The facts that the Food Industry conceals on Junk Food!
Though producers of junk food claim they want to steer children towards more healthful choices, the fact is that more and more children suffer from overweight or obesity problems. Wellness initiatives like Smart Spot are just marketing ploys. Makers of popular junk foods have an obligation to stockholders to encourage kids to eat more of […]
Why do you eat Soup when you’re ill?
Being sick is a miserable experience. It’s even worse when food can’t be kept down, which leads to weakness and delays recovery. When ill, it’s best to consume foods that, even if they don’t taste great, are loaded with nutrients and will help you recuperate. Some foods are better than others at helping you during […]
Fussy Eating or Eating Disorder?
Fussy eaters, often do not eat fruits or vegetable. It does not matter what your personal likes and dislikes are – if you are at a point where you limit the range of foods that you eat more than what is good for you, then it is time to do something about it. But being […]
How does Daily Food & Activity Diary help you?
Keeping a record of your daily food intake will help you stay on track when trying to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight and activity levels. It also will give your doctor or health care provider a quick way to check your progress. Known as ‘self-monitoring’, research shows people who keep track of what, […]
DietHeaven lets slimmers have their cake and eat it too!
If you are Health & Figure conscious, you definitely like to enjoy yourt favourite meals. Diets are dull! Losing weight is easy when you know the DietHeaven secrets. It is an antidote to faddy diets and calorie counting plans. Take that first step now. Once you have joined the DietHeaven programme, you can help your […]
Solkadhi
Ingredients 8-10 kokum, soaked in 1 cup hot water for 45 minutes 1 cup coconut milk 3 green chillies ½ tsp finely chopped ginger 1 tsp chopped coriander ½ tsp roasted cumin Pinch of rock salt Method In a bowl mix the green chillies, coriander, ginger, cumin and salt. Crush the mixture lightly. To […]
How High-Fiber Diet Lowers Risk for Colon Polyps?
Looking to add more fiber to your diet? Why? Fiber — along with adequate fluid intake — moves quickly and relatively easily through your digestive tract and helps it function properly. A high-fiber diet helps to reduce the risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Fiber can lower blood sugar, cut cholesterol, and may even […]
Is Nuts-and-soy diet A low-fat diet?
Need to lower LDL cholesterol but your low-fat diet just isn’t doing it? Try upping your intake of nuts, including soy nuts. Add a bowl of oatmeal or some soy milk and a little cholesterol-fighting bread spread. These may not sound all that tasty, but the foods they’re in are! They’re also easy to […]
Potatoe diet lowers blood pressure…
Potatoes are rich in both magnesium and potassium, two vital nutrients for heart health. When potassium is low, the body retains extra sodium (and too much sodium raises blood pressure). On the other hand, when you eat a potassium-rich diet, the body becomes more efficient at getting rid of excess sodium. Like potassium, magnesium is also […]
Salt in ONE slice of bread and a bag of crisps!
Cutting back on salty foods such as bacon, bread and breakfast cereals could reduce people’s risk of developing stomach cancer, according to the World Cancer Research Fund. One in four shop loaves contains as much salt in a single slice as a bag of crisps, research reveals. Expensive artisan breads sold by specialist bakeries are […]
Smart Food Choices ‘Key to a Healthy Barbeque’
Choosing healthy foods to barbeque – and even barbequing with marinades instead of high-fat sauces — can help reduce your risk of heart disease as well as stroke, experts say. It is true that you are what you eat. Your food choices affect your intake of calories, cholesterol and sodium. You can also check your […]
Appeal to your inner glutton on Diet Foods
If you have a look at the bottom of an ice cream carton, you’ll notice the quantity of calories it contains – perhaps, “150 calories per pint”? Yes, per pint. Foods aimed at helping you slim down have been around for decades, but a recent wave of ultra-low calorie products — such as the 150-calorie per […]
Does Vegetarian Diet ‘protect bowels’ ?
Do you know what Vegetarian Diet consists of? It consists of grains, pulses, nuts, seeds, fruit and vegetables, dairy products and eggs. You do not need to get the balance exactly right at every meal, but try to get it right over longer periods, such as a whole day or week. Choose options that are […]
GM Crops Leaving A Nasty Taste?
As a new study published in May casts new doubts over the safety of introducing GMO’s into the food chain we ask “can it be stopped?” Genetically modified crops have been engineered to contain a Bt toxin that causes the stomachs of would-be pests to split open, killing them – a built-in pesticide. The official […]
What’s The Power of Food Therapy?
The topic of our discussion today is titled “What’s The Power of food therapy“. The quote “You Are What You Eat” can be accepted to a certain extent, because you are consuming food all the time and surely this has a big effect on you. Many diseases can be cured by a change to a […]