Lockdown Nutrition: Keeping Healthy during the COVID19 pandemic
Your body needs nutrition during the lockdown In these times of uncertainty, when we are locked down ,we tend to binge eat ,either out of boredom or out of stress .Keeping ourselves fit is of utmost importance to prevent any untoward infections affecting us .Remaining hydrated, maintaining a balanced diet and boosting immunity should be our goals A Balanced Diet Now coming to balanced diet -since we are locked down our activities are limited, carbohydrate requirements therefore need to be restricted. Complex carbohydrates in the form of whole grains, cereals ,corn, root vegetables will provide you with the necessary energy …
Decoding “Healthy Sweets”
Decoding “Healthy Sweets/ Mithai” The term healthy sweets, or Mithai, itself is a paradox. A sweet is a sweet and will generate the same amount of calories ,no matter what the source of sweetness. So when we talk about healthy sweets, either because we are diabetic and want to control our blood sugar levels, or we want to lead a healthy lifestyle, the only word of key importance is Moderation . Whenever we eat anything, our body breaks it down into sugars, which gets into our blood circulation. By labelling a sweet as “healthy” we are in no way decreasing …
Nutrition Food Labels: How to read them?
Nutrition starts when you buy food items and what we look at primarily is the labels on these items.When we buy food items from the market or mall, we see a panel on the cover called “Nutrition Facts” indicating the dietary components in the food product. An understanding of the labeling procedures of “diabetic food” is very important as it allows the diabetics to introduce these products in their meal plan. Usually these foods would contain substitutes of sugar and fat and this substitution is routinely due to make the products “SUGAR FREE”, “LOW FAT” OR “ZERO CHOLESTEROL”. What do we …
Why is it important to “EAT RIGHT”?
Our lives are so fast paced that we crave for instant results. We desire an instant growth in our career , a quick financial rise or an instant weight loss. In this era of social media we often fall prey to innumerable number of fad diets. Not only are the results of these fad diets short lived but also can cause immense agony and serious long term medical disorders. It is therefore time to understand nutrition and the importance of a balanced diet. Nutrition is the process of obtaining the food that is necessary for health and growth. All our …
All you need to know about Skin Fungal Infections
Common fungal infection that affects superficial skin layer is called Tinea (popularly known as Ringworm). It is not caused by a worm. It is caused by a fungus, which live and spread on the upper layer of the skin and hair. They grow best in warm, moist areas, such as body folds. The fungal infection spreads when you have skin-to-skin contact with a person or animal that has it. It can also spread when you share things like towels or clothing. Tinea occurs in people of all ages. Tinea of the skin usually causes itchy rash, shape of a ring …
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