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  • WEANING PHASE & 15 FOODS AVOIDANCE DURING WEANING PHASE

    In  On 09 May 2019

    INTRODUCING FOODS IN ADDITION TO BABY'S MILK FEEDS. HEALTHY TERM BABIES ARE READY TO LEARN NEW FEEDING SKILLS. START WITH TABLESPOON-SIZED PORTION OF THE FOOD. CEREAL, LEGUMES & LENTILS, VEGETABLE & FRUIT PUREES FOR THE FIRST TASTES.  AFTERWARDS WELL-MASHED OR THICKER FOODS.  INCLUDE SOFT FINGER FOODS. BABY CEREALS : BABY RICE, OATMEAL, BARLEY, PORRIDGE, SEMOLINA. FOODS MADE FROM MAIZE, QUINOA, MILLETS, MALTED CEREALS & GRUELS  PREPARED FROM RICE, CORNFLAKES. CALORIE-DENSE CEREALS PREPARED FROM WHEAT, RAGI. BREADS, CHAPPATI. TO MAKE FOOD CALORIE-  DENSE ADD GHEE, BUTTER & OIL. ALL VEGETABLES : COOKED VEGETABLE STICKS, COOKED VEGETABLE PIECES ( STEAMED & PUREED ). EGG YOLK (SCRAMBLED & WELL-COOKED). MEAT, FISH (BOILED , PUREED & DEBONED ). NUTS ( GROUNDED). DAIRY : PLAIN YOGURT, CUSTARDS, MILK PUDDING, COTTAGE CHEESE. STRAINED SOUPS  OF VEGETABLES, LENTILS, VEGETABLE JUICES  WITH LATER ON UNSTRAINED SOUPS & JUICES. ONCE BABY IS USED TO TAKE FOOD OFFER IT BEFORE MILK FEED & INCREASE TO TWO, THEN THREE MEALS A DAY. OFFER DIFFERENT FOODS AT EACH MEAL. FEEDINGS : 1-2 TEASPOONS , START ONCE A DAY, GRADUALLY INCREASE. GIVE A GAP OF 4 DAYS TO START WITH A NEW FOOD. AGE 6-9 MONTHS : AFTER ACCEPTANCE OF SMOOTH FOODS , MOVE ON TO THE MASHED FOODS WITH SOFT LUMPS & OFFER FINGER-FOODS WITH ALL THE MEALS. 2-3 MEALS PER DAY FOR THE INFANT. AGE 9-12 MONTHS : MINCED & CHOPPED FOODS. ENCOURAGE BABY TO SELF-FEED. INCLUDE HARDER FINGER-FOODS. RAW FRUITS, VEGETABLE STICKS, VARIETY OF FAMILY FOOD. NUTS : CRUSHED, CHOPPED & GROUNDED. 3-4 MEALS PER DAY FOR INFANTS. SNACKS  CAN BE OFFERED 1-2 TIMES PER DAY. AFTER 8 MONTHS , ALL THE FRUITS CAN BE GIVEN IN RAW FORM. ALL THE VEGETABLES ARE SERVED IN COOKED-FORM UPTIL 12 MONTHS. ONLY BREAST MILK/ BABY FORMULA MILK ARE GIVEN UPTIL 12 MONTHS. FROM 12 MONTHS ONWARDS CHILD NO LONGER NEEDS BOTTLE. MAINTAIN HYGIENE & SAFETY MEASURES AT HOME. AVOID :  WALKERS GRIPE WATER TALCUM POWDER USE SOFT SPOONS, CUPS FOR FEEDING PROFESSIONAL MASSAGE INFANTS SHOULD BE FED, BURPED & PUT TO BED WITHOUT MILK . DURING WEANING  PHASE OF AN INFANT PARENTS SHOULD EXCLUDE 15 FOODS. COW'S MILK SUGAR SALT HONEY CHILLIES BERRIES PEANUTS POPCORN RAISINS CHOCOLATE GRAPES FOODS WITH ADDED SUGAR & SALT CITRUS JUICES ADDED SAUCES & GRAVIES RAW CARROTS

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  • 20 FUNCTIONAL FOODS FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS

    In  On 09 May 2019

    GELATIN PINEAPPLE CHERRIES PAPAYA FLAXSEEDS CHIA SEEDS EGGS FISH GARLIC GINGER CURCUMIN APPLE CIDER VINEGAR WALNUTS ALMONDS YUCCA  DRIED APRICOTS MAPLE SYRUP ALOE VERA HONEY CAYENNE PEPPER. BOSWELLIA SERRATA, GLUCOSAMINE CHONDROITIN MSM, MAGANESE ASCORBATE ,OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS, PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES , HIGH SULPHUR FOODS, FOOD SOURCES OF VITAMIN A, C, E,  B3, MAGNESIUM, RAW STRING BEANS, CHICKEN BONE BROTH SOUP AIDS IN RELIEVING THE SYMPTOMS OF OSTEOARTHRITIS. THERE MUST BE EXCLUSION OF THE NIGHTSHADE VEGETABLES LIKE EGGPLANTS, TOMATOES, PEPPERS, POTATOES. PROCESSED FOODS, REFINED FLOUR,  FRIED FOODS.

