A topic I find everyone concerned about is which Oil to choose. One should use organic cold processed vegetable oils for health. You can use extra virgin olive oil in salads or pan frying but it’s not suitable for high temperature cooking. The reason is smoke point (320F) when oil starts producing toxic fumes and free radicals. 75% of Olive oil is... Read More
Depression is caused due to a deficiency of B vitamins in some people like Folic acid and Vit B12. Out of 20 Indians 1 suffers from depression. Over 5 crore people are suffering from depression and 3 crore from anxiety. Eat foods rich in B vitamins to keep away anxiety or opt for a vitamin B supplement. Foods such as ... Read More
Breast food is the most natural and perfect food for normal growth and healthy development of infants. · It provides the best nutrition and protects the infant from infections. · The infant can easily digest and absorb it as compared to formula milk. · Colostrum-the milk secreted during the first three days after child birth is rich in proteins, minerals, vitamins particularly... Read More
Cooking improves digestibility of most foods. · Flesh food get soft and easily chewable with cooking. · Proper cooking methods make food palatable, · improve appearance,taste,flavour, texture and enhance acceptability. · Help in destroying disease causing organisms and eliminate natural inhibitors of digestion. Cooking processes like fermentation(idli,dosa and dhokla) and germination(sprouting) are commonly used. · These improve digestibility and nutrients like B-complex vits and Vit... Read More
Nutrient rich diet to keep fit and active in elderly Persons above 60years of age are termed as elderly. Consumption of simple, nutritious food enables the elderly to live an active and meaningful life, without being a burden on society and family members. Physiological and metabolic changes occur: Decline in metabolism, physical activity, digestion, bone and muscle strength. Failing insight and impaired hearing. Low... Read More
Diarrhoea is a common disease in childhood leading to dehydration and even death. Prompt correction of fluids and electrolyte losses to be done using Oral rehydration solution(ORS) and early feeding. How to prepare ORS-Add a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of sugar to a glass of drinking water. Use home made fluids like Rice kanji or buttermilk with salt. Small quantities of... Read More
Pregnancy is a highly demanding physiologic state. In low socioeconomic groups, you find maternal malnutrition in India causing low birth weight infants and high maternal mortality. Pregnant/lactating woman should eat a variety of foods to ensure her own nutritional needs as well of her growing infant. Macro and Micronutrients Daily Increase In Energy, Protein and Fat intakes. Folic acid-Reduce the risk of birth... Read More
It helps reduce our risk of heart disease, stroke and other ailments we can avoid. Eating right is not difficult or need us to give up things we like. We should be able to make smart choices to build an overall healthy dietary routine. Easy ways to healthier eating: Include Whole cereals-Bran, whole wheat, jowar, bajra, Ragi, wheat germ. Husked Pulses, beans and... Read More
Fat is an integral component of a healthy diet. It’s more important to focus on eating beneficial or good fats and avoiding harmful or bad fats. It’s good to include foods with good unsaturated fats, lessen foods high in saturated fat, and avoid bad trans-fat. Good unsaturated fats Monounsaturated fats raise HDL (good cholesterol) and lower LDL. Olive oil, peanut oil, canola... Read More
A low-carbohydrate diet improves your overall health not just focusing on weight loss. It should be based on whole unprocessed foods and healthy carbohydrate sources. Low carb junk/processed foods are a bad choice. Include carbohydrate fibre rich sources like dals and kidney beans. For a moderate carb intake try to include unrefined starch sources like potatoes, sweet potatoes, oats, rice and other... Read More