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Festivals and Food: Easy ways to make festive food gluten-free

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India is a land of festivals, and all festivals are incomplete without delicious food and sweets. But we can celebrate festivals with healthy, gluten-free sweets that have less sugar and less ghee too. Eating without restriction but with portion control is important to stay healthy and fit in the festive season. It has been observed that many people have developed gluten allergy, insulin resistance, and some autoimmune disorders due to decreasing immunity. Among these gluten allergy is most commonly seen these days. Let's understand more about gluten. What is gluten? Gluten is a protein found in many grains like wheat, barley, rye, bread, pasta, and cereal. Why are people allergic to gluten? Studies have shown that some people develop antibodies against this protein found in wheat. They develop inflammation and it damages the intestinal tract and disturbs the gut health, causing bloating, indigestion, and diarrhea while consuming food that has gluten. So consuming gluten-free food...

Festivals and Food: Healthy Food Gifting ideas

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This pandemic has taught us to be more health  conscious and work on our bodies. The first step towards it is to make mindful and healthy food choices. Earlier the festival celebrations, festival food, and gifts were loaded with sugar but post-pandemic people have started enjoying healthy food and even choose healthy food gifting options. We often overload our bodies with too much sugar and refined food in the name of festival snacks. Sweet packets, chocolates, and traditional sweets loaded with ghee, sugar, and oils have a bad impact on health. This food is typically processed food, laden with refined sugar, and is overall unhealthy. How do unhealthy eating habits affect us? These days, our way of living and eating habits have caused lifestyle disorders and diseases like diabetes, cholesterol, PCOD, hormonal issues, premature greying, early aging, fatty liver, and early-age heart attack. All these results from our wrong eating habits and overloading our bodies with sugar, oi...

Best 5 millets for weight loss

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What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word weight loss ? Diet, fasting, eating bland or exotic food, right… What if we told you that making a mindful switch to foods that are healthier can ease your journey to weight loss and that too, with no crash diets? Today, we are going to look at sustainable diet plans and identify millets that are good for weight loss. Today, people all over the world are on a constant mission to lose weight and get back in shape. However, the weight loss journey is not easy and can take a lot of determination, self-control, and motivation. The whole idea of losing weight and getting healthy is laudable, but it should be well-guided by experts and not be blinded by the latest diet trends online. With tons of free advice and tips all over the internet, weight loss can be confusing and overwhelming. Not to mention the dangers of unscientific fast fads and social media diets. A simple mantra to remember that most qualified dietitians a...