Perfect Plate - 3 Easy Steps To Meal Planning
Design your perfect plate Over the past few weeks, we have broken down the components of healthy eating using the diets of the healthiest, longest living individuals as a benchmark. The common factor in the diets of these long-lived individuals...
The Deep-Dive Series: How We Digest Food
We know that food gives us the energy and building blocks we need to grow, heal and thrive. To do so, it needs to be broken down into small parts that can be absorbed. This process, i.e., digestion, involves a...
The Deep-Dive Series: How Our Immune System Works
Understanding how our body fights off infections is generally accompanied by a deeper sense of appreciation for all that our body does- and is constantly doing- to protect us. Being exposed to even a few thousand infectious bacteria can make...
The Syndrome that is PCOS
You’ve probably already heard of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (or PCOS). It has a surprisingly high level of incidence, affecting close to 25% of Indian women between the ages of 18 and 44. PCOS is classified as a ‘syndrome’ because it’s...
How Sugar Ages Our Skin
It’s fairly common knowledge that excessive sugar consumption is bad. We know it leads to weight gain and diabetes, and are even becoming more aware of the role it plays in a wide range of diseases, from PCOS to heart...
Vitamins - Myths and Sensationalism
There is an inevitable smile that shows up when a friend posts an article about vitamins or dietary supplements on Facebook. For a start-up in the nutrition space, increasing consumer awareness about the importance of nutrition is the most challenging...
7 Food Proven To Uplift Your Mood
Although the concept of “comfort food” is quite common, the science behind it is relatively new. The data proving the mood-uplifting effects of certain nutrients may not date back further than about a decade, but does indeed prove that what...
Protein Supplements And How To Pick One
Proteins form the foundation of our bodies; consuming an adequate amount of protein isn’t just important for those who workout, but also for anyone who’s interested in staying healthy, in general. Given the entire range of products that are available...
Why The World Is Turning To Nutrition
The last few years have had a noticeably steady surge in articles, news reports, blogs and even social media accounts that focus on nutrition, across the world. Even closer home, in India, conversations seem to be slowly but certainly moving past extreme “celebrity weight-loss diets” and drastic “fat-burning tricks”, progressing towards credible...
9 Foods For Healthy Skin That Looks Great!
The healthier our skin is on the inside, the better it looks on the outside. When our skin doesn’t get the nutrition it needs, its ability to withstand damage from the environment and other elements gets compromised. Pollution, the sun’s...
Top 5 Health Benefits of Antioxidants
You’re probably already aware of the fact that antioxidants are great for us. Even so, it’s fascinating to see just how extensively and profoundly antioxidants can affect our health. Here’s our pick of the top five ways in which antioxidants...
Food for a Healthy Gut
Probiotics” are the bacteria (and some other microorganisms) that benefit our health, and also come in the form of various foods. “Prebiotics” are the foods that help these bacteria flourish – and, it’s important that they do, seeing everything that...
How to Recognize The Fats in Our Foods
Distinguishing the goods fats from the bad fats, in the food we eat, gets easier when you have a basic understanding of their various types. In order to do this, it’s important to know what the ‘saturation of a fat’...
Eat The Rainbow: Carotenoids
We all know that fruits and vegetables are good for our health because they have vitamins, minerals, and fibre. But have you heard of their ‘phytonutrients’? That’s a group of compounds, which give plant-based foods their colour, flavour and smell.1...
Sugar And Our Body
Back in 1822, an average American would take five days to eat the amount of added sugar that we get in just one can of soda. Today, that much sugar is consumed within seven hours.1 India is likely to have...
Reading Between The Aisles: Grains
Right from your rotis and parathas to your upmas and dosas, grains are an integral part of any Indian’s diet – and let’s not forget all the breads, sandwiches and pizzas we love eating as well! Shouldn’t we be paying...
Understanding Collagen: The Building Blocks of Our Body
As collagen supplements gain more popularity in the beauty industry, it’s worth understanding exactly what collagen is and how supplementation can improve our skin’s health. The most abundant protein in mammals, collagen comprises a significant portion of the substance that...
Omega-6 To Omega-3: The Importance of This Ratio
As a species, humans can’t create certain fatty acids in the body. Called ‘essential’ fatty acids, these have to be obtained from our diet. Omega-6 and omega-3 are essential fatty acids. In the human body, they play several roles relating...
Free Radicals and Antioxidants
We’ve all heard them mentioned, but what, exactly, are ‘free radicals’? You may remember that atoms are held together by paired electrons, in what is called a chemical bond. This chemical bond is what keeps a molecule stable. So, when...
The Benefits of Dietary Fibre on Your Overall Health
Dietary Fibre has only recently been recognized as a critical component of food. Research in the past few decades has demonstrated the importance of adequate fibre consumption, clearly showing its impact on the prevention of various diseases. Fibre is broadly...
What You Need To Know About Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Omega-3 fatty acids are a class of polyunsaturated fatty acids that have been shown to have a wide range of biological functions. The three most nutritionally important omega-3 fatty acids are: alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)...