Why Is a RAINBOW RICH DIET Important?
Very often
in our daily lives, we come across various articles and videos that tell us the
importance of having fruits and vegetables. However, what they do not tell us
is what type and how much of it is to be consumed. Here comes the importance of
including a colorful array of fruits and veggie
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Farming- The Organic Way
We’ve been
hearing about this term for quite a very long time now, but what are they
exactly, and why are they such a preferred option for so many?
Organic
foods are described as biological food products that are made through natural
and environment-friendly resources and methods which
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Phytoestrogens: Meaning and Benefits
Phytoestrogens
– means plant and estrogen means a kind of hormone "plant estrogens" - are
a type of polyphenol found in plant-based foods. These are mainly of two main
types: flavonoids and non-flavonoids. The difference is that non-flavonoids
have one ring of phenol while flavonoids have two.
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The Health Benefits of Cabbage
The
word "cabbage" comes from the French word caboche, meaning
"head." That makes sense in view of the situation.
The
scientific name of this plant is Brassica oleracea. It
is associated with other cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli,
cauliflower, kale, bonk choy, and brussels sprout
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Amarnath : Nutrition ,Benefits & Uses
Amaranth is
really a grain seed, so it is technically known as "pseudo-cereal”. Fortunately, our taste buds and digestive system do not care
what you call it. They will not only know that amaranth is delicious but
will also provide nutritional benefits.
Like quinoa,
amaranth is gluten-free
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Your One Stop Food Allergy Guide
Food allergies are the body's reaction
to certain proteins in the diet. Allergies are basically when our immune system
goes too far in its "quality control" campaign, rejecting things that
would not otherwise be a problem.
These allergies could be due to strong
spices, packaged foods, process
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Vitamin E & What It Can Do for Us.
Vitamin E is like the antioxidant hero in
our diet, which helps support the immune system, fight free radicals, and
prevent cancer, heart disease, and dementia.
Vitamin E or tocopherol is actually a
group of eight fat-soluble vitamins; four tocopherol, and four tocotrienols. The most
effectiv
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What To Eat When You Are In Pain
Pain is your body's way of
getting your attention - so be careful. Usually, the cause is simple and can be
easily corrected, as long as you know what it is (perhaps pulling a muscle,
over-stretching, extensive workout, etc.). But sometimes the reasons are hidden,
so you can't be sure what caused
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The Best Winter Foods Are Here
Winters are a harbinger of hearty, sumptuous, piping hot sweets and food
items. From the famous Gajar ka halwa to the supremely eminent Sarson ka saag,
one cannot imagine a cold winter season in India without these mouth-watering
delicacies. As dreamy as these dishes sound, they come with their o
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Diet For Dry Skin: Foods That Lock Moisture Naturally
Diet is an essential part of your derma health. When a
person eats a healthy, balanced diet, his or her skin will then be able to fulfill
its immune functions. Intake of certain foods can also help protect and
moisturize the skin.
However, some foods can inhibit or inhibit other skin protectio
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The Nutritional Superstars: Flaxseeds
Flaxseeds are small brown ovoid structures, known to be highly nutritious in nature. They are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, phytoestrogens, fiber, proteins, and lignans.
In a recent study, it was found that flaxseeds can help fight coronary heart
disease, hypertension, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and
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Are You Washing Your Veggies Properly?
Fruits and vegetables are considered... the most healthy choices while eating. But do you know that what you really are consuming is the residual pesticides, herbicides, and chemicals sprayed on them?
In our modern world, there are almost
no foodstuffs is 100% free from pesticides. 
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THE GOODNESS OF PEAS
Peas, also known as Pisum sativum, usually green
and yellow in color, are a part of the legume family, which includes beans and
lentils. Like all the other green beans peas are often eaten as
a side dish and never used as the main ingredient in most of the dishes. They
are one of the oldest dome
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What Is Celiac Disease?
Gluten-sensitive enteropathy or celiac disease, or sometimes
called “wheat allergy” is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the small
intestine. It is precipitated by the ingestion of
gluten, a component of wheat protein-gliadin, in genetically susceptible
persons.
A defect in the enzyme
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WHAT IS THE IDEAL BODY WEIGHT?
The right weight is conclusive of good health and
optimum nutrition. Deviation from bodyweight over certain limits from normal
not only harms each health but also poses many other problems. All the blood volume, bones, tissues, muscles, limbs, adipose tissue, etc constitute the body weight in
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WATERMELON AND WHAT IT CAN DO FOR US
Summers bring all kinds of juicy, sweet, and
refreshing fruits, one of which is Watermelon. They have the largest global producer of any
tropical region, with over 63 million tons, according to FAO, with China being
the largest watermelon producer, harvesting more than 38 million tons annua
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Food, Diet And Heart Health
Heart failure has been a major cause of
death in most societies. In India, due to industry and lifestyle changes over
the past three to four decades, the incidence of cardiovascular disease has
been on the rise. Therefore, it becomes a major cause of death, especially in
older men.
