Healthy Eating

Heart healthy cooking methods to choose right now
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Among all the foods required to keep the heart healthy, the ones that are eaten in far less quantity than recommended are vegetables and fruit. This is a matter of concern that has been highlighted in various reports like "What India Eats" by ICMR-NIN, 2020. A heart-friendly diet must include at least five servings per day of this.
Are fad diets the way to go?
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Some of the other tempting reasons why individuals choose fad diets are that people nowadays want to lose weight as quickly as possible and with as little effort as feasible and precisely fad diets promise that. Fad diets consist of simple foods that are easy to get, do not include complicated cuisine, and are simple enough.
How the timing of your food can affect weight loss
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Eating a larger breakfast, a moderate lunch, and a smaller dinner has also been shown to be beneficial for weight loss. In addition, eating a healthy snack before bedtime can help prevent late-night snacking, which can lead to weight gain. However, it is important to note that overall calorie intake and balance of macronutrients are more important.
Your guide to eating right as per Ayurveda in 2023
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The doshas are mind-body forces that control all aspects of how our bodies operate, including how our bodies seem, how powerful our digestion is, how our thoughts and words flow. The Ayurvedic diet states that increasing prana is the best way to raise ojas, the source of life force in the body.
Six Senses Vana, the brand's first dedicated wellness retreat
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Nourishing food, including an Ayurvedic specialty restaurant; therapies, including acupuncture, reflexology, and natural alignment; and a kind-hearted team complete the retreat. Unlike anywhere else, the magic lies in the way these elements are fused together to best benefit guests
What is hungover skin?
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Let's see how alcohol consumption and lack of sleep affects our skin. Alcohol is a diuretic, so it dehydrates your skin making it dull and pale. Sugar in certain alcoholic drinks enables a process called glycation which leads to breakdown of collagen and elastin fibers. Sugar can also cause a spike in androgen hormones and sebum secretion resulting in pimples. Alcohol also results in inflammation of the skin and aggravates conditions like rosacea, psoriasis or even acne. As a pro-inflammatory, alcohol contributes to puffiness, redness and flushing.
Five actions to safeguard vision during diabetes
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Diabetes can have a serious negative impact on the eyes, which can result in blindness or visual impairment. This is due to the fact that high blood sugar can destroy the capillaries in the eye's most delicate tissues, which transmit signals to the brain and enable clear vision. A permanent loss of vision may result from this retinal damage brought on by high blood pressure.
Dessert for one?
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While the pandemic has loosened its grip and the lockdown lifestyle waning away, the excitement and energy to make large batches of cakes and cookies for extended family and friends have also gone down. It's reduced to your own family and in most cases also you. Not to lose the charm, you are an artist when it comes to baking but a reduction in consumption size can confuse with the number of ingredients required to balance the end product.
An introduction to Korean street food
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Aside from beauty, drama, and fashion culture, Korean food culture is second to none, and many people consider it to be very healthy due to the amount of vegetables used in preparation. Here's something you can try preparing at home to know the buzz K-town culture.
4 mistakes you make while eating fruit
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Fruit has vitamins and minerals that the body needs in abundance. According to Dr. Archana Batra, a dietician and a certified diabetes educator, "Many people consume fruit wrongly, which might cause more harm than benefit if not corrected." She also shares a list of mistakes one makes when eating fruit. Combining fruit with anything else- Fruit breaks down faster than any other food. When combined with other foods, it can cause the formation of toxins in the body known as ama
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