Weight loss is a constant struggle. OK, I may sound non motivating, but it is a fact. Weight loss happens when a person is persistent and true to one’s self and also by not being critical about how their bodies look. I have this certain client who inspired me to write this article. A client of mine who was coming to me on a regular basis, was showing constant weight loss. But in the last 2 months,he had...

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 tiny tubes, sometimes during the pasteurization process to keep fat and liquid molecules together. Fat...

Just like how essential exercise and a good diet is, sleep too is very important  for our health. But due to erratic and hectic schedules have started to interfere with sleep. It is very essential to sleep for 6-8 hours to unwind from a long day. Sleep deprivation can lead to weight gain and additional stress to the body keeping one tired all the time. Diabetes, heart disease and obesity are the diseases that...

Dear Readers, I would like to share my experience with all of you about a seminar on junk food presented by me to children. One of my favorite activity involves giving talks to various age groups and help to spread information on healthy diet and inculcate good eating habits in all. Just last week I happened to be invited by a school to give a talk to children of age 8-10 years. This was the first time I was...

We always would love to see that our children are healthy. But the definition of healthy has changed over the years. Healthy means over fed/ over nourished children in the present scenario. We need to put a stop to overfeeding our children. I had a case 2 months back, where a concerned mother visited me with her child. The mother was all upset and was in tears. Her child had been diagnosed with high cholesterol...

Lack of exercise, poor sleep wake habits and poor nutrition have become a part of the present youth’s lifestyle. I got to see such a case very recently. A girl came into my cabin and I noticed she looked very tired and haggard. On questioning on how she needs my help, she told me that she feels sluggish, no interest to study or do any work. She feels that she has a psychiatric problem and is not mentally...

This is one of the most interesting case files I have come across. It has become a fashion to eat instant noodles and hence have risen the cases of stomach infection and pancreatitis. Let me share with you this experience. I got a call this morning for a reference for a gastroenterology case and when I went to see the patient, I was a little taken aback to see a boy barely 18 years. I read the file and...

Many people decide to start on a diet regime for several reasons such as weight loss, weight gain etc. Initially the motivational levels are very high and then it starts dwindling as time passes. Many of them come back to square one and the interest deteriorates. Now this is not a good sign. I have patients who try to visualize themselves with the physiques of movie stars but then give up when they realize that...

As a dietitian, we are generally bombarded with cases who are over weight. But I had come across this case who wants to built muscle instantly. He came to me and explained that he has been working out from 3 months. His weight was 65 kilos and was 180 cms in height. Hid ideal weight which should have attained was 78-80 kilos ideally but yes I agree he was underweight. His complaint was ” I am too thin....

Diabetes is a disorder that is spreading like wild fire. The main cause for this are faulty diets and lack of exercise. I meet a lot of such cases daily and it is shocking to hear about their food habits. There are innumerable patients who dont even flinch nor are they worried about the consequences of the disorder. Let us look at a case I had met 2 weeks back. The lady was diabetic from 2 years and had been...