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This Women's Day, pledge for your better health by incorporating these 5 things in your diet  |  Photo Credit: Getty Images

New Delhi: International Womens Day is a great initiative to honour and celebrate women and womanhood all around us. Each year the celebration is getting bigger, the cause is reaching the masses, and women are hustling the world. Despite all the progress, women in our society still tend to put their health in the backseat. Women have been juggling various roles, have been donning many hats, and have surely aced the art of multitasking but all this has impacted their health as they are becoming more prone to anxiety, stress, bone diseases, hormonal imbalances, and weight issues.

So, this Womens Day, lets focus on our health and invest in the methods and tips to improve the lifestyle, because if you are healthyyou can be more productive, disease-resistant and continue acing the way you do. Here are some tips women need to keep in mind when it comes to their health:

Have a Power Breakfast- For all those women who begin their days on a hectic note- maybe managing the family or rushing to work, it is quite likely for them to skip or compromise on the breakfast, but refrain from doing so.A healthy breakfast gives you enough energy to run the day and keeps your blood sugar levels under check. If you are pressed on time, you can have a smoothie, avocado/egg sandwich, oats or moong pancakes, or a chia pudding bowl.

Make way for Protein- Protein is one crucial macronutrient that gives you luscious hair, healthy skin, and strong nails. It acts as the building block of each cell in your body and is responsible for muscle growth and development. What more? It keeps you full for longer and helps in managing weight. The demand for protein increases if a woman is pregnant, lactating or has entered menopause. It also depends on your lifestyle and physical activity. Derive good quality protein from foods likeeggs, lean meat, chickpeas, kidney beans, black beans, edamame beans, soybeans, low-fat dairy products, lentils, quinoa, buckwheat, nuts, and seeds.

Go for Health Shots -Certain foods especially herbs and spices are loaded with a concentrated form of antioxidants that gives you a power shot of immunity and helps to build disease resistance. Like amla shot for which you just need to grate an amla and squeeze the juice out of it and have undiluted. Alternatively, boil some ginger and clove in some water, and have it warm. A glass of lukewarm turmeric milk works wonders too.

Colour your Plate - Make sure you are eating 5-6 servings of colourful fruits and vegetables every single day. These bright-coloured fruits & veggies provide you with ample of vitamins, antioxidants, phytonutrients, and fibre. These provide you with many benefits like healthy skin, improved blood circulation, better artery function, blood pressure management, prevention of heart diseases, and improved stamina. Eat your fruits as a whole or you can have them in the form of smoothies.Avoid juicing. Veggies can be consumed in the form of salad, soups, stews, juices, smoothies, or cooked.

Fats are In -Dont shy away from consuming fats as the essential fatty acids provide you with amazing health benefits likeimproved brain health, supple skin, better nerve functioning, absorption of vitamins, and better weight management. Include healthy fats in the form of fatty fish, nuts, seeds, avocados, low-fat dairy, and eggs.

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This Womens Day, make sure you prioritise your health and continue acing all the challenges in life. Happy Womens Day!

Disclaimer: The author, Nmami Agarwal, Nutritionist, is a guest contributor and part of our medical experts' panel. Views expressed are personal.

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This Women's Day, pledge for your better health by incorporating these 5 things in your diet - Times Now

While the rules of healthy eating are universally the same -- eat healthy, move more, avoid stress and sleep better -- there are some specific foods that can give women a definite advantage in terms of health.

With the International Womens day upon us, Kavita Devgan, Nutrition Expert, Tata Nutrikorner lists five oft-ignored ingredients that are part of the Indian kitchen, and must find their way into every womans diet.

Turmeric

Spices are rich in natural oils that help the body in building immunity, digestion and cleansing. Often spices are extracted from these very natural oils and in-turn lose their health benefits. How do you know your spices are healthy and loaded with natural oil? Sniff it! The stronger the smell, the more it is replete with natural oil, the healthier it is for your body.

Researchers have been studying the low Alzheimers disease incidence in India and high consumption of turmeric and are becoming confident of a connection there.

