Health Care

  In this era of fast-paced and hectic life, if someone is seen eating slowly, people around them not only look at them strangely but also call them very lazy. But they do not know that the real benefit lies with that person because, according to scientific research, eating slowly and thoughtfully has a big impact on your health. The speed at which you eat affects your life. These include everything from digestion and satiety to body weight management and overall health.   You must have also learned some principles of eating from your elders, which include chewing food thoroughly, eating with an appetite, eating with your mouth closed without making a sound, not talking at the table, and eating silently.   All of these have been verified in this article on scientific grounds.   Easy to Digest Food   Livia Hasegawa is a nutritionist at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.   “Eating slowly breaks down food into smaller pieces, which ma...

  You may be using sunflower or canola oil in your home. Whether you cook with it, add it to salads, or fry your parathas, the oils extracted from seeds are popular all worldwide. But these oils are currently the subject of heated debate online.   Recently, some controversial claims have emerged about the edible oils derived from seeds, canola, and sunflower oil, which are said to have harmful effects. Is there any truth to these claims?   Seed oils have been the subject of countless social media posts in recent years. People claim that they are ‘toxic’ and ‘harmful to health’.   Critics have even coined the term “Eight Bad Oils” for certain seed oils. This refers to eight popular seed oils—canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, soy, rice bran, sunflower, and cotton flower—because they are accused of causing heart disease and type 2 diabetes.   Are seed oils harmful to health, or is this hostility towards them unjustified?   Does Seed Oi...

    Dates Benefits Dates are the most common thing to see at home or in the market these days. So, did you eat dates in Iftar or Suhr today? And do you know its benefits? Why do dates become an essential meal for those fasting in Ramadan? Dates derived from the palm tree, the fruit originated in the Middle East but is now grown in Asia, America, Mexico, and the Mediterranean countries. Dates are hanging from the top of the tree in a bunch. As the fruit loses moisture, it ripens, and the skin turns brown and wrinkles. They are plucked from the tree by hand or transported to the fruit by a machine. When they are picked from the tree, they look like raisins. Dry skin has a lot of moisture inside. Dates also have pits inside them, and you may want to remove them before eating them or you can buy pitted dates. The best time to get fresh dates is between November and January, although dry and fresh dates are available throughout the year. Nutrients of Dates There are different t...

  At the beginning of the 20th century, explorer Aljamer Stephenson, who set out on an Arctic expedition, spent five years eating only meat. This meant that their diet was 80% fat and 20% protein. Weight Lose 20 years later, in 1928, Stephenson repeated the same experiment for about a year at New York's Bellevue Hospital. Stephenson did this experiment to prove people wrong, who said that man cannot live by eating meat alone. But unfortunately, during both experiments, he fell ill very quickly. The reason was clear. Stephenson was eating lean protein , hence he got “protein poisoning”. That is, it became difficult due to taking more protein. When Stephenson changed his diet and included more protein and fat, his illness immediately subsided. Before his death at age 83, Stephenson followed a low-carbohydrate, low-fat diet. The case of Stephenson is one of the earliest examples of the adverse effects of high protein intake on human health. But this matter is a century old. Nowa...

  Many elders have been heard saying that using honey instead of sugar  is beneficial for health, but how useful is its use, and whether it is safe for everyone? Important information is going to be placed in front of you. So, let's start with how honey is produced. Honey: Honey is the fruit of the labor of the bees who spend the whole day from one flower to another collecting their nectar and turning it into a golden liquid. The journey of honeybees to collect the sweet and tasty liquid from flowering plants and trees is not an easy one. After collecting the sap from the flowers, the bees take it to their home, the beehive, where this golden liquid is stored as winter food for the bees. If you look at the history of honey, in ancient Greece, honey was called “God's favorite food” while in China it was called “medicine”. Nutrients found in Honey Pure honey contains amino acids, antioxidants, vitamins , minerals, and sugar, but it is important to note that it is “p...