Healthy Weight Loss

Care during Pregnancy & Lactation

healthnfitnesscare — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:55:06 +0000

Although good nutrition throughout one’s life is important, for a woman it becomes a cause for more concern when she is pregnant and later when she is lactating. The body undergoes several changes during these two phases of life and thus the nutritional requirements also increase during these periods.

Tips for healthy pregnancy and successful lactation period thereafter:

If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, visit your doctor. Your doctor may prescribe a few prenatal vitamins (like folic acid) and minerals (like iron and calcium). Do not miss your prenatal appointments.

For women who suffer from nausea and vomiting during the first few months of pregnancy-eating small frequent meals, avoiding fluids along with meals, and eating dry toast or ginger based biscuits first thing in the morning may help. Take special care of your diet during pregnancy.

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Walk Your Way To Good Health

healthnfitnesscare — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:08:55 +0000

All this month we are talking about the importance of brisk walking. To create a stir and move those couch potatoes we will be blogging, slogging, blabbering more about walking until you MOVE.

• 30 Minutes of Walking a Day Adds 1.3 Healthy Years

Study indicates that 30 minutes of daily brisk walking can increase lifespan of healthy individuals by 1.3 years – November 14, 2005 “Archives of Internal Medicine.

What is Brisk Walking or Healthy Walking?

Walking at a pace of nearly 3-4 Km per hour is defined as brisk walking. This is the speed at which where you can comfortably talk while walking with a friend without panting or breathing heavy.

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Walking Miles for Health

healthnfitnesscare — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:12:18 +0000

This blog is intended for those who walk less than 4 Km a day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American College of Sports Medicine and the Surgeon General recommend that at least 30 minutes of brisk physical exercise is good for your health and walking is one of the easiest forms of exercise to get.

Walk because:

Better Heart health – Brisk walking strengthens your heart, improves your circulation, and lowers your blood pressure. A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine evaluated 73,743 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study and found that women who walked briskly 2.5 hours every week reduced their chance of heart disease by 30 percent.

Improved bone mass - As a weight-bearing exercise, walking can stop some of the bone loss of osteoporosis and may slow down arthritis.

Helps in weight loss – A regular walking workout burns calories. If you walk 4 Km four times a week, you can walk off about a 1 Kg of fat every month. Weight loss combined with a healthy diet can also decrease your risk of type 2 diabetes.

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A Family that Eats Together Stays Healthy

healthnfitnesscare — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:27:46 +0000

We love our family. We earn for our family. We cook for our family. We should EAT one meal with our family daily.
A family that eats at least one meal together has many health benefits to it:
Improves Family Bond - Sitting and sharing a meal increases love and respect for the family.

Meals are Nutritious – Home cooked meals for whole family are healthier as are less in oil, salt and spices.

Encourages Healthy Habits - sharing and eating a common meal at the table encourages eating healthier foods especially by children.
DesiDieter experts preach “Encourage Your Children To EAT With YOU.”
According to diet expert Tina Khanna, Children and teenagers who eat meals together with their family:

Eat more fruits and vegetables when they grow up

Drink less soft drinks
Have more vitamins, calcium and fiber in diet

Also, studies indicate that children do better in school when they eat more meals with their parents and family.

DesiDieter Dietitian Sweta propagates “Say NO to EATING in FRONT of TV!”. Eating dinner or snacking in front of the TV is linked to overeating. When you’re distracted, you’re not mindful of the meal you are eating, causing you to eat more without realizing it or really enjoying your food.

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Antioxidants and Vitamins May Not Help in Breast Cancer

healthnfitnesscare — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:37:11 +0000

Breast cancer patients who take antioxidants may have an increased or decreased risk of death or recurrent cancer, depending on which vitamin they use, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that among nearly 2,300 women with early-stage breast cancer, those who regularly used either vitamins C or E had a lower risk of cancer recurrence over five years than those who didn’t use the vitamins.

On the other hand, women who regularly took a mix of carotenoids had a higher risk of dying from breast cancer, or any other cause, than women who did not take them. Carotenoids include nutrients like vitamin A, beta-carotene and lutein.

The findings, reported in the journal Cancer, do not prove that any of the antioxidants are the reason for the effects seen.

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Lance Armstrong Survived, R.I.P Steve Jobs

healthnfitnesscare — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:18:29 +0000

There are as many as 100 types of cancer out there and Steve Jobs contracted one of the rare prostrate ones. We miss him and his absence makes sense to start thinking about what you can do to prevent cancer yourself. Lance Armstrong, Lisa Ray are Cancer Challengers. While there are no guarantees in life, there are four simple ways in which you may be able to reduce your risk.

Eat More Fiber. Plenty of research indicates that fruits and vegetables in diet are able to help protect against cancer. They’re loaded with vitamins, minerals, and helpful compounds called phytochemicals – all of which work together to fight disease and keep you healthy. It is the Fiber that flushes out the toxins and keeps your system cancer free. Aim for at least nine servings of fruits and veggies each day!

No Smoking Please. You’ll prevent more than just lung cancer! While smoking is believed to cause almost 90 percent of all lung cancer deaths, it may also be involved in cancers of the throat, esophagus, larynx (voice box), kidneys, pancreas, stomach, cervix, and bladder. Plus, if you stop smoking, you’ll stop exposing those around you — including your family — to harmful secondhand smoke.

