It is impossible to lose weight if a low calorie diet is not combined with exercise. As we know, exercise burns off extra calories and fat, improves the metabolism and there’s more to it. Exercising regularly can improve your bone density. Constant dieting can make you lose calcium from bones. It is always advisable to take advise from a dietitian as they will provide you healthy diets with adequate calcium...

Many clients of mine say that they find it very tough to stick to the diet plan I have given them as they cant control their cravings. Timings when cravings hit are mostly in the afternoons and late in the evenings. So how do you tackle them? Yes, there are solutions. Firstly, learn to differentiate between hunger and thirst. If you have eaten and after sometime still have a craving to eat, Drink water if you...

Although most of us do need a description of milk, but its health benefits being innumerable are not known by all. Milk is a part of almost every individual in the world. Have you ever given to thought to what health benefits can milk give. It is a complete health drink and contain almost all nutrients except for iron and vitamin C. Milk comes in various fat percentages which you can buy depending on your need....

Buttermilk as we know is low in fat and calories and is also healthy for your bones. It is much healthier than aerated drinks or soft drinks. Soft drinks leach out the calcium from the bones and crate a havoc with the calcium balance in the body. The artificial colors are cancerous and can stain your teeth and and leach out calcium from your teeth too. Soft drinks are high in sugar and gives you unwanted calories...

Most of my clients dread it when I mention the “exercise” word. It is expected for dietitians to give a magic formula to lose weight and vanish the fat in their bodies. It takes time for it to sink in, that exercise is the key to lose weight and also to maintain it. “It is very tough to exercise”, “I don’t have the time, I am too busy with my work”, “Exercise gives...

Carbohydrate counting is very important in a diabetic diet where one needs to maintain their blood sugar levels. Most of these patients are asked to avoid potato and beetroot as it is assumed that these can increase the carbohydrate intake in the diet. Firstly let me tell you what vegetable come under roots and tubers? Root vegetables are carrots,parsnip,radish,turnip,beetroot etc and tuber vegetables are potato,...

Oats has become a well known cholesterol buster and also controls your blood sugars. It is commonly eaten at breakfast but you can have white oats as dessert too. You can team it with dry fruits and nuts and yogurt. Cut fruits too can be added as a fruit salad and the yogurt can replace the ice cream. Pudding with rice and other refined grains can be replaced with oats with lots of fiber which is ideal for...

Bottle gourd is one famous vegetable in the news for various reasons. Bottle gourd has gained importance for weight loss. So lets see how it can trigger weight loss. Bottle gourd is rich in fiber and water and hence helps to curb hunger pangs. If you take the juice in the morning, you are having a fiber rich start, hence you are not ravenous for breakfast and do not overeat at breakfast. Bottle gourd juice...

Many struggle to bring up their haemoglobin levels to an optimum levels especially women. Anemia is a condition where the red blood cells of our body decrease in number due to lack of iron in the body and the oxygen intake of the body is reduced. Tiredness, breathlessness, higher frequencies of infections, paleness. If not treated, it can be fatal. Nutrition provides a lot of remedies for anemia and dates is...

Brown Rice is the world most healthiest food. It is not the color which makes it healthy when compared to white rice. Brown rice has it layers intact while white rice loses all it layers and is polished and kills all the nutrients present in it. Brown rice provides antioxidant protection. Vitamin E protects the cells from damage and hence prevents various skin cancers and so do other minerals like manganese,...