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Protein Rich Food-Vegetables and Protein Sources

Eating protein rich food is always recommended especially for morning breakfast. Though we have mentioned it in our previous posts, we’d like to repeat once again that many fruits and vegetables are great protein sources. We often ignore them believing that only animal foods are highly protein rich food.

Why Protein? What Are Its Health Benefits?

I have mentioned in many of previous posts that eating eggs in the morning is highly beneficial. Even if you are on a fat loss diet or planning to lose weight by any other method, starting your day with protein rich diet will set the pace of your metabolism for the whole day. No matter what your health condition is, you need energy, and a good source of protein gives you just that. Also protein rich food keeps you full for longer duration, which means your cravings for binge eating is controlled naturally. It is a great plus for those who find it difficult to control their craving. Short term studies suggest that high protein diet may also decrease blood sugar level.

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7 Benefits of Protein Rich Food

Controls unnecessary food cravings and snacking
Appetite suppression
Good for strong bones or overall bone health
Metabolism boosting -good for burning fat
Helps in building and repairing muscles
Good for hormonal health, enzyme making, hair growth and skin health
High protein diet reduces LDL or bad Cholesterol

Are you absorbing protein in right quantity?

Not many people are aware that simply eating protein is not enough. If your body is not absorbing protein in right quantity, then it is as good as not eating any protein. For example, if you are consuming 50 gm of protein, but your body absorbs only 15 gm, then 35 gm is wasted. The rate of protein absorption varies from person to person. However, it can be slightly improved if muscle building is on your mind. Enzyme boosting supplements often help in such situations. You can try MassEnzyme for amazing results.

7 Effects of Protein Deficiency

There can be various health issues due to protein deficiency. Those who are constantly on some kind of diet to lose weight, often lose track of their protein intake. This results in deficiency and shows up in various health issues and ailments such as.

Fatty liver
Hair, nail and skin problems
Muscle loss gradually
Bone weakness
Weak immunity leading to various infections
Edema
Kwashiorkor

11 Protein SoURces

Eggs
Cow Milk or Yogurt
Cottage Cheese
Chicken and Turkey Breast
Lean Beef
Lentils and Legumes
Almonds
Pumpkin Seeds
Tuna and all types of fish
Broccoli
Quinoa

It goes without saying that excess of anything is bad, and protein is no exception. The bottom line is that you must be aware of how much protein is required for your body type, health condition or specific health goals such muscle building or fat loss. Sometimes, protein supplements in limited quantities work wonders in achieving those goals. However, balance is the key.

Protein treatment for Coronavirus

As per the latest BBC report, direct dose of protein in lungs have shown significant reduction in breathlessness among those undergoing Corona treatment trial. Can protein power save us from Corona or Covid 19? Only time will tell.

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Turmeric|Fulvic Acid-Health Benefits|Immunity Booster

From using turmeric to lose weight or to boost immunity, there are many ways to get the health benefits of Turmeric. However, you may need Fulvic Acid based supplement to get the best possible results.

I talked about general health benefits of turmeric and mainly covered curcumin in one of my previous posts. Today we’ll focus on Fulvic Acid which is found in all types of root vegetables such as turmeric, beetroot, turnip, radish grown organically.

The problem is we do not get enough Fulvic Acid from from raw vegetables alone, therefore we may need to take supplements. Another way is to use turmeric regularly in your cooking or daily meal. Not only does it boost our immunity, but also provides many other health benefits. Immunity is what we must focus on during Covid 19 times anyway, right? So let’s start with what Fulvic acid is.

What is Fulvic Acid?

It is a naturally occurring compound produced by geochemical and biological reactions usually under the soil where no fertilizers and other harsh man-made chemical are used. There are many substances secreted by rocky mountains, that are rich in fulvic acid. Shilajit is one such substance recommended by Ayurvedic practitioners for treating various health issues such as diabetes, heart problems, asthma, digestive and sexual disorders. Fulvic Acid is the main compoent of Shilajit, that makes is so powerful. It works wonders for immunity as well.

What does Fulvic Acid Do?

Yes, you must be wondering why we are talking about Fulvic Acid anyway. Fulvic acid plays an important role in transporting nutrients to deep tissues, which in turn results in fatigue relaxation, helps in overcoming lethargy, delaying age-related cognitive impairment and many health issues. It is known to help in healing and improving lipid profiles. It aids in detoxification and boosts immune system. However, we do not get ample quantities of this directly from vegetable as they are grown with the help of fertilizers and many other chemicals that rob the soil of Fulvic Acid. Keeping that in mind, many types of Fulvic acid supplements have been produced.

