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From Water to Super-Water

In the age of modern medicines, where we run to medical stores to take a pill to cure even minor health issues, it's better to call up your mother or grandmother and ask what they would do in the same condition. This does not mean that you would not need to take any medicine but then medicine consumption would only provide temporary relief from the symptoms, rather than providing you with a long-term solution. The idea to prepare super-water is to extract important oils of the plant which have several healing properties into the water. Water is considered as a powerful therapeutic tool, whereas herbs & spices have been used for centuries to treat different health concerns by simple method - SOAKING. To prepare your super-water, you just have to soak some herbs in a jug full of water, leave it overnight, and drink it in the morning. You can also mix powdered herbs into the water and drink. CLOVE AND BLACK PEPPER WATER Clove contains eugenol that is known to promote digestion and...

Could Supplements Replace Food As The Main Nutrient Source?

When you go to some superstore to buy groceries, you are most likely to find a shelf of supplements right in the center. It is fascinating to see the number of supplements out there and people are falling for convincing marketing saying that they need to have certain supplements to maintain a healthy life. I'm not opposed to supplements, but then for me, the argument for food is that there's a lot of known and unknown substances in foods that we just can't account for in supplements.  Nowadays, people are more exposed to information, they read it online, hear it from society, through social media or see someone pick up a supplement from the shelf at a store and one eventually think of taking some for yourself - be it protein, omega, vitamins, calcium and so on and I think supplement use is becoming normalized, and it's not necessary as we can get it all by focusing on a well planned and balanced diet. The only other thing to add to that is the protein, just to make sure...

If 'Calories-In' and 'Calories-Out' is the answer, why is it so hard for people to lose weight?

So anyone can tell you that if you want to lose weight you need to eat less food and do more exercise.  This advice is quite right, based on the principle that the body responds to its energy balance. But, if the principle of energy balance is so simple, then why is it so hard for people to lose weight? Our genetic inheritance as well as our environment also influences this balance. All people are different. The genes that we inherit from our parents can affect how easily we gain or lose weight. Some people will move around more than others and use up more energy. Some people absorb their food a little more efficiently than others. Some people have a stronger craving for fatty, sweet foods than others. So even in places where conditions make it hard for someone to gain weight, you will see people of different size and shape due to these inherited differences. When we talk about our societies, food is now plentiful, affordable, and always all around us. Have a look at your local sup...

How Your Immunity Is Influenced By Your Upbringing ?

We're living through the times that many of us have never seen before. COVID 19 has taught us the importance of having a strong immunity. But what is immunity and how can we have a strong immune system? Well, immunity is your body's capability to fight against infectious diseases. As the child is born, he/she comes in contact with the air, with objects available and also people around them. With each and every touch and contact, they acquire a set of microbes in them which are different types of bacterias, fungi, and viruses that helps in forming the immune system. As the child grows, many factors influence this growth in the gut like the food they take, whether or not you give them anti-biotics, vaccinations, whom they come in contact with, if they are going out to play or going to school, whether you have any pets at home and also the acquired genes from parents. By adulthood, our bodies contain a diverse range of these microscopic organisms which help us to digest food and...