Curcumin, a component of turmeric is the protective agent here. It supports better memory, focus and cognition by increasing growth of new neurons and fighting various degenerative processes in the brain. With women being multitaskers in their everyday life, it is important to consume turmeric which has at least three percent curcumin for a healthier mind and body.

How much: Just a pinch a day in your tadkas (tempering) or as haldi milk every night

Coriander powder

Coriander seeds help control blood sugar, cholesterol and free radical production. They also help lower levels of bad cholesterol, while increasing levels of good cholesterol. More importantly, they are known to be anti-carcinogenic. Coriander is known to prevent hair fall and contain natural stimulants that stimulate the endocrine glands to maintain proper hormonal balance in the body thus alleviating menstrual pain and irregularities.

How much: Add a pinch to all tadkas every day.

Iodised salt

Many women are unknowingly deficient in iodine especially if they are a vegetarian as Iodine is found mostly in seaweed, dairy, tuna, shrimp and eggs. This deficiency affects thyroid hormones negatively and results in Intellectual disability. The common symptoms of iodine deficiency are fatigue and weakness, hair loss, dry, flaky skin, feeling colder than usual and trouble learning and remembering. To ensure that everyone has a sufficient intake of iodine, WHO and UNICEF recommend universal iodization of salt.

How much: About 5 gm of branded vacuum evaporated iodised salt per day

Besan

Besan (gram flour) delivers fibre helping keep constipation at bay. A collagen formation booster, it has anti inflammatory properties that helps prevent fatigue and iron deficiency in the body. Being a rich source of B vitamin thiamine, include besan in your diet to feel energetic and rejuvenated.

How much: Two to three times a week

Lentils

Well, the three solid pillars of good health are: enough nutrients, good quality protein, and fibre for gut health - and lentils (dals) deliver all three in abundance. Plus they are a very cost effective source of good quality protein - a boon for vegetarians particularly as they often dont score enough of this macronutrient. Lentils deliver the hard to find nutrient - folic acid that is essential for health. Enough folic acid helps prevent birth defects in pregnant women.

How much: Two servings of (any) dal every day.

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Add these essentials to your diet for a healthy mind and body - Hindustan Times

What would you do for an extended period of golden years? Most of us pinch pennies, but few of us diet. After all, whats the point of that epic retirement cruise if you cant overindulge?

A new study by scientists from the US and China suggests that if you want to reduce levels of inflammation throughout your body, delay the onset of age-related diseases and live longer, you should eat less food.

This is the result of the most detailed report to date of the cellular effects of a calorie-restricted diet in rats while the benefits of caloric restriction have long been known, this new study shows how restriction can protect against aging in cellular pathways.

As detailed in scientific journal Cell on February 27, 2020, We already knew that calorie restriction increases life span, but now weve shown all the changes that occur at a single-cell level to cause that, says Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, a senior author of the new paper, professor in Salks Gene Expression Laboratory and holder of the Roger Guillemin Chair. This gives us targets that we may eventually be able to act on with drugs to treat aging in humans.

But first, some background. As Science Daily reports, Aging is the highest risk factor for many human diseases, including cancer, dementia, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Meanwhile, caloric restriction has been shown in animal models to be one of the most effective interventions against these age-related diseases.

And, up until now, although researchers knew that individual cells undergo many changes as an organism ages, they have not known how caloric restriction might influence these changes.

In the new paper, Belmonte and his collaborators compared rats who ate 30 percent fewer calories with rats on normal diets. The rats diets were controlled from age 18 months to 27 months (in humans, this equates to following a calorie-restricted diet from about age 50 through 70).

At both the start and finish of the diet, Belmontes team isolated and analyzed a total of 168,703 cells from 40 cell types in the 56 rats. These cells came from fat tissues, liver, kidney, aorta, skin, bone marrow, brain and muscle.

In each isolated cell, the researchers used single-cell genetic-sequencing technology to measure the activity levels of genes. They also looked at the overall composition of cell types within any given tissue. Then, they compared old and young mice on each diet, Science Daily reports.

Many of the changes that occurred as rats on the normal diet grew older didnt occur in rats on a restricted diet; even in old age, many of the tissues and cells of animals on the diet closely resembled those of young rats. Overall, 57 percent of the age-related changes in cell composition seen in the tissues of rats on a normal diet were not present in the rats on the calorie restricted diet, Science Daily.

