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EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CALORIES, BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK. A calorie is a unit of energy that measures the amount of energy contributed by food to your body. A calorie is also understood as a measure of heat(energy) produced when food  is being processed during metabolism in the body. Good Calories v/s Bad calories Good calories are contributed by foods that give you energy as well as nutrition, eg, a big guava contains 100 calories, but it also stores minerals and vitamins. A small packet of potato chips , on the other hand, will give you 200 calories but no essential nutrients . Does gaining calories mean gaining weight ? Weight gain is determined  by the total number of calories consumed, as against the total number of calories burned / used for energy.In other words,if you consume more calories than you burn through  exercise or physical activity.your body stores these excess calories as fat,resulting in those extra unwanted kil...

Nutrition guide Vitamin B foods www.askvikass.in Vitamin B - Complex Thiamine or Vitamin B 1 food sources  Unmilled cereals ( wheat,rice,corn,oats etc) Pulses , Red meat  (pork,beef,veal goat etc Nuts (almonds, wall nuts,peanuts etc) fruits,vegetables and dairy products . Effects of deficiency  Weakness and tingling  sensation in hands and feet , nervousness. ( 20 to 50 mg). Riboflavine or Vitamin B2 food sources Found in most foods Effects of deficiency  Ulcers in mouth,burning sensation in the eyes ,scaliness of skin  (5 to 10 mg) Nicotinamide or Niacin  food sources Liver ,meat fish whole cereals pulses and ground nuts  Effects of deficiency  Diarrhoea,mental symptoms,ulcers in mouth, headache insomnia (100 to 300 mg ) Pyridoxine or Vitamin B6 food sources   Liver ,fish yeast,pulses and whole cereals   Effects of deficiency  Ulcers in mouth,nerve damage , convulsions and Anaemia ...

Every culture has its own special folk medicines sageleafs In TRINIDAD people soothe itchy skin with an oatmeal paste.Ukrainian families use chamomile for insomnia.Jamaicans use pain relief medications that grow wild in their gardens .Here's an electric mix of home remedies that doctors from around the world say may reduce symptoms and give comfort for what ails you. Aches and Pains Dr Bud Rickhi ,a Trinidadian- born associate professor of medicine at the University of Calgary,Canada,and director of the research Centre for Alternative Medicine,says devil's claw,a herb with claw-shaped  leaves that grows in Africa,fends off joint pain."Village healers know how powerful it is",he says .And so do those suffering from rheumatism and arthritis ,according to medical herbalist Christopher Robbins ,author of  The Household Herbal:A Complete Practical Guide to plants That Heal. Recent British and Germen studies show the herb reduces pain and inflammation in the joint...

  Normal daily requirement - 3000 to 4000IU  Food source - Liver,ghee, butter ,spinach,fish, carrots and dark green vegetables  Effects of Deficiency- Diminished vision ,rough and dry skin decreased growth and resistance Adverse effects due to excessive intake- Headache ,body ashes ,irritability ,nausea ,vomiting,loss of hair Prevent vitamin D  deficiency and you will cut  your risk of osteoporotic   fractures and falls . The international  Osteoporosis Foundation estimates older adults need 20 to 25 micrograms of vitamin D a day. people who are obese ,have limited sun exposure ,or who already have osteoporosis could need more, but check wit your doctor first . New research from the University of Melbourne suggests that intermittent high doses may actually be counterproductive and possibly increase the risk of fractures .....

Health guide  Some things are very easy to quit just like terrible jobs ,failing diets etc, but smoking not one of them unless you use this anti-addiction cocktail that combines traditional methods with non traditional ones. To control cravings, stop the addiction and provide motivation. Walk 40 minutes a day. on day 30 start taking smoking cessation drugs prescribed by your doctor that controls cravings. on day 35 toss your cigarettes if you were really struggling, slap on a nicotine patch too.the first few days will be toughest, but if you can make it past day ten, you are on the downhill side of the addiction mountainkeep walking and add some weight training to control weight gain,,, Stop smoking for you............