Health is wealth

Have A Healthy Vacation  Does your diet go on a vacation too when you’re traveling? Traveling can often pose challenges to those on a diet. A vacation is usually considered as an excuse to go off-track from your diet by indulging in over-sized meals or foods with high fat or leaving the exercise in a corner. But, if you plan well in advance, you can have your cake and eat it too. It does not have to be a hilly road. Here are some tips to manage your health when on vacation: Pack a Meal Carry some nutrient-dense foods packed with yourself like multi grain/whole wheat bread sandwiches, multi-grain flour theplas, a pack of raw salads ( carrot/cucumber sticks), fruits, low-fat yogurt, roasted chanas / soya beans, sports bars, khakras / dal khakras, etc. In this way, if you are stuck in a place with bad eating options, you would have healthy options in hand when you’re hungry. Stay Hydrated Instead of over indulging in dehydrating caffeinated and alcoholic beverages, it is recommended ...

Health is wealth. sanjiv     🇮🇳.                                                         🇮🇳 Is Your Skin Winter-Ready? It’s that time of the year to pull out all your tucked-in winter clothes with mothballs from the attic!  The cold days of winter can dry out the skin’s natural barrier, resulting in dryness and itchiness. When the air dries out, your ultimate protective layer’s moisture level drops, and in extreme cases, people experience severely cracked, infected, and inflamed skin that requires medical attention.  The steps we take to stay warm harm our skin even more! The bonfires, dry heat pumping inside our homes, and those long, hot showers we like to take certainly are not doing our skin any favors. Though frequent long and hot showers feel good, they can dry your skin. So warm showers it is! And always wear a l...

  How To Deal With Obesity In Infants

    How To Deal With Obesity In Infants  Childhood or infant obesity is increasingly one of the complex health problems in children today. Some of the known causes of obesity in infants are actually similar to those that cause obesity to adults including personal behaviors such as dietary patterns, physical activity, medication use among others and the genetic ones. The society also contributes to this problem by providing certain foods and physical activity environments, education and skills and finally the kind of marketing and promotion campaigns carried out to promote some products. Health Risks Associated With Infant Obesity If parents don’t observe the above guidelines regarding obesity, the condition can have serious health risks going forward in various ways including: Greater risks of increased blood pressures and high cholesterol levels which can lead to cardiovascular diseases Greater chances of increased risk of impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance a...

 Why you should care about B12, the less famous cousin of the vitamin family. B12 builds your DNA, pumps red blood cells, and keeps the nervous system healthy. Besides making your skin and hair gorgeous, B12 reduces the risk of a heart attack and puts you in a happy mood by keeping depression at bay. It sounds like an important vitamin, isn’t it?  A healthy adult needs about 2.4 mcg daily, while pregnant and nursing mothers need about 2.6- 2.8 mcg. In India, B12 is endemic, with 47% of north Indians deficient and about 70% of adults battling some form of b12 deficiency. Identifying B12 deficiency is tricky, as it skillfully masks, making you feel you have simply had a long day. So beyond the common symptoms, look for pale skin, depression/mood swings, imbalance and change in mobility, vision problems, numbing and tingling in fingers, and poor memory. The workings of B12, a unique water-soluble vitamin Generally, water-soluble vitamins (B-group and C) are not stored in the body...