Stop passing the buck and stop postposing your ambition. What is the one thing or the task that fires you up when you wake up. What will make you jump out of the bed when the alarm rings. What kind of task would motivate you through the rest of the day. Choose those tasks or […]
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Must Have Dietary Supplements Recommended for Regular Exercisers and Weight Lifters
Protein powder – Whey protein is recommended. But other plant based protein isolate powders can be used. Collagen protein powder (Type 1,2 and 3) – This is optional but can be considered if you are doing heavy lifting or power lifting. Collagen supports joints health and recovery. Creatine Monohydrate powder – Highly researched supplement and […]
Comparison is a Happiness Killer – Instead Do This
Most people are so busy comparing themselves to others that they forgot to compare themselves with themselves – Means with their past versions. Recognizing other’s talents is important to get motivated to improve ourselves. We need to identify, invest and cultivate our inbuilt talents. Let focus our energy in learning and growing. If we do […]
Metabolic Syndrome – How Does It Affect Us Unknowingly
Excerpts from Book – ‘The Diabetes Code’ by Jason Fung Indicators of Metabolic Syndrome Abdominal obesity, measured by waist circumference: men over 40 inches, women over 35 inches; Low high-density lipoprotein (HDL): men less than 40 mg/ dL or women less than 50 mg/ dL or taking medication; High triglycerides: over 150 mg/ dL or […]
What Social Media Shows Us and Why We Need to Be Careful
Let us just think about some of the promos of upcoming movies. We all know that a movie promo showcases the most exciting and awesome scenes in the movie. Only then the audience are stimulated to wait eagerly for movie release and watch it. Nobody wants to see normal lecture kind of stuff in a […]
Nootropics
Nootropics – sometimes called smart drugs – are compounds that enhance brain function. They’re becoming a popular way to give your mind an extra boost. Nootropics and smart drugs are natural or synthetic substances that can be taken to improve mental performance in healthy people. They have gained popularity in today’s highly competitive society and […]
Fitness and Nutrition for Beginners
Weight lifting and strength training isn’t just about winning or losing the weight lifting competition, rather muscle strength is something that can help you live a healthy life and results in strong mind. If you are intending for such a lifestyle, then you need to look forward to lifting weights, which can increase your level […]
Metabolism- Carbs, Fats and Proteins for energy production
Metabolism basically refers to all the chemical reactions within the body used to produce energy. This involves a complex set of processes that convert fuels into specialized compounds loaded with energy. In the body, the primary final agent to produce energy is called adenosine triphosphate (ATP). When ATP is broken down or used by cells huge amounts of energy is […]
Plant Protein for Vegetarians – Legumes, Cereals, Millets, Dry nuts, Vegetables
Cereals: They are simply grains. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy than any other type of crop . Rice Wheat Barley Millets Oats Millets Millets are coarse grains which are good in protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Non-gluten. Jowar (sorghum), Ragi (finger millet), Korra (foxtail millet), Arke (kodo millet), Sama (little millet), Bajra (pearl millet), Chena/Barr (proso millet) […]
Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercises
Aerobic exercises Activities are considered aerobic or “with oxygen,” if they stimulate your heart rate and cause your breathing to increase and they can be performed at a level that can be maintained for an extended period of time. Benefits of aerobic exercise include: Reducing the risk of developing heart disease, hypertension, obesity and type 2 diabetes […]
Muscle Types
Our muscle fibers can generally be classified as fast-twitch or slow-twitch: Slow twitch fibers (Type I): These muscle fibers can carry more oxygen and sustain longer periods of aerobic activity (activities that require your muscles to use oxygen) than other types of fibers, using fats or carbs as fuel. They can contract for long periods of […]
Body Types
Not every human being fits exactly into one of these categories but contains characteristics of each, although one is usually predominant over the others. In order to determine your body type, one needs to look back at your adolescent years to determine which category your body type you possessed before changes due to age and […]
Exercise Your Way to Power Up Your Life
What do you think are the main benefits of exercise or physical fitness or sports activities. Immediately we tend to remember weight loss, healthy heart or if you are looking into physical appearance aspect, you can even say it could be beneficial for well-toned body or bodybuilding. According to a research, it was found that […]
What is Well Being?
Wellbeing is ‘a positive physical, social and mental state’ The sense of feeling good about ourselves and being able to function well individually or in relationships. The ability to deal with the ups and downs of life, such as coping with challenges and making the most of opportunities. The feeling of connection to our community […]
Why High Blood Sugar is Bad
Diabetes is called the “silent killer” because once symptoms appear, the damage has already started. But why does high blood sugar cause all these problems in the first place? The Basics First, why does it happen? Your digestive system moves glucose (sugar) from your food to your bloodstream. In non-diabetics, insulin carries this into your […]