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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Wonder Foods: Cat’s Claw
Cat’s Claw or Uncaria tomentosa is a woody vine which is found on trees in the rain forests of Central and South America. It earns its name from the sharp thorns on its stem. The inner bark of the plant is … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Wellness, Nutrition
Tagged alternate therapies, Anti-inflammatory, Cat's Claw, Immunity
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What is Diabetes Insipidus?
Diabetes insipidus shares its first name and few of the symptoms with diabetes mellitus. It is a rare condition in which the kidneys are unable to conserve water as they perform their function of filtering blood. The process of filtration … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Health and Wellness
Tagged Diabetes, diabetes insipidus, How to live with diabetes
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Enjoy the Rains sans Infections
Cooling monsoon showers bring with them a bunch of infectious diseases, making it essential to pay extra care to our eating habits. Our body is more susceptible to infections like food poisoning, diarrhea, typhoid, dysentery, etc. and most affected by … Continue reading
Posted in Diet Therapy, Health and Wellness, Nutrition
Tagged Diet in Monsoons, Diet Therapy, Spirulina, Wheatgrass
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How important is Blood Glucose Monitoring & Control?? Contd….
Vascular Disease (disease of blood vessels): As we age our blood vessels slowly harden and there is a deposition of plaque, extent of which depends on the diet and lifestyle of a person. Diabetic state is associated with earlier and … Continue reading
How important is Blood Glucose Monitoring and Control??
A person when diagnosed with diabetes initially suffers disbelief and as an after effect of that shock tries to take precautions and follows extra measures to control blood glucose. But as the time elapses the precautions might become slack leading … Continue reading
Common FAQs regarding BP monitors
Some common questions people have on BP monitors. Here is my take: What are the standard Blood Pressure Classifications? The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) jointly developed the following blood pressure classification. This classification, … Continue reading
BP Monitors: How to choose a BP monitor?
Hypertension is on the rise, and almost everyone over the age of 30 should monitor BP regularly. However, a common question we receive is – How to choose a BP monitor? Here are a few thoughts, there are a lot … Continue reading
Know Your Proteins: Whey, Soy, Casein….. explained
Milk constitutes of two kinds of proteins: Casein and Whey, which are widely used in Sports field and medicine to fulfil the excess protein demands which are not satisfied by diet alone. Out of 100% of the protein content of … Continue reading
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Tagged Casein, Protein, Soy Protein, Whey Protein, Whey Protein Isolate
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A ready reckoner for gluten sensitive people
There is more to the diet to be followed by a gluten sensitive person rather than just avoiding wheat, oats, barley, etc. Processed foods nowadays carry excellent educational labels which mention allergy information. But sometimes these foods are present hidden … Continue reading
HbA1c: A new tool for managing diabetes
HbA1c testing is currently one of the best ways to check whether blood glucose levels of a diabetic person are under control or not. This test can be administered to detect diabetes and also to check blood glucose control over … Continue reading