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Eat like a woman, not like a man….

By on December 21, 2009 in Health

Many newly weds gain weight, especially women. Men may lose weight if wives are amateur cooks. Women end up eating larger portions or male sized portions. Men may encourage women  to finish the rest of the remaining food. Now that is not necessary. In India, women start polishing off all the tidbits from the plates [...]

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Capsicum- A nutritional sizzler….

By on December 8, 2009 in Food

Capsicum or bell peppers are a commonly used veggie in our diet. If you have noticed refrigerator advertisements on television,you may have noticed these veggies being stacked,making them very colorful, and making you decide that this is the product for you. Although this veggie is not of Indian origin, it is widely accepted in our [...]

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Milk bad for diabetes?

By on November 24, 2009 in Food

I counsel many clients who are in the pre-diabetes stages or are suffering from full blown diabetes. They are worried about table sugar and are ready to skip it in their morning cuppa or just quit eating sweets..But we have many doctors who know all about “nutrition” and “diet” and end up advising patients about [...]

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Prevent Osteoporosis and Age Beautifully

By on November 19, 2009 in Guest articles

By Maye Musk, MSc(Dietetics), MSc(Nutritional Sciences), RD(Registered Dietitian) About the writer…. Maye Musk is a New York City based registered dietitian, Ford model and 61-year-old grandmother of 7. She has had practices in San Francisco, Toronto and Johannesburg. She is my role model who has taken the field of dietetics and nutrition to newer dimensions. [...]

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LIVE TO BE FIT AND BE FIT TO LIVE AFTER RETIREMENT….

By on November 19, 2009 in Guest articles, Health

“I often used to wonder as to who fixed the retirement age of people in service at 58 and 60. Earlier it was 55. Many I know, eagerly  wait for that Golden day when they will be retiring so that, after retirement they can take life easy, and carry on without the tension and worry  [...]

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Are you suffering from hemorrhoids or piles?

By on November 18, 2009 in Health

Are you severely constipated and experience pain and burning sensation while passing stools? Do you see blood on the toilet paper. Hemorrhoids refer to a condition where the veins around the rectum and anus get swollen. Many factors contribute to this condition such as pregnancy, aging, chronic constipation or diarrhea, chronic cough, eating disorders etc. [...]

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Harmful effects of processed meats….

By on November 10, 2009 in Food, Health

Processed meats have always been the easiest means of getting a meal ready. They are very convenient and popular. They end up in your breakfast menu as bacon and eggs, in sandwiches and hot dogs etc.They are usually highly salted, may be made in unhygienic conditions and are high in saturated fats, the kind of [...]

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More on greens….

By on November 2, 2009 in Food

This article is a reply to my previous article http://nutrihealth.in/2008/11/good-health-with-greens/  ,from one of my ardent readers. Mr. T.S Sundaram has enthusiastically permitted me to publish the article for all my site readers. He has been constantly following my site and I feel privileged to inform that he will be contributing more interesting articles for us [...]

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Do you need to throw the rice water away?

By on October 30, 2009 in Food

Rice is one of the most misunderstood food in India. It is assumed that you will gain weight if you eat rice. Rice is healthy and contains nutrients. It is considered fine to eat maida, white sugar in a weight loss diet by many of my clients, but if I tell them to eat rice, [...]

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