Author: Shailja Agarwal
Your behavior and choices influence your health. People can decrease risk factors, improve overall health, and reduce illness. Your behavior and choices influence your health. People can decrease risk factors, improve overall health, and reduce illness. Wellness factors you can work on – Stress reduction Weight management Smoking cessation Improving daily nutrition Exercise
A healthy gut is linked to good digestion, high immunity and energy levels. It contributes to better sleep and mood. It may also help prevent some cancers and autoimmune diseases. New research shows that it’s thought that an unhealthy gut may increase systemic inflammation and impair the proper functioning of the immune system. This can
Experiments have shown that garlic, onions and other allium and cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli radish etc) block nearly 80% of cancer cell proliferation. These vegetables are selective and they leave normal cells alone. They also give a big boost to our immunity and also reduces the incidences as well as the severity of the
Belly fat, also known as visceral fat. It is the fat that lies beneath the abdominal wall, wrapped around organs like the liver, stomach and intestines. An increasing waistline isn’t just an aesthetic concern and is harmful for both the sexes. High amounts of belly fat are associated with illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, dementia, and cancer.
It’s a common notion that by going carb free you can lose weight. Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of energy. Being depleted of carbohydrates, your body will turn to proteins to help with energy production, which then starts to deplete your body’s protein that are also needed for muscle growth and repair. Instead ditch
Salad is high in nutrition, fiber, and low in calories. But too much of a good thing can also be bad ! CALCIUM DEFICIENCY : Leafy greens, especially spinach, are high in oxalic acid which prevent the absorption of calcium from the food you eat, causing muscular pains and weak bones. High oxalate foods may
We all know that our bones need calcium, vitamin D and exercise…but there are silent leechers of calcium from our bones that we also need to be aware of ! 1. Too much salt: aim for less than 1tsp salt per day – avoid packaged food 2. Acidity: leeches calcium from bones 3. Alcohol: can