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Keep Out Kidney Disease

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Your kidneys are very important organs, and are responsible for important tasks like filtering your blood, pushing out toxins and wastes, producing important hormones, balancing minerals and maintaining fluid balance. It is, therefore, vital to keep your kidneys healthy in order to stay healthy. Here are a few ways in which you can take care of your kidneys and prevent kidney-related diseases: Drink Water As simple as it sounds, drinking ample amounts of water on a daily basis can go a long way to ensure the proper functioning of kidneys.Read More

Eat your Way to a Healthy Heart

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most common causes of mortality, around the world as well as in India. Making some dietary changes today can help you keep your heart healthy and free from the risk of heart disease. Here’s a list of heart-healthy foods to help you get started: Green Leafy Vegetables Studies have shown that the increase in the intake of green leafy vegetables have a direct impact on lowering the risk of heart disease. Leafy vegetables like spinach, kale and collard greens are well-known for theirRead More

What’s Causing your Weight Gain?

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Obesity is one of the leading health problems in the world, associated with several other serious health conditions. High blood pressure (hypertension), elevated blood sugar (diabetes) and a poor blood lipid profile are some of the consequential effects of obesity, collectively known as metabolic syndrome. Watch out for these most common causes for overweight – leading to obesity – and make sure you take precautions if you notice that they are part of your lifestyle! Fast Food Fast food has a high calorie count but a low nutritional value. MostRead More

8 Steps to Healthy Living Beyond CKD

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If you have been diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), it means that your kidneys are losing their efficiency in filtering out waste from your body. The first and most important thing to keep in mind is to never miss the medications that have been prescribed to you. Depending on your overall health and the level of kidney damage, you may have to take medicines to lower your BP, control your glucose, lower your cholesterol level, etc. You may also have to take a diuretic (also known as a waterRead More

The Diabetic Dilemma – to eat or not to eat fruits?

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It’s a well known fact that fruits make for a delicious way to satisfy hunger and meet daily nutritional needs. However, if you are diabetic, you would have been warned against the consumption of fruits because most of them contain sugar. So, should you avoid fruits altogether? According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), a diabetic person may eat any fruit – anything that he/she isn’t allergic to. The amount of fruit consumed and the frequency of consuming them need to be regulated with respect to their glycemic index (GI)Read More

10 Foods to Help you Lose Weight

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Life has become quite a rat race, and eating has become a hurried ritual we perform each day just for the sake of sustenance. We simply stuff ourselves with anything and everything, not thinking about the consequences while doing so. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that maintaining a healthy weight under such circumstances is tough, and losing weight is even tougher. Eating right is always the right way to begin when it comes to losing weight. Studies have revealed that there some foods that can help you along yourRead More