Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Eat Pistachio for a healthy immune system
Pistachio nuts or pista, as we Indians call it, are known to be packed with immense health benefits that range from controlling diabetes to shielding against heart disease. With a strikingly low glycemic index and fat content, pistachios are definitely […]
9 foods men need to eat
While many men are less conscious about what they eat, experts say that at times, eating healthy can mean different things for men and women because both sexes have their own set of dietary requirements. Tomatoes Tomatoes are also known […]
Drink broccoli sprout to lower air pollution risks
A novel way of curbing health risks associated with air pollution could be consuming a broccoli sprout beverage. Researchers have found that daily consumption of half a cup of broccoli sprout beverage produced rapid, significant and sustained higher levels of […]
Tomatoes can help keep skin young, protect against sunburn
ISLAMABAD – Ladies, no need to waste your money on buying expensive skin creams. Scientists say tomatoes may provide the best defense to keeping skin looking young and safe from sun damage. Tests has shown that eating tomato paste could […]
Heard of the ice cream diet?
Fighting the battle of the bulge makes people come up with all kinds of weird diet fads and here’s another. Apparently, the answer to weight loss can be found in your favourite ice-cream! According to reports, you can lose up […]
New anti-obesity weapon: Tequila plant?
The plant tequila is derived from could play a role in fighting obesity, and it doesn’t involve getting people so drunk they forget to eat, researchers say. Natural sugars found in agave appear to protect mice against obesity and type […]
10 herbs and foods that kill superbugs
Due massive over-prescribing by the modern healthcare industry, today’s crop of antibiotics are becoming less and less effective. Another culprit: The increased use of antibiotics in factory-farm animals. “It is not difficult to make microbes resistant to penicillin in the […]
The ‘not-so-sweet’ sugar
Refined sugar is one of the most empty, useless and unnecessary ways to consume calories. Devoid of any other nutritive value, sugar provides four empty calories for every gram consumed. It increases the calorie load of any meal that the […]
Higher protein diet may help protect against stroke
Diets rich in protein appear to reduce a person’s risk of stroke, particularly if it’s a lean animal protein like fish, a new analysis suggests. People with the highest amounts of animal protein in their diets were 20 percent less […]
Benefits of phenolics
Phenolic compounds from palm oil mill effluent contain healthy benefits. THE clear, golden-brown liquid served to us in two tiny glasses looked like tea, but it was actually palm oil phenolics juice. “Come on, try it,” urged Dr Ravigadevi Sambanthamurthi. […]