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  • 10 WORST FOODS

    In  On 09 May 2019

    LIST OF WORST FOODS. THESE FOODS ARE EXTENSIVELY AVAILABLE BUT ADVERSELY AFFECTS OUR HEALTH. MICROWAVE POPCORN MARGARINE SODA FRENCH FRIES CHIPS MILK WITH BOVINE HORMONES. PLASTIC-WRAPPED FOODS PLASTIC-BOTTLED BEVERAGES CANNED TOMATOES REFINED OILS

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  • HEALTHY SKIN, HAIR AND EYE DIET

    In  On 20 May 2019

    HEALTHY SKIN DIET KEEP YOURSELF HYDRATED BY DRINKING PLENTY OF FLUIDS ATLEAST 2.5-3 LTRS. EAT DIET RICH IN WHOLE-GRAINS, PULSES,  NUTS & SEEDS, LOW-FAT DAIRY,COLD PRESSED OILS, OMEGA -3 FATTY ACIDS , SEASONAL FRESH FRUITS & RAINBOW COLORED VEGETABLES ESP. GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES. AVOCADOS, BEETROOT, TOMATOES, PINEAPPLE, STRAWBERRIES, ORANGES, APPLES, PEACHES, KIWI, MANGOES, AMLA ( GOOSEBERRY), SOYABEAN, EDAMAME,YELLOW PUMPKIN, CUCUMBER, GARLIC, DARK CHOCOLATE, EVENING PRIMOSE OIL, COLD PRESSED COCONUT OIL. EAT FOOD SOURCES OF VITAMIN A, C, E, B-COMPLEX, SELENIUM, ZINC, COPPER.VITAMIN A  FOOD SOURCES FOUND IN  MANGOES, PAPAYA, CARROT, BROCCOLI, CABBAGE, MELONS, TOMATOES, GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES.VITAMIN C FOUND IN CITRUS FRUITS LEMON, ORANGES, GUAVA, AMLA(GOOSEBERRY), BROCCOLI, GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES.VITAMIN E FOUND IN NUTS, WHEAT-GERM, EGGS, WHOLE-GRAIN CEREALS. BIOTIN SOURCES  EGG YOLK, BANANAS, LIVER, WHOLE-GRAINS. COPPER SOURCES LIVER, KIDNEY, NUTS, SEEDS, LENTILS, SHELLFISH.SELENIUM SOURCES WHOLE-GRAINS, LIVER, KIDNEY. AVOID EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR, SWEETENED BEVERAGES. COMPLETELY AVOID PROCESSED & FRIED FOODS. REDUCE INTAKE OF CAFFEINE & ALCOHOL. SPEARMINT TEA INHIBITS THE GROWTH OF HAIR ON WOMEN FACE. DRINK SPEARMINT TEA TWICE A DAY TO REDUCE/STOP HAIR GROWTH  ON FACE.  DIET FOR HAIR BRAHMI OIL, MIX CASTOR OIL WITH COCONUT OIL, OLIVE OIL OR JOJOBA OIL IN HALF & HALF RATIO. PROTEIN, IRON, VIT. D, VIT. E, OMEGA-3 -FATTY ACIDS , SELENIUM, COPPER, ZINC, MAGNESIUM, VIT.B7(BIOTIN), VIT.A, VIT. C (SEBUM). EAT WELL-BALANCED DIET CONSISTING OF WHOLE-GRAINS, LEAN PROTEINS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, FATTY FISH, LEGUMES, NUTS & OILSEEDS (WALNUTS, PUMPKIN SEEDS), LOW-FAT DAIRY. EYE DIET SOME  TIPS:   OVERNIGHT SOAK  8  ALMONDS  IN WATER. ON THE     FOLLOWING DAY GRIND & TAKE IT WITH MILK. -  SOAK  20 RAISINS OVERNIGHT  IN WATER.     UNBOILED STRAINED MILK WITH HONEY/SUGARCANDY. MIX TOGETHER WATER IN WHICH RAISINS WERE SOAKED &THE UNBOILED STRAINED  MILK. TAKE THIS FOR FORTY DAYS.  