stay active and lose weight

Take up the challenge !

This time we throw you a 30 days challenge to lose weight.In these 30 days you need to take up a regular exercise of your own choice.It can be walk/swim/dance/yoga atleast for 45 minutes every day. Eat 3 regular healthy meal of which dinner should be the lightest meal. Stay away from any kind of sweet,fried and salty food.

This will definitely help you shed some extra kilos and make you look fitter.

Follow a good skin care routine for healthy, well-nourished skin with a happy glow!

As you grow older, so does your skin. In your 20s and 30s, the skin's elasticity and collagen production start to decline. This could lead to early signs of aging such as premature wrinkles and lines, puffiness and dark circles. so, a good care of skin is a must. your skin needs a regular cleaning ,exfoliation,toning and moisturisation along with a healthy diet.Avocado is a super food for your skin and if consumed regularly-it slows down the sign of Aging .

Power up your day

To kick start your day,your breakfast should be properly balanced with protein and healthy carbs.A healthy breakfast can provide that power to keep you energetic till the half day.Here is a healthy power punch breakfast with right balance of protein and carbs.

over night steel cut oats with quinoa
ingredients-
1 table spoon steel cut oat
1 table spoon quinoa
2-3 cup water
1/2 tsp cinnamon(optional)
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp chia seeds

method- Boil water, add quinoa, steel cut oats, salt and cinnamon.
leave mixture overnight.Next morning reheat the mixture.
serve with your favourite toppings- fresh fruits and 1 tsp chia seeds.

Eat this way.

Having clean food is a super way to cut the toxin overload that harms our system.so make a point to load up on fresh fruits and vegetables everyday.Try buying organic as far as possible. what we eat and how we live shows up on our face.If you cheat on fruits and vegetables your skin may begin to look dull. Its always better to encourage yourself to do things in moderation to achieve health rather than thinking of extremities.

Oats khichri

oats have been known for its tremendous health benefits and nutritive value.Here is one of the interesting and easy way of preparing oats for your meal.For this you need.....

½ cup oats
½ cup yellow moong dal
½ tsp olive oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp green chilli(chopped)
2 ts chopped garlic(optional)
1ts ginger (chopped)
6-8 curry leaves
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp chilli powder
2-3 cup hot water
Salt to taste
Method- soak moong dal in water for 30 min.
Heat oil and add mustard seeds
After spluttering, add green chili, garlic, ginger, curry leaves, turmeric powder, chili powder, cumin, and coriander powder, sauté for few seconds.
Add oats and moong dal. Sauté for few minutes again. Add hot water and salt. Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.
Serve hot with dahi or mint chutney.

Smile and stay happy

Anxiety, anger and stress are common ailments in the modern age. These psychological disorder lead to the breakdown of healthy cells, destroy anti aging factors and causes hormonal imbalance. The best medicine for all these is to smile and stay happy. Nothing is better than this. So try once.

Its always better to do something than nothing.

If you are really a health devotee you must believe this.Each day making small changes in your lifestyle will make you fitter from outside and inside as well.

A 5 minute jogging/skipping before shower is definitely better then doing nothing.

Doing healthy food swaps is another step towards healthy lifestyle.if you are a bread lover bake your own bread which may not be tastier as the gourmet bread but much healthier than that. Else replace bread with roti.

Make sure that next time you open the door of your refrigerator you will just pick up a fruit or some steamed vegetable sticks with healthy dips.

strolling 10-15 minutes after meal is just another healthy start.It will make you feel 100 times better than scrolling your mobile.