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LOW FAT FOODS CAN MAKE YOU ACTUALLY BIGGER

For the past 30

years or so theWestern world hasseen a huge rise inthe popularity of lowfat foods. Yet, in thesame time frame theWestern world hasalso seen a hugerise in obesity rates.If we are all eatinglow fat diets why arewe all getting fatter?There are severalreasons why con-suming foods la-beled “no fat’

“reduced fat”, or“low fat” may bemaking youbigger.Foods with ahigher fat contentleave you feelingfuller and more sat-isfied for longer. Theresult? People whodon’t eat lowered fatproducts tend to eatless in one meal,and then snack less.Their next mainmeal tends to besmaller as well.

Pastas, breads,candies, marshmal-lows, and sodas areall examples of lowfat foods. However,none of these fooditems are necessar-ily nutritionallyhealthy and we canall see that consum-ing too much of anyof them would resultin an increase in ourwaistlines.Reduced fat foodsare often less tastythan their regular

fat cousins. Formany this often re-sults in eating moreto get the same fla-vor kick or sense ofsatisfaction.

People who con-sume insufficient fatlong term end upwith lowered im-mune systems. Thereason? The cells inthe body used tofight disease preferfats as their fuels.

Essential fatty aciddepletion leadS toeventual iron andzinc deficiencies, re-sulting in skin, hair,nail problems anddecreased absorp-tion of the fat vita-mins A, D, and K.

When selecting re-duced fat foods itcan be a great ideato check the label toensure that they arealso low in sugar.

People who con-sume foods labeledas low fat tend toconsume more calo-ries and snacksthan those whodon’t. Healthy fats,in small amounts,are essential forgood health and im-munity.

Diet Soup by Mrs

Kanchan Savlani

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Brain disease could

affect more people

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-Pooja Sachdev

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Yoga and Heath go hand in hand

- Raju sachdev

Yoga is a systemthat has been builton three main struc-tures such as:breathing, exerciseand meditation. Thetypes of exercisesyou will be met within Yoga are mainlydesigned with thepurpose of placingsome pressure onthe body’s grandularsystems. Yoga hasan impact on your

Arguing may be

good for your

health, says study

Arguing now andthen for the rightreasons may begood for yourhealth, a new studysuggests. Study re-searcher Kira Birditt,of the Institute forSocial Research atthe University ofMichigan, and col-leagues found thatwhen people experi-ence tension with-someone else,whether their boss,spouse, or child,side-stepping con-frontation could bebad for theirhealthAvoiding con-flict was associatedwith more symp-toms of physicalproblems the nextday than was actu-ally engaging in anargument, theyfound. The results of

the study alsoshowed that .by-passing bickeringwas also associatedwith abnormal risesand falls of thestress hormone cor-tisol throughout theday.

They analyzed datafrom 1,842 adultsages 33 to 84 whotook part in the Na-tion Study of DailyExperiences. Eachday for eight days,participants wereasked whether theyhad engaged in anargument orwhether they hadexperienced a situa-tion in which theycould have arguedbut decided to let itpass without a fight.The subjects alsogave saliva samplesfor four days.

Brain disease could affect more people,

research finds

A new form of brain disease, similar to Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease, could af-

fect more people than previously thought, researchers in the US say.

-Sameer Lalwani

It had been thoughtthat only people withone genetic profilewere vulnerable tothe prion diseaseVPSPr.But in an Annals ofNeurology study,Case Western Re-serve University ex-perts found peoplewith all three possi-ble gene patternsare affected byVPSPr.They say thefindings could helpwith the treatment ofprion diseases.

Although it is a priondisease like vCJD,VPSPr is not linkedto eating infectedmeat.However, like CJD,the new conditionhappens sporadi-cally.It was firstidentified becauseof the fast-advanc-ing form of dementiaseen in those af-fected. They werealso unable tospeak or move.

But tests for CJDprovednegative.Furthermolecular examina-tion showed VPSPr

was a prion disease,but one whichlooked very differentto those alreadyknown.The humanprion protein genecomes in three vari-ants, depending onwhich amino acidthe prion proteinscontain - valine (V)or methionine (M).