This approach not only told us the effect of calorie restriction on these cell types, but also provided the most complete and detailed study of what happens at a single-cell level during aging, says co-corresponding author Guang-Hui Liu, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Some of the cells most affected by the diet related to inflammation. In fact the number of immune cells in nearly every tissue studied significantly increased as control rats aged but was not affected by age in rats with restricted calories.

The primary discovery in the current study is that the increase in the inflammatory response during aging could be systematically repressed by caloric restriction says co-corresponding author Jing Qu, also a professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

People say that you are what you eat, and were finding that to be true in lots of ways, added Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban, another of the papers authors and a staff researcher at Salk. The state of your cells as you age clearly depends on your interactions with your environment, which includes what and how much you eat.

The team is now trying to use this information to discover aging drug targets and implement strategies towards increasing life and healthspan.

Until then, continue with your doughnuts

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Dieting Like This Could 'Prevent Negative Effects Of Aging' In Cells, Study Finds - D'Marge

RATS are just as stressed by city life as people - and like humans, they also turn to junk food for comfort, scientists say.

Rodents living in densely populated cities like New York are more exposed to disease and health problems due to city-dwelling humans' diets and pollution, forcing their bodies to adapt to their surroundings.

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"Perhaps the most striking commonality between urban humans and rats is their diet..," the researchers wrote in their study.

"Today, the human urban diet contains an increasingly large proportion of highly processed sugars and fats that lead to a number of public health concerns.

"Some of these health concerns could conceivably apply to rats as well."

Population geneticist Arbel Harpak and his team of researchers studied 400 brown rats from around New York City.

They sequenced the full genomes of 29 rats from Manhattan and compared their scans with the genomes of rats from rural China, where the brown rat species originates.

The scientists found that dozens of the rodents' genes showed signs of a "selective sweep", or an evolutionary process where mutations helpful for survival appear so often they eventually become fixed in the population's gene pool.

Harpak noted that their findings point to presumed sweeps associated with metabolism, movement, and diet.

He cited the infamous "Pizza Rat" as an example of urban rats' adaptation abilities.

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The selective sweep can also create colonies of "super rats" in crowded cities.

Unlike typical rats, these genetically mutated rats are larget than average and are resistant to rat poisons often deployed by government officials in an attempt to wipe them out.

Although most populations are successfully wiped out, the remaining rodents develop poison-resistant genes to protect themselves from the next onslaught of rat control methods.

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People living around the Mediterranean Sea are well-versed in the daily use of olive oil.

Residents of the United States? Not so much. They mostly choose to cook with butter, margarine and soybean or canola oil.

Now a new study of Americans shows that replacing a mere five grams of margarine, butter or mayonnaise with the same amount of olive oil was associated with up to a 7% lower risk of coronary artery disease.

To put that into context, five grams is about a half pat of butter or margarine and one teaspoon of mayonnaise or fatty dairy products.

Even better, people who used even higher olive oil intake -- more than seven grams, or 1/2 tablespoon a day -- had a 15% lower risk of any kind of cardiovascular disease and a 21% lower risk of coronary artery disease. It didn't appear to have an impact on stroke risk, however.

The preliminary research was presented Wednesday at the American Heart Association's Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2020.

Replace, don't add

"Don't just add olive oil to your regular diet. Substitution is what's important here," said study author Dr. Frank Hu, who chairs the department of nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

"The main thing is to replace unhealthy fats with olive oil and that can improve cholesterol, reduce inflammatory biomarkers and improve cardiovascular health," he said.

They also showed a slower rate of cognitive decline and were better able to control their weight. That's encouraging, considering the high calorie count of olive oil -- about 120 calories in each tablespoon.

Cooking with olive oil

Extra virgin olive oil (but not regular olive oil) produced the lowest levels of trans fats and other potentially harmful byproducts when heated to temperatures even higher than those commonly used for sauteing, deep-frying and baking. Coconut oil took second place.

