Health

We talk much about fast food and their health concerns, but very few of us avoid fast food in reality. Call it a trend, a fashion, a taste bud drive, or a jolt from your stomach that makes fast food so palatable. We can’t say no to a platter of Mac burger and fries as it so tangy and fiery. …

Health books and health related literature should be read on a regular basis. Health books are a great source of knowledge regarding food, health, diseases and their prevention. There are millions of health books available on the internet, some of these books are really worth reading. Here is a list of all those books that you must read in order to …

Malnutrition is the excess or inadequacy of basic nutrients in the body, this lack or excess of nutrients can cause several diseases. Some of these diseases are so severe that they can lead to death. In underdeveloped countries malnutrition is the biggest reason behind childhood mortality, in developed countries malnutrition is present in children in the form of obesity. The …

A brain surgery is definitely a big decision, especially when you have never experienced even hospitalization in your lifetime. The risk of surgery cannot be overlooked but in the absence of any other option you have to take the risks. My story is not a very different one, several people will have experienced brain surgery and the outcomes of it …

Food wastage is a common concern of every household, we all waste food during cutting, cooking or serving food. Food wastage can be avoided and it can help you save money. You should know some creative ways to treat the food that remains in the kitchen. Some housewives garbage food items that are left during the cutting or cooking of …

Superfood has gained great hype in recent years, some call superfood the most beneficial food that can confer health benefits while others think that it is just another marketing hype. Most of the nutritional benefits that superfood render was already known for several years but in recent years it has been recognized that these foods can provide not only general …

What is organic food? Organic foods are those foods that have been cultivated or raised in the natural settings, no chemicals, additives, preservatives, insecticides and pesticides have attacked or influenced the food. In general, as these foods have been raised in a natural manner, therefore, these foods contain more nutrients and less harmful chemicals. Harmful chemicals present in inorganic food …

Food supplements are dietary supplements that are added to the diet to improve the nutritional balance in the body. Basically we fulfill most of our nutritional requirements from food but sometimes our diet could not fulfill the requirement of every mineral, vitamin or carbohydrates and we need to add supplements to our diet to ensure that we have taken all …

Food preservation is something that has been practiced since ages, in Egyptian times people used oil, salt and sugar to preserve food. The history of food preservation is as old as humanities. Prehistoric people preserved meat by the help of salt and oil. Men utilized nature to preserve food; in winters prehistoric men used ice as a preservation tool and …

Your baby went through oxygen deficiency during birth and due to the deficiency part of his brain got damaged; he cannot control his muscles, he is spastic and is going through cerebral palsy. This was what my paed told me and I was like what he is saying all about; spastic, cerebral palsy, oxygen deficiency what’s this all about. My …