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7 Best Anti-Inflammatory Foods You Must Add to Your Diet

December 23, 2016 Srijita7, Add, Anti-Inflammatory, Best, Diet:, Foods, Must, to, You, Your

Let’s begin by understanding what inflammation means. Our body has a natural defense mechanism that fights anything unrecognizable that enters it such as microbes, viruses or chemicals. This process is called inflammation and it helps in protecting your health. However, sometimes when the immune system overreaches it may start attacking the healthy tissues and cells. This is when inflammation can become detrimental to your health and can cause chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, arthritis or even depression. One of the most powerful ways to combat inflammation is to fortify 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…

Are You Making Healthy Food Unhealthy?

December 17, 2016 SrijitaAre, Food., Healthy, Making, Unhealthy?, You

(iStock) In your quest to get ripped and muscular, you make sure to take the time to carefully prepare your meals as healthily as possible. You know that what you put into your body on a daily basis will have an incredible impact on how clearly you can see your abs, so there is absolutely no room for error. Unfortunately, many men who think they are preparing their food healthily unwittingly make healthy food unhealthy. The following are some of the biggest mistakes that you might make while preparing foods…

Everything you know about healthy food is a lie

December 17, 2016 Srijitaa, About, Everything, Food., Healthy, Is, Know, lie, You

(iStock) In September, the Journal of the American Medical Association’s Internal Medicine publication revealed that many of Americans’ most prevalent beliefs about nutrition might be bunk. The sugar industry financed nutritional studies, released in 1967, that downplayed the sweetener’s relation to heart disease, placing the blame on saturated fats instead. Those highly influenced findings have stuck for five decades. One of the scientists involved even helped develop the government-issued nutrition guidelines most of us grew up with, which contained cautions on the evils of red meat while scarcely mentioning the…

6 Prebiotic Foods You Should Add to Your Diet ASAP

December 16, 2016 Srijita6, Add, ASAP, Diet:, Foods, Prebiotic, Should, to, You, Your

I bet you’ve heard a lot about the benefits of probiotics—but what about prebiotics? These nondigestible carbohydrates feed the good bacteria in your gut, which have been linked to digestive health, improved immunity, anti-inflammatory effects, and more. Because prebiotics help probiotics flourish, eating more of them is a smart wellness strategy. Indeed, a 2012 study found a link between a diet high in prebiotics and a reduced risk of developing colorectal cancer. Other research has suggested that prebiotics increase calcium absorption and may improve bone density. And one small study tied prebiotics to increased satiety after meals. You’re probably already eating some prebiotic foods simply because…

Switching to Diet Soda Probably Won’t Help You Cut Calories

December 16, 2016 Srijitacalories, Cut, Diet:, Help, Probably, Soda, Switching, to, Won't, You

Photo: Getty Images Ditching sugary drinks is a smart move for your health, not to mention your waistline—an average can of soda packs in about 150 calories and 39 grams of sugar (that’s over 9 teaspoons). Switching to diet may not help your calorie-cutting efforts much, though: A new study suggests that at the end of the day, you’ll probably still consume the same number of total calories overall. Scientists are still learning exactly how are bodies and brains react to calorie-free sweeteners. To test the effects of different different…