Diet

Green tea -A powerhouse of antioxidants and nutrients
May 2, 2017 | | Diet, Green tea

The unfermented leaves of Camellia Sinensis offers benefits like brain power, lose fat and lowers cancer risk etc. You can easily  have 2-3 cups in a day for polyphenols. Green tea has powerful antioxidants like polyphenols-flavonoids and catechins. These reduce free radical damage in the body.Green tea has powerful medicinal properties due to antioxidant Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).It also has some important... Read More

Ketogenic diet helps to lose weight!
May 1, 2017 | | Diet, Food, Protein food

Ketogenic diet is a low carb,high fat,moderate protein diet which helps you lose weight.It betters physical health and performance but also has initial side effects. When the glucose is low the body starts producing Ketones for fuel in liver from fat. This is Ketosis. On a ketogenic diet the body starts burning the fat stores.Insulin levels become low.There is less hunger and... Read More

Use salt in moderation
April 27, 2017 | | Diet, Food, Salt

Salt is essentially used in diets to enhance taste and flavour.It is also a known preservative. All foods have sodium but its majorly present in added salt(40% Sodium,60%chloride). Sodium helps in Maintaining water balance and equilibrium. Cellular functions Daily Requirement of Salt-8g/day. Sources of Sodium                             Cereals,Pulses,Vegetables,milk,animal and sea foods. 40% of Indian families consume about 10g salt daily(300-400 mg sodium). Salt should be restricted from an early... Read More

Which Oil to choose?
April 26, 2017 | | Diet, Food, Oil in food

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

Nutrient rich diet for elderly
April 20, 2017 | | Diet, Food

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 In Children
April 19, 2017 | | Diet, Food

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

Healthy Pregnancy Diet
April 18, 2017 | | Diet, Pregnancy

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

Healthy Eating
April 17, 2017 | | Diet, Food

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

Focus on Good Fats
April 14, 2017 | | Diet, Food

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

Good Carbs Bad Carbs
April 11, 2017 | | Diet, Good Carbs

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