We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think It's important to know how and when to eat.What is the correct way of eating fruits?IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! - FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.If you eat fruit on an empty stomach, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.FRUIT IS THE MOST I... Read Full Story
What is swine influenza?It is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A strains of the influenza virus. It regularly causes high flu outbreaks in pigs but with low death rates. There are four main sub-types of the virus, but the most recent isolated influenza viruses from pigs have been H1N1 viruses.How does it spread?Swine flu viruses do not typically infect humans though they do occur through close proximity or contact with infected pigs or contaminated areas. Cases of human-to-human s... Read Full Story
Childhood obesity is on rapid rise in the developing countries like India – in keeping with an unhealthy global trend: in 2007, as estimated 22 million children under the age of five were overweight according to the World Health Organization.An alarming report present by American Heart Association states the thickness of the artery walls of teenagers who are obese were reported to resemble the thickness of an average 45-year-old’s artery walls i.e. evidence was presented that obese children ... Read Full Story
Avocado is a large fleshy pear-shaped berry. It is also known as Alligator Pear and as a Butter fruit. The avocado contains more fat than any other fruit except the olive. Its fat is of the highest quality.While many people misconstrue avocado as an unhealthy food which is a misconception but the fact is that there is a lot of nutrition packed into these small packages. Along with providing a several essential vitamins and minerals, avocados also help the body to absorb more nutrients from o... Read Full Story
The British Food Standard Agency deserves credit for encouraging manufactures and restaurants to switch to safer, natural colorings.As a result of government pressure, Kelloge, McDolands , Craft, Mars, and other multinational companies now market foods without dyes in Britain, but market the same foods with dyes in the United States. The U.S food and drug administration maintains flatly that well conducted controlled studies have produced no evidence that food additives cause hyperactivity or... Read Full Story
New research reveals additional clues to the mechanism behind tomatoes known protective effect against prostate cancer.Investigators at all university of Missouri-Columbia, and colleagues demonstrated that FruHis, a carbohydrate derivative present in dehydrated tomato products, exerts this effect.Laboratory studies showed that FruHis Protected against DNA damage. A combination of lycopene, an antioxidant in tomatoes that also protects against DNA damage, and FruHis caused a greater than 98% i... Read Full Story
The British Food Standard Agency deserves credit for encouraging manufactures and restaurants to switch to safer, natural colorings.As a result of government pressure, Kelloge, McDolands , Craft, Mars, and other multinational companies now market foods without dyes in Britain, but market the same foods with dyes in the United States. The U.S food and drug administration maintains flatly that well conducted controlled studies have produced no evidence that food additives cause hyperactivity or... Read Full Story
New research reveals additional clues to the mechanism behind tomatoes known protective effect against prostate cancer.Investigators at all university of Missouri-Columbia, and colleagues demonstrated that FruHis, a carbohydrate derivative present in dehydrated tomato products, exerts this effect.Laboratory studies showed that FruHis Protected against DNA damage. A combination of lycopene, an antioxidant in tomatoes that also protects against DNA damage, and FruHis caused a greater than 98% i... Read Full Story
Fortification of foods and advice on sensible sun exposure are urgently needed.Rickets became extremely rare in the United Kingdom, Europe and United States after it was realized that exposure to ultraviolet light was the major of vitamin D, and after the fortification of milk and other foods with vitamin D.At least a billion people world wide are estimated to be vitamin D Deficient, mainly because of inadequate exposure to sunlight and inadequate fortification of food with vitamin D.Human br... Read Full Story
Definition:Whiplash is an acute injury of at least moderate intensity which causes a strain to the bones, muscles, nerves, tendons, and vertebral discs of the neck region. It is caused by a sudden, unexpected impact which jerks the head back and then forward causing the neck to snap out of alignment.Where could it happen?1. Traffic/stop light (‘traffic light disease’)2. End of traffic jam/queue3. Sport (Boxing, Karate, Judo……)4. Roller coasterWhat are the symptoms?Symptoms are:Headaches/migra... Read Full Story
