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21/04/2023

A vast majority of us work desk jobs and that indirectly implies that we are bound to a chair most part of the day.

This definitely comes with its own consequences: stiff joints, aches & pains, afternoon bloating & other digestive issues, poor focus - all rooting from the lack of movement.

Here are some ways you can nourish your body with some movement while at work.

12/04/2023

If you have these symptoms and they won't go away, low stomach acid might be the culprit you're looking for.

04/04/2023

The multifold benefits of fasting would make you reconsider adding this practice as part of your daily routine.

By spending less time and energy on digestion, our body is able to focus on other functions like removing toxins from the body, regulating blood sugars, producing growth hormones, and even reducing inflammation. It also improves our sensitivity to insulin, which allows the cells of our body to use blood glucose more effectively. In the long term this can reduce your risk of diseases, particularly diabetes and pre-diabetes.

17/03/2023

Let's aim to eat the Rainbow!🌈❤️

Each colour found in fruits & veggies come with different yet beneficial phytonutrients (chemical compounds that help prevent chronic diseases & optimise your health)
❤️💛🧡💚💜💙🤍

Save this post as a reminder to add more colour to your plate and reap the corresponding health benefits!🌈

14/03/2023

People crave sugar for many reasons — some of them physiological and some of them psychological. So, if you’re asking yourself why, here are some possible causes to consider.

08/03/2023

06/03/2023

Herbs have been used since ancient times for their medicinal properties, mostly concentrated into teas and tinctures. More recently, their healthful value as a food ingredient has been realized. For one, herbs add a burst of flavor to food, allowing you to cut back on salt without sacrificing taste. And several herbs, including parsley, have significant amounts of the essential vitamins A, C and K.But the true power of herbs lies in their wealth of protective polyphenols — plant compounds with potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Piles of studies show that polyphenols in herbs help combat such diseases as cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and more. Polyphenols are anti-microbial, so they can help protect us from harmful bacteria as well. Although many of the studies on herbs’ effects have involved concentrated solutions of the leaves’ active components, there is evidence that their benefits still apply when they are cooked and eaten as part of a regular meal, too.😊

22/02/2023

Some anti-nutrients like phytates limit the bioavailability and absorption of zinc from plant foods. Despite this, plant foods like nuts and seeds are still a good source of zinc.

Nuts and seeds high in zinc include squash seeds, pumpkin seeds, pine nuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, pecans, chia seeds, flax seeds, Brazil nuts, and almonds. The current daily value for zinc is 11mg.


         

19/02/2023

Once we are more aware of these different types of hunger and their reasons, we can respond consciously and more appropriately to satisfy them.

11/02/2023

When your thyroid produces too many or too few hormones, it can cause imbalances that are associated with a host of symptoms.
Hypothyroidism is the term for an underactive thyroid, one that produces too few hormones, and hyperthyroidism describes an overactive thyroid, one that produces too many hormones.

Hyperthyroidism symptoms include:

Weight loss

Increased appetite

Fast heart rate

Anxiety/nervousness

Irritability

Shaking/trembling of the hands

Sweating

Feeling warm often/greater sensitivity to heat

Insomnia

Frequent bowel movements and/or diarrhea

Muscle weakness

Thin skin and brittle hair

Changes in the menstrual cycle (usually shorter, lighter periods)

Hypothyroidism symptoms include:

Weight gain and/or difficulty losing weight

Constipation

Fatigue

Forgetfulness

Depression

Dry skin and hair/hair loss

Slow heart rate

Feeling cold often/greater sensitivity to cold

Changes in the menstrual cycle (usually longer, heavier periods)

Diagnosing and treating thyroid disorders
Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are generally easy to diagnose using a simple blood test to measure the amount of thyroid hormones in the blood.

There are several different treatment options for patients suffering from either condition, including hormone replacement therapy for hypothyroidism or drugs to limit thyroid function for hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism also can be permanently corrected by surgically removing all, or part, of the gland.

While both conditions can usually be treated successfully, it’s rarely a one-size-fits-all equation.

“Hyperthyroidism tends to be easier to treat because you can simply remove the gland,” Nakhle said. “However, after doing so, the patient will need to use drugs to replace the thyroid hormones, which are the same drugs used for people with hypothyroidism. The hormone replacement drugs are successful about 90 percent of the time, but occasionally there are patients who don’t respond well to any of the options.”

09/02/2023

06/02/2023

People gain weight and get fat when they consistently eat more calories than their bodies require to meet daily demands. That excess calories get stored as fat is an adaptive evolutionary response inherited from times not that long ago when food was less abundantly available and people had to work far harder to get a hold of what food was available. People who were able to store food in the form of fat when food was readily available were more likely to survive and reproduce through times when food was difficult to get than were their skinny peers. Because of this evolutionary advantage, our bodies have developed so that it is rewarding and natural for us to eat a lot of food when it is available. Despite being efficient storers of body fat, ancestral humans were not often obese as they had to work hard to eat and in the process burned up what calories they ate. However, the dramatic agricultural and technological changes of the past two thousand years have made food extremely easy to obtain and evolution has not been able to keep pace in so short a time span. At this juncture we are required to use our intellect to understand our bodies' instincts and to develop a more twenty-first century appropriate relationship with food.