Vegan Vs Vegetarian In this universe people live either for eating or eat for living. Whatever their preference would be there are many people who restrict themselves to some certain diet plans either because of their liking, aptitude or because of their need. Some people prefer to eat meat and its produce while others strongly dislike it. On this basis they are classified into three major groups, one of them is called the vegetarians. Vegetarians Vegetarians are those people who prefer vegetables in their diet and avoid meat and its products. There are further sub divisions of vegetarians and they are, Semi-vegetarian This term is usually used to describe those [...]
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Fasting Tips and Tricks
by on 21. Feb, 2011 in General Health
What is Fasting? Fasting is basically the will of a person to abstain from some or probably all food or liquid and can even both either for a short period of time or for long term. There are many reasons why a person engaged into fasting. It can be for reasons such as healing purposes, detoxification, addiction (Fasting from alcohol), and the most common and usual reasons is fasting for weight loss. Fasting heals many disease conditions that allow the body to be detoxified, take a rest and heal. Detoxification from fasting means that when an individual fasts, the energy used up for daily activities are from inside of the [...]
Food Poisoning
by on 27. Dec, 2010 in General Health
Food Poisoning Food poisoning is in fact a foodborne disease which occurs on swallowing water or food containing viruses, bacteria, prions, toxins, parasites, infectious or chemical agents. In addition to these, it also occurs due to consuming of poisonous animals like puffer-fish and poisonous plants like some mushrooms. The common causes for food poisoning are the E. coli or Staphylococcus bacteria. The signs of food poisoning are usually notice 4-36 hours following a contaminated meal. On an average, a minimum of 76 million people are affected by food poisoning and more so during summer season as food not stored in cool conditions acts a breeding ground for bacteria. Food Poisoning [...]
Blood glucose (Sugar)
by on 23. Sep, 2010 in General Health
What is Blood Glucose? Blood glucose level or concentration is the quantity of a simple sugar in the bloodstream called monosaccharide. Glucose is utilized in the body for providing energy to cells. Transport of blood glucose is facilitated with the help the hormone insulin; secreted by pancreas. Insulin propels glucose into the cells of the body from the liver and intestine by way of the bloodstream. Also known as dextrose, glucose is produced in the body from fats, proteins and carbohydrates in food. Why blood glucose monitoring is required for diabetes and how often? Regular monitoring of blood glucose levels is necessary for patients with diabetes because either extremely low [...]
Benefits of drinking lemon juice
by on 27. May, 2010 in General Health
The small, inexpensive, juicy fruit lemon is used by most of us while preparing delicious dishes; in some of the Asian countries it is used for most of the dishes prepared by them. However, often used to enrich the test, this round shaped lemon does wonder for our health benefits when used systematically with knowledge. Some of the benefits are as following: The citrus fruit contain heavy amount of vitamin C which is required for normal functioning of body and to improve our resistance power. With the fact that humans are one of few animals who cannot produce vitamin C internally, need to intake vitamin C. Drinking lukewarm water with [...]
Side effects of Antibiotics
by on 26. May, 2010 in General Health
Adverse reactions to antibiotics may vary from person to person, and the same adverse reactions in different cases may be different in strength. Here are some commonly found adverse reactions associated with antibiotics. Side effects of antibiotics in women There are some negative side effects of antibiotics, especially in case of consumption by women. After the antibiotics are ingested, a number of bacteria which crop up naturally are destroyed. This permits other germs to nurture which would not have happened otherwise. Thus a yeast infection takes place because the naturally inhabited bacteria are no longer present. These infections are known as ‘opportunistic infections’. Antibiotics source: Livestrong.com Side effects of antibiotics [...]
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