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Is zero fat diet good or bad?

By on September 28, 2011 in Health
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emailprint Low fat diet is the most commonly used term. All of us want to to eat a low fat diet. We have gone a step ahead by totally avoiding fat in our diets. The trend of eating zero fat has become the latest fad. We boil, steam, pressure cook to avoid adding fat to [...]

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Add Omega 3′s to your Diet

By on September 16, 2011 in Health

Feeling depressed lately or having achy joints or feeling tired all the time? This clearly shows that you need to add more omega 3′s in your diet. Most of our diets are low in omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3 fatty acids are a type of PUFA which are very essential for our body. If [...]

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Asthma and diet

By on June 22, 2011 in Health

Asthma results when triggers cause swelling of the tissues in the air passages of the lung, making it difficult to breathe. Typical symptoms of asthma include wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing. Food triggered asthma is unusual. Check out how diet can affect asthma in different ways. First, some foods can provoke asthma attacks by [...]

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Workout and Nutrition

By on June 17, 2011 in Health

Many things have been written about exercise and good health. Numerous studies have shown that regular and determined exercise helps reduce weight and more so fat. What is more interesting is that you can see the results and it is a great motivation to keep working out..Imagine a body like a glamorous star and everyone’s [...]

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Tips to choose a healthy breakfast cereal

By on June 5, 2011 in Food

My usual weekly trip to the supermarket made me realize the wide choice of breakfast cereals displayed on aisles. It is such a wonderful, attractive display and innumerable choices of flavours, tastes, combinations etc to choose from. How can we forget the “claims” such as lose weight in two weeks, reduce cholesterol, get smarter with [...]

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4 Foods that weaken your bones

By on May 4, 2011 in Food, Health

A lot of emphasis is given to foods that promote healthy bones and the importance of intake of calcium supplements, but have we ever given a thought on few of the foods that can hamper all our efforts. Lets have a look at 4 commonly consumed foods that can weaken our bones. Salt- Salt is [...]

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Obstacles to Weight loss

By on April 22, 2011 in Health

I always tell my clients that weight loss is like a trekking trip. The right gear and the correct trail can help you through the trip. But a lot of pitfalls can hinder your weight loss trip. So lets have a look at the pitfalls we can avoid to successfully lose weight, even if you [...]

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Multigrain: Real or fake

By on March 4, 2011 in Food

Eating whole grains is necessary to get our much needed carbohydrates, the major source of fuel for our body. If you drop into a supermarket, it gets very confusing to chose the right grains. the latest trend seen is “multigrain”. Now is it for real? Do not confuse this term for whole grain. Let me [...]

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Benefits of Tulsi Tea

By on February 28, 2011 in Health

Tulsi or holy basil is common at every Hindu home and are known for its therapeutic benefits. Tulsi tea, basically made from Tulsi leaves, now promoted by various brands, has gained popularity of its health benefits. Lets have a look at few of the benefits of drinking Tusli tea.. It is devoid of caffiene and [...]

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