Turmeric Supplement to Lose Weight

Well, turmeric is not something that will help you burn fat by consuming it directly. It should be added in your food so that it works on your overall health and boosts your energy level. However, if combined with another powerful compound called Forskolin, it helps in burning fat and losing weight. Visit the official site of TurmaSlim for detailed information, price, shipping options and dosage.

Power of Turmeric and Forskolin for Immunity and Fat Burning

Turmeric and Honey

Turmeric health benefits are many, and that was known to ancient Indian health practitioner and public in general. That perhaps was the reason that turmeric is used in almost all types of cooked food in India and many Asian countries. Simply adding 1 teaspoonful of turmeric powder in 1/4 tsp of honey and a few drops of lemon makes a powerful antibiotic that can help you fight cold, cough and mild flu.

In addition to that, turmeric is used in various types of beauty and skin care products. This simple herb is so powerful that whether you consume it in power form in cooking or apply it externally on your skin, you will get some benefits.

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Can Hand Sanitizer Catch Fire or Explode in Car?

In recent Covid-19 lockdown times, many types of real and fake news circulated across different media. And of course, WhatsApp and FB messages and videos were widely used to spread various types of messages because of their accessibility, popularity and ease-of-use. However, the real problem starts when people start forwarding unverified messages and videos that add to the confusion instead of clearing doubts about any issue. One such message that created confusion was about hand sanitizer bursting in car. So, the question is ” Can hand sanitizer explode, burst or catch fire if left in a car?” We’ll do a reality check.

Sanitizer contains alcohol which is inflammable

Yes, that’s right. Alcohol is inflammable and can catch fire if there is some spark or ignition or something is already burning nearby within a touching distance. Also, carrying large quantities of it in a car can be a fire hazard. However, for any alcohol-based sanitizer to catch fire on its own, the temperature around it should be 700 degrees Fahrenheit, which is next to impossible unless something is burning nearby. As per Earth Observatory , even the hottest place on earth has a temperature of approximately 175 degrees Fahrenheit, which is far less than what is required to cause a fire on its own. Makes sense?

What if we leave hand sanitizer in car?

The next question is what if we leave a hand-sanitizer bottle in the car? See, as long as its cap is tightly closed, there is no harm in keeping it in your car, but why’d you leave it in the car? Why not carry it with you so that you can use it when required? In the worst scenario, the liquid can leak if its cap is open. It can spoil the floor or dashboard of your car. If you park your car in scorching sun for long duration, some of the liquid can evaporate, but that is also highly unlikely, but possible. If it evaporates, then its efficacy or ability to kill bacteria and virus can get slightly impacted.

What if hand-sanitizer in left in cold temperature?

Well, that is really interesting. Will it freeze? At what temperature will hand sanitizer freeze? Usually all hand sanitizers contain Ethyl alcohol or Isopropyl alcohol which has a freezing point of -114 to -128 degree F. The temperature at the coldest inhabited place on earth, Oymyakon is around -72 F. So it is out of question that your hand sanitizer will freeze unless you are planning a trip to Antarctica, which is obviously not the case. I think that answers the question as to what will happen if hand-sanitizer in left in cold temperature.

Hand Sanitizer -Best Practice to Stay Safe During Covid-19 time

It goes without saying that the best use of hand-sanitiser is to sanitize your hands after touching any surface, which is advised during Covid-19 times. Though it is provided at almost all public places where lockdown restrictions have been eased, I’d suggest carry your own and use it if washing your hand with soap and water is not possible. Excess use of hand-sanitizer can also cause skin related issues in some people. However, safety from Coronavirus is our first priority in current times, therefore using it wisely is the key.

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Comfort Food In Quarantine-Unwanted Weight Gain

Whether you have been in quarantine due to suspected Covid-19 infection or y0u decided to self-quarantine at your home, the chances of gaining weight is very high. It is due to inactivity, which is obvious as you have to remain within a defined area. Another major reason of gaining weight during lockdown and quarantine period is eating comfort food as and when you feel like.

What is Comfort food?

