The myth of dieting and the truth of lifestyle change that will bring appropriate change in your life. Its crucial to understand the difference between this two and choose what suits you the best. The long term and short term effects of both the things and its benefits on our health.
Antioxidants are chemical substances that reduce reactive oxygen species like free radicals and peroxides, thus as a result they prevent damage caused by oxidative stress in our body. Our body produces antioxidants like glutathione at cellular levels. In order to avoid oxidative stress and maintain balance between reactive oxygen species and antioxidants, we must take sufficient antioxidants through our diet.
Some well known and essential antioxidants that we can get from fruits and vegetables are:
Once a woman enters adulthood, dealing with various health-related issues becomes a regular concern for her. Problems ranging from stress due to career or relationships to irregular menstrual cycles to mood swings to hormonal imbalances to reproductive and gynecological problems to regular illnesses are quite common among women these days. These issues can be the results of a stressful and unstable lifestyle, unhealthy diet and eating habits, lack of sufficient nutrition or some genetic reasons.
What if there is a solution to some, if not most, of these problems, which most women almost certainly are bound to suffer from. It would be nothing short of an extraordinarily generous gift. Shatavar or shatavari, an herb found exclusively in some regions of Indian subcontinent, is that gift the mother earth has bestowed us with.
Turmeric, botanically known as Curcuma longa, is spice that is widely cultivated in India and is used in its powdered form in Indian cuisine, religious rituals, and for various medicinal purposes. It is a source of chemical compounds called Curcuminoids, one of them called Curcumin is an active ingredient of turmeric and is responsible for its colour and medicinal properties.
Ashwagandha is one of the most important medicinal herbs that are used in Ayurveda, the traditional system of healing of India. It is generally used to improve overall as well as reproductive health. Ashwagandha promotes fertility in males in many different ways.
The root of Ashwagandha is traditionally regarded as tonic, aphrodisiac, narcotic, diuretic, anthelmintic, astringent, thermogenic and stimulant. The biologically active chemical constituents of Ashwagandha include alkaloids (isopelletierine, anaferine, cuscohygrine, anahygrine, etc.), steroidal lactones (withanolides, withaferin) and saponins. Sitoindosides and acyl steryl glucosides in Ashwagandha are anti-stress agents.
Your Mental Health is a priority, your Happiness matters and your Self-Care is essential and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Check on your Friends, Family and everyone around you, someone might just need you.
Let’s break the stigma and carry forward this conversation with our loved ones to keep a check on everyone around! With such support this world will be a better place.
Adequate nutrition is essential for the proper functioning and growth of the body. Both, nutrient deficiency and nutrient excess can lead to harmful diseases. Many diseases are either direct or indirect results of unhealthy diet and poor nutrition. So, in order to live a healthy life, good nutrition is a must have.
Moringa oleifera, also known as Drumsticks tree or Horseradish tree, is a species native to the northern parts of India, is now found in many parts of tropical and subtropical countries. It has been and still is used for various medicinal purposes in Ayurveda and as an edible food source.
A vegan diet, also known as the plant-based or vegetarian diet is gaining popularity in recent times as a healthier alternative to a meat/non-vegetarian diet. And even endorsed by many celebrities as their daily diet, so let’s take a moment and see the benefits of switching to a vegan diet. 1. A vegan meal is …
Herbal Tea Is The Answer for Your Monsoon Problems!Instead of drinking your regular tea, why not try some herbal teas this monsoon. One can make a variety of herbal teas with a little bit of tulsi leaves, ginger, honey, cinnamon, black pepper, and cardamom. Herbal teas made from the above mentioned spices and ingredients are …
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With monsoon come a lot of diseases. So it is probably the best for us to keep our immunity levels high. But the thing is immunity is not something that can be measured easily, it can only be built by keeping our body and mind healthy and sufficiently staked with essential nutrients and antioxidants. Turmeric …
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