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Start Losing Weight – Get in Shape

healthnfitnesscare — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:53:29 +0000

This may sound like a tabloid preaching but it is a scientific fact: Eat More, Lose More.

You didn’t have time to eat breakfast, and you got so busy with work or errands that you missed lunch; now it’s about 2 p.m. and your tummy is grumbling. Didn’t pack a tiffin and so you hit the office cafeteria. Grab a thaali and devour everything laden with fat before you rush back to your seat.

Whew! If some version of this scenario happens to you more often than not, it’s time you get onto DesiDieter’s regular eating schedule.

Happy Thanksgiving – Celebrate The Long Weekend Desi Style

healthnfitnesscare — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:49:45 +0000

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Because of the longstanding traditions of the holiday, the celebration often extends to the weekend that falls closest to the day it is celebrated. It is primarily recognition of harvest and praising good fortune for the year.
The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada is a large meal, generally centered on a large roasted turkey. The majority of the dishes in the traditional American version of Thanksgiving dinner are made from foods native to the New World, as according to tradition the Pilgrims received these foods from the Native Americans. However, many of the classic traditions attributed to the first Thanksgiving are actually myths introduced later.

Gold Is Affordable with DesiDieter

healthnfitnesscare — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:50:39 +0000

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Our experts also strongly recommend hand held weight management regime for individual trying to lose more than 7 Kgs.
A good program should involve regular follow with diet and fitness expert. Diets also need to be reviewed and modified regular as one proceeds with weight loss routine.
Self driven plans are helpful but only for first 5-6 kgs. One needs a trained coach for further ‘load shedding’. The expert needs to understand how the body responds to weight loss plans and needs to according make permutations and combinations to speed up the process. Metabolic push, plateau diet, blood group plans, detox diet are accordingly accommodate along the journey.

Get In shape with Desidieter – Welcome 2012 as Fitter you

healthnfitnesscare — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:25:03 +0000

Get in Shape

Fitter You in 2012

The last few months may have left you in frenzy. All the shopping, preparations for festivities and approaching wedding season. The winters are closing in and the next year calls you out to change yourself.

It is vital that you embrace the next season with positive outlook. Follow these tips and you will be able to shed the extra flab visible from your loose seams now J.

Get In Shape – DesiDieter Experts Ask You To Graze Every Hour

7.00-8.00 a.m Start With A Morning Cup: The season is chilling up and it is a nice thought to give some warmth to your body. Brew up a cup of chai or have an aromatic Darjeeling tea. Munch on a light biscuit or rusk. This light bite actually helps kick start your metabolism. For those abstaining from tea, it is a good thought to have a cup of hot water with a drop of honey.

8.00-9.00 a.m Wholesome Breakfast: Enjoy your mornings with wholesome breakfast including a high fiber carb and a protein. As simple as multigrain bread with a boiled egg or a besan omlette.

10.00-11.00 a.m Relish Those Fruits: Time to enjoy the nature’s bounty. Grab a fruit. The fruit sugar will help perk you up as well after the morning rush-ing around.

11.00-12.00 noon Drink Up: Grab the water bottle. Than enjoy your favourite beverage. Herbal tea, buttermilk, lemonade or just luke warm water with lemon.

12.00-1.00 noon Have It Raw: Start your meal with salad. Anything raw, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes. Carry salads to work and start your meal by crunching on some vegetables first.

1.00-2.00 noon Lunch: Wholesome meal needs to include chappatties prepared with 50% bran, have a whole grain pulse, a seasonal vegetable and a cup of curd.

2.00-3.00 p.m Water: Post Lunch Slumber may be drowning you. Drink lots of water to feel refreshed. Some feel better with luke warm , some like it cool.

3.00 – 4.00 p.m Citrus: Have a glass of lemon juice or an orange. The citrus flavor will revive you and also Vit C helps absorb all your nutrients from the meal.

4.00- 5.00 p.m Tea Break: Enjoy your favourite hot beverage but preferably with a light biscuit toprevent acidity.

5.00- 7.00 p.m Soup Time: Have a bowl of homemade veg or chicken soup.

7.00 – 9.00 p.m Supper: Prefer to have a light meal of oatmeal/dalia porridge or brown rice khicdi with pulse.

Bed-Time: Hot Milk OR Papaya.

This diet is shaped to make you eat fuller by the day and gradually lighter by sunset.

DesiDieter Diet Experts help you lose weight by constantly tracking your diet. The regular follow-ups and motivation helps one keep check of their weight.

What is DesiDieter’s USP?

Diet Over Phone and Internet!

Will That Help? Not Meeting My Dietitian?

Dieters certainly appear to do better if they have either a “coach” or intensive weight-loss counseling.

Even if that coach helps out by phone, with no face-to-face contact, it can translate to more weight loss, the experts found. Either approach results in more weight loss than going solo. The studies will be presented this week at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., and published online in the New England Journal of Medicine.

What Is “Get In Shape 2012″ ??

It is a whole new approach to motivating dieters. An online game plan to keep you engaged and gain souvenirs as well as weight loss tips, all the way.

Write to our experts on customer_service@desidieter.com and know the perfect weight management plan for you.

We will help you with diets for diabetes management, heart disease management, PCOD, pregnancy, losing baby fat and all the more.

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