Glycation The glycation process is initiated by a chemical reaction between the reactive carbonyl group of a sugar or an aldehyde with a nucleophilic free amino group of a protein, leading to the rapid formation of an unstable Schiff base. As blood sugar goes up, the opportunity for sugars to bind with proteins increases, forming unwanted molecules […]
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Fruits with Lower Calories and High Nutrition
Water melon Musk melon Peaches Plums Strawberries Blueberries Lemon/Lime Apples Pears Papaya Pineapple Oranges Cranberries Blackberries Raspberries ~Praveen Jada *Do read the Disclaimer
Vegetables with High Nutrition and Lower Calories
Spinach, coriander, pudina and all other green leafy vegetables Cauliflower Cabbage Mushrooms Radish Tomato Capsicum Broccoli Brinjal (Egg plant) Bitter gourd Lady finger (Okra) Sprouts ~Praveen Jada *Do read the Disclaimer
Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Fish Oil: Foods and Supplements
Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fats – a type of fat the body cannot make on its own. Essential nutrients are important to lead a healthy life and to survive. We get the omega-3 fatty acids we need from the foods we eat. There are two kinds of omega-3 fatty acids in fish — Eicosapentaenoic […]
Mindset for Being Healthy and Fit for Life
Majority of the people focus on external mechanics of health and fitness in terms of proper training, nutrition and supplementation. However, our ability to actually execute those things on a consistent basis is highly dependent on having the right mindset to begin with. Here are some tips to adopt that will increase your chances for […]
Steps to be Resilient in the Face of Trauma or Uncontrollable Situation Like Pandemic Lockdowns
Article by Amen Clinics Do you feel like you’re cracking under the stress? When did you start losing it? Was it when the pandemic hit? When the lockdown dragged on and on? When the economic devastation took root? Or when the social unrest exploded? For many of us, our ability to cope with the multiple traumas of […]
Simple and Easy to Follow Heart Healthy Diet and Supplements
What did our ancestors eat. Basically whatever they could hunt/gather cook and eat like Meat, veggies, fruits, many be nuts and berries. So in alignment with our genes of our ancestors if we just stick to food that is natural and whole in its original form, we will be fine. No need to worry about […]
Saturated Fats and Health
The Journal of the American College of cardiology published a research paper recently. This new paper, which uses data from studying 135,000 people overtime. Saturated fat from meat, egg yolks and dairy do not cause an increase in cardiovascular disease, and reduce stroke risk. Same goes with Cholesterol as well. Polyunsaturated fats may increase risk […]
Vitamin D – Benefits and Food Sources
Researches say that close to 70% of world could be facing an epidemic of D Vitamin deficiency. Vitamin D has a huge impact on the health and function of your cells. It reduces cellular growth (which promotes cancer) and improves cell differentiation (which puts cells into an anti-cancer state). That makes vitamin D one of […]
Health and Gut Microbes
The health of the trillions of microbes (Bacteria, fungi, virus) in our gut/stomach (which outnumber your cells 10 to 1) is one of the biggest things that impact our wellbeing. We have to learn how to tend the flora of our internal gardens (our gut) by being selective of what we eat and how we […]
Protein Rich Diet Benefits
Benefits of high protein diet: A high-protein diet reduces hunger, helping you eat fewer calories. This is caused by the improved function of weight-regulating hormones. Muscle is made primarily of protein. High protein intake can help you gain muscle mass and strength while reducing muscle loss during weight loss. People who eat more protein tend […]
Addiction and Depression Explained with a Simple Example
Get a rat and put it in a cage and give it two water bottles. One is just water, and one is water laced with either heroin or cocaine. If you do that, the rat will almost always prefer the drugged water and almost always kill itself very quickly, right, within a couple of weeks. […]
Sleep Smarter
Get sunshine during the day. Go out and get sun exposure. Don’t look at screens before bed. Blue light from LED alters our sleep patterns. No caffeine 8 hours before bed. Set a right room temperature so that you do not feel cold or sweat while sleeping. Some researches suggest sleep between 10 PM and […]
Our Immune System – Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Immune System The immune system has a vital role: It protects your body from harmful substances, germs and cell changes that could make you ill. It is made up of various organs, cells and proteins. The immune system is spread throughout the body and involves many types of cells, organs, proteins, and tissues. Crucially, it […]
How to Reduce Hair Fall and Get Healthy Hair
For many people hair loss or fall is a symptom of many inherent causes like nutritional deficiency, stress, inadequate sleep, medications, hormonal imbalance, autoimmune conditions, chemical treatments, exposure to pollutants to name a few. Having good quality whole foods is the best source of nutrition, however in many cases we might have to compensate nutrition […]