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10 surprisingly healthy fast foods

September 7, 2016 Srijita10', fast, Foods, Healthy, surprisingly

Nowadays, fast food consumption is very common and on the rise. Everyone loves to gorge on them especially the younger generation. Many are not aware that the fast foods like burgers, fries, fried chicken, cutlets, samosas, etc are unhealthy foodstuffs which are not only rich in saturated and trans fatty acids but also deficient in vitamins, minerals and fibres. These add not only inches to the waist line but also clog the heart vessels with unhealthy fatty deposits thus leading to various lifestyle diseases like obesity, heart disease, hypertension, etc.…

Include these food in your diet to maintain a healthy thyroid

September 7, 2016 Srijitaa, Diet:, Food., Healthy, In, Include, maintain, these, Thyroid, to, Your

With the number of thyroid disorder cases on the rise, it is most necessary to change your lifestyle. Giving attention to diet and exercise helps maintain and regulate your thyroid function. Choose the right food for the same. IODINE Seafood (clams, shrimp, haddock, oysters, salmon, sardines), as well as iodized sea salt, eggs, asparagus, lima beans, mushrooms, spinach, sesame seeds, summer squash, garlic. SELENIUM Brazil nuts, mushrooms, tuna, organ meats, halibut, beef, soybeans, sunflower seeds. ZINC Fresh oysters, sardines, beef, lamb, turkey, soybeans, split peas, whole grains, walnuts, ginger…

Eat these foods for healthy teeth

September 7, 2016 SrijitaEat, Foods, for, Healthy, Teeth, these

While brushing teeth regularly is good enough, the secret to healthy teeth might also lie in certain foods that help prevent cavities and tooth decay. Include these food in your diet for fresh breath and healthy teeth. Green leafy vegetables Vegetarian-friendly sources for minerals like broccoli, bok choy, kale, okra, collards, and other dark, leafy veggies are excellent animal-free ways to get vitamins and minerals in your diet. Non-vegetarian products Loaded with phosphorus, another important mineral that protects tooth enamel, meat, fish and tofu are particularly good sources of this…

Food and diet rules for healthy liver

September 7, 2016 Srijitaand, Diet:, Food., for, Healthy, liver, Rules

Liver is the largest gland of the body. Conventionally speaking, most diseases take a long-time to destroy it and it also takes very long to heal. There is always a scope to improve liver health by making food habit correction. Oil and alcohol are two biggest enemies of liver as both of them make it work harder. And if the liver is already diseased, it might get worse if right diet rules are not followed. Celebrity nutritionist Sandhya Gugnani gives tips, dietary recommendations and diet chart for patients suffering from…

Try Teppanyaki food for healthy living

September 7, 2016 SrijitaFood., for, Healthy, living, Teppanyaki, Try

Japanese are not just known for their enviable life expectancy, cherry blossoms, bullet trains, technical know-how and sushi, but also for a unique style of cooking that preserves the basic taste of food and its nutritional value. A land which is known for its longevity surely must be having some cooking secrets that add years to the life of the people living there. Teppanyaki style of cooking is one among those several techniques. Teppanyaki is a style of Japanese cooking that uses an iron girdle. The iron girdle is heated…

6 Simple rules to eat healthy for a lifetime

September 7, 2016 Srijita6, a, Eat, for, Healthy, lifetime, Rules, simple, to

If there is one thing that is a part of everyone’s resolutions, New Year or otherwise, it is to be getting healthier and fitter. Regrettably, there is no miracle cure for this. The silver lining here is that a lifelong commitment to simple things will keep you in fairly good stead. Here are six simple rules to eat healthy for a lifetime… 1 EAT WHEN HUNGRY This sounds like a no-brainer right? Well, it is a no-brainer. Unfortunately, in our fast-paced, always-facing-a-screen kind of lifestyle, eating has become something we…