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Things you should know about Losing Belly fat and weight.

Over the past 10 years there has been burst in obesity every where in the globe. More than 30% of adults in western countries are overweight and even children also are in the grip of this epidemic. We are observing the similar pattern in Indian urban countries as well. Obesity increases the risk of many diseases including diabetes,infertility, high blood pressure,breast cancer and, asthma. Emotional disturbance of being overweight, including guilt and low self-esteem, should not be overlooked. Healthy weight                                  Healthy weight is measured through BMI. Body mass index ( BMI ) is commonly used tool for assessing your weight that is based on your over-all body fat. At large, if   BMI   is more than or equal to 25 you are overweight and it will increased the risk of obesity related ...

Do Sugar alternative helps to reduce Weight?

Do Sugar alternative helps to reduce Weight? With all the fitness post on the Internet and in publications, it is difficult to know the rality about sugar alternatives, mainly artificial sweeteners. You may have read about how diet soda is not good for you, or may be how it is perfectly safe. If you sip beverages or munch foods which have been artificially sweetened with zero calorie or sugar free alternatives as a replacement for of sugar, you would look forward to save calories and reduce weight. The study supports this hypothesis, but not to the degree to which you would expect. Here is what you need to know. Many Types, Many Foods Sugar alternatives are found in a wide range of foodstuffs, including: ·          Areated drinks ·          Desserts ·          Chewing gum ·          Puddi...

Are You Getting enough PROTEIN everyday ?

High Protein Diet Proteins are the building blocks of the body 20 % of our body is made up of protein. With the combination of different 22 amino acids, our body makes 100,000 different types of proteins which perform different growth and repair functions. Hence our diet shall be protein rich. High protein diet means you should consume all the sources of 22 amino acids especially those 9 essential amino acids which body cannot synthesize. Benefits of High Protein Diet 1. High Protein diet is important for growth and maintenance of tissues. 2. Anti-bodies are made up of Protein which maintains our immune system. 3. Insulin is a kind of protein, which helps in regulating blood sugar 4. Protein is important for digestion, absorption and metabolism of food consumed 5. Protein provides resistance to infections and helps in healing wounds. 6. Isoflavone, a protein from Soy, helps balance the effect of low estrogen. By generati...

Tips For Weight Loss

Tips For Weight Loss There are no proven ways for weight loss other than by reducing energy intake and increasing energy expenditure. The process needs consistency and persistency over a period of time, over 6 months or more. You can use Diet Kundali to choose different food combination to suit your weight loss program to match your lifestyle for reducing energy intake but without compromising nutritional levels. Diet Kundali Tips for weight loss: I. Medium to heavy physical activity/ exercise which will burn your 200-300 kilo calories shall be included in your daily lifestyle. II. Burn 200 kilo calories per day, exercise 6 days- a week, burn at least 500 kilo calories once in a week. III. Reduce energy intake 200-300 kilo calories by modifying your diet chart. Starving is a bad choice. IV. There should not be any nutritional deficiency while reducing calories from your diet. V. Choose food with low glycemic index, this is helpful diabetic diet as well. Limit...

High Blood Pressure Diet

The latest Global health numbers puts the spotlight on the growing problem of the non-communicable diseases burden. One in three adults worldwide has raised blood pressure – a disorder that is root for around half of all fatality from stroke and heart disease. One in every 10 adults has diabetes.  These numbers are alarming and rapidly growing particularly in low- and middle-income countries like India. Prevention is better than cure. So if one want to stay away from these disorders one need to follow major lifestyle and diet changes.  Following information will give you information on high blood pressure and its reasons and foods which can cure the reasons behind high blood pressure. What is high blood pressure? Our heart is a pump that supplies blood all around our body through blood pipes called arteries. Since blood has to reach to each and every part of your body, has to overcome different resistances and has to re circulate again, our heart pumps the causes...