TAKE CORINDER LEAVES WITH AMLA/WATER. ½ TSP-    ANISEED(SAUNF) 1 TSP -  SUGAR. MIX  IT & TAKE IT WITH MILK. AMLA JUICE  MIXED IN WATER. TAKE THIS MORNING & EVENING ON AN EMPTY STOMACH FOR  4 DAYS. MIXED JUICE OF CARROT & SPINACH.  WHEAT GRASS JUICE. EAT DIET  COMPRISING OF VITAMINS, CAROTENOIDS, BIOFLAVONOIDS,  ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS- OMEGA- 3, OMEGA-6, MINERALS, AMINO ACIDS.      FOOD SOURCES :VITAMIN A ( EYE VITAMIN) :  MANGO, APRICOTS, CARROTS, SWEET POTATOES, KALE, ASPARAGUS, BOK CHOY. VITAMIN B2  :   WHOLE-GERM, WHOLE- GRAINS, MILK, CHEESE, ALMONDS, SUNFLOWER SEEDS. VITAMIN B6 :   WHOLE-GRAINS, NUTS , SUNFLOWER SEEDS,  CARROTS, AVOCADOS, BANANAS. VITAMIN B12 :   EGGS,  MILK PRODUCTS, POULTRY, SARDINES. VITAMIN C :  LIME & LEMON, ORANGES, KIWI, AMLA ( INDIAN GOOSEBERRY),BERRIES, CHERRIES, GUAVAS, LYCHEE, PAPAYAS. DARK GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES, BELL PEPPERS, CAULIFLOWER, CABBAGE, PEAS, TOMATOES.  VITAMIN D:   DAIRY PRODUCTS, EGGS, FISH, COD LIVER OIL, MUSHROOMS. VITAMIN E :  WHEAT – GERM,  NUT & NUT  OILS, SEEDS & SEED OILS,  MANGOES, PAPAYAS, TOMATOES, DARK GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES. FOLIC ACID:   DARK GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES, ASPARAGUS, BROCCOLI, SUNFLOWER SEEDS. LUTEIN :  EGGS, ORANGE & YELLOW  COLORED FOODS, BROCCOLI, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, SPINACH, KALE. ASTAXANTHIN :  SALMON, SHRIMPS. ZEAXANTHIN :  ORANGES, KIWI, GOJIBERRY, TANGERINES, SPINACH. BILBERRY ,  HUCKLEBERRY. QUERCITIN :  APPLES, RED GRAPES,  BERRIES, TOMATOES, BROCCOLI. RUTIN:  BUCKWHEAT, APPLES, GRAPES, PEARS, PEACHES, MULBERRY, CRANBERRY, ONIONS, GARLIC, SPINACH, KALE. OMEGA- 3 –FATTY ACIDS :   WALNUTS, CHIA & FLAX SEEDS, COLD WATER FISH:  SALMON, TUNA, MACKEREL, SARDINES, HERRING, EGGS, DARK GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES. OMEGA- 6 –FATTY ACIDS:  WHOLE-GRAINS, CEREALS, EGGS, POULTRY,  AVOCADO. SELENIUM:  WHOLE-GRAIN CEREALS, NUTS- BRAZILNUTS, EGGS, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, ONIONS, GARLIC, MUSHROOMS. MAGNESIUM:  WHEAT- GERM, ALMONDS, GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES, BANANAS, LENTILS, DARK CHOCOLATE. ZINC:  WHEAT- GERM, WHEAT-BRAN, WHOLE-GRAINS, SEEDS:  SUNFLOWER, PUMPKIN. NUTS: ALMONDS. CYSTEINE:   MILK, EGGS, MEATS, WHEY PROTEIN, YOGURT, COTTAGE CHEESE, WHEAT-GERM, OATS, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, ONIONS, GARLIC. TAURINE:  FISH, MEAT. ALPHALIPOIC ACID:  SPINACH, BROCCOLI. COENZYME Q10 :  SPINACH, BROCCOLI.    