As the name clearly suggests, comfort food it a kind of food that you get easily or comfortably and is full of high calorie, high fat, high salt or sugar content to give you a kind of pleasure, relaxation and emotional elevation. As per Wiki, adults eat comfort food when they are under emotional stress. This type of food gives them instant gratification and reminds them of the security of childhood, provided by their parents.

A Key Contributor to Obesity In the US

As a major chunk of US population lives under various types of stress throughout the day, consumption of comfort food is very high. This is one of the major reasons of obesity, which is almost like an epidemic in the US. Similarly, during quarantine, people feel stressed due to fear of Coronavirus, whether they are infected or not. This triggers the temptation of eating comfort food for some gratification, which is achieved, but makes the person put on weight.

Quarantine 15

As per a Washington Post report, during quarantine, 37% of people gained more than a pound, while the average weight gain during quarantine month remained 0.21 pound. The report further confirms that similar trends were seen in other parts of the world as well. For example, the average weight gain in the United Kingdom was reported as 0.35 pounds, in China 0.55 pounds and in France, it was reported as 0.19 pounds.

Stress Eating?-Stop Now

Definition of stress-eating is self-explanatory. When you start eating due to any kind of stress, you are stress eating, as simple as that. However, its impact is not that simple. If the stress is persistent, then a hormone, Cortisol is released by your body. Cortisol increases your appetite, and you start overeating every now and then. The result; weight gain. Read details here . The sooner you stop overeating due to stress triggered by quarantine or any other reason, the better. Want to lower your stress during lockdown? Read what to do during lockdown.

How to stop stress eating during qurantine

Well, there are various triggers of emotional eating. However, during lockdowns, the most power trigger for stress eating is boredom. As those under quarantine have nothing to do, they start eating or overeating for some sense of gratification. The most effective way to overcome stress eating is to get busy with something you enjoy such as pursuing a hobby. Of course, there are limitation during quarantine, but you can explore many possibilities to do something creative or worthwhile during Covid-19 times.

Healthy Comfort Food

The least and probably the most important thing you can do during quarantine or lockdown is eat healthy comfort food. If you feel that comfort food cannot be healthy, then think again and take a look at 29 healthy comfort food recipes. You an also try Paleo Comfort food recipe given below.

Eating Habit Changer App

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Immunity Meaning-Does Honey Improve Immunity?

Honey can be a great immunity booster food if combined with lemon and ginger. Read about immunity meaning and how to boost it.

In recent times or Coronavirus times or Covid-19 times whatever you’d like to say, a lot has been told and advised about immunity. So, what exactly is immunity? We’ll take a look at immunity meaning and how to test if your immune system is in perfect shape. Additionally, we’ll try to explore some natural immunity booster foods and their health benefits.

Immunity meaning

No, it is not just about preventing coronavirus or Covid-19, there is more to it. Your body has a natural defense system that protects it from external bacterial attacks. To understand it better, just imagine you are walking and suddenly dusty wind blows, your eyes close instantly to protect them from the dust. Probably you also cover your face to stop dust from entering your eyes, nose and mouth. This happens instantly due to our in-built defense mechanism, which gets activated as soon any danger is anticipated.

The same thing happens at cellular level as well. When an external harmful microorganism enters your body, your immune system swings into action and fights back to prevent that external or alien bacteria or virus. This is where the strength of your immune cells or protective layer comes into play. This is called your immunity. The stronger your immunity, the better your virus fighting capability. Common cold and cough, allergy or many common ailments are often a result of weak immune cells. Which means they try to fight virus that cause the ailment, but that virus overpowers the immune cells, and you fall sick. Medication boosts your immune system and kills the external virus, and you recover. In case of fighting coronavirus, currently we do not have effective and powerful medicines to kill it, therefore prevention is the only way.

What is herd immunity

It will not be out of context to mention that ‘herd immunity’ has become a topic of discussion during Covid-19 times. It is often cited as one solution to this pandemic that has ravaged many countries across the world. When a person is infected with some type of virus, his/her immune system develops antibodies to protect him/her from the same type of virus in future. This makes the person immune to that disease. When a large number of people are vaccinated or develop antibodies (meaning, they cannot be infected any more by that disease), the virus stops spreading. This is called herd immunity.

How herd immunity works

Look at it this way. For example, someone is infected with coronavirus, but everyone around him is immune to it, due to antibodies already present in their body. Obviously, coronavirus will not be able to infect anyone around him due to this type of immunity in the community, therefore the disease cannot spread further. Makes sense? Read more.