Canola oil, an American favorite, was the most unstable, creating over twice as many harmful compounds than extra virgin olive oil and well above the "limits permitted for human consumption," the study found.

Of course there are many ways to enjoy olive oil -- whether it's extra virgin or not -- other than just in a frying pan. Olive oil is perfectly suited for "emulsifying" two ingredients together -- mayonnaise is one example. Salad dressings and vinaigrettes made with olive oil are another. Pesto is made with olive oil. And roasting vegetables, salmon and other foods with a sprinkle of olive oil brings out the flavors, say experts.

"We're talking about moderate changes in eating behaviors," Hu said. "Instead of using butter for your bread, dip it in olive oil. Instead of using a store-bought salad dressing, use olive oil and vinegar instead.

"These small changes can have significant health benefits in the long run."

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When you opt for any diet plan to lose or gain weight, you will experience some changes in your body, whether it is paleo, keto, or other diet plans out there. But if you can continue for several days, you will see the changes, and your body will also change its habit for the diet plan.

Carnivore diet, aka all-meat diet plan, is simply a diet plan which incorporates only meat. You have to eat meat for each meal of the day. You cannot go for any vegetables or carbs. Those who prefer meat can pursue the diet plan more comfortably than others who love to consume veggies and carbs.

Surviving on any diet plan for losing weight may be daunting for the first few days. But you have to stick to the diet plan. Otherwise, you may not see the ultimate result of the diet plan. In this article, I am going to share my experience on a carnivore diet plan. Though I am not so fat, I wanted to give a try to learn what actually happened after a few days.

Before delving into the details, I would like to tell you about the diet plan so you can understand better. And, if you want to incorporate the diet plan, carnivore diet, it will be better for you to continue. Because, before starting a diet plan, it is wise to know the after-effects of the menu, right?

What is the carnivore diet anyway?

I think this is the most straightforward diet plan out there, among other diet plans like keto or paleo or HCG. Do you know why? Because of this simple but hard-to-follow diet plan, all you have to eat is just meat. It is also considered the ancestral approach of the diet plan. In ancient times, our forefathers lived on meat mostly. They hunted wild animals, fishes from river or any other water sources and ate them to satisfy their hunger.

So, you are only allowed to consume meat (steaks), butter, eggs, and cheese. For the first few days, you can eat some carbs after two or three days if you cannot continue the diet. But only meat is recommended for the diet plan. However, if it is not suitable for you, the paleo diet can be the best option left for you.

If you are on the diet plan, how do you get benefitted? Well. Below are the benefits of the diet plan; I stumble upon it.

Meat-lover

If you prefer eating meat, you can go to the diet plan. Because the menu of the diet plan suggests only to eat meat, cheese, eggs, and butter. So, it would be like you can continue the diet plan easily. But after a few days, you may experience difficulties pursuing the diet plan. Sometimes, you may vomit and have a headache as well.

Ketosis starts

Our body needs a source of energy to run it. Most of the time, the power which is necessary for our body gets by burning carbohydrate. What if there is almost no carbohydrate inside our body? The game starts from here. When our body does not energy from carbs, it changes the way to start ketosis, known as a metabolic process to burn stored fat in our body. Ketosis can benefit you to reduce weight, some health issues like ADHD.

Fast weight loss process

Continuing the meat diet plan for the first week, I feel like I have lost a few pounds of my weight. I checked and surprised that I have cut nearly four pounds of weight. This is huge! And, I have lost another two pounds for the following weeks on the meat diet plan. If you want to cut out some extra weight fast, it can be a good option for you to incorporate.

What happens for the first week of the diet plan?

I have already mentioned earlier in this article that everything needs time to transform. In the same way, after starting the carnivore diet plan, you have to consider a few days to match the diet plan to your body. Starting is easy, but pursuing consistency is somewhat tricky.

The first week will be the toughest for you if you want to take the diet plan. Because, for those days, you have to ignore your regular habit of eating. You will have to spend some days in the fluctuation mode of appetite. In this situation, you should allow you to sleep more.

Someday, you will feel like you dont need anything to eat. But for other days, you will become so hungry to eat a lot. But, as mentioned, by continuing the diet for a few days, everything should be reasonable to you so you can pursue the menu.

