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Most of the times seniors reward children with some candy or chocolates for a good job or well done in school. People add sugar to their coffees, bake it into our favourite treats and breakfasts. Currently table sugar is one of the most used ingredient in modern world. Regular intake of high sugar creates the feeling of sweet craves. This is subsequently pushing you to become addicted towards sugar. Recently, various health authorities and researches told that excess sugar could be as addictive as some street drugs like cocaine. In medicinal language, addiction is described to a tragic situation where someone’s brain chemistry has been altered to compel them to repeat substance or activity despite harmful consequences. • Know how one becomes addicted. Human body contains a neurotransmitter called dopamine. It is a prominent neurotransmitter for addictive behaviour. When any type of behaviour cause an excess release of dopamine, then you feel a feeling of pleasure. As the person repeats...

Several people, especially health enthusiasts, add honey in their coffee or tea to make it sweeter and more healthier. People use honey as an alternative to process stable sugar. But it still several people are all around the world, wonder whether consumption of honey in diabetes is safe or not. But many scientific researches and studies point toward the fact. That consumption of honey during diabetes in moderate amounts is not only safe, but very good because of its anti inflammatory property. According to scientific tests, 1 tablespoon of raw honey can contain up to 60 calories. Out of which 17 grams are healthy carbohydrates. • Honey and its link with blood sugar. Honey is one of the natural sugar and carbohydrate source. It also affects blood sugar levels in some ways. But these effects is quite small in comparison to process table sugar. During a study, it was found that group of people with diabetes when given honey just show initial rise in sugar levels for just 30 minutes. But ...

Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages worldwide by a number of people. It is claimed to have a long list of beneficial compounds that will help you to maintain optimal health and protect you from certain health issues. Many people wonder that the fact behind reducing inflammation through coffee is true or not. Commercially available regular coffee contains some of the complex mixtures of active compounds. These active compounds include caffeine, chlorogenic acid, cafestol and trigonelline. Although decaffeinated coffees are also available in the market, they contain some of that compounds and no caffeine. Certain scientific studies reveal that compounds present in coffee have potent antioxidant and anti inflammatory properties that will surely benefit your health. Health experts believe that the presence of these compounds may explain the habit of drinking coffee. • Effect of coffee on inflammation. Several studies in human trials reveal that coffee may help to reduce inflammati...