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  • LIST OF NON-DAIRY MILKS

    In  On 22 May 2019

    PEOPLE WHO ARE LACTOSE-INTOLERANT  MUST CHOOSE  NON-DAIRY MILK. HERE IS A LIST . THESE NON-DAIRY MILKS CAN BE EASILY PREPARED AT HOME. SOY MILK COCONUT MILK RICE MILK OATS  MILK PEANUT MILK ALMOND MILK MACADAMIA MILK PISTACHIO MILK BRAZILNUTS MILK TIGERNUT MILK SESAME SEEDS MILK PUMPKIN SEEDS MILK HEMP SEEDS MILK SUNFLOWER SEEDS MILK FLAXSEEDS MILK

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  • APPETITE INCREASING FOODS

    In  On 23 May 2019

    APPETITE  INCREASING FOODS. TO INCREASE APPETITE EAT FOODS RICH IN ZINC, VIT.B12, FOLIC ACID. APPETITE BOOSTING FOODS:   GARLIC, TOMATOES, FENUGREEK, SWEET POTATOES,  BITTERGOURD,  CORN, APPLES, GRAPES, PEACHES, BERRIES, PLUMS, POMEGRANATE JUICE. APPETISING SPICES & CONDIMENTS :  CORIANDER, FENNEL( LEAVES & SEEDS), CINNAMON, OREGANO, CARAWAY (AJWAIN),  THYME, ASAFOETIDA( HING). FOOD SOURCES OF ZINC:  BREAKFAST CEREALS, EGGS, POULTRY, BEANS & PEAS, NUTS , SESAME SEEDS, PUMPKIN SEEDS, SQUASH SEEDS, WATERMELON SEEDS, SOY PRODUCTS, MUSHROOMS. VIT. B12 (CYNOCOBALAMIN) FOOD SOURCES MILK & ITS PRODUCTS, EGGS, COTTAGE CHEESE, SWISS CHEESE. FISH: SALMON, SARDINES, HERRING, TURKEY.FORTIFIED CEREALS. SOY MILK, COCONUT MILK. FOOD SOURCES OF FOLIC ACID:   FORTIFIED CEREALS, EGGS, ALMONDS, FLAX SEEDS, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES  : SPINACH, LETTUCE GREENS, COLLARD GREENS, TURNIP GREENS, ASPARAGUS, PEAS, BEANS & LENTILS, AVOCADO, CAULIFLOWER, CARROTS, SQUASH, PAPAYA, ORANGES, STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES.    

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  • FOODS THAT PROVIDE SUPERIOR NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS

    In  On 28 May 2019

    EGGS FATTY FISH CHICKEN BONE BROTH AVOCADOS BROCCOLI CHIA SEEDS BLACK SEEDS (NIGELLA SATIVA) WALNUTS ALMONDS KALE SPINACH BERRIES CURCUMIN APPLE CIDER VINEGAR GARLIC PROBIOTICS SOAKED SPROUTED  GRAINS, LEGUMES & LENTILS. HEALTHY FATS COLD PRESSED COCONUT OIL EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL ORGANIC FERMENTED VEGETABLES RAW DAIRY GRASS-FED ANIMAL PROTEIN    

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  • HORMONE BALANCING FOODS

    In  On 01 June 2019

    TO CORRECT HORMONAL IMBALANCE IN THE BODY EAT FOODS RICH IN OMEGA- 3- FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA- 9- FATTY ACIDS, PROBIOTICS, NUTS & SEEDS. WILD CAUGHT FISH SALMON, AVOCADOS, ALMONDS, WALNUTS, BRAZILNUTS, CHIA SEEDS, FLAXSEEDS, HEMP SEEDS, PUMPKIN SEEDS, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, SESAME SEEDS, WHOLE EGGS, WHOLE-GRAINS, QUINOA, KALE, GREEN TEA, MATCHA TEA, DANDELION TEA, OLIVE OIL, COCONUT OIL, PRIMROSE OIL, BORAGE OIL, CURCUMIN, CINNAMON, ASHWAGANDHA .

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  • CHILD NUTRITION

    In  On 01 June 2019

     WHEN  YOUR CHILD TURNS ONE , CHOOSE FOODS LOW IN SUGAR, SALT,  FAT , FRIED, VERY SPICY.  COMMON NUTRITION PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN. 1 :  DRINKING TOO MUCH MILK & JUICES REDUCES THE APPETITE FOR MEALS. : OFFER MILK & JUICES AT THE END OF THE MEALS. 2 :  IF CHILD DOES NOT DRINK MILK. :   OFFER YOGURT, CHEESE. ADD MILK IN SOUPS, CEREALS. MAKE SMOOTHIES WITH MILK, YOGURT. 3 :  IF CHILD DOES NOT EAT VEGETABLES. :   ADD PUREED VEGETABLES IN SOUPS, SAUCES. OFFER VEGETABLES IN SANDWICHES, PULAOS.  SERVE AS SNACKS, STIR-FRIED. 4 :  IF YOUR BABY IS ALLERGIC TO COW'S MILK GO FOR SOY-BASED PRODUCTS: SOY MILK, TOFU. FEED YOUR CHILD AFTER EVERY 2 HOURS. OFFER 2 CUPS OF MILK EVERYDAY. VEGETABLE ALTERNATIVES TO MEAT. MILK SOYA MUSHROOMS BEANS CHEESE EGGS YOGURT NUTS & SEEDS. FOODS THAT MAKES YOUR CHILD SICK. FRUIT JUICE RAW SPROUTS UNPASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE. RAW EGGS, SEAFOOD, POULTRY, UNDERCOOKED MEAT. RAW SPROUTS : ALFA-ALFA, BEAN SPROUTS CHEESE (SOFT-CHEESE, BLUE-VEINED) THERE ARE MANY CONCERNS RELATED TO CHILD'S NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT FOR ITS GROWTH & IMMUNITY. TO PREVENT COLD EAT VIT.D3 RICH FOODS : FATTY FISH SALMON, TUNA, MACKEREL, EGG YOLK, TOFU, UV TREATED MUSHROOMS, SOY YOGURT, CHEESE, FORTIFIED MILK, SOY MILK ( WITH ADDED CALCIUM), ORANGE JUICE ( FORTIFIED WITH CALCIUM & VIT.D), CEREALS. DURING COLD AVOID : MILK & ITS PRODUCTS. REFINED SUGAR CITRUS FRUITS ( SORE THROAT) SWEETS TAMARIND OILY & SPICY FOODS NUTS DRIED FRUITS SWEETENED/CARBONATED DRINKS. OFFER FOODS THAT FIGHT AGAINST COLD & FLU CALLED AS IMMUNITY BOOSTER FOODS SUCH AS : LOW-FAT YOGURT WHEAT-GERM GARLIC GINGER ONIONS CURCUMIN HONEY CHICKEN SOUP FATTY FISH GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES LEEKS PUMPKIN SQUASH RED BELL PEPPERS BUTTON MUSHROOMS SWEET POTATO CITRUS FRUITS PAPAYA POMEGRANATE JUICE WATERMELON  WHOLE EGGS CHEESE FLAXSEEDS SUNFLOWER SEEDS SESAME SEEDS INCLUDE IRON-RICH FOOD SOURCES IN YOUR CHILD'S DIET. VARIOUS SOURCES OF IRON LIKE: WHEAT WHEAT-GRAIN CEREALS BROWN RICE RICE FLAKES EGGS FIGS DATES RAISINS TOMATOES ONIONS SPINACH CARROT FENUGREEK LEAVES LETTUCE CELERY BITTERGOURD BEETROOT AMLA ( INDIAN GOOSEBERRY) CABBAGE DRUMSTICK LEAVES  PEACHES APPLE APRICOT GRAPES BANANA MANGO POMEGRANATE SOYABEAN JAGGERY          