Immunity Test

In the current scenario i.e outbreak of Covid-19, immunity testing kits for corona-virus is the most talked about subject among health workers. At present, antibody test is studied and is said to be holding the clue to Covid -19 exposure. However, I’d again like to mention that immunity is not just for coronavirus prevention or cure, you must have strong immunity to prevent various other common ailments. The sooner you start eating immunity booster foods, the better.

Immunity Booster Foods

While there are many packaged immunity booster foods available on the market, we’ll focus on a few thing or food items that can boost your immunity naturally and effortlessly. Also these items are usually already available in our kitchen.

Ginger

Being an important herb used in Ayurvedic medicines, the health benefits of ginger are many. From curing common cold and cough to boosting immunity if consumed regularly, ginger does it all. Here we’ll focus on its immune boosting capablities. Ginger has strong anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. If you have any type of chronic inflammation, then your immune system will become weak gradually. Ginger helps you combat inflammation naturally, which results in strong immunity.

Ginger TEA

Ginger can be consumed in any form such as adding it to your vegetables or curries, drinking ginger tea regularly or even taking ginger shots if you wish. My favorite and I believe the easiest way to consume ginger regularly is to drink ginger tea.

Ginger WaTEr

Another important and easy way to reap the benefits of ginger is to consume it in the form of ginger water. Making ginger water at home is easy. However care should be taken that you do not consume more ginger water than what is recommended. Once a day is fine, but more than that can be counter-productive unless recommended by a certified medical professional.

Honey

Honey is said to be a divine food as per Indian mythological scriptures. This is a nonperishable food item full of innumerable health benefits. Immunity boosting is just one of them. Honey and lemon water also helps you burn fat if you drink every morning on an empty stomach. Honey’s anti-bacterial properties make it a strong immunity booster food.

Honey lemon water for immunity

Lemon is full of Vitamin C, and when your combine it with honey, it becomes a tasty and powerful drink offering your many health benefits such as weight loss, better digestion, instant energy boost, wound healing, glowing skin and more. It goes without saying that presence of Vitamin C makes is a good immunity booster. Read detailed health benefits of Honey lemon water

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Immunity Booster Foods and Tips for Fight Against Coronavirus or Covid-19

In the ongoing fight against Coronavirus or Covid 19, the importance of strong immunity is highlighted. Take a look at some immunity booster tips.

Boost Your Immune System Naturally

While the entire world is fighting Covid 19 or coronavirus, it is important to understand what makes this virus so effective and how our strong immune system can help us fight it effectively.

How coronavirus works- In layman’s language

Basically it is a respiratory virus that enters and infects your respiratory system from nose to lungs. Your natural defense or immune system recognises this alien and fights back to protect your body. However, the virus is strong and our immune cells get killed in the process. As a result more immune cells pitch in and we see the result in the form of pneumonia, cold, fever, dry throat and flu-like symptoms. But this is not common cold, this is COVID-19. What happens next is well-known. The virus often defeats the patient’s weak immune system. The patient starts feeling difficulty in breathing. Other vital organs do not receive enough oxygen and fail to function properly. And you know the result.

Fight the Virus by Boosting immunity

Strong immunity helps fight virus including coronavirus

We often take our immune system for granted and do not take steps to boost it unless its weakness is visible in the form of any disease. We have many case of coronavirus patients recovering successful as timely action was taken to kill the virus while boosting the patients’ immunity. Though virus spreads fast invade our system, a strong immune system and fight effectively and defeat the virus successfully.

9 Natural Immunity Boosting Tips

Fresh leafy vegetables for strong immunity

Eat green leafy vegetables
Eat super foods as much as possible
Add turmeric to your food.
Use black pepper, cumin seeds and many other Indian herbs in your food
Eat at the same time daily
Sleep for 8 hours a day
Cook food properly so that it can be chewed without any difficulty
Do not overeat
Use Giloy in any form. Patanjali offers Giloy syrup, Giloy tablets and I think even power forms is available. Try the form that suits you.

You can use Giloy from any other manufacturer as well. I have used Patanjali, therefore I have mentioned it. You can choose whatever brand you like. However, make sure that it is pure giloy with least possible preservatives.

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Cook and Eat Healthy During Coronavirus Outbreak

COVID 19 or coronavirus outbreak should not deter you from eating healthy if you are at home.

