How much sugar do you think is present in human blood? The Answer is having human blood has only 5 gms of sugar. That’s just 1 teaspoon. To put some numbers in perspective, a mango has 44 grams of sugar, an apple around 20 gms. Even the healthy rotis have around 30 gms of carb […]
Medically reviewed by Dr. Shunmukha Priya, Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition An inflammatory disease, rheumatoid arthritis occurs when your immune system mistakes your healthy cells to be invaders and starts destroying them. During this time, the affected part swells; Rheumatoid arthritis is believed to occur mainly in the joints. What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid Arthritis is […]
Medically reviewed by Dr. Shunmukha Priya, Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition A healthy woman without any clinical condition will have 80,000 to 120,000 terminal hairs on their scalp. But what if the woman has PCOS? Today we will brief on the PCOS hair loss and certain home remedies that can help you reduce hair fall. Before we […]
Today, COVID-19 has reached more than a million people. With no vaccines identified yet, we have to accept living with the virus for a while. During this outrageous situation, if you or your loved ones are under GOUT condition then you are at the right space. We have our experts, who have summed up guidelines […]
Medically reviewed by Dr. Shunmukha Priya, Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition Immunity, of late, has become a buzzword. This is majorly because of the Covid-19 pandemic that has raged the world. The fact that the mortality rate is significantly higher among the people who have comorbidity or have weak immunity is making many of us wake […]
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious […]
Medically reviewed by Shruti Mundhra, Post Graduate in Food and Nutrition The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. Presentations of COVID-19 have ranged from asymptomatic/mild symptoms to severe illness and mortality. Common symptoms have included fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Other symptoms, such as malaise and respiratory […]
It is unclear whether uncontrolled blood pressure is a risk factor for acquiring COVID-19, or whether controlled blood pressure among patients with hypertension is or is not less of a risk factor. However, several organisations have already stressed the fact that blood pressure control remains an important consideration in order to reduce disease burden. Even […]
Medically reviewed by Shareefa Salma, Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the globe, immunity AKA the defence system is going to be your saviour against potentially harmful viruses. Thyroid disease and COVID-19 are one such concern that all the thyroid patient must be concerned about. Having hypothyroid absolutely does impact […]
Medically reviewed by Dr. Laxmi Kulkarni, BAMS and Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics It was December 2019, when China reported an outbreak of a new . This infectious virus was named as novel coronavirus or COVID-19. As COVID-19 continues to spread in India and globally. It is important for each one of us […]
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