Choose high-fiber foods more often. These would include whole wheat bread, whole wheat flour (atta), Brown rice, oatmeal, beans (rajmah, cholay/ chana, lobia etc), psyllium (isabgol), fruits, vegetables. A healthy diet can help lower your risk of heart disease and stroke by: improving your cholesterol levels reducing your blood pressure...
Understanding fats
TRANS FAT can be found naturally in small amounts in some foods, such as dairy and beef products. Man-made trans fats can increase your LDL cholesterol (bad) and decrease HDL cholesterol (good). Most trans fats are MAN MADE from vegetable oils, and are the worst fats for your heart. Trans...
WHAT IS DIABETES?
Diabetes can happen anyone! today, diabetes takes more lives than aids and Breast Cancer combined and is a problem people are experiencing worldwide. so what exactly is diabetes? In order to understand that we first need to understand what happens to the body when we do something as simple as...
Medicines to control Blood Pressure
WHAT IS Blood Pressure? When your heart beats, it pumps blood round your body to give it the energy and oxygen it needs. As the blood moves, it pushes against the sides of the blood vessels. Your blood pressure reading is based on two measures called systolic and diastolic. The...
Do you suffer from SLEEP APNEA?
Do you suffer from SLEEP APNEA? Obstructive SLEEP APNEA is when a person stops breathing many times during the night. Breathing stops because the airway collapses and stops air from getting into the lungs. This can cause extra sleepiness or feeling tired during the day. One of the most common...