The
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The Wonder Plant: Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is ready to eat and works amazingly well for curing most
complications. This beneficial
succulent plant is believed to hail from ancient Egypt, but it is almost
ubiquitous. One can find it easily in the southwest region when the
climate is humid and it is can be grown in vessels. It ha
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The Darkside of the Plant Kingdom Part-2
Methods to remove antinutrients-Since antinutrients have a fair share of their disadvantages, they need to be excluded from our dietary intake. Some of the ways to remove them from the food itself are :1. GerminationIt is the time in the life cycle of plants when they first come out of the seed. Thi
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Gastritis: Cause, Symptoms, Treatment
Have you heard your
parents or elders at home complain about their continuous burping, flatulence, and indigestion after almost every meal? The root cause of all this is a
digestive problem caused by gastrointestinal disorders. Gastritis, being one
of them, is being discussed here.
Gastritis i
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All You Need To Know About Gout and Uric Acid
Gout is a type of arthritis, a disease that is found to be
accompanied by pain in the joints.
Science has found a way to improve this condition as well. Also,
certain dietary and lifestyle changes are also responsible for lowering uric
acid drastically. Luckily, we have been able t
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The Darkside of the Plant Kingdom Part -1
One always thinks that vegetables, fruits, pulses, and legumes are the healthiest food but have you ever thought that they might contain certain anti-nutritional factors which are detrimental to health? These are controversial among critics.Antinutrients are plant compounds that occur naturally in t
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Our Skins Beauty Secret: Collagen
Everyone
likes to have wrinkle-free, clear, smooth, and blemish-free skin but what
goes into achieving a flawless skin depends on an important internal component
of the skin called COLLAGEN.
What is
collagen?
Collagen is the common name for a key protein
found in the skin and
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The best time to eat!
Meal timings are defined as the cyclic pattern of eating food at particular intervals of time for the sake of our body's overall health. Do you skip
your meals due to a hectic schedule? How often do you eat just before going to
bed? Do you have sufficient spaces between meals? Do you experien
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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MALTODEXTRIN
WHAT DOES
MALTODEXTRIN MEAN?
Maltodextrin constitutes two words Malto, which means
barley or other grains that have been soaked, sprouted, and dried, used for
making or spraying to produce and make vinegar and, Dextrin refers to a soluble substance found in starch hydrolysis,
which is us
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Stage Your Home with Indoor Plants!
Plants are an indispensable part of our lives. The roles they perform in
our ecosystem are practically exceptional. The fact that we are enduring
because of these green ubiquitous structures is mind-boggling. The Earth is
flourishing because of them.
Indoor plants of your house not
only
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Your Personal Guide to Vegan Yogurt
Yogurt also spelled
yoghurt, yogourt or yoghourt, is a superfood produced by bacterial
fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as yogurt
cultures. The process of fermentation takes place in milk with bacteria which produces lactic acid. This acts
on the milk protein case
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FABULOUS FIBRES
FIBRES ARE YOUR FRIENDS ... Ever wondered why? Dietаry fiber
is а remnаnt
соmроnent оf рlаnts
thаt resists digestiоn
аnd аbsоrрtiоn in
the smаll intestine.
Fibre, аlsо called аs
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Naturopathy a Way of Life..
Nature cures, not the physician – Hippocrates.
Nature is self-healing and has no
side- effects. This idea is brought forward by a study called Naturopathy. Nature cure or cure using
nature's prescribed essentials involves fasting, dieting, resting, or
hydrotherapy as a means to provide nouri
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Why Mediterranean Diet…?
The first thing that comes to our mind after we hear the word "Mediterranean"
are exotic dishes like seafood, chicken, turkey, lamb chops, Italian food, crabs, chicken -manchowsoup, prawns, etc but on
the contrary, these dishes do not classify as being healthy according to plans
advertised in the
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Never Worry about Happiness Again..!
We all strive
to be happy –it's a wonderful feeling. Laughter is infectious as they say. The
human body feels different kinds of emotions love, anger, empathy, hatred,
compassion, anxiety all because of the hormones generated. Although, it might
be tough to narrow down the exact reason for
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Ways to survive the pandemic 101
Ever wondered…. Why the endless holidays we always craved for would be right in front of us but still aren't satisfied with them?Here could be a few reasons for this:Misusing leisure time by doing unnecessary tasks that just consume up our energy and do not fall in the productive category.Seeing t
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