In my school days, I remember having revolted when my mother used to come to me with a plate of cooked Brown rice and curry. I never used to like the smell coming from the cooked rice.This happened when I was very young.. Now, when I have turned out to be responsible and sensible, I have realised that brown rice has more than enough to offer to human health and wellbeing. My mother knew this long long ago, the health properties of brown rice !!!.

It is said that great ingredients kept in the kitchen shelf make great and royal meals. One such item to be in the kitchen shelf is brown rice .It is not at all different from ordinary rice. You can call it as a natural form of rice, because the brown outer layer called as bran has not been removed, whereas white rice is well polished removing totally the bran and killing all the health properties of rice. The layer of bran, the outer coating on rice , is high in fiber and other nutrients.

The cooked brown rice has a peculiar lovely flavour which makes it appealing to many. Cooking is done by just steaming it and no other method need be used which can rob all the flavour and nutrients of rice. Apart from consuming it as a part of daily diet, brown rice is used for a special preparation with milk and sugar, called as Kheer in North India and Payasa in South India, a speciality on festival days.

The health benefits of Brown rice run like a monthly provisions store list, like lowering cholesterol, reducing risks of diabetes, heart diseases, heart attack,stroke,colon cancer etc. Even severity of asthma is controlled.

Further, brown rice contains vital nutrients such as manganese to help weight loss,
lowers cholesterol, has Selenium which fights with free radicals, is rich in Magnesiun, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc. Regular consumption of brown rice also reduces risk of gallstones. It also has Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6 and vitamin E.Brown rice also acts as a powerful cleanser with the same effect of Psylluim husk cleaning the colon.
Packed with such multiple nutrients and values, this whole grain should be one’s best bet and a daily choice for diet.

White rice is so popular because it is cheaper, cooks faster, and is fluffier than brown rice. Sadly, this means that most people miss out on a real powerhouse of nutrients,simply looking at the colour of cooked white rice.. One may have difficulty in switching over to Brown rice from White rice in a single day, but looking to the richness ot brown rice from health point of view one should adopt this Nature’s gift

As every knows food is one of the main cause for majority of health problems and by eating the right food, all these could be reversed or avoided. This may look illogical when said, but please give a trial to this old saying for three to four months with Brown rice and see how the health is.