Summer is around the corner. And healthy summer snacks for weight loss seem almost impossible, what with ice cream and sugary drinks beckoning to you everywhere you look! While it seems blissful to float in that pool and keep sipping that not-so-healthy beverage, here are some great healthy summer snack…
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What is the DASH diet? DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, or high blood pressure. The DASH Diet can help lower your blood pressure and balance your cholesterol levels, which is good for your heart health. Even if you are not worried about your blood pressure right now,…
With the current pandemic outbreak across the world, we’re living in a new normal. And as we get busy with our hectic schedules, we tend to neglect the one thing that should never be sidelined, i.e. nutrition in our daily diet – particularly consuming protein. Protein, the ‘building block of…
The whole foods diet involves eating foods that have undergone minimal or no processing. Whole foods are as close to their natural form as possible. The whole foods diet is also referred to as clean eating. Whole foods include fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and legumes rather than depending on supplements…
When you have a health checkup, cholesterol levels are definitely on the list to ensure that your lipid profile is at target levels. High triglyceride levels put you at risk for a number of serious health issues. The lipid profile measures the fat in your blood, and there are three…
If you’ve ever had a tummy infection, you’ve probably heard of the BRAT diet. It is a bland diet recommended for recovering from a stomach/gastrointestinal infection. It gives the gut a chance to rest and reduces the amount of stool produced. What is the BRAT diet? BRAT is an acronym…
I love the fast food diet–more so because I have diabetes–and I am about to tell you why you should switch to it, too, and right away! The word diet always conjures up visions of banned foods—as if you can’t eat the foods you enjoy. Diet seems synonymous with starvation.…