Dietkundali

CANCER: CAUSES AND PREVENTION Every year more and more people worldwide are expected to be diagnosed with cancer, a disease commonly believed to be preventable. Only 5–10% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects, whereas the remaining 90–95% has their roots in the environment and lifestyle. The lifestyle factors include cigarette smoking, diet (fried foods, red meat), alcohol, sun exposure, environmental pollutants, infections, stress, obesity, and physical inactivity. The evidence indicates that of all cancer-related deaths, almost 25–30% are due to tobacco, as many as 30–35% are linked to diet , about 15–20% are due to infections, and the remaining percentage are due to other factors like radiation, stress, physical activity, environmental pollutants etc. There is growing medical evidence that when excessive free radicals are allowed to exist near the nucleus of the cell, DNA of the cell can be damaged. The DNA of the nucleus is especially vu...

Skin Care This is era is all about looking smart. You may be genius, outstanding at the work. But if your appearance is not good, you may not fetch good value for yourself. Your external appearance makes your image in the public and within yourself. When you look smart, you feel confident; you attract good thoughts in mind. And to look smart, your skin plays an important role than your cloths. Bright, radiant, hydrated, oil balanced and allergy free skin is a one that everyone dream about and has right to get it. Your skin is a symbol of your mood, physical state and attractiveness. How can I get a glowing, radiant skin?                                       What is the Diet for glowing skin ? What is the treatment for good skin? The  skin  is the outer covering of the body and the largest organ. The skin has multiple layers of tissues and guards the underl...

Now a days, it is very largely discussed topic among men and woman of all age groups. Everybody dreams to be in well shape and look good. However, very few people achieve their dream weight. It is very common now for people to take a gym subscription but seldom had they hit the gym regularly. Even after regular exercise many fail to reduce weight or some actually tend to gain little. So what are the causes of weight gain? What is restricting my weight loss? Well, there are several reasons. If weight loss/gain is sudden and abrupt you must consult your doctor and get diagnosed. However weight gain is gradual that means there is something wrong with energy balance. You heard it right! Law of conservation of Energy. That says “Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed. Energy can be converted into one form to another” The food you consume, gives you energy. This energy can then be utilized to do different forms of day to day work ranging from sedentary to heavy ...

Weight Management – Part 2 Empty Calories The term applies to food that supplies food energy but little or no other nutrition. Foods containing empty calories typically contain processed carbohydrates and ethanol (alcohol), and to some extent fats. Also known as a  discretionary calorie , an empty calorie has the same energy content as any other calorie but lacks many accompanying nutrients such as vitamins, dietary minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, or dietary fiber. The Body requires certain essential nutrients, but food energy intake must be balanced with the physical activity to maintain a proper body weight. People who engage in heavy physical activity need food energy as fuel, which can be supplied by empty calories in addition to foods with essential nutrients. Sedentary person and those eating less to lose weight may suffer malnutrition if they ea...

TIME TO CHANGE? Let’s look at some of the media literature about deteriorating health statistic in India. According to one article published in The Mumbai Mirror1 dated 25 Jan 2014, titled “India’s unhealthy teens”- A study conducted by National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau of India concludes that over 50 per cent of healthy looking children suffer from deficiencies of vitamin A, C, B2, B6 and folate, and over 2/3rd are oblivious to the iron deficiency they live with. Of the 23,000 genes in our body, as per genetic evaluation test, only 20 deal with receptors of vitamins. This means even if a child’s diet includes vitamins, if his ability to absorb and use them is low, would demand increasing vitamin intake to the point where the deficit can be met. Diet Plan   The article also mentioned that - Lack of information is a key concern. Most parents, who approach food consultant, want their kids to be Olympic athletes and “Only 15 per cent consult out of general concern.” N...

What is your health IQ? What is your health IQ? Everybody wants to be wealthy AND healthy. To be wealthy people get education, make an action plan, put plan into action. But to stay healthy, very few people get educated, make action plan and put into action. Below table shows a list of common questions asked on a person’s financials and his health. Test yourself how the answers differ. Sr CASE 1 CASE 2 Let’s see your answer to the following questions on your financial needs Let’s see your answer to the following questions on your health needs 1.        Do you know what is the minimum amount of money you require to run your family? Answer:           A)  Yes, I do.                   ...

The country of Ayurveda has the highest number of heart patients and diabetic patients. More people die because of heart attack than road accidents in India. Soon India will have the world’s highest osteoporotic patients.   During the last decade India witnessed huge increased number of hospitals and cancer research centers. This means that the economic growth and following recession (and this cycle) has also raised the health challenges for individuals. You may be surely got insured for your medical expenses by an insurance policy but you cannot get any insurance for your health. YOUR OPTIMAL HEALTH. And in case, if you are not insured for medical expenses; then the whole wealth earned by you in 20-30 years may be wiped out in 2-3 months. Even healthy people may have inherited genetic weakness which may cause us to be more vulnerable to some specific illness. Most of us know that it is very easy to maintain a very good health (optimal health) than to regain it af...