Don't regret for slips but learn to balance.

Indulging yourself in small slips while following a healthy diet plan rarely disturb your plan so long as you are able to burn it off.It is harmful when these calorie accumulate before you have realise.It is always advised to balance your next immediate meal after cheating or to do some sort of physical activity to burn the extra calorie gained by cheating. It takes 7000 unburned calories to gain 1 kg weight.Following a diet plan does not mean regretting upon eating your favourite food. It is about eating all you need wisely.

How to build up immunity with seasonal changes?

 Our body is strongly influenced by our living environment and this is especially true with seasonal changes.We are now slowly entering into the beautiful spring season.With the onset of this season, dry wind flows during the days affecting our skin and lungs being in direct contact with the environment causing symptoms such as hay fever, dry skin, rashes, itchiness, asthma, and/or common colds.So our immunity must be strong to fight against all the seasonal changes.To empower our immune system during springs our diet must include cooling and moistening foods: pears, green leafy vegetables, lemon (not if you have reflux), honey, mushrooms, lotus seeds, cucumber, Chinese cabbage, eggplant.Avoid doing physical activities in very strong windy conditions.Avoid eating foods that are hot and spicy in nature such as: chilli, lamb, ginger, shell fish and deep-fried foods.

your food may be the reason for sleep disturbance.

What you eat and drink before bed can affect your sleep. For example, foods containing the amino acid tryptophan—a building block of the sleep-related chemical serotonin—could help you sleep. Foods such as eggs, chicken, fish, and nuts contain tryptophan. Carbohydrates make tryptophan more available to the brain, so if you're eating a light snack before bed, you might try something like a few whole wheat crackers or cereal with milk. On the other hand, foods that upset your stomach, such as fatty, fried, or spicy foods, are best avoided before sleep.

Alcohol might make you drowsy and help you fall asleep, but it can actually make it harder to sleep deeply and continuously throughout the night and should be avoided in the hours before bed. As you know, caffeine is a stimulant and it's effect on the body lasts many hours, so it is best not to consume it after the mid-afternoon.

There are certain foods that could promote better sleep, but the best choice overall is to eat lightly before bed (if at all) and avoid alcohol or stimulants like caffeine. Save larger, protein-rich meals for breakfast and lunch when your body needs the daytime energy.

Studies now show that people who are sleep deprived tend to eat more fat-rich foods, simple carbohydrates, and fewer vegetables, possibly because sleep loss alters chemical signals connected to metabolism and hunger.

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.