The diet plan is not easy to continue. Most dieters leave it in the middle or after a few days of starting. But if you are determined, you can continue. It will be pretty easy for you to maintain. When you begin to see the result, meaning weight loss, you can pursue the diet plan. If it is too difficult to proceed, you can eat sweet potatoes slightly.

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What Happens in the First Week of the Carnivore Diet? - The Good Men Project

Loni Love is a true example of resilience.

While recording an ad segment on The Real, the Weight Watchers ambassador burst into tears while reflecting on the type of foods she ate growing up. She says that many Black girls and women arent informed about healthy diets as healthier food often isnt accessible to them.

Let me tell yall, I did not know how to eat. Growing up in the projects, we just had to eat what we could, she said. I know it sounds funny, but a lot of women in the African-American community, we dont know how to eat because we grew up that way.

She continues: So Im trying to tell yall, thank you to WW, because we wanted to do this to help our brothers and sisters everybody, but I see yall. I see yall at my comedy shows and youre like, We need to get healthier, and thats the reason were doing this. Its just to make yall aware of whats happening in the community. You can eat and not starve and you can still lose weight. Thats the reason were doing this.

Love subsequently then discusses her programs points system and what she usually eats during a typical day.

Watch the segment below, beginning at the 6:35 mark.

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SPENCER, Iowa Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach, in partnership with Clay County Farm Bureau, will host Beef Up Your Diet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 19, at the ISU Extension and Outreach office, 110 West 4th St., Ste. 100, Spencer.

The program will feature adding more beef into a persons diet. It is designed to remind people of the health benefits, economical value and delicious taste of traditional proteins such as beef.

Beth Doran, beef program specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, and Amy Forrette, Clay County agriculture program coordinator will lead hands-on activities teaching the benefits of beef. They will cook a variety of recipes, comparing different types of protein and enjoying a light supper, followed by samples of meals with beef as the feature.

There is no fee to attend; however, preregistration is required at https://bit.ly/2IrRbMc or by calling Forrette at (712) 262-2264 by March 16.

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Here are some beauty tips and diet plans from Dhvani Bhanushalis ritual for us to follow.

Dhvani Bhanushali has given us some serious beauty regime and diet plan that she religiously follows. Here it is for you.

1. Never get out of the house without applying sunscreen. And a moisturizer is a must.

2. Have as much minimal as possible makeup on. You can rock the look with a simple pink lipstick, a bit of eye shadow to go with the look and you are all set.

3. Always stay hydrated. It is the cheapest and easiest ritual that you need to follow for flawless skin.

4. Have a great diet full of vegetables and ghee as it is good for your skin and you get a glowing skin.

Dhvani Bhanushali has no proper diet plan that she follows. She prefers Ghar ka khana. And she is a big foodie. Her favorite food is dhokla.

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The plan of food 22 Days Nutrition became famous in the year 2013, after the singer Beyonce and her husband, the rapper Jay-Z, take to meet this challenge and to prove that it can work.

The brain behind this successful plan nutrilogo Marco Borges, the Creator of the line of organic food called 22 Days basis-vegetarian, it contains no gluten, soy or dairy products. As explained by Borges in The W, the spirit of the plan is that a person does it take 21 days to undo or a new habit. For this reason, on the day of 22 is already on the way, the formation of a new one.

In this way, Borges explains that these foods help to improve digestion and sleeping habits, as well as increase your energy and good mood.

However, in spite of that, the diet has not worked, the singers, some health experts recommend you, as can nutrition deficiency and may be dangerous. However, Borges replies:

The only plan of life, which was tested to not only prevent, but also cardiovascular problems, diabetes, and more, on the basis of plant () the cow and we will eat all of your nutrients by the plants consumed as a mediator. The solution is not in pills or pharmacist, but in what we eat. The meat costs more, that plants ( ), it is a myth to confuse the consumer, that is, that healthy is more expensive.

With Beyonc, we are friends since a long time, she is a very passionate and want your reports to have a better life for your children, your husband, and what hes doing, about his relationship with the singer.

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