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit..
The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach
into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.
In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid.
The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach
and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.
So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals
You have heard people complaining - every time I eat water-melon I burp,
When I eat durian (fruit from Asia with a foul smell yet delicious flavor)
My stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running
to the toilet etc. - actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach.. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas
and hence you will bloat!

Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will not happen if you take fruits On an empty stomach.

There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic,
because all fruits become alkaline in our body,
According to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter
If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits,
You have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy,
happiness and normal weight.

When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice,
NOT from the cans..
Don't even drink juice that has been heated up.
Don't eat cooked fruits
because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste.
Cooking destroys all the vitamins..

But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice.
If you should drink the juice,
drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix
with your saliva before swallowing it.

You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body.
Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days
and you will be surprised
when your friends tell you how radiant you look!

Different Fruits and their benefits:
KIWI:
Tiny but mighty.. This is a good source of potassium,
magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content
is twice that of an orange.

APPLE:

An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content,
it has antioxidants flavonoid which enhances the activity of vitamin C
thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke..


STRAWBERRY:

Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power
among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing,
blood vessel-clogging free radicals.

ORANGE:
Sweetest medicine, eating 2 to 4 oranges a day
may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol,
prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens
the risk of colon cancer.
WATERMELON:

Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water,
it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione,
which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene
- the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon
are vitamin C & Potassium.
GUAVA & PAPAYA:

Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners
for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber,
which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene;
this is good for your eyes.

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Eat Fruits and Vegetables To Live a Good Life

To live a good life free of diseases eat plenty of fruits and vegetables daily.

Fruits and vegetables are very important to our health because they are whole foods, created by nature, that are rich in a large amount of nutrients. The processed foods that we so commonly eat, can never compare to the health benefits provided by strawberries or broccoli, which have fiber, vitamins, and enzymes built right in.

How vegetables and fruits help curing different bodily disorders are explained here below.

Improve Digestion and Sleep

* Black Beans * Bran Cereal * Avocado

* Apple * Brown Rice * Onion

* Grapefruit * Cucumber * Okra

* Peppermint * Pinto beans * Celery

* Pineapple * Melon * Soybeans

* Ginger * Asparagus

Prevent Colds and other common illness

* Orange Juice * Bell Pepper * Green Tea

* Pumpkin Seed * Summer Squash * Apricot

* Ground Cinamon * Garlic * Cayenne Pepper

* Clementines * Clove * Chillie

* Cranberries * Indian Gooseberry

General Productivity Boosters

* Ginger * Turmeric * Water

* Mustard greens * Plum * Cauliflower

* Papaya * Sweet Potato * Pear

* Musk Melon

Control Blood Pressure and Improve Heart Health

* Banana * Dark Chocolate * Grapes

* Romaine Letuce * Olive * Garlic

* Kiwi * Bitter Gourd *Bottle Gourd

* Spring green

Low Fat Filling Foods

* Whole Wheat Pasta * Yoghurt * Cheese

* Milk * Almond * Vanilla Soy Milk

* Watermelon * Snow Peas * Low Fat Frozen Yoghurt

* Paneer * Potato * Musk Melo

Cancer and Long-Term Illness Prevention

* Blueberries * Cabbage * Leek

* Baby Portobello * Mushroom * Tomato

* Raspberries * Broccoli * Brussles sprouts

* Basil * Watermelon

Energy and Brain Fruits

* Brinjal * Raisin * Walnut

* Sunflower Seed * Peanut Butter * Turnip Leaves

* Double Beans * Honey * Fig

* Spinach * Lima Beans * Corn

* Green Beans * Lemon * Sage

Eyesight

* Carrot * Flaxseeds * Smoothies

* Strawberries

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Eating Habits and Our Generations

Eating a single chocolate bar can cause problems for future generations .

Eating that chocolate bar can not only give you those love handles, but also predispose your kids to obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular problems, for Melbourne scientists have found that fatness is passed via genes.

For the first time, scientists have proved that by following wrong eating practices, fat people reprogram controls over their DNA and pass on fatness and disease not only to their children, but also to future generations.

According to reports by the Herald Sun, the scientists said that damage done by unhealthy eating is "remembered" in genetic controls - epigenetics - and turns off good genes needed to prevent diabetes, heart disease and other complications.

"It is this idea that you are what you eat, and perhaps that is a reflection of what your parents ate, and perhaps what your grandparents ate," News.com.au quoted lead researcher Assoc Prof Assam El-Osta, from the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute team, as saying.

The researchers showed that a single sugar hit, such as eating a chocolate bar, damaged the controls regulating the genes for two weeks.

However, El-Osta warned that regular poor eating practices meant the damage would last for months or years, and the real problems linked with unhealthy diet were postponed until later life.

After proving the impact of high-sugar foods, researchers are now trying to find out if high-fat foods, smoking and other lifestyle factors also cause long-term damage to genetic controls, which could be passed along family bloodlines.

The scientists said that a poor diet could lead to very serious changes, which are registered for many months, or even years.

"You don't see the damage caused that day, that week or that month, but later on in life you see these complications like heart disease or problems with the eyes and your kidneys," said El-Osta.

The finding may also reveal why artery damage persists in diabetics, even after they have long periods of therapy.

Prof El-Osta said: "This is not all doom and gloom . . . we think there is good epigenetic memory as well for individuals who have a good diet, not only for themselves but potentially for future generations.

"If you have had five years of bad control, where good genes are switched off and bad genes switched on, changing that for a couple of months to a good diet may not have a tremendous impact.

"But going back to a good diet would have some effect 10 years later. Dieting doesn't work because what you ate two months or two years ago is going to be reflected now."

The findings have been published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. (ANI)

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