Our body draws energy from the food we eat. Eating nutrient dense food supplies our body with energy to carry out daily activities, and also aids weight loss. Excess sugar gets stored in the liver in the form of glycogen for future requirements. We reap what we sow, similarly, what we put into our mouth decides our energy level for the day, for the months to come, and the excess weight that we have gained.   If we survive on nutrient-deprived, refined, processed, oily, overcooked, or reheated food, our energy levels are sure to dwindle leading to lower stamina, impacting our weight loss plans as well. When our cells are deprived of sufficient live foods, a constant feeling of fatigue is experienced. Denatured food such as refined, processed, and preserved foods affect our digestive system giving rise to health problems such as obesity, constipation, acne, and rough skin.   Further problems include, lack of energy caused by anemia (low hemoglobin count), insomnia (sleeplessness), low blood sugar, low blood pressure, and hypothyroidism. All this will have a bearing on your weight loss objective. It can also trigger allergies to a number of substances such as food, dust, preservatives, artificial flavors, and … Continue reading Nutrient-dense food for weight loss →

Suffering is disease and contentment is good health.  This only points out the profound connection between our body and mind. A person with a disturbed mind cannot possess a healthy body. But, ‘don’t worry be happy’ is easier said than done, for anxiety spares no person. Every one of us has, at some point or the other, experienced stress in the form worry and anxiety. How to know if you are getting anxious: You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that you are getting anxious but some of these questions directed at yourself will help: Is there a constant list of problems both real and imagined running in your mind all the time? Are you the type who can never fully relax and enjoy, even when there is no work? Do you need constant stimulation? Do you worry about what people think? Do you rerun conversations in your head about the last party you attended? Do you go over how you looked and sounded in any meeting or forum? Are you unable to say no, & take on more work than you can do? If you have answered ‘yes’ to two or more of these questions … Continue reading Stress & Blood Pressure →

A good cholesterol ratio is the right balance of the different cholesterol in the blood.

It is said that beauty is an inside job! Certain foods help the skin maintain its elasticity.

Have you ever wondered why eating certain foods significantly help improve your health while certain foods precipitate disease?