what you eat directly impacts your mood and energy levels in both short and long terms. for example  for instant boosting of energy levels and mood eat a banana. For long term effect  eat a cup of berries and a hand full of nuts everyday.

Do you have a sleep disorder?
Are you gaining weight of lately?
You must be wondering what is my point,is there a relation between sleep and weight gain.
Yes, if you don't sleep well you gain weight.Hormones that stimulate hunger and cravings are activated when the brain is tired, leading to overeating and weight gain,If you want to loose weight then sleep well.
Insulin resistance also increases with less sleep.  If you consistently wake up tired, yawn throughout the day, and go to sleep in less than 5 minutes, you are probably not getting enough sleep.Make time for your body to rejuvenate through adequate sleep.

Instead of popping a pill when you get a headache, eat a handful of almonds. For everyday tension-type headaches, almonds can be a natural remedy and a healthier alternative to other medicine. It acts as a pain reliever because it contains salicin, which is also an agent in popular over the counter pain killers.Eat a handful of wholesome nuts when you feel the ache start to set in and drink lots of lukewarm water.

Ways to keep off weighty winters

With the wintery chills all of us plan for holidays,parties that describes the spirit of winter.At the same time we panic to step on the weighing scale to see the weight we put on.Winter develops a tendency of gorging on yummy comfort food and some people find it very difficult to avoid.here we have come up with the ways which will help you to enjoy your winter holidays and keep your wt. going down as well.

1.If you are fond of paranthas,then have your paranthas but with out oil with some green chutney or ginger tea
2.replace your peanut chikki with channa chikki which is more filling and less of calorie than peanuts
3.have homemade vegetable or chicken soup instead of packed cornflour varieties
4.stick to almond and walnuts and avoid high calorie pistachios,cashew etc.
5.steamed /roasted popcorn without butter is still a healthier snack than having any fried one.
6.to beat the chilly winters most of us drink couple of tea and coffees,which really dehydrates us a lot.Its better to have anti-oxidant rich green tea which also don't add any calorie to your body too.
7.have a glass of water before your meal,allowing your brain to register fullness
8.last but not the least go for a day walk after lunch because getting sunlight is crucial to beat the winter gloom.it will do wonders to your energy levels and weight.

During winters having 3 to 4 cups tea or coffee is a norm.Did you know that too much tea/coffee keep on adding to the calorie count and dehydrates us.Replace your cup of tea/coffee with green tea. Green Tea is a powerful antioxidant and helps to reduce free radicals. It improves cardiovascular health, and is helpful with weight loss efforts.Consider consuming 2 to 3 cups green tea daily.

Eat tomatoes to stay young

The juicy and red tomatoes are available all the seasons.Tomatoes are the key component of almost every Indian dish.overcooking of tomatoes destroys the vitamin C present in it.To extract the goodness of tomatoes for health benefits,its better to consume tomatoes in raw form or semi cooked form. tomatoes are not only the rich source of vitamin C,but also packed with vitamin A and E.It contains anti-oxidant lycopene,which mop ups free radicals from our body.

Fried Crispy Tofu

Enjoy this winter with  crispy fried tofu
Serve-6
Ingredients
500 gms tofu
1/4rth cup cornflour
1/4tsp salt
1tbsp sunflower oil
1/4rth cup bamboo shoots
1/2cup diced onion
1/2 cup fresh corn karnels
1/2 cup diced carrot
pepper to taste

Method
cut tofu into small cubes.Pour flour,salt,and tofu pieces into a  bowl and mix them well.Heat a medium frying pan with 1/2tbsp oil and brown tofu pieces on each side.set aside

In a large skillet,add remaining oil and saute all vegetables.cover and simmer for 7 minutes over medium heat.Add fried tofu pieces to the vegetable and mix together,sprinkle black pepper and serve warm.