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  • CHOLESTEROL LOWERING FOODS

    In  On 02 June 2019

    FOODS THAT HAVE HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC EFFECT IN THE BODY SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN DAILY DIET. FOODS RICH IN OMEGA- 3- FATTY ACIDS, NUTS & SEEDS, GLUTEN-FREE GRAINS, PROBIOTICS, FIBRE-RICH FOODS( LOWERS THE LEVEL OF SERUM CHOLESTEROL),DARK GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES, CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES, FRUITS, BEANS & LEGUMES , SPROUTS, HERBS, SPICES, CERTAIN OILS LIKE COCONUT OIL,  EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, GREEN TEA.   CURCUMIN , CURRY LEAVES HAVE ANTI-LIPIDEMIC EFFECTS. FOODS RECOMMENDED ARE AS FOLLOWS: GARLIC GINGER ALMONDS WALNUTS PECANS OATS ( STEEL-CUT OR ROLLED) FENUGREEK CHIA SEEDS FLAX SEEDS ORGANIC EGGS FISH: COLD WATER SALMON TUNA MACKEREL LEAN POULTRY LEAN GROUND MEATS LOW-FAT YOGURT COCONUT MILK GUARGUM PSYLLIUM RAW SALADS SOYABEAN TOFU AVOCADOS ROSEMARY BASIL GLUTEN-FREE WHOLE GRAINS: QUINOA BUCKWHEAT BULGUR (CRACKED WHEAT) AMARANTH MILLETS: FOXTAIL MILLETS KUDO MILLETS BROWN RICE FRUITS : BERRIES APRICOTS APPLES ORANGES PAPAYA PINEAPPLE MANGOES GRAPES VEGETABLES: BEETS BELL PEPPERS BROCCOLI SPINACH SWEET POTATOES EGGPLANT SPROUTED LEGUMES BEANS SPLIT PEAS DARK CHOCOLATE            

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  • FUNCTIONAL FOODS FOR FIBROID CONDITION IN WOMEN

    In  On 05 June 2019

    IN FIBROID CONDITION OF A WOMAN, HER DIET IS COMPRISED OF SPECIFIC FOODS WHICH ALLEVIATES THIS PHASE.  ALL PROTEINS, FATS & STARCHY VEGETABLES  ARE ACIDIC IN NATURE AS THEY HAVE ACIDIC ASH. SO, ONE SHOULD QUIT HIGH-FAT DAIRY. DIET SHOULD BE OF ALKALINE IN NATURE. FOODS  WITH ALKALINE ASH SHOULD BE TAKEN LIKE  ALMONDS, APPLES, BANANAS, APRICOTS, BEETS,  SPINACH, CABBAGE ,CARROTS, COCONUTS, CUCUMBERS,  CELERY, FIGS, DATES, RAISINS, ORANGES, GRAPES, LEMONS, PINEAPPLE, PEACHES. FERMENTED FOODS, FATTY FISH: WILD CAUGHT SALMON, MACKEREL, TUNA, HERRING, LEAN MEAT. SPROUTS: GRAINS, LENTILS & LEGUMES. CITRUS FRUITS & FRUITS ESP. LIKE AVOCADOS, COCONUT, BANANAS. NON-STARCHY VEGETABLES: KALE, BROCCOLI, BOK-CHOY, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, COLLARD GREENS, CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER, BELL PEPPERS, GINGER, GARLIC,  ONIONS, CURCUMIN. WHOLE- GRAINS &  WHOLE  CEREALS: BROWN RICE,WILD RICE, BUCKWHEAT, BULGAR WHEAT, MILLETS, OATMEAL, OAT CEREAL, ROLLED OATS, MUESLI, QUINOA, SPELT, TEFF. NUTS & OILSEEDS: ALMONDS, PINENUTS, BRAZILNUTS, SUNFLOWER SEEDS. LEGUMES & LENTILS: BLACKBEANS, PINTOBEANS. DANDELION TEA, BURDOCK TEA. CHLORELLA, SPIRULINA CAN BE ADDED IN SMOOTHIES, JUICES. WHEAT GRASS & BARLEY GRASS JUICE. APPLE CIDER VINEGAR,  ALOE VERA JUICE MIXED WITH HONEY. COMPLETELY AVOID PROCESSED , REFINED, FRIED FOODS, FOODS WITH ARTIFICIAL FLAVORINGS, COLORINGS, PLASTIC WRAPPED FOODS. MINIMAL USE OF SALT, CAFFIENE.      

