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Are you lactose intolerant?
Do you suffer with a strange queasiness whenever you consume milk or other dairy products? Chances are high that you suffer with Lactose Intolerance. Lactose is a disaccharide (carbohydrate) which is found in mammalian milk, thus deriving the name ‘milk … Continue reading
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Tagged Diarrhoea, Diet Therapy, Digestion, Disease management, Lactose, Lactose Intolerance, Milk
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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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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
Gluten Free Diet & Focussed Playing Makes Djokovic World’s No.1
Novak Djokovic’s meteoric rise in tennis world has taken all by surprise. He has remained undefeated in 2011, has defeated the two world champions Roger Federer thrice and Rafael Nadal five times. He has attributed his success to his hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Diarrhoea, Diet Therapy, Disease management, Djokovic, Gluten Sensitivity, Protein
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Managing PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome or disorder (PCOS / PCOD) is on the rise. It is a hormonal disorder that affects approximately 5-10% of women in the reproductive age group. It is characterized by development of cysts in the normal healthy ovary. Technically a cyst … Continue reading
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease comprises of a group of inflammatory disorders including small and large intestine majorly. Two of the most important disorders in this category include: Ulcerative Colitis Crohn’s Disease Both disorders are quite similar in their symptoms and treatment; … Continue reading
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Tagged Colitis, Constipation, Diarrhoea, Diet Therapy, Disease management, IBD
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Diet Therapy in Diabetes
When it comes to managing diabetes, diet plays a fairly important role in doing so. A person who is capable of managing diabetes prevents himself from most of the diabetes related complications effectively like diabetes foot, retinopathy (retina related disorders), … Continue reading