#WorldHeartDay How old is your heart Today young people say around 22yrs-25yrs have ‘the heart of a 90-year-old.’ This is a common scenario in today’s stressful life, wherein we aren’t suprised if factors related to heart like your cholesterol, triglyceride…
Healthy postive cooking Food preparation should be simple. With modern methods of cooking, it can be reduced to a minimum of time. The preparation of a meal, when based upon scientific principles, should be a delightful product of art and…
Eat an apple a day 21st sept It’s one of the most recognizable expressions around: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” The first printed mention of this saying can be found in the February 1866 issue of the…
Toasted bread is easier to digest because the heat of toasting converts the starch of bread into dextrin, and dextrin is a disaccharide product intermediate between starch and monosaccharide dextrose. In digestion, starch breaks down into the disaccharide dextrine and…
Artificial flavours Artificial ingredients can contain an alarming variety of chemicals. For instance, ‘artificial strawberry flavour’ can contain about 50 chemicals… and very little or no strawberries at all!
Happy Onam Traditionally, Onam is celebrated for ten days and each day has its own significance. Onam sadhya is usually prepared and served on the 10th day of the festival. Tenth day of the Onam is known as ‘Thiruonam’ and…
Plastic is drastic -Dangers of plastic containers What’s wrong with storing food in plastic containers? Well, have you noticed how your plastic containers become discolored over time? And sometimes they retain the smell of whatever they were storing? Several research…
Diet “danger zones” Dieting “danger zones” are those areas of your home (such as your couch) or activities (like watching television) that seem to set you up for making poor food choices or overeating. Every dieter has a certain time…
Fatigue, lethargy, tiredness are you feeling the same Did you know that the human brain uses about 20 to 30% of a person’s daily energy intake.That’s why people who don’t consume enough calories in their diet are more likely to…
Nutrition in old age seems to have a constantly higher meaning. Considering nutrition, seniors form a relatively large risk group of the population. In old age, many factors affect both the supply of nutrients and their absorption and usage. The…