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Diploma in Diet and Nutrition, B.Pharma,...read more
Dietitian/Nutritionist•Gurgaon
The 4 Essential Constituents of a Detox Diet
A detox diet is a temporary food habit, which involves detoxifying your body without causing much stress. Detoxifying includes cleansing your body of toxins, bacteria, and viruses that build up inside it. It usually lasts for a few days, and a detox diet consists of foods that are easy to digest and low in fat and protein. These foods help liver function and increase your metabolism, which brings about the detoxification progress.
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A detox diet is a temporary food habit, which involves detoxifying your body without causing much stress. Detoxifying includes cleansing your body of toxins, bacteria, and viruses that build up inside it. It usually lasts for a few days, and a detox diet consists of foods that are easy to digest and low in fat and protein. These foods help liver function and increase your metabolism, which brings about the detoxification progress.
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Not all fats are bad for you. Dietary fat is the important key to have good health. All you need to do is eat the right amount.
How fat functions
Fat is a macronutrient that provides calories and energy to the body. Primary function is that it's an energy reserve stored in adipose tissues. If you work out, your body first uses carbohydrates and then fat.
Good dietary fat can be obtained from butter, ghee and oils. Other sources are unprocessed nuts and seeds, for example, almond...more
How fat functions
Fat is a macronutrient that provides calories and energy to the body. Primary function is that it's an energy reserve stored in adipose tissues. If you work out, your body first uses carbohydrates and then fat.
Good dietary fat can be obtained from butter, ghee and oils. Other sources are unprocessed nuts and seeds, for example, almond...more
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Maintaining a strong and healthy kidney becomes rather challenging over the years as most people engage in a variety of activities and habits that slowly but steadily damage these vital organs. Furthermore, the symptoms of kidney failure are quite broad, ranging from leg swelling to high blood potassium; the extensive but confusing nature of these symptoms make it one of the more difficult disorders to identify and then treat.
Thus, you must make certain that you are going for food ite...more
Thus, you must make certain that you are going for food ite...more
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POLIOMYELITIS
It is an infectious disease, epidemic and endemic in nature throughout the world. It is basically a virusinfection of nerve cells in the anterior gray matter or cranial nerve nuclei in the brain stem leading in many cases to temporary or permanent paralysis of the muscles that they activate.
It is a disease which occurs effectively in humans.
HOW TO RECOVER FROM POLIO
In this physiotherapy plays an important role. Exercises are the most importa...more
It is an infectious disease, epidemic and endemic in nature throughout the world. It is basically a virusinfection of nerve cells in the anterior gray matter or cranial nerve nuclei in the brain stem leading in many cases to temporary or permanent paralysis of the muscles that they activate.
It is a disease which occurs effectively in humans.
HOW TO RECOVER FROM POLIO
In this physiotherapy plays an important role. Exercises are the most importa...more
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Types of Nutrients Your Body Needs
To keep our body functioning, we need different types of nutrients from our diet. These nutrients are mainly classified into two types: 1. Macro nutrients 2. Micronutrients
Macronutrients are the nutrients which are required in large amounts and micro nutrients are required in smaller quantities.
Macronutrients
1. Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are the main source of energy in our body. Starch, fructose, glucose etc are example...more
To keep our body functioning, we need different types of nutrients from our diet. These nutrients are mainly classified into two types: 1. Macro nutrients 2. Micronutrients
Macronutrients are the nutrients which are required in large amounts and micro nutrients are required in smaller quantities.
Macronutrients
1. Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are the main source of energy in our body. Starch, fructose, glucose etc are example...more
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Often, issues faced by dysfunctional families take a toll on a child s mental health, and various factors can lead to a child's mental health problems. Physical and verbal abuse and parental divorce are among other causes of mental health problems in children. Family therapy is one of the proven effective psychiatric procedures that help a child cope with mental health issues, and helps to direct the child s life.
The Role of Family Therapy -
Family therapy is also known as family ...more
The Role of Family Therapy -
Family therapy is also known as family ...more
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The 4 Essential Constituents of a Detox Diet
A detox diet is a temporary food habit, which involves detoxifying your body without causing much stress. Detoxifying includes cleansing your body of toxins, bacteria, and viruses that build up inside it. It usually lasts for a few days, and a detox diet consists of foods that are easy to digest and low in fat and protein. These foods help liver function and increase your metabolism, which brings about the detoxification progress.
So...more
A detox diet is a temporary food habit, which involves detoxifying your body without causing much stress. Detoxifying includes cleansing your body of toxins, bacteria, and viruses that build up inside it. It usually lasts for a few days, and a detox diet consists of foods that are easy to digest and low in fat and protein. These foods help liver function and increase your metabolism, which brings about the detoxification progress.
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Most people associate fibre to be good for the digestive system. It helps to add roughage and therefore helps in avoiding constipation. When we dig deeper, the fibre seems to do good not just to the stomach but to the heart as well. Those who are prone to develop heart disease should make an attempt to include more fibre in their diet and reap the rich benefits it offers.
There are two classifications of fibres
Dietary
Functional
Dietary are found in diet products and ...more
There are two classifications of fibres
Dietary
Functional
Dietary are found in diet products and ...more
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Dietitian/Nutritionist•Faridabad
Having a healthy brain is equally important as is staying physically fit. Good mental health is absolutely essential. Apart from regular exercises there are certain foods also which can help you to maintain good mental health.
Below mentioned are few foods, essential for having a healthy brain:
Include Fish in your Diet: If you are a non- vegetarian then include oily fishes like salmon , sardines in your diet. These fishes are replete with omega -3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA. All...more
Below mentioned are few foods, essential for having a healthy brain:
Include Fish in your Diet: If you are a non- vegetarian then include oily fishes like salmon , sardines in your diet. These fishes are replete with omega -3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA. All...more
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About Herbs -
Ayurveda was first introduced by Dhanvantari, who is a Hindu God of medicine and an avatar of lord Vishnu. There are three Ayurvedic texts which attain the information of three energy channels or tridosha: Kapha, Pitta and Vata. The names of the three tests are as follows-
Charaka Samhita
Susruta Samhita and
AshtangaHridayam
Ayurveda, which is also considered as the ancient Indian medical system had been a boon to amankind and herbs are ...more
Ayurveda was first introduced by Dhanvantari, who is a Hindu God of medicine and an avatar of lord Vishnu. There are three Ayurvedic texts which attain the information of three energy channels or tridosha: Kapha, Pitta and Vata. The names of the three tests are as follows-
Charaka Samhita
Susruta Samhita and
AshtangaHridayam
Ayurveda, which is also considered as the ancient Indian medical system had been a boon to amankind and herbs are ...more
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