Do not deprive your body from saturated fats.

Do not deprive your body from saturated fats.

There has been a growing trend of low fat/no fat diet among people as healthy lifestyle. Depriving body from fats means not providing balanced diet to the body.Saturated as well as unsaturated fats both are needed for good health.saturated fats such as ghee,butter without salt is recommended be taken in moderation and regularly.Saturated fats  are required for good skin,hair,joints etc. Ghee has been found to lower LDL cholesterol,aids in digestive process and has anti inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.

slow down aging with daily walk.

To be fitter and look young,diet and exercise must go hand in hand.you need not to compel yourself for something expensive.you can achieve this by simply introducing daily walk.It brings about the whole movement of the body.To start with go slow with a comfortable pace.once your body get habituated of it,you can turn it into 40 minutes brisk walk which will be definitely beneficial if you are not into any high intensity work outs.

Myths and facts about brown sugar.

Now a days,growing concern about healthy diet among the people have also shifted the people choice from white sugar to brown sugar,thinking it as more healthier than white sugar.The truth is that the two varieties are marginally different in there nutrient value not significantly.The sugar content being 99.9 percent in white sugar and 97% in brown sugar.Though iron about 3% is present in brown sugar not in white sugar.

you need to be careful also in buying brown sugar, as caramelized sugar have been sold in the name of brown sugar.

Do you often feel bloated?

your carbonated drinks and chewing gums may be the culprit.How?Check it here...

The fizz in your soda drinks can cause gas which can get trapped in your stomach.whereas chewing on gum can cause you to swallow air,which again can cause bloating.

Making or breaking of new year resolution.

All of us have said good bye to 2015 with grand celebrations, parties and fun and have already geared up our life with new sets of resolution with the dawn of new year,2016.Fitness and wt. loss is pretty much a good resolution in the mind of so many people.But it was seen that,in no time, all the resolution wither away within few days of its making.This happens when our weakness towards something like alcohol,party,food etc. overwhelm our mind.but, Dear friends there is solution to every problem.Giving a direction to our resolution and to achieve the goal we must work on that continuously by involving ourselves happily and mindfully.To start with, say for an example ,rather than making big goals of losing 10 kgs in a year,we should break the goal into small targets of concentrating on food habits like eliminating junk foods from the diet for 2-3 months or so,taking some sort of easiest doable and interesting activities like dancing,walking or yoga on a regular basis.And once we have achieved this small target we must reward ourselves positively to keep us going in the same track. Rewarding after each achievement with something which you are eyeing since long will fill you with great satisfaction and encourage you to climb up to next ladder towards your goal.but reward must not destroy,what you achieved with great efforts.For example,if you have lost 3 kgs by excluding junk from the diet,then don't indulge yourself in eating junks a whole day as a reward to yourself.

Apply this and see your dreams coming true.Good luck

Wellness for All

We all are now busy in preparing ourselves to step into the new year.Everyone having some agendas or resolution to be met in the coming year.Growth in terms of wealth is also the wish.We all wish for good health but for attaining that,we are doing nothing.This new year we must give some time towards wellness rather then concentrating only on accumulating wealth.We must focus on body,mind and spirit which will ultimately open path towards our well being.

So wishing you all a very Happy New Year. May this year bring happiness,health and hope in your life.

Are you dealing with sleep disorder?

Sleep disorder or sleeplessness is a common issue.
there are many reasons behind it.one of them is not eating right.if you eat more fried food or junk food or late and a heavy meal at night you will have a problem falling to sleep as your digestive system will still be working hard.
Eating your food and going to bed soon after or sitting on bed and watching television after dinner is also a wrong practice.

Here are few suggestions to help you sleep better.

1.Eat your dinner and then go for a gentle stroll for half an hour

2.Eating more plant-based foods will help you sleep better. 

3.Nutrient-dense, whole food reduces stress; a healthy diet improves cortisol levels and thus improves the quality of sleep.

4. Listen to soothing music will help you sleep better.