There is nothing good about trans fat, they clog your arteries, increase your risk for heart disease, raise your chances of being a diabetic. So here is how you can limit the intake of trans fat in your diet plan:
Appeal for a Ban: Denmark became the first country to ban ‘Trans fat’ and even New [...]
The diet of a feeding mother must be highly nutritious and healthy, as she is also the responsible for the health of her baby. Moreover, a well-balanced nutrition will make recovery easy and speedy for the mother. Too spicy foods, lots of tea and coffee (caffeine) must be avoided, while the foods that are rich [...]
An off white appearance is normal and that is how the teeth are made by our bodies. Colour of the teeth in any individual is genetic as well as environmental (medication during childhood, illness during childhood, location of residence, for water supply and diet). The so called “lost whiteness of childhood” is again a fallacy [...]
Whenever you are hoping to lose a few pounds, or are looking for ways to jump start a major diet plan, here are a few suggestions for swapping calories that can make a big difference on the scale, and in your overall health.
Water v/s Aerated Drinks
What do we first think of, when thirsty? We think [...]
There are thousands of diets from which to choose when a person wants to shed unwanted pounds. Some are healthy eating alternatives, while others are questionable in both practice and outcome. Here are some diet plan types:
Atkins Diet: Atkins recommends eating of the pure protein and fats while severely reducing the intake of carbohydrates – [...]
The Vedic diet consists primarily of the consumption of Vedic foods. The Vedic diet stresses on the consumption of the right foods, where in 60-70% of it is raw. The foods are preferred to be eaten raw, as there is a strong belief that cooking destroys the nutritional value of the food, thereby rendering it [...]
A heart healthy diet, the Mediterranean diet encourages consumption of foods that are aimed at a healthy balanced diet! What more, the diet allows you to have meat and dairy products along with alcohol too, albeit in moderation.
The diet consists of food items which provide amazing health benefits for your heart and overall benefits such [...]
The diet concentrates on the reduction of the bad carbs and inclusion of good carbs in one’s diet. Similarly the South beach diet also promotes the intake of proteins and fat, but unlike Atkins, it bans the unhealthy fats and concentrates on consuming only good fats.
South Beach Diet works in three phases, with the first [...]
Atkins diet suggests reducing the carbohydrates intake to switch the body’s metabolism to burning the fat stored in one’s body instead of the carbohydrates, this is known as ‘ketosis’- where in the body begins burning its own fat!
Atkins recommends eating of the pure protein and fats while severely reducing the intake of carbohydrates – around [...]
This feature indicates the amount of bone (bone mineral level, calcium or other minerals) in the body. While bone structure is unlikely to make noticeable changes in a short period, it is important that you develop and maintain healthy bones by having a balanced diet and plenty of exercise. People who suffer from osteoporosis or [...]