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  • PALEO (CAVEMAN'S) DIET

    In  On 12 June 2019

    PALEO DIET IS FAVORED BY MANY PEOPLE . PALEO BELIEVES THAT SOME FOODS PUT STRAIN ON OUR  GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT . THESE FOODS ARE: DAIRY SALT REFINED SUGAR ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS POTATOES PROCESSED FOODS REFINED VEGETABLE OILS: SUNFLOWER OIL, SOYABEAN OIL, SAFFLOWER OIL, GRAPESEED OIL, CORN OIL, COTTONSEED OIL. PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED OILS; TRANS FATS : MARGARINE, PROCESSED FOODS.  GRAINS:WHEAT, BARLEY, RYE, PASTAS, SPELT, BREADS.  LEGUMES: LENTILS, BEANS, PEAS, PEANUTS, TOFU. STARCHY FOODS ROOT VEGETABLES ARTIFICIAL MEAL REPLACEMENTS. PALEO DIET FAVORS HIGH PROTEIN,  HIGH FIBRE, HIGH POTASSIUM, OMEGA-3-FATTY ACIDS, LOW CARBOHYDRATE, LOW SODIUM, LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX FOODS.  

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  • BLOATING

    In  On 16 June 2019

    BLOATING IS THE RESULT OF SEVERAL FACTORS AS MANY THINGS CAUSE  IT . ACID REFLUX,  IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, CHRONIC ILLNESS-  CROHN'S DISEASE, FAST EATING HABIT, MONTHLY PERIODS IN FEMALES, INTOLERANCES LIKE LACTOSE, GLUTEN, EGGS, FRUCTOSE, REFINED CARBOHYDRATES, COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES  : TAKE LONGER TO DIGEST, CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES : EATING RAW BROCCOLI, CABBAGE, BRUSSELS SPROUTS . DAIRY, SALT, BEANS, LENTILS, CARBONATED BEVERAGES, DEEP FRIED FOODS, TRANS FATS, HIGH FIBRE FOODS, ONIONS, GARLIC, BARLEY, RYE, FRUITS LIKE APPLES, MANGOES, PEARS, PEACHES. HIGH FODMAP DIET. FOOD SHOULD BE CHEWED PROPERLY, MAKE SURE THERE IS NO SWALLOWING OF AIR E.G. CHEWING OF BUBBLE GUM. EAT SMALLER MEALS . KEEP YOUR DIET HIGH PROTEIN.                                       ANTI-BLOATING DIET IS  LOW FODMAP . FOODS RICH IN POTASSIUM  BANANAS, AVOCADOS, ORANGES, KIWI.  COCONUT WATER, PAPAYA, CUCUMBER, ASPARAGUS, CARDAMOM, GINGER, CELERY,  PARSLEY, FENNEL SEEDS, PINEAPPLE, PROBIOTICS. PEPPERMINT TEA, CHAMOMILE TEA IS EFFECTIVE FOR BLOATING.

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  • PROTEIN POWDERS & MUSCLE BUILDING.

