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...