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Millets, know about its benefits and nutritional facts !

Millets are cereal grains that belongs to a grass family known as Poaceae . Just because of its wide range of health benefits, it is used in many developing countries throughout African and Asian continent. Although it looks like a small seed, but it has a vast reserves of various important nutrients. One of the main reasons of gaining popularity in Western countries is, it’s gluten free and provide high quality protein and fibre. Millets are considered as one of the ancient grains that are used for human and livestock consumption. This grain shows multiple advantages over other crops. Some of them are pest resistant and can survive in barren soil too. Millets also have several sub varieties and mainly divided into 2 parts, major millets and minor millets. Pearl Millet is one of the most common and widely used variety for human consumption. So let’s come up with some of the impressive health benefits millets may have. • Have good antioxidant capacity Ferulic acid and catechins are the ...

White bread vs whole wheat bread. Just know which one is better for your health !

Recently, researchers discovered some of the facts, one of which are different people’s body react differently to same foods. This can be a breakthrough in understanding the dieting methods. Researches on breads are going since decades and reveal that they are healthy. Till now there are uncertainties in effects of different types of breads. However, some of the researchers and experts came to a conclusion that there is no clinical difference between white bread or whole wheat bread. This conclusion was drawn after performing a crossover study of 20 adults. Half of them were given white breads in their diets, and another half were given whole wheat breads. Both the groups show similar effects after a fixed period of time. • Is there really a difference between white bread and whole wheat bread? It will be surprising, but experts and researchers found no difference between the effects or side effects of two breads. They just combined an analyse the data on the mentioned two bread types....

5 scientifically proven health benefits of using date palms. Check out the evidences!

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Dates basically are the fruits of date palm tree. This tree is found and grown in many tropical region around the world. Dates are almost available or around the world in dried form. The appearance of the fruit reflects whether it is dried or not. If date have a wrinkled skin, then it is dried, whereas if it consists of a smooth skin, it indicates freshness. Dates generally have naturally occurring sweet content. They are storehouse of several nutrients and have a variety of advantages with good taste. So here we are coming up with five of the best and scientifically proven health benefits of using date palms. • Good source of fibre Getting enough amount of fibre is very important for human body and overall health. About 3.5 ounce serving of Date. Palm’s contain 7 grams of fibre. This can be a great way to include fibre in your diet. Fibres are highly beneficial for your digestive system as they help in preventing constipation and irritable bowel syndrome. During a research on 21 peopl...