The foundation of good health comes from a nutritious well balanced diet. There is good evidence that eating a healthy diet can reduce the risk of obesity and illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and some types of cancer. The food we eat contains several different types of nutrients, which are all required for many vital processes in the body. 6 Benefits of staying healthy 1 Boosts Energy 2 Combats Diseases 3 Enhances Mood 4 Regulates Weight 5 Improves Longevity Our aim is to help people rediscover health. It is not only a diet, it is Nutrition Education. Diet plays a crucial role in disease management as it is preventive as well as curative.
Read MoreFEEDING OF NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES INTRODUCTION The best milk for a newborn baby is unquestionably the breast milk. All healthy normal weight babies ( 2500g) must be exclusively breastfed till the age of 6 months. BREASTFEEDING It is essential to help the mothers of healthy newborn babies to establish breastfeeding as soon as possible after delivery. All newborns without any complications should be kept in skin to skin contact with their mothers during the first hour after birth to promote breast feeding & to prevent hypothermia. Exclusive breastfeeding should be given for the first six months of life; Complementary food should be started after six months of age. ADVANTAGES OF ...
Read MoreWhat is Cancer : Cancer is the name given to a collection of related diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the body’s cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues. Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. Normally, human cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old or become damaged, they die, and new cells take their place. When cancer develops, however, this orderly process breaks down. As cells become more and more abnormal, old or damaged cells survive when they should die, and new cells form when they are not needed. These extra cells can divide without stopping a...
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Cholesterol is a waxy substance. It is required in body to build cells. But too much causes a problem. Cholesterol comes from 2 sources: 1) Body makes all the cholesterol you need. 2) The rest you get from foods from animals like meat, poultry and full fat dairy products. Cholesterol circulates in the blood and as blood cholesterol level rise so does the risk to health. Its is easy to eat your way to an alarmingly high level of cholesterol. Many people these days are having high borderline cholesterol levels. But you can reverse it too. Here are lists of foods that can help you increase and decrease your cholesterol. Foods that increase risk of cholesterol...
India, while witnessing the economical development, facing a new set of health concerns. Chief among them are non-communicable disease such as cancer, diabetes, respiratory infections and particularly heart disease. About 12 percent of those experiencing heart attac...