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How long should you workout?
Most of the fitness aspirants are told by trainers that their workout should not exceed 45 to 60 minutes. How this should not be considered as a standard rule. We will discuss the duration of workout & tips on how to adjust duration based on you fitness goals & lifestyle. So what does workout duration
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How to improve stomach acid levels?
Stomach acid plays a vital role in killing all bad microbes & optimising protein digestion in the body. When your body is not able to produce enough stomach acid, it faces the problem of digestion & overgrowth of microbes. The normal volume of the stomach acid fluid is 20-100 mL with a pH range from
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How to build muscles without fat ?
Everyone wants to be fit however definition of fitness is different for everyone. It all depends upon individual fitness goals. Since everyone has a different body type, one particular solution cannot be applied for everyone. Most of the folks in the age band of 20 to 40 are looking to build muscles to look good
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Why fatty liver is dangerous?
Your doctor says you have a fatty liver & you should avoid consuming fat. So can we assume that high fat foods are culprit here? So how can we get rid of fatty liver? These are the questions which come to mind. Fatty liver is dangerous yet misunderstood. In the U.S. alone, 90 million people
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Your sleep quality declines as you age!
When people are tired,they generally assume that they need to sleep earlier so as to give their body some rest. Although it is not as simple as it seems. Your sleep involves more than your bedtime. What happens behind the scenes determines how you feel in the morning. It all depends upon your sleep quality.
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Are you frying eggs for breakfast? You are reducing antioxidants by half
Eggs offer multi fold benefits- they are rich in lipids, high in proteins, minerals & Vitamins. Besides they also contain antioxidants that helps in preventing cancer & cardiovascular diseases. Egg yolks laid by hens are regularly fed by corn & wheat. Yolks have 2 amino acids, tyrosine and tryptophan, that have high antioxidant properties. 2
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Gut bacteria not calories determine whether you are thin or fat
We all assume that calorie intake & negative energy balance determines whether we are fat or thin. However, you may be surprised to learn that gut bacteria ( not calories) determine your body structure( fat or thin). Before we discuss further, let us through some light on gut bacteria. Gut bacteria are microorganisms that live
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Science behind fat loss
Lots of fitness aspirants use words weight loss & fat loss interchangeably. It is important to understand that weight loss can be due to fat burn, water or muscle loss. For most of us fat burn is our fitness goal. We look to ditch that love handles & burn fat on abdomen so that our
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Strength training: Is it really necessary?
There was a time when folks indulged in a lot of physical movement & strength training was not considered necessary & an important part of the workout schedule. Before we get into more detail about strength training let us figure out what is strength training! It is training that uses resistance to challenge muscles &
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What is Glycemic Index(GI) ?
In our previous blog, we have mentioned how glycemic index of a particular food impacts your blood sugar level. Let us dig into more detail! So what is a glycemic index? Glycemic index(GI) ranks various carbs containing food items/beverages on the basis of how much blood sugar level it spikes after they are consumed. Foods
