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  SOME DIET TIPS FOR A HEALTHY RAINY SEASON Always Have Well-Cooked Food:  If you wish to avoid bacterial infections this monsoon, always eat well-cooked food. Avoid eating raw vegetables and salads.   Go Light with Moong Dal and Hing: Stomach infections are more prone in monsoons. Therefore, you should eat light and easily digestible food like Moong Dal. Don’t forget to add a pinch of Hing in your Dal while cooking. It will help to boost digestion as well as relieve flatulence in the gloomy rainy season.  Say Yes to Mild Spices: Spices prevent bacterial infection and also help to boost digestion. Therefore, always add mild spices to all the dishes you make. This is the Indian secret to healthy monsoons.  Say No to Heavy Food: The digestive system is weak during monsoon. Let’s not put an extra load on it with heavy and fried foods. Occasional cheat days are always allowed. Afterall! A day of pakoras and chai is a must in the rain. Avoid Excess Salt: Excess ...

    Each time you reach for something to eat to satiate your different mood- anger, fear, sadness, depression- it becomes emotional eating .Beware of it as these comfort foods can be really bad.Food cravings could be due to emotional, hormonal or biochemical reasons. Small number of craving could be a result of food allergy or even nutritional deficiency. How to reduce them:   • Have small and frequent meals .when we skip meals our blood sugar levels falls which results in food craving, over eating and even binges. Females should eat every 3-4hours while males can manage in 4-5hours. Researchers have shown that frequent eating helps in reducing food craving associated with PMS[Pre Menstrual Syndrome] .   • Keep yourself hydrated. Dehydration confuses the body and often makes us feel hungry. It is a good idea to take a glass of water every hour. Stimulants like tea or coffee or caffeinated soft drinks can cause fluctuation in blood sugar levels. Switch t...

  Bones form the basis of a healthy life. We generally relate calcium alone to bone health and rely too much on dairy products . Here is more to bone health than just dairy products intake… • Talking about bone health is incomplete without calcium. Dairy products are rich in calcium. Calcium in milk is better absorbed because lysine and lactose enhance its absorption. Other calcium rich foods are ragi , til , beans , tofu , green vegetables , broccoli .   • Vitamin D stimulates the formation of calcium binding protein that enhance calcium absorption .Body synthesizes Vitamin D when exposed to the sun. Other sources are fortified milk , cheese , eggs , fortified cereals , cream , butter , fish , shrimp , cod liver oil .   • Include Vitamin K in your diet by eating green leafy vegetables , broccoli , brussel sprouts , dark green lettuce , soybean , oats and wheat germ .   • Magnesium plays an important role in regulating calcium levels in the bone as its d...

    Have you been following a diet plan for quite some time but yet not able to lose weight? This is the problem we often hear people complaining about. In fact, most people complain that they have regained weight after dieting. But do you know why this happens? Let’s uncover these answers today.   There may be many reasons behind not losing weight, even when you are following a weight loss diet plan . Some of these are most common yet often the ones that get ignored.  Hormonal Imbalance: Many hormone-related conditions such as thyroid, PCOS and menopause can prevent you from losing weight. Hunger hormones such as leptin and ghrelin, which can significantly affect your appetite, also hamper the process of weight loss. Therefore, first and foremost, you need to cure your hormonal imbalance through appropriate nutrition and diet. Only then, you can truly begin your journey of weight loss.   Nutrients Deficiency: A simple deficiency o...

  Diet and nutrition can play a significant role in the prevention and management of diseases and disorders. It can be used as a tool to make sure your never family never gets trapped in the loop of diseases. This is how I started my journey into the world of nutrition. What began with a goal to make sure my kids eat right, soon became a profession. As I ventured more and more into my career, I realised the magic of diet in preventing, treating and managing diseases. In this blog, I wish to talk about the same. Here, I will be answering some major doubts regarding the benefits of proper nutrition. Keep reading to shatter some myths!    How can diet and nutrition help in the management of diseases? Most diseases are usually caused due to unhealthy dietary and eating habits. An imbalanced diet does not let proper nutrition reach the cells in the body and increase the formation of harmful toxins. With the help of proper nutrition, you may prevent numerous...

  Will consulting a dietitian or nutritionist do you any good? How can diet planning help you? If you are also contemplating these questions and trying to understand why you need to plan your diet with a dietitian, then keep reading. Let’s debunk some myths about diet and nutrition and understand that it is not just about losing weight. Consulting a dietitian such as Addlife by Luna Jaiswal will not only make your life healthier but also happier.  Build a Healthy and Happy Relationship With Food: The world of food and diet is extensive and if you need someone to help you navigate through this ocean of food, then dietitians and nutritionists are your people. Your relationship with food should not just be healthy but also happy. Your appetite is the best indicator of your health and food should be able to satisfy that. It should also make you feel fulfilled and content from within.  Say Goodbye to Digestive Issues: Do you suffer from gas, bloatin...

  Social media platforms have opened up avenues for weight-loss advertisements. If you scroll down Pinterest or Instagram, you will find an abundance of posts promoting the message of being thin. You will see images of fit bodies, before-and-after weight loss posts, so-called healthy meal trends, etc. This explosion of diet trends has started advocating that being thin is the only acceptable form of body size. Hence, the audience must strive to achieve that. It has eventually built a toxic environment of body-shaming, mental health problems and unhealthy lifestyle and dietary practices. Therefore, Pinterest, in July 2021, banned all weight-loss related advertisements on its platform. A similar action was taken by Instagram and Facebook in September 2019. These steps were crucial to educating people that being thin is not linked with being fit and healthy. Let’s talk more about these illusions fed by the weight-loss industry and bust some of these myths.  “Wei...

        Monsoon is at its peak, giving us much needed relief from the scorching heat. With monsoons come evenings full of chai, pakoras and 100 different types of snacks. But with monsoons also arrive an array of diseases, infections and ailments. Weak immunity, poor digestion and bacterial infections are a couple of things that the rain brings along. However, this monsoon season, let’s not fall into the trap of these problems and happily enjoy the rain as they pour down on our windows. Eat these monsoon foods and follow these tips to stay healthy and happy this rainy season.        Fruits and Vegetables To Eat in Rainy Season Vegetables: You must include the following vegetables in your diet during the monsoon. These vegetables are rich in Vitamin C and digestive fibres, making them ideal to regulate the immune and digestive systems in the body. Bitter gourd or Karela Bottle gourd or Lauki Ivy gourd or Kundru...