Posted by: Kapil Thakur in Blog on Sep 06, 2009
We would have heard umpteen number of tips to beat insomnia, and would have followed quite a few of them, such as enjoying a cup of warm milk at bedtime, reading books, counting numbers, listening to soothing music, and what not. However, very few of us know that our daily diet could be the cause of poor quality sleep.
By paying a little more attention to the our daily food, such as including few herbs, vegetables, vitamins and minerals, which functions more like sleep-promoting supplements, into our diet chart, can help induce better sleep. The best part is that these are least addictive, and are natural, safe and effective solution to sleeplessness and disturbed sleep.
Posted by: Kapil Thakur in Blog on Sep 06, 2009
Answer from our Nutrition & Diet expert:
Eating too much of anything will cause weight gain or prevent weight loss. Fruits and vegetables, which are higher in water and fiber and lower in calories than other foods, are less likely to cause weight gain or prevent weight loss, as you would have to eat much larger portions to consume too many calories.
However, fruit has almost three times the calories per serving as nonstarchy vegetables, so it is easier to consume too many fruit calories, which can interfere with weight loss. I frequently see patients who think of fruit as a "free food" and are unknowingly consuming up to 250 extra calories a day, which could prevent them from losing one pound of fat every two weeks!
Posted by: Kapil Thakur in Blog on Aug 31, 2009
It's time for a new slim-down funda: Eat more to weigh less. Eating the right foods help you shed weight by 10 superfoods for shedding weight (Getty Images).
increasing your calorie burn and 10 superfoods for shedding weight (Getty Images)
cutting down food cravings.
1. Steak : Contrary to popular perception, eating a beef stake may help you drop weight. In a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, women on a diet that included red meat lost more weight than those eating equal calories but little beef. The protein in steak helps you retain muscle mass during weight loss.
Posted by: Kapil Thakur in Blog on Aug 31, 2009
Having an apple every day is even more important for a healthy diet than previously thought, suggests a new It’s official: An apple a day, keeps the doctor away (Getty Images)
study.
Researchers at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich discovered that the levels of a key antioxidant was previously underestimated in the properties of fruits such as apples, peaches and nectarines.
Posted by: Kapil Thakur in Blog on Aug 30, 2009
Childhood obesity is now the United States' worst health crisis, experts said, urging parents to ban television in kids' rooms and lawmakers to slap a tax on sugar-laden sodas. Two-thirds of US adults and around one fifth of American children are now overweight or obese, and the rising rate of obesity in the United States has had a debilitating effect on Americans' health and US healthcare spending.
In addition to costing the United States of billions of dollars every year, the obesity epidemic means a generation of Americans could have shorter lives than their parents.
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