Food Plan Preparation Tips

Keep in mind the below points to maintain your health. Say no to fried, snack on nuts and go for innovative healthy meals.

Option for skimmed or double toned milk instead of whole milk. But make sure you don't have to much milk. Two servings of milk or milk products in a day is enough. Also limit your potato intake. If you want to use mix them with lauki to make roti.
Avoid fried food as frying kills the nutrients in food. Roast or bake instead. Also, avoid pakoras and namkeen-- hav...more

The most common dietary problem that every vegetarian comes across is protein deficiency. It was a widely acknowledged fact that animal products are the best protein sources. However, it is no longer so, and vegetarians everywhere can now rejoice!

Here are the 13 best sources of protein for vegetarians:

Tofu and tempeh - Tempeh and tofu are both soy products and they have the highest amount of vegetarian proteins, about 15-20 grams per serving.
Edamame - Edamame or soybean ...more

Effective Parenting Tips!

Exercise can do wonders for you during your pregnancy. It helps to prepare you for childbirth by strengthening your muscles, relaxing your ligaments and increasing breathing capacity of lungs.
Benefits of antenatal exercises -
1. Improves your stamina and breathing capacity of lungs which will help during your labour pains
2. Beneficial effects on course and outcome of labour
3. Improving circulation for mother and baby
4. More controlled weight gain in pregnancy
5. Reduc...more

Weight management can be challenging for many people. Reaching an maintaining an optimum weight according to your age and height is necessary not only for aesthetic reasons but also to keep you healthy. Homoeopathy is a holistic treatment that can be very beneficial when it comes to weight loss. It has no side effects and can be used by people of all ages. Prescribing homeopathic remedies for weight loss involves understanding the constitution of the patient. Homeopathic medicines do not dissolv...more

Therapeutic diets are prepared to optimize the nutritional requirements of an individual in order to treat a range of ailments or to improve one s ability to eat. A diet prescribed by a physician is a part of the treatment plan for a clinical condition or a disease to eliminate, increase, or decrease specific nutritional needs in the diet and minimize the risk of injuries.

Dieticians recommend therapeutic diets either to improve the patient s overall health or to maintain a healthful li...more

Today, our lifestyle is a serious threat to our health. We do not provide the right food to the body, nor do we exercise it right. Taking into account the fact that we consume so much processed food and even more unhealthy food, is there something that can be done? Well, of course! Without having to put much effort, follow some simple steps, which will result in plenty of benefits.

Remember, the main area of focus, in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle, is your diet. After all, it is...more

During pregnancy, a woman needs to take care of her body and her baby. One of the most important parts of pregnancy is the level of nutrition and diet of the woman. This has a direct bearing on the growth of the baby as well as the progression of the pregnancy. Nutrition is a matter of deciding what kind of food one should eat and the kind of food that one should stay away from, at this point. Weight management and looking after your sugar and blood pressure levels is also a part of this nutriti...more

Low Glycemic Index food items are those that cause minor changes in blood sugar levels.

Previously, most meal plans, designed to improve blood sugar, analyzed the total amount of carbohydrates (including sugars and starches) in the food items themselves. GI goes beyond this approach, looking at the impact of edibles on our actual blood sugar. In other words, instead of counting the total amount of carbohydrates in food items in their unconsumed state, GI measures the actual impact of th...more

Obesity is a major problem across the world. In India, fast foods and an unhealthy lifestyle have led to widespread obesity as well. While following a proper diet and leading a healthy life can help manage obesity and weight gain in most cases, severely obese people require surgeries to lose weight.

Weight loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, aims to reduce hunger and appetite in extremely obese people. However, simply undergoing surgery does not guarantee positive results. In fact...more