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Eating yoghurt after workout session, will it be healthy and beneficial ?

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What you eat before or after intense workout session can make a big difference in how fast you move and how long you recover. So it’s advised to choose what you eat after a workout carefully. The reason behind is when your muscles are repairing themselves and your energy stores needed to be replenished. The right choice of foods can help in accelerating the process. Thus, enabling you to recover faster and have more energy for general life. Still people and health enthusiasts wonder, if having Greek yoghurt post workout is healthy. So let’s go through the below mentioned fact and decide. • Yoghurt and its benefits as post workout. Most of the times plain and natural yoghurt is primarily made up of protein and carbohydrates. With varied fat content and some lactose. Moreover, it also contains healthy bacterial cultures that are good for digestive system and overall well being. Carbohydrates are quite essential and fundamental in building up your energy reserves after a intense workout s...

Raisins, are good for health despite of high sugar content !

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  Raisins are actually grapes that have been dried in Sun or in food dehydrator. They are shrivelled, yellow, brown or purple morsels. Reasons are generally a prominent ingredient in salad topping, yogurt, bakery products, granola bars etc. Don’t go over there shape in size despite of small size, raisins are packed with energy and rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals. However, regions are naturally sweet and very high in sugar and calories, but if they are eaten in moderation’s they are beneficial for human health too. Raisins may aid in digestion, boosting iron levels and even can help in optimising bone health. • Sugar and calorie content in raisins Estimating just ½ Cup of raisins can contain about 217 calories out of which 40 grams are of sugar. This is the reason raisins are not exactly low in calories. Just because of high amounts of sugar and calories in this drive fruit is the reason to keep an eye on how many reasons you are eating. Because of its high calorie tendency rai...

5 healthy foods that will surely help you to poop. Use them if constipated !

In modern lifestyle, constipation is one of the most affecting health problem. That affects about 20% of estimated population. The most common causes are delayed colonic transit or decreasing movement of food through intestine or digestive system. Experts suggest that a low fibre diet, aging and physical inactivity can contribute to constipation. However, the remedies that are available commercially in the market for constipation include laxatives, stool softeners, fibre supplements etc. Keeping all these medicines and medications aside. We are coming up with five healthy food items which are easily available and can be included in diet. These foods are scientifically proven to help in constipation. • Beans Mostly every variety of beans are high in fibre and can help in maintaining mobility of bowel. Just taking an example, black beans boast 7.5 grams of fibre in 86 gram of beans. Meanwhile, 91 grams of cooked navy beans contain about 9.5 grams of fibre. Beans are also known to have go...

Tulsi (Holy Basil) a gift of nature for healthy body, know all its benefits !

Tulsi is the most prominent part in various parts of Southeast Asia. It has a wide and flexible history with Indian medicines, treatment for many diseases and conditions. From leaves to the seeds of this plant Tulsi is considered as a tonic for body, mind and spirit. Almost every part of this plant is used for treating some or other medical conditions. Many researches and studies support that each part of Holy Basil may contains something nutritional for man and humankind. So let’s go through all the benefits this plant and know why it is called “Queen of herbs”. • Helpful in reducing stress and anxiety. Almost every part of Tulsi plant act as an adaptogen. The term adaptogen refers to all natural substances that helps a body to adapt to stress and promotes mental balance. Though the concept of Adaptogen is holistic but science and researches also represent that Tulsi has some or other pharmacological properties. So, moderately helps your mind to cope up with many type of mental stress...