    In  On 18 June 2019

    1 -  SOY  PROTEIN POWDER  IS DERIVED FROM SOYABEAN. IT CONTAINS 9  ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS ALONGWITH FIBRE, CALCIUM, IRON, B-VITAMINS, ZINC.  SOY PROTEIN HELPS IN REDUCING CARDIAC  PROBLEMS & CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCERS. FERMENTED FORM IS HEALTHY I.E. MISO. 2 -  EGG PROTEIN POWDER  IS PREPARED FROM EGG WHITES. IT CONTAINS 9 ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS.  LACTOSE- INTOLERANT PEOPLE CAN TAKE THIS POWDER. 3 -  WHEY PROTEIN POWDER. IT HAS 80%-  CAESIN.              20% -  WHEY. GRAIN-FED COW'S WHEY PROTEIN HAS HIGH NUTRITION . IT SHOULD BE PROCESSED AT LOW TEMPERATURE &  COLD- PRESSED. WHEY CONCENTRATES HAVE VERY LITTLE FAT, LACTOSE & MINERAL CONTENT.  4 -  CASEIN POWDER IS DERIVED FROM MILK. IT IS NOT PALATABLE.  THIS POWDER IS CHEAPER THAN WHEY. IT SHOULD BE GRAIN-FED, PASTEURIZED. 5-    HEMP PROTEIN  POWDER  IS MEANT FOR VEGANS, VEGETARIANS. IT CONTAINS ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS, FIBRE, GOOD FOR HEART HEALTH & REDUCES CRAVINGS. 6 -   PEA PROTEIN POWDER . IT CONTAINS 9 ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS. IT IS EASILY DIGESTIBLE. THIS POWDER IS FOR LACTOSE- INTOLERANT & GLUTEN- INTOLERANT. FOR  MUSCLE BUILDING. 1-   PROTEIN POWDERS:            WHEY PROTEIN.            HEMP PROTEIN ( FOR VEGAN, VEGETARIANS).             PEA PROTEIN. 2-     CREATINE. CREATINE MONOHYDRATE IS NATURALLY FOUND IN MUSCLES, LIVER, BEEF. CREATINE INCREASES MUSCLE POWER STRENGTH , LEAN BODY MASS. THOSE WHO HAVE KIDNEY -RELATED PROBLEM SHOULD NOT TAKE IT. 3 - GLUTAMINE. BODY MANUFACTURES ON ITS OWN. THIS IS FOR VEGANS, VEGETARIANS. WHEY PROTEIN HAS SUFFICIENT GLUTAMINE. IN FOOD IT IS FOUND IN EGGS, POULTRY, FISH, BEEF, GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES, SPINACH, CABBAGE. THIS IS GOOD FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LEAKY GUT SYNDROME. 4 -  BCAA'S BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACIDS. IT CONTAINS 9  ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS INCLUDING LEUCINE, ISOLEUCINE, VALINE. BCAA'S ARE FOUND ABUNDANTLY IN WHEY PROTEIN, DAIRY, EGGS, MEAT. 5-  WEIGHT GAINERS HAVE DEXTROSE/MALTODEXTRIN SUGARS. PROTEIN QUALITY IS LOW. THIS CAN BE USED ONLY FOR CALORIE ADEQUACY.  NUTRIENT RICH- CALORIE DENSE FOODS SHOULD BE EATEN IN ORDER TO GAIN WEIGHT . 6-   ZMA ZINC & MAGNESIUM. FOOD SOURCES OF ZINC :  WHOLE-GRAINS, NUTS, SEEDS, DAIRY, MEAT, SHELLFISH, LEGUMES LIKE CHICKPEAS. FOOD SOURCES OF MAGNESIUM: WHOLE-GRAINS,  FATTY FISH, BANANAS, GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES, NUTS, SEEDS, AVOCADOS.    

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  • KNOW MULTIVITAMINS & CHOOSE RIGHT MULTIVITAMINS

    In  On 20 June 2019

    1 -    VITAMIN B12 . CYNOCOBALAMIN IS A CHEAPER VERSION INSTEAD CHOOSE   METHYLCOBALAMIN. 2 -   VITAMIN B6 . DON'T PICK PYRIDOXINE HCL INSTEAD CHOOSE   PYRIDOXAL 5'-PHOSPHATE. 3 -   FOLIC ACID . CHOOSE METHYLATED FOLATE. 4 -   DON'T CHOOSE ZINC OXIDE AS A BINDER. PICK  ZINC OXIDE  NO BINDERS. 5 -  CALCIUM ONLY NO CO-FACTORS. CHOOSE CALCIUM  WITH MG, VIT. D3 & K2. 6 -  TITANIUM DIOXIDE . CHOOSE WITH NATURALLY DERIVED COLORANTS. 7 - CHROMIUM, VANADIUM & BIOTIN  FOR INSULIN SENSITIVITY I.E. GLUCOSE TOLERANCE.

