Comments for RED APPLE YOGA http://www.redappleyoga.com Yoga and Nutrition to Fit You and Only You Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Daikon Radish: Moving from Summer to Fall to Winter by Red Apple Yoga http://www.redappleyoga.com/2010/09/daikon-radish-moving-from-summer-to-fall-to-winter/#comment-4 Red Apple Yoga Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:28:01 +0000 http://www.redappleyoga.com/?p=159#comment-4 Thank you for your question. The effects of daikon as a diuretic and anti-inflammatory lie mostly in the freshly grated, raw juices and pulp. The best effects come by grating a small amount (1 Tbsp) and eating it immediately. If you add it to a paratha which is traditionally made with wheat flour, the wheat flour is in itself a food that often causes mucus, inflammation and congestion, so they would be canceling each other out at best. My suggestion is to eat a portion of raw daikon for its benefits and only add it to your parathas as a flavor preference. Also consider consuming less wheat and flour products if mucus, congestion and inflammation are a concern for you. Thank you for your question. The effects of daikon as a diuretic and anti-inflammatory lie mostly in the freshly grated, raw juices and pulp. The best effects come by grating a small amount (1 Tbsp) and eating it immediately. If you add it to a paratha which is traditionally made with wheat flour, the wheat flour is in itself a food that often causes mucus, inflammation and congestion, so they would be canceling each other out at best.

My suggestion is to eat a portion of raw daikon for its benefits and only add it to your parathas as a flavor preference. Also consider consuming less wheat and flour products if mucus, congestion and inflammation are a concern for you.

]]> Comment on Daikon Radish: Moving from Summer to Fall to Winter by Tajender http://www.redappleyoga.com/2010/09/daikon-radish-moving-from-summer-to-fall-to-winter/#comment-3 Tajender Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:24:57 +0000 http://www.redappleyoga.com/?p=159#comment-3 You have mentioned that Daikon is a diuretic and a decongestant, reducing inflammation or edema as it increases urine production, stimulating the kidneys, while also breaking down mucus in the chest. If Diakon is served in parathas (peeled, grated and its juice eliminated), will it serve the same purpose of breaking down mucus in the chest. You have mentioned that Daikon is a diuretic and a decongestant, reducing inflammation or edema as it increases urine production, stimulating the kidneys, while also breaking down mucus in the chest.
If Diakon is served in parathas (peeled, grated and its juice eliminated), will it serve the same purpose of breaking down mucus in the chest.

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