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Gut-Weight connection
What strategy do you generally adopt when you want to lose weight/excess fat? Almost everyone counts calories & focuses on creating a calorie deficit irrespective of what food, how much quantity & what time they eat. We also live in a myth that we should control carb consumption which is actually not true. The amount
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Relationship between Thyroid & Gut
Thyroid & autoimmune diseases are one of most prevalent medical conditions across the globe. In fact, thyroid disease is considered an epidemic. If you are experiencing any or all of the following, probably you are suffering from thyroid: You feel tired all the time as if you do not have energy. Your metabolism fluctuates all
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BMR: The ultimate recipe for weight management
We need energy to move, grow, breakdown & absorb nutrients & carry out essential bodily processes for sustenance of our life. The total amount of energy we use for these processes daily is referred to as total energy expenditure(TEE). It is divided into the following: Resting Energy Expenditure(REE) or Basal Metabolic Rate(BMR): This refers to
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Role of Butyrate in maintaining our gut health
Butyrate is a short chain fatty acid that provides fuel for cells of our gut lining, supports the immune system of the colon wall & protects against diseases associated with the digestive tract. It is produced by your gut bacteria & improves your digestive health. Butyrate makes sure that our existence & those of microbiome
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Overcoming Type 2 diabetes
Obesity- the biggest epidemic that has plagued busy professionals, is a major risk for type 2 diabetes. However it is important to note that those suffering from type2 diabetes does not necessarily struggle with maintaining a healthy weight & not all the people who are carrying fat around the body organs develop diabetes Fat deposits
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Can BCAA cause insulin resistance?
BCAA stands for branched chain amino acids. It is referred to 3 essential amino acids-leucine, isoleucine & valine which are considered to be building blocks of protein. These proteins facilitate building new proteins, providing energy for muscles & controlling glucose metabolism. Due to these roles, BCAA is considered to be an important pre workout diet
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Why gut health is important
Trillions of bacterias live in our gut. When your gut microbiome is diverse & balanced, they help you upkeep your health. Gut microbiome is an ecosystem of microbes that live in your colon. They have a direct influence on yourall health. There are billions & trillions of microbes on & inside our bodies. Gut bacteria
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Relationship between weight loss & diabetes
To maintain & upkeep your health, having an active & healthy lifestyle is important. This is specifically relevant for people predisposed or suffering from type 1 diabetes since maintaining a healthy & optimal weight can help them improve their insulin sensitivity & reduce the chances of attracting other life-threatening diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer,
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What you need to know about Bloating (Part-2)?
In part 2 of bloating focussed educational series, we are going to discuss some critical aspects that are some common causes of boating: Sodium, lactose intolerance & menstruation. In case you missed to read the earlier part of the series, you can read here to learn about the basics of bloating wherein we details about
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Gluten free beverages
Over last so many years, we have been on a journey to find reasons why we have become fatter, overweight & obese. Most of the reasons are related to processed foods, refined sugar, saturated & trans fat, salt & now the focus has shifted to gluten. We have discussed about gluten in our earlier blog.
