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Can You Be Overweight and Malnourished?
What’s the image you get in your head when you hear the word “malnourished”? I can bet it is not of an overweight person. Can an overweight person be malnourished? Yes. In fact, obesity and malnourishment usually go hand in hand. If you think malnutrition is a condition that only affects those who do not get enough food this is going to be an eye-opener for you. You might be eating all day and still have nutrition deficiencies. 12-year-old Rashmi lives in humble accommodation in Chennai. Her family barely manages to get two meals on a good day. Devoid of any nutritious food, she is extremely weak and lethargic. 25-year-old…
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Is your diet disrupting your sleep?
Do you find yourself struggling to settle for the night? Do you wake up multiple times, or wake in the morning without feeling refreshed?Your diet could be having an impact on the quality of your sleep. Eating and drinking the right things, at the right times, can improve how you sleep at night. Here’s how your dietary habits might be disrupting your sleep. Do you drink coffee after dinner? The after-dinner coffee is an age-old tradition. But it’s not good for your sleep. In fact, your sleep can be disrupted by coffee within six hours of bedtime. If you plan to go to bed at 10 pm, then your last…
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Say Goodbye To Trans Fats to Say Hello to Good Health!
Recently FSSAI declared that they want to make the Indian Food Industry free from trans-fat by 2022. It got a lot of parents questioning what trans-fats are and how are they harmful to the body. To help in this battle against ‘bad’ fats, we take a look at what they are and how we can eliminate them from our diet. Types of Fats In Our Food Any meal you eat generally has the following fats and most often more than one: Saturated Polyunsaturated Monounsaturated Trans fatty acids Saturated and trans fats are harmful because they enhance cholesterol level in the body. Higher cholesterol is a significant reason for many heart…
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5 Sure-Fire Tips For You To Choose The Right Yoga Pants
Joining yoga classes is one of the best decisions of your life. Choosing the right kind of yoga pants is going to be the next best decision. Consider these tips for buying the best attire for this wonderful form of exercise. Anyone who practises yoga can vouch for two facts: 1. Yoga heals the soul. 2. Right pair of yoga pants is not a luxury but a necessity. Some might laugh off the second point, but, it is a fact! It’s hard to relax and meditate when all you can focus on are the itchy tags and seams. You may be very excited about the new…
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10 Reasons Why You Should Go For A Walk
It is free. It does not require any membership. You can easily fit it into your daily routine. Yet walking is the most underrated exercise. From helping you lose weight to boosting your creativity, walking offers several benefits. Take a look: 1. Burn Calories Does walking help you lose weight? The answer to that is yes and no. Any physical activity, such as walking, helps you burn calories. But you won’t lose any weight if you are going to feast on donuts or samosa after walking for an hour thinking you deserve it! If you brisk walk for 30 minutes, you’re likely to burn about 100 to 200 calories depending…
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Are You Making These Common Weight Loss Mistakes?
Have you been trying to lose weight in vain? Or have you lost weight only to gain it back just a few weeks later? You are not alone. You’re probably making one or more of the common mistakes while trying to get fit. Dr. Manjari Chandra, Consultant: Functional Nutrition, Daivam wellness, lists those mistakes and suggests ways to get it right. It has been found it several studies that around 80-95% people find themselves gaining weight right after they lose it. This is because people often tend to forget that there is a big difference between weight loss and staying healthy. They commit some common mistakes that stop them to…
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Cutting Out Sugar | Tips to Make Healthier Food Choices
Is sugar in fruit bad for you? How much sugar is okay to consume on a daily basis? Bringing answers to these and many other questions about sugar, here’s an interview with Kavita Devgan, an acclaimed nutritionist with extensive experience as a weight loss and holistic health consultant. Kavita, tell us briefly how does sugar affects our health? Kavita: Sugar has been branded as the harbinger of all things bad (health wise) and has taken over from fat as the biggest villain in ‘what causes the modern day ailments’ script. And to an extent, it is true too. Besides the regular suspects like diabetes and overweight, research has proven sugars…
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9 Ways To Curb Sugar And Lead A Healthy Lifestyle
If you are looking at ways to lose weight, you must first focus on cutting down your sugar intake. This includes not just added sugar, but also the invisible sugar present in junk food. Dr. Manjari Chandra, Consultant, Functional Nutrition, (Daivam wellness) and expert in diabetes management, shares some tips to curb sugar cravings and opt for healthier eating options Think you do not consume high amounts of sugar? Look closely and you might be shocked. Whether it is a marinara sauce or peanut butter, there is added sugar in most of the unexpected products. Today’s busy society depends on quick, processed foods for meals and snacks. All these products…
