Coconut water – the fluid of life Tender coconut water is the natural isotonic beverage with almost the same level of electrolyte balance as we have in our blood. Here is how it is excellent for the summer: Oral rehydration…

Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Day 22nd feb 2014   We  hear a lot about living a healthy lifestyle, we hear about lifestyle related diseases like obesity, diabetes… but what is healthy lifestyle all about? It is simple, in general, a healthy…

 Pregnancy  and Weight Gain Pregnant  woman always wonder what they should eat & what not, whether she will gain too much weight, how will she lose…and many more such issues. The amount of weight you should gain during pregnancy depends…

Importance of nutrition in pregnancy Nutrition prior to, during, and immediately following pregnancy is more important than at any other time in life.  There is a definite relationship between a baby’s development during pregnancy and his/her lifelong health and the…

Obesity Statistics Over the past 4 decades: Quadrupled among children ages 6-22 yrs. Tripled among adolescents ages 12-19 yrs. Doubled among children ages 2-5 yrs. Today nearly 23 million children and teens are either overweight or obese. Obesity strongly associated…

 Our lifestyle Today, many children spend a lot of time being inactive and simultaneously overeating. “An average child spends about 2-3 hours a day with television, the internet, mobile phones or video games during which they often snack on fast…

World Cancer Day 2013 (4 Feb 2013)     Every year, 7.6 million lives are lost to cancer worldwide – more than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined – according to the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), which organizes World Cancer…

Processing of soyabean Soybeans are considered to be a source of complete protein, one that contains significant amounts of all the essential amino acids that must be provided to the human body because of the body’s inability to synthesize them.…