As the Coronavirus or COVID 19 has spread its tentacles across the globe, it is high time we made the best possible effort to remain healthy while staying indoors. As eating out or even stepping out of your home is discouraged by government and health agencies, across the globe, why not try to cook and eat healthy food at home. Noom app can come in handy if you are running short on ideas on what to eat or cook. You can try metablic cooking as well.

Does chicken spread coronovirus?

It will not be out of context to mention that many people believe that eating chicken can spread Coronavirus. However, there is no scientific proof for it. So far, no COVID 19 case has been reported to have been caused by eating chicken. However, I must say that we lack data on this and majority of people have stopped eating chicken due to fear of this deadly disease.

No case of Coronavirus spreading from Chicken has been reported so far

Noom’s Healthy Recipes for All types of Food Cravings

A lot has been said about what healthy meal is and what should be the ideal choice of anyone looking for overall wellness not just weight loss. If you are under the impression that Noom app is only for obese or those looking to burn fat, then you must read Noom FAQs. Any health conscious person who wants to eat healthy, this app is what is recommended. Not only does it give you a list of food items, but also offers various recipes that you can try at home.

Home Workout by Noom

Do you like yoga, aerobics or work out in gym? Well, chances are that your gym would be closed. So the only way is to workout at home. and what better way to track your workout than using Noom app? It will give you the exact details that you need to ensure that you get health benefits of workout at home. From calorie counting and burning rate to what you should eat during any specific workout, it gives you all details.

Color Coded Food Makes it easy

In our Noom Review, we have covered what color coding of food is, as per Noom system. It is easy-to-follow no matter what your health condition is. Food choices are numerous to suit all taste buds, budget and lifestyle. All you need is your will to make the best of this simple app for your health.

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Personalized Coaching

If you need more personalized advice or something specific clarified about your health, then Noom Goal Specialists are there to help. Right from helping you choose the food to advanced exercise tips, your coach can offer you right advice to suit your exact needs.

COVID-19 and Noom

The purpose of this post is to help you understand how keeping good health is not difficult despite staying at home and maintaining social distancing. Not attending the gym, no access to specific food items or inability to workout in a group should not be a deterrent for maintaining health, increasing immunity and keeping stress away . In fact, while social distancing in encouraged during Covid 19 outbreak, you can use group support of Noom community, accessing it safely from your app.

Manage Stress and habits effectively

As already mentioned in our various Noom articles, that it is based on human psychology, which is at the core of habits that you form. Habits are important in your daily life, as these habits form the basis of your overall health and lifestyle. Noom works at your habit formation level to help you develop healthy habits which will stay with you in the long run.

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Leptitox Ingredient Brassicas- Health Benefits

Add brassicas to your diet, prevent CVDs and enjoy various health benefits.

Brassicas- Power Packed Vegetables

If you are not aware of the health benefits of Brassicas vegetables, then’d be surprised to know that these vegetables can help you with your heart health and delay the onset of cardiovascular diseases. Full of Vitamins such as Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin K, they offer us many health benefits. They are full of anti oxidants and are nutrient dense, with is the reason that Leptitox manufacturer has included it in their product.

Cauliflower from Brassicas family of Vegetables-Leptitox Ingredient

Brassicas prevent CVD and some types of cancer

Research has proven that regular intake of brassicas can also prevent some types of cancer in addition to cardiovascular diseases.

In our previous post, Leptitox Review 2020, we mentioned that it contains brassicas extracts. The reason is simple. Brassicas has many health promoting properties such as:

Anti-inflammatory property
Anti-oxidant
High Vitamin Content
Low fat
Full of mineral and fibres

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Is Chicken Safe and Free From Coronavirus-Video in Hindi

Can we eat chicken without fear of coronavirus infection in 2020, Watch the video

Eating chicken is safe as long as you wash it properly and cook it thoroughly. No case of Coronavirus spreading from Chicken has been reported so far from anywhere in the world. Watch the video till the end.

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What is Noom Cost in 2020? Is It Worth it?

Is Noom App Really Worth it?

If you are willing to do what it takes to burn fat and lose weight naturally with long-term effect, then Yes, it is worth it. If you are want a quick-fix solution and want to shed some weight only for any special event, then No, it is not for you. Watch the video for Noom Cost or click the link below to visit Noom’s official site.