The new guidelines, putting it in a nutshell has proposed a reduction in the total requirements in terms of carbohydrates, salt, sugar and fats. The transition is in the increase in protein intake to ensure good muscle build up. Read More...
Nutritional Needs for Lactating Mother
Woman need to ensure that they are eating a healthy diet while nursing their babies. Read More...
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and tend more likely to break. If not prevented or if left untreated, osteoporosis can progress painlessly until a bone breaks. These broken bones, also known as fractures, occur typically in th Read More...
Alcoholism
Alcoholism refers to addiction to alcohol. It is a chronic disorder, in which a person is unable to refrain from frequent and excessive consumption of alcohol for physical or psychological reasons. The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed alcoh Read More...
Injera-a traditional Ethiopian crepe/dosa
When we first tried Ethiopian food, we were surprised at how similar it is to Indian cuisine. The food is spicy and there are a lot of stir-fried vegetables/green leafy vegetables and even a kind of ‘dal’ along with meat/poultry.
Traditi Read More...
Nourish Your Family Meals This Nutrition Week (1st to 7th Sept, 2011)
This September, try and improvise the way your family eats. Encourage more nutrition wise shopping and see the difference in self and your family’s stamina as well as endurance levels.
These suggestions from our diet experts will innov Read More...
Baba Ramdev Survives Nine Days Without Food
With all the ‘politics-ism’ and ‘swami-ism’ happening on Indian television, the only thing that caught my attention was the frail looking man dressed in vibrant orange, going headstrong without a morsel.
He did survive (only Read More...
May 31: World No Tobacco Day
The 22 Commandments for quitting cigarettes -
Believe that you can win over smoking.
Always remember, there are more important things in life than smoking.
Consider writing a journal of your progress.
Write down all the ba Read More...