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  • TIPS FOR SPORTS NUTRITION

    In  On 12 July 2019

    PRE-EXERCISE MEAL SHOULD HAVE CARBOHYDRATE -RICH SOURCES. ( LOW GLYCEMIC  INDEX FOODS) AS MAIN FUEL. EASILY DIGESTIBLE FOODS HAS TO BE TAKEN. MODERATE PROTEIN, LOW FIBRE , AVOID HIGH FAT FOODS AS THEY ARE SLOW TO DIGEST.(3-4 HRS BEFORE). BEFORE HALF-AN-HOUR TO EXERCISE  TAKE HIGH CARBOHYDRATE, MODERATE PROTEIN, LOW FAT, LOW FIBRE DIET. FULL MEAL SHOULD BE TAKEN AFTER 2 HOURS POST-EXERCISE. GOOD AMOUNTS OF CARBOHYDRATES, MODERATE HIGH QUALITY PROTEIN , MODERATE FAT. HYDRATION IS MUST FOR EXERCISES WHICH LASTS ABOUT 60 MINUTES. EXERCISES WHICH LASTS MORE THAN 60 MINUTES IN HOT CONDITIONS. TAKE   ISOTONIC  DRINKS  AVOID SWEETENED BEVERAGES,  CERTAIN ENERGY DRINKS LIKE RED BULL, CONCENTRATED JUICES. CREATINE, WHEY PROTEIN IS GOOD FOR PERFORMANCE, B-COMPLEX VITAMINS, VITAMIN C, E, A, D  & MINERALS IRON, CALCIUM, ZINC PLAYS CRUCIAL ROLE IN SPORTS NUTRITION.      

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CLINICAL NUTRITIONIST & A DIETITIAN BY PROFESSION.  HEALTH IS DEFINED OVERALL BY BEING A MULTI-TASKER, HIGH STAMINA, INCREASED IMMUNITY,AIDS IN COGNITIVE ABILITY, GOOD SLEEP, ABILITY TO  COPE WITH STRESS . IMPROVING LIFESTYLE HABITS BY HEALTHY FOOD GROUP  CHOICES, EATING WELL-BALANCED NUTRITIONALLY ADEQUATE DIET COMPRISING OF MACRONUTRIENTS & MICRONUTRIENTS  WHICH FULFILLS NUTRITIONAL INADEQUACIES. MINDFUL EATING CONTRIBUTES TO SOUND MIND, HEALTHY BODY & OVERALL WELL-BEING. WE ARE WHAT WE EAT. SO ,SENSIBLE  EATING LEADS TO LONGEVITY & DISEASE -FREE BODY WHEREAS WRONG EATING HABITS MAKE  OUR  BODIES DISEASED. DIETS ARE PLANNED BY KEEPING IN MIND THE NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT OF THE CLIENT, LIFESTYLE HABITS, NUTRITIONAL  STATUS & MEDICAL ASSESSMENT,  CONDITION  REQUIREMENT ( THERAPEUTIC & SPECIFIC CONDITION)  PERSONALIZED DIETS. SUSTAINABLE, CUSTOMISED DIET CHARTS ARE PROVIDED. HAVING EXPERIENCE OF 13 YEARS & WORKED IN HOSPITAL & CLINICS. I BELIEVE IN EATING ORGANIC, GRASS-FED & PASTEUR-RAISED . OUR BODIES REFLECT WHAT WE EAT. FOOD IS THERAPEUTIC WHEN IT IS USED TO CURE DISEASES. ONLY CONDITION- RELATED SPECIFIC FOODS ARE INCORPORATED IN THE DIET PLANS.  THERAPEUTIC DIETS  AIDS IN  CURING & REVERSING THE DISEASE . DIET PLANS FOR WEIGHT LOSS, WEIGHT GAIN, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, HEART DISEASE, HYPERTENSION, DIABETES ,LIVER DISEASE,  NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE, RENAL DISEASE, CHILD NUTRITION,  DIET IN OLD AGE, HYPERTHYROIDISM, HYPOTHYROIDISM, PCOS, MENOPAUSE, DIET OF PREGNANT WOMAN, LACTATING WOMAN, ANAEMIA, OSTEOPOROSIS, MIGRAINE, SINUSITIS, VERICOSE VEINS, SPORTS NUTRITION ( PRE-WORKOUT & POST- WORKOUT), GERD, CANCER DIET, FOOD ALLERGIES & INTOLERANCES DIET LIKE LACTOSE, CELIAC DISEASE, ASTHMATIC CONDITION DIET, IRRITABLE BOWL SYNDROME DIET, FRUCTOSURIA, GALACTOSEMIA DIET & MORE. DIET PLANS ALONGWITH  FULL DIETARY PDF  OF THE RELATED CONDITION IS GIVEN TO THE CLIENTS/PATIENTS. A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO TREATMENT -THE BACH FLOWER REMEDIES BY DR. EDWARD BACH. CURING PSYCHOSOMATIC DISEASES  AT SUBTLE  LEVEL  BY FLOWER ESSENCES CALLED AS REMEDIES. TREATMENT OF SLEEPLESSNESS, ANXIETY, FEAR ( KNOWN & UNKNOWN),  ANGER, FEELING OF LONELINESS, DESPONDENCY,  HOPELESSNESS, OVERSENSITIVITY, LOW-SELF ESTEEM, IRRITABILITY, TRAUMA, FRUSTRATION, SHOCK, SLEEPINESS, SUSPICION, ENVY, DAYDREAMING, LIVING IN THE PAST, PROCASTINATION. PHONE & E-MAIL CONSULTATION IS AVAILABLE.        

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