Wednesday, September 26, 2012

How to lose weight all over


 To lose weight all over
You don't need to go on a strict diet at any age, basically. 
If you eat in a balanced way, then you can enjoy any food of your choice. 
You might have seen the words proper diet  and strict diet in weight loss articles.
 I would like to let you know that there is a difference in between proper diet and strict diet.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Vitamin C improve the ability to absorb iron from Vegetables



Vitamin C
Green salad with red bell pepper and lemon juice

Human body can easily absorbed Iron from animal sources is than the type of iron found in non-animal foods, which could be a challenge for vegetarians.
But vegetarians don’t need to be worried; there is a solution for them to get rid of that challenge.
Vitamin C can significantly improve the ability to absorb iron from vegetarian foods so you just need to include some vitamin C-rich fruits or vegetables in meals that contain foods high in iron.
For example, you could add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice , red bell peppers to your dark green leafy salad.
Some vegetables have both Iron and Vitamin C, so here you go:

Monday, September 17, 2012

High Alert it could be a whooping cough



If your kid or anybody in the family having runny nose, mild cough, low-grade fever; that is lasting anywhere from 7-14 days and then it's gradually moving on into the violent coughing episodes that reoccur multiple times a day.
Then be careful, it could be deadly whooping cough.
They start out mimicking a common cold.
Whooping cough makes deadly return across Canada and USA.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Iron absorption Inhibitors



Iron rich vegetables( non-heme iron)
It’s very important to have knowledge about the edibles which can inhibit the Iron absorption.
May be we know the importance of iron in human health and eating foods which are containing Iron, but many of us don’t know that there are inhibitors which can hinder your effort of iron absorption from food, by interfering in iron absorption process.
Especially if you are vegetarian and only depend on non-heme iron, you have to be more careful.
 Non-heme iron (non- animal food source) can be absorbed only 2-7% whereas heme iron (animal food source) absorption in human body is 15-30%.
List of inhibitors which could decrease absorption of non-heme iron:

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Common Symptoms of Iron Deficiency Anemia

Have trouble concentrating


Blood test for Iron deficiency Anemia

Sometimes you may not notice the symptoms of anemia, because it develops slowly and the symptoms may be mild. 
So if you have the following symptoms, asks your doctor to send you for blood test, before your anemia gets worse.
  
Symptoms of  Iron Deficiency Anemia:


Fatigued
Headache
  •     Feel fatigued and get tired more easily.
  •     Feel dizzy and lethargic.
  •     Have headaches.
  •     Pale skin color
  •     Pale and brittle nails.