IS IT MIGRAINE OR JUST A HEADACHE??

All of us have had days when our head aches so badly that it becomes difficult to see straight! While a headache is usually not a life-threatening condition, the excruciating pain experienced during a migraine attack can become unbearable. It can incapacitate you to an extent that you may have to put your life on hold till the migraine demon decides to release you from his vise-like grip.I have had my share of headaches and thus, know for sure that when headaches strike, they always appear to be severe. However, to be able to reduce the incidence of these headaches, it is important to know the difference between a regular headache and a migraine headache?

Impact of the Food you eat on Global Warming

What you choose to put on your plate can have a huge impact on the planet, reports United Nations panel on Climate Change.

It seems a surprising suggestion. Can it be true that what we choose to put on our dinner plates could have an effect on global warming? Lets find out!

Queries about Olive oil

Q and A on Olive Oil      What are the health benefits of olive oil?   Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fat and antioxidants like poly phenols, carotenoids and vitamin E. Scientists have identified a compound in olive oil called oleuropein which prevents the LDL cholesterol from oxidizing. It is the oxidized cholesterol [...]

Forget Dieting

Start by forgetting everything you have heard about dieting and weight loss plans…………..
Because the key to losing weight is changing the way, YOU THINK about dieting!

Mantra for an effective weight loss

    Wish to lose weight easily, safely and naturally??   I am sure you do and that’s precisely the reason, you are reading this page!   Perhaps, you know how to get fit and probably, you have tried a lot of weight loss plans to realize that the problem is not eating healthily and [...]

Keeping Fit after Fifty

I strongly believe that it is more important to be able to add life to your years than just striving to add years to our lives. And what better way to do so …than by arming ourselves with the arsenal of good nutrition.

Good nutrition remains critical throughout the life to get the necessary nutrients that keep us strong and enable us to fight diseases but attains utmost importance during the graying years, post fifty.

this article as an attempt to provide valuable resource for people aged 50 and older, who wish to incorporate correct eating choices into their lives, and in turn enhance their quality of life

The Egg and Cholesterol Relation

Common misconceptions keep many people, especially those worried about heart disease, from eating eggs regularly. This article is an attempt to unscramble the dietary facts and myths about the egg and also to find what recent researches have to point about the ‘the egg and cholesterol relationship’.

Coffee and your health

Every time you drink tea, coffee, cocoa, chocolate, or cola you are giving your body a ‘dose’ of caffeine. Along with nicotine and alcohol, caffeine is one of the three most widely used mood -affecting and addictive compound in the world.
If you have more than two or three caffeine drinks per day your ‘habit’ may be affecting you emotionally and physically much more powerfully than you might expect. Its important to understand what is caffeine, how much is your daily consumption and also its effects on your body and health.

Eating Right during Exams

Exam jitters??

Examinations are a time of anxiety and nervousness — not only for the students but also the parents.

To sail through exams with flying colors, it is necessary to work hard and burn the midnight oil. But what you also need is to focus on your eating habits, sleep patterns and mental and physical fitness.Find below certain simple nutrition tips for eating right , being more attentive and sailing through the exam blues..

Are you on a popular fad diet?

There are many popular fad diets around us and all over the internet. In this article I will explain exactly what makes certain diet plans fad diets, how can you identify them from a distance and finally the secret behind that elusive, yet so widely used term ’weight loss’. You would be surprised to find that the weight loss is indeed possible without them!