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Detoxification of body and health
These days we hear a lot about toxins, toxic products and detoxification. We are told that for us to become healthy, it is essential that we detoxify our body. And we are at ...read more
Find out the truth about weight loss
There are a lot of things said about weight loss that are just not true. Keep reading to see how these beliefs are myths and are now going to be unmythed. Myth 1 If you stop eating regular...read more
Obesity & calorie burning
Health consequences of obesity Obesity has recently been listed as a major independent risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Previously, it was considered a minor risk factor associated with many of its ...read more
Vitamin A
What is vitamin A? Vitamin A was the first so-called "fat-soluble" vitamin to be recognised in 1913.This vitamin is also known as retinol (also called retinal or retinoic acid), a ...read more
Vitamin B 1
What is vitamin B1 (thiamine)? Vitamin B, also called thiamine, is one of the B-complex vitamins. All of these vitamins play an essential role in metabolism.Thiamine, like all the other B-complex vitamins an...read more
Vitamin D (calcitriol) : an introduction
Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that has long been known for its important role in regulating body levels of calcium and phosphorus, and in mineralization of ...read more
Weight loss and your metabolism: don't believe it all
Myth number 1 It is better to eat smaller meals more often, say every two to three hours, rather than eating two to three big meals a day. You know how babies are usually ‘demand fed’ meaning instead of being fed...read more
What is ayurveda?
Ayurveda is the oldest holistic system of medicine in the world that uses a constitutional models. It is the art of healthy living that has been helping human beings to create harmony...read more
Why do we gain weight?
Why do many people tend to gain weight as they get older? The answer is both simple and complex. The simple answer is that they begin to take in more calories than they use or burn. Assuming ...read more
