Nutrition

Having diabetes as a teen can be challenging. But we see young clients with diabetes in our clinic all the time. Most often, obesity and bad lifestyle is a leading factor. In some cases, Diabetes can be triggered by an auto- immune condition also like in the case of type 1 diabetes. 

However, regardless of the type of diabetes you have, you can still make sustainable and easy lifestyle and nutritional changes to take charge of your health.

Diabetic patients know how important it is to navigate their daily nutritional choices. Especially for those who have been  struggling with diabetes for a long- time, one can becomes increasingly sensitive to the rise and fall of blood glucose levels in the body.

The theory is that diabetes is a disease of excess glucose (sugar) in your body. And sugar is a breakdown product of carbs. Cut carbs, to not allow the sugar to form, to manage diabetes. 

Welll.... Let's Explore. 

Intermittent fasting is the vogue diet plan of this century; shedding weight like a snake's skin. But from a medical point of view, how good is it really?

Can a diabetic patient try IF safely? What are the risks associated with fasting causing the sugar levels to go too low?

Let's debunk all of it.

This ‘dieting’ mindset is a misaligned approach to managing diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic lifestyle disease and requires one to work on holistic lifestyle changes if we want to reverse the same from the roots. Various factors such as circadian health, gut health, stress, activity level and nutritional intervention play a role in diabetes management. 

This article will specifically focus on your food choices, particularly, a keto diet for diabetes management.  

Keto diets, are high- fat diets. Now most people do not understand carbs, fats and proteins when they look at food, so let us further define what 'fat's" are. 

Stress on our joints tends to increase with age, it’s an inevitable part of growing older. But, we can prevent joint problems by staying active and maintaining a healthy weight. Limiting foods that stoke inflammation like dairy, oils, processed foods, and sugar.

Let's Review:

1. the various types of arthritis, and, how its diagnosed
2. its alarming prevalence in our country. 
3. the top superfoods to support arthritis management, and, 
4. which foods to avoid.

In this article, let's look into the top reasons why this condition is so widely prevalent in our country.

By the end of reading this,

• You will be able to clearly recognize signs of constipation,
• Understand what Indian food habits are responsible for constipation,
• Understand lifestyle changes that can help relieve constipation
• Understand if diarrhea is actually a sign of constipation,
• How chronic constipation is a ticking time bomb for overall health.

My perspective on the issue of constipation always emphasizes the importance of delving into its root cause rather than resorting to mere short-term relief methods. 

That one bad meal you ate is not why you are constipated. That one day you skipped on eating your veggies is also not why you are constipated. If you are facing constipation, chances are that the issue run's deep. 

Living with fibromyalgia can be progressively crippling and also reduce the quality of life. While some days can feel good, most often, clients struggling with fibro and bound to being on bed rest. 

The occurrences and confirmed reports of fibromyalgia have seen a steady rise globally. As per the latest stats, its estimated to be affecting about 7% of the world's population, and close to 90% of the people affected are women.