EAT MORE – WEIGH LESS
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The 1st thing that needs to be understood is the difference between:- Zero Calorie foods, Negative Calorie foods, Empty Calorie foods Except Water there is nothing else that you put in your mouth that is Zero calorie food. Having settled that issue once and for all, let’s look at the other two issues.There is no scientific evidence to suggest that there are some categories of Negative calorie foods that provide lesser calories to the body then the calories the body uses to process them. The trick is the jargon used in the labeling of these processed foods that fool many...
Ted x Talk : Trust in Evolution not Revolution
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There are 5 basic principles to growing organic food. The first is unpolluted water. The second is unpolluted air. The third is you need no traces of pesticides and fertilisers in the land. The fourth being good neighbours and the fifth being desi seeds, you cannot use hybrid seeds for organic farming.’ Join in Niharika Bhargava as she talks about what exactly is Organic Farming and what is not in her TEDx talk:
“It is health that is the real wealth”
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To be healthy one needs to practice healthy habits. A healthy habit can be defined as a lifestyle that benefits one physically, mentally and emotionally. These habits contribute to the overall well-being.Healthy habits like eating well, exercising, avoiding harmful chemicals and toxins, sleeping well, minimizing stress and maintaining hygiene are keys to promoting good health.Exercising being one of the major contributors to a healthy lifestyle also helps in improving the sleep quality, reducing stress, maintaining healthy weight and promoting longevity. Yoga, being the ancient form of exercise that originated 5000 years ago has gained popularity in the modern age as...
Homemade pickles V/S Factory Produced Pickles
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Why Home Made Pickles Are Healthy For You. Till a few decades ago, grandmothers/mothers made pickles using seasonal fruits and vegetables at home by purchasing all ingredients locally. That is why in India we have such a variation in the way pickles are made of the same fruit/vegetable across India. If we just take Mango pickle in oil, you will find the recipe of making this pickle is different in every state and they taste slightly different too. That is because India has many agro-climatic conditions, every region has a different variety of mango that is used to make pickle...
Ancient secrets of human survival, how did people keep their food before the invention of refrigeration? Pickles – The survival Food
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Before the invention of cold storages and refrigerators food was consumed within a few miles of where it was produced and consumed within a very short time of it being harvested. Grains, Rice, Lentils could be stored but fresh fruits and vegetables had to be consumed at the earliest. At that point of time people ate fruits and vegetables that were Local, Seasonal and Fresh. The main challenge that existed was the weather. In cold regions nothing would grow in the winter and in hot regions nothing would grow in the scorching summers, then how could a mother/grandmother feed her...