Archive | November, 2008

Make time for breakfast

In today’s world where all couples rush out to work, making a proper breakfast is difficult. Here are a few tips to  ensure that your family eats a wholesome breakfast every day. For easier meal preparation during the week, invest an hour on meal planning during the weekend. Preparing in advance. Organize what you can [...]

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Overweight Children: a widening problem

Today, children are heavier than they were 10 years ago. Not only does obesity jeopardize a healthy future, obese children are likely to have one or more risk factors, such as high-fat levels, high blood pressure, and insulin resistance, associated with heart disease. Normally, fat decreases during the early childhood years reaching the minimum between [...]

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Exercise and Pregnancy

Exercise is very important while one is expecting a baby. It is a simple way to stay fit and is beneficial not only to the mother but also to the baby. Pregnancy is a time when people like to pamper to one self and take out out quality time to snooze. But lazing during this [...]

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Exercise and Menopause

Exercise becomes progressively more valuable as a woman gets older. Research shows that weight gain and menopause can be prevented or minimized by regular exercise. Exercise also benefits the heart and contributes to an improvement in mood and a sense of overall well-being. It may also reduce the tendency for hot flashes as a side [...]

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Healthy Bottle gourd Juice

Bottle Gourds are very beneficial to our health. Lauki, dudhi or bottle gourd holds pride of place in the Indian Ayurvedic medical system. Here is why our ancestors included it in their regular diet, and why it still makes sense to do so. Lauki is 96.1% water, so is light on the stomach and aids [...]

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All about homogenisation and toning of Milk

These are most common terms mentioned on the milk packets available now. Many confuse it with low fat milk. Basically a layer of cream forms on the surface of milk on which the quality of milk can be judged.Since milk is an oil and water combination, it doesn’t stay mixed. Homogenized milk is run through [...]

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Low fat cooking

Low fat cooking recipes are catching the imagination of many. It helps them to keep their body fit and protects them from various diseases such as heart problems, cholesterol etc the article teaches you some of the basics of low fat cooking.Celebrities,dietitians and health care magazines are helping the growth of awareness. By definition, cooking [...]

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Golden rules of adult nutrition

including the right foods in the correct amount is not enough for good nutrition. A number of other factors need to be considered when planning a diet for the adult years. These are: variety: Eating a wide variety of foods helps you meet your requirement for all nutrients. This also ensures that your body gets [...]

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Why breast-feeding is good for the mother?

breast-feeding is good for new mothers. There are no bottles to sterilize and no milk formula to buy, measure and mix. A nursing mother is forced to get much-needed rest. She must sit down, put her feet up , and relax every few hours to nurse. Nursing at night is easy and convenient as well. [...]

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