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Brown Rice Can Speed Up Weight Loss Just Like 30 Minutes of Brisk Walk

February 10, 2017 Srijita30, Brisk, Brown, Can, Just, Like, Loss, minutes, of, rice, Speed, Up, walk, Weight

How to lose weight is a constant thought in most of our minds. What we wouldn’t do to lose those flabs within a matter of days! We resort to extreme diets and intense workout sessions in the hope that we get back in shape at the earliest. But it’s never as simple as that. It is always such a struggle to stay dedicated and focused on your efforts. While there are no shortcuts to weight loss, paying close attention to your diet can at least help you speed up the…

That ultra-fatty cheat meal you just ate? It’s gonna absolutely hammer your liver.

January 30, 2017 Srijitaabsolutely, ate, Cheat, gonna, hammer, Its, Just, liver, Meal, That, ultra-fatty, You, Your

EVEN THE FITTEST guys will admit it: We all love to dig into a fat, greasy burger or a few glistening slices of greaseball pizza every now and then. Taking a break from a strict diet when trying to get shredded for catching more glances at the beach is an essential part of the process—you need that infusion of crazy calories to boost energy and your metabolism, plus free your psyche from the constant tedium of chicken and rice and veggies. But going too crazy with high-fat meals on your…

Don’t just rely on labels if you want to eat healthy

December 19, 2016 SrijitaDon't, Eat, Healthy, if, Just, labels, On, rely, to, Want, You

Don’t just rely on labels if you want to eat healthy (U.S. Department of Agriculture/ Flickr) The label on a packaged snack may not always give you the authentic information on whether the food is good for your health. For example, a popular health drink claims it contains “pro health vitamins”, but the label suggests that it has 71 gms of sugar for every 100 grams.This sugar content is actually 57% of the recommended daily intake limit. A new study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released on Friday…

Tired and Weak? Don’t Assume it’s Just Your Age

December 19, 2016 SrijitaAge, and, Assume, Don't, Its, Just, Tired, Weak?, Your

When Christopher Callahan examines older patients, he often hears a similar refrain. “I’m tired, doctor. It’s hard to get up and about. I’ve been feeling kind of down, but I know I’m getting old and I just have to live with it.” This fatalistic stance relies on widely held but mistaken assumptions about what constitutes normal aging. In fact, fatigue, weakness and depression aren’t to-be-expected consequences of growing older, said Callahan, director of the Center for Aging Research at Indiana University’s School of Medicine. Instead, they’re a signal that something…

The Best Quick Workouts You Can Do in Just 60 Seconds

December 10, 2016 Srijita60, Best, Can, Do, In, Just, quick, seconds, The, workouts:, You

Photo: Getty Images We get it: Sometimes you just don’t have enough time in the day for a 60-minute spin class or lengthy session at the gym. The good news, though, is that you can still work up a sweat even if you’re traveling or having a crazed week at work. These super-quick moves from Alonzo Wilson, founder and director of training at Tone House in New York City, are designed to deliver maximum calorie burn in a short amount of time (think: less than a minute) so you can fit in a…

Just a small cut in saturated fats ‘reduces heart disease risk’

December 1, 2016 Srijitaa, Cut, Disease, Fats, Heart, In, Just, reduces, Risk, Saturated, Small

“Swapping butter and meat for olive oil and fish does cut the risk of heart disease,” The Times reports. The headline is prompted by the findings from a US study involving data from over 100,000 men and women, followed for more than 20 years. The results showed that consumption of different types of saturated fats was associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. The researchers also found that replacing just 1% of energy consumed in the form of saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats, monounsaturated fats, wholegrain carbohydrates or plant…