First of all, let’s take a quick quiz. Q. Do you want to “Get through” life? or Thrive? Q. Do you want to be Diagnosed only when you have fallen sick? or Be alerted beforehand so that you avoid the disease. Q. Do you want to Manage symptoms and take medications all your life? or […]
For a large part of my life, I have hated lab reports. And my reasons were: It costs money. Why waste money? I am a Marwari 🙂 If I don’t know my problems, then I have no problem. Ignorance is bliss. I don’t really need it. The doctor has recommended it to me because he […]
It’s a well-known fact that keeping yourself hydrated is quite important, but when you’re bored of the standard option: water, what do you do? Your usual answer might be ‘carbonated drinks’, ‘juices’, etc. Your answer might not be the same if you have diabetes because your options get cut down to a certain extent. Keeping […]
Hypertension has become a household disease in recent times. More and more people are coming under the torturous thumb of this chronic ailment every year. A 2014 report published in the Journal of Hypertension shows that about 30% of India’s population is hypertensive. And with every passing year since then, the hypertension curve has been […]
Anxiety is a very common feeling which we experience from time to time. This feeling can be worry, fear, nervousness or uneasiness about something which we are not certain or sure of the consequences. It goes off after the event. Anxiety disorder is a mental health disorder in which such feelings are so strong that […]
Diabetes is a condition in which the body’s ability to produce the insulin hormone reduces or gets impaired. This results in abnormal metabolism control of carbohydrates and high levels of glucose in the blood. Table of Contents What is diabetes? How diabetes affects our body? The Link between Diabetes and Weight Type 1 Diabetes Type […]
Medically Reviewed by Sindhu Vas – Post Graduate in Nutrition and Food science PCOS, a hormonal disorder, has affected numerous women in the last few decades. As per studies conducted, 1 in 10 women are diagnosed with PCOS and the numbers are rising rapidly. Some of the primary contributing factors are environmental changes and bad […]
Gluten intolerance is a fairly common problem. It is characterized by adverse reactions to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Celiac disease is the most severe form of gluten intolerance. It is an autoimmune disease that affects about 1% of the population and may lead to damage in the digestive system. Table […]
Medically reviewed by Dr. Shunmukha Priya, Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition The pandemic has already created a ruckus in each one of us and the daily news regarding the research on the new virus has created havoc in our minds. One such information lately that is catching up on each of our minds is the fact […]
What is Diabetes? Diabetes Mellitus (diabetes in short) is a serious disorder that occurs when the body had difficulty in regulating the amount of dissolved sugar (glucose) in your blood stream. It arises because the body is unable to produce enough insulin for its own needs, either because of impaired insulin secretion, impaired insulin action, […]
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