The first clutch ofcases identified allhad the VV variant.However, these lat-est cases includedpeople with theother variantstoo.Despite exten-sive research, a rel-atively large groupofneurodegenera-tive diseases associ

-ated with dementiaremainundefined."Since thisnew disease showsseveral differences toother prion diseases,it is most likely thatVPSPr is caused bya mechanism that isdifferent from otherprion diseases cur-rently known

mental health sinceit works with thebody’s primary in-struments and thusincreases efficientand your mind’soverall health andfunctionality.Yogastudents are en-couraged to try thedifferent breathingtechniques in orderto prepare andsharpen the mind.Breathing is of greatimportance espe-cially if you are topractice yoga well.

You will be able tofurther your mentalhealth if you enableyourself to be in arelaxed state ofmind. Breathing isafter all the source

of life in everyone’sbody, with yoga,there are breathingmethods includedwith the main pur-pose of improvingyour body’s health

as well as yourmentalfunction.Yoga hasthe most mentalhealth benefitswhen compared toother fitness meth-ods. You will be ableto improve yourwillpower as youlearn self-disciplineand restraint as wellas willpower andfocus. Through yogayou will be enabledto manage yourstress more effec-tively, thus bringing

your improved levelof mentalhealth.Studies doneby psychologistshave shown a posi-tive connection be-tween moderateexercise and its abil-ity to alleviate anxi-ety and depression.Yoga is a recom-mended form of ex-ercise since it notonly promotes flexi-bility and balance,but also because itprepares one forphysical and mentalstrength and health.

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-Dinesh Savlani

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Mrs Kanchan

Savlani, a house-

wife cum a health

freak shares an ex-

tremely delicious

recipe of a diet

soup, with all the

readers. losing

weight can never be

more easier than

this.mrs kanchan, is

extremely concious

when it comes to

the health of her

family. This soup is

very easy to make ,

but very

GENERAL MOTORS DIET

GM ( GeneralMotor's ) Diet is awell known diet pro-gram designed todetoxify body & alsofor weight reduction.It is a 7 days dietprogram & it shouldbe followed once ina month or in twomonths. GM diet isvery effective if it isfollowed sincerelythan the individualcan loose upto 2-3Kgs in a week .However after fol-lowing GM diet onemust take care ofthe diet because theperson can regainweight within 2-3days. Howeverobese individualswho are sufferingfrom Diabetes , Hy-pertension or otherheart problemsshould not go for . Itwill also improveyour attitudes andemotions becauseof its cleansing sys-tematic effects. The effectiveness ofthis seven day planis that the foodeaten burn morecalories than theygive to the body incaloric value.

This plan can beused as often asyou like without anyfear of complica-tions. It is designedto flush your systemof impurities andgive you a feeling ofwell being. You willhave an abundanceof energy and animproved disposi-tion.During the firstseven days youmust abstain fromall alcohol You mustdrink 10

lglasses of watereach day

Day One All fruitsexcept bananas.Your first day willconsist of all thefruits you want. It isstrongly suggestedthat you consumelots of melons thefirst day. Especiallywatermelon and aloupe. If you limityour fruit consump-tion to melons, yourchances of losingthree lbs. on firstday are very good.

Day Two All vegeta-bles. You are en-couraged to eat untilyou are stuffed withall the raw orcooked vegetablesof your choice.There is no limit onthe amount or type.For your complexcarbohydrate, youwill start day twowith a large bakedpotato for breakfast.You may top the po-tato with one pat ofbutter.

Day Three A mix-ture of fruits andvegetables of yourchoice. Any amount,any quantity. No ba-nanas yet

. No potatoes today.

Day Four Bananasand milk. Today youwill eat as many aseight bananas anddrink three glassesof milk. This will becombined with thespecial soup whichmay be eaten in lim-ited quantities.

Day Five Today isfeast day. You willeat beef and toma-toes. Eat two 10 oz.portions of leanbeef. Hamburger isOK. Combine thiswith six whole toma-toes. On day fiveyou must increaseyour water intake byone quart. This is tocleanse your systemof the uric acid you will be produc-ing

Day Six Beef andvegetables. Todayyou may eat an un-limited amount ofbeef and vegeta-bles. Eat to yourhearts content.

Day Seven Todayyour food intake willconsist of brownrice, fruit juices andall the vegetablesyou care to con-sume.Tomorrowmorning you will be10-17 lbs. lighterthan one week ago.

DIET- SOUP

low in calories andis highly nutritional.

