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Machines and big networking sites are taking up a major role in today’s society be it in social or in the healthcare sector. Google’s algorithm knows which symptom or diet a person is looking for or Netflix knows when and which movies to recommend to the viewers, all are related to something known as …
Zinc: effects of Too much and Too less on the body
Zinc is a mineral with the atomic number 30. It is called an “Essential trace element”. This is because very small amounts of zinc are necessary for human health. Since the the human body does not store excess zinc, it must be consumed regularly as part of the diet. Zinc is the second-most-abundant trace mineral in your body …
Food safety practices to follow during COVID-19 waves
Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness. Food safety needs to be maintained farm to fork. That means food safety should start right after the food is harvested, till it reaches the plate of the consumer and …
Invest in your health now: returns of healthy lifestyle in Old age
Sedentary lifestyle has taken up the course with increasing the chances of several non communicable diseases. According to the American Heart Association, sedentary jobs have increased 83 percent since 1950 which nowadays is known as the sitting disease. Health is wealth is an adage extolled as often as it is ignore. While awareness around …
8 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE GOING VEGAN
Veganism is a way of living, its the lifestyle you follow. You might want to turn vegan for different reasons, be it to oppose animal agriculture or to adopt a plant based clean diet or for climate change. At present about 8% of the world population identifies themselves as vegans. So, before you jump …
Are you hungry all the time? Learn to manage your appetite
Once in a wedding, one auntyji said to me, “Dieting to karlu beta, Magar kya karu bhookh bhaut lagti hai.” (meaning when i diet i am hungry all the time) she said this while having her fourth Rasgulla (Yes, I was counting). I prayed for her insulin levels and went to greet the newly …