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Are you one of those who reach out for a piece of cake, or chocolate when stressed? Stop comfort eating as it will not help change the situation. Instead, try to include the below-mentioned nutrient-rich foods. Why do we crave to eat sweet foods when experiencing stress? Our body releases glucocorticoids, and they promote sugar cravings in-order to replenish the energy supply lost during the stressful encounter. As a result, you get hungry quickly and end up eating refined carbs, fatty and sweet foods or beverages. Reduce stress with these nutrients B- Vitamins  It helps reduce stress and boost mood....

The current COVID -19 pandemic, seems to be never-ending to us but has made us realise the importance of immunity in maintaining good health. We know the importance of including certain nutrients which have a positive impact on building our immunity. Now, along with consuming such foods, it is equally important to omit foods which reduce our immunity. The following foods should be avoided for better immunity: 1. Processed & Packaged Foods  Nutrition taken in the right amount helps build our immunity and when it comes to consuming processed foods like ready to eat breakfast options, refined flour-based bread, snacks...

We all talk about a balanced diet, portion sizes and eating wholesome meals. Everyone at home has a fixed cultural meal pattern, and what if you can make your traditional meal complete just by making a few additions and subtractions in your diet? Below listed are few suggested meal combinations:-  Breakfast Meal Suggestions  Option 1 - Whole cereal (Oats Groat/Dalia) + Milk + Nuts + chia* seeds Option 2 - Poha + peanuts + ghee + lemon** * Chia seeds offer fibre and omega-3 fats ** Lemon juice offers vitamin C and helps in the absorption of iron. Lunch Meal...

Functional fitness is a good way to help one with their daily activities. These exercises help you with better strength, muscular health and improve endurance as well. In other words, functional training purpose is to translate an activity beyond your workout. The functional training workout consists of compound exercises like squats, lunges, and deadlifts. Compound exercises like squat, deadlift, lunge, or push-ups require more than one muscle group to work together. The movements involve moving forward and backwards, side to side, and incorporating rotational movements. The primary advantages of doing functional training are as follows:-  It can be performed using...

One of the most common endocrine disorders nowadays is PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), which is the most common endocrine disease that affects 5 to 10% of women at their reproductive age. Know the Symptoms of PCOS  Infertility, glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes, obesity, acne, metabolic syndrome, anxiety, obstructive sleep apnea, and abnormalities of lipid profile. Diagnosis:- Hyperandrogenism, chronic anovulation, and polycystic ovaries on ultrasound findings. Diet plays a major role in the management of PCOD/PCOS as having medications can only help to a certain extent and can never be the cure. Managing your lifestyle well and including foods or supplements...