INGREDIENTS

* Tomatoes- 6 to 7* Cabbage- 250grams*Capsicum- 1medium sized* Spring onions- 2 to3*1 small bunch ofcelery leaves* Salt - as needed* black pepper- tosprinkle

METHOD

take a vessel con-taining 1 1/2 litres ofwatercut all vegetablesexcept tomatoesand put in the ves-sel containing water

then grind thetomatoes and strainit using a straineradd it to the vesselcontaining vegeta-bles and wateradd salt as per tastekeep it to boil for 15- 20 minutessprinkle black per ifyou require.

preparation time-half an hourserves - 5 people

Mrs. kanchan

Savlani

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A Healthy LifeStarts With aHappy Life

A healthy life doesstart with a happylife. Let’s face itwhen one is happythere is no stressand better yet nocomplications to ourlives.Having ahappy life starts withmaking your sur-roundings enjoyableand your abode apleasant place tolive in. When wecome home fromwork we want tokick off our shoesand place ourselvesin a relaxing state. Ifyour surroundingsare messy then it ishard to relax. Aclean quiet room isthe place to start torelaxAfter you sitback and are relax-ing and feelingcalmed from thedays work or activi-ties it is time to thinkof a place thatmakes you happy.Be it a field ofdaisies or a swim-ming pool floating.on a raft. Making

you feel happy andrelaxed is a crucialpart to a healthy life.

In a healthy life, re-laxing and medita-tion can be a part ofyou day, even atwork. You can sitback in your chairand think of your re-laxing place. Attimes doing thistechnique severaltimes a day you willfind you are able todeal with the workstresses in a bettermanner. Becomingirate toward othersjust makes your daybad as well astheirs.In conclusionit does not cost youanything to relaxand think of a calmplace to be. Justtake a bit of time inyour busy scheduleto do this and soonyour days will bemore at an evenkeel. You will findthat you are calmerwhen you are facedwith hectic problems

Health insurance companies invest bil-

lions in fast food chains

Did you ever won-der how health in-surance companiesdrum up future busi-ness? It's easy: Justinvest in companieswhose productscause chronic de-generative disease,driving people to-wards more health

care needs andtherefore morehealthinsurance.And that'sexactly what thehealth insurance in-dustry is doing. Anew article pub-lished in the Ameri-can Journal ofPublic Health

reveals that U.S.and Canadianhealth insurance gi-ants own nearly $2billion worth of stockin fast food giantslike McDonald's,Burger King, KFC,Taco Bell and oth-ers.So profits made byhealth insurancecompanies are rein-vested in industriesthat make peoplesick and diseased,bringing them backto buy more healthinsurance down theroad. It's a prettyclever business !

model for an indus-try that seems fo-cused on thealmighty dollar andobviously has noconcern whatso-ever for the actualhealth status of itscustomers. If any-thing, these healthinsurance compa-nies hope you getsicker

How to Start Workout Jogging

Everybody is ad-vised to have someform of physical ac-tivity at least once aweek. This will makesure your bodykeeps in shape andwill add greatly toyour overall health.Going to the gymmay seem a toodrastic measure andwould cost somemoney. For this rea-son, many preferworkout jogging.This form of exer-cise can be done inthe park, on a run-ning track or simplyin your neighbor-hood. How thoughshould you go aboutthis exercise?Con-sult your doctor

This is the first thinganyone should dobefore starting onany kind of physicalactivity. Your doctorwill know whetheryour body can takejogging and other al-ternates if the sportisn’t for you.Obtainthe right jogging at-tire

Assuming your doc-tor says it’s ok to tryjogging, make sureyou have the rightoutfit. This shouldbe something com-fortable. Imaginehow you would liketo feel after a coupleof miles and remem-ber you would be faraway from home so

changing attirewouldn’t be an op-tion. The most im-portant part of yourattire is your joggingshoes. Find a pairthat has amplepadding so that youwon’t put muchpressure on yourjoints.Do warm-upsand cool-downs

This is somethingeven pro athletesaren’t exempted to.Start off by taking astroll. After that, doa few minutes ofstretching. Onceyour muscles arewarm, start slowjogging and gradu-ally increase yourspeed.

Follow the sameroutine for coolingdown. Reduce yourjog from into a stroll,and then do somebreathing exercises.Cooling down is im-portant since it letsyour body know thatit can stop its work-out and return to itsnormal rate of heart-beat and breathing.

These are just a fewtips in gettingstarted on yourworkout jogging.Once you get ahang of the basics,you can increaseyour speed and dis-tance for a morechallenging workout.

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-Shruti Kelkar

- Priyanka Bangera