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  • Sep
    22

    There is no alternative for burning calories than doing lot of activities. An active lifestyle can help to reduce a lot of calories from your body. There is no particular activity that you are supposed to do. You can try many activities such as swimming which is very effective in burning calories. Almost 300 calories can be reduced in just half an hour if you take the right strokes. Boxing too is extremely potential to increase the muscular endurance and burn calories in your body.

    Those who are not boxing type may try cycling which is perhaps the easiest way of reducing calories and building your calves and thighs. You can burn over 300-400 calories within 30 minutes. Racquetball is a superb cardio workout that strengthens the back and abs of your body. It may also help to make the core more flexible. But you can try some of your own activities to burn calories systematically.

    Feb
    21

    There are many myths about pregnancy which do not have any scientific base. The most common pregnancy myth is that if a pregnant woman is suffering from morning sickness then her baby is lacking in getting sufficient nutrition. The second common myth is that having sex during pregnancy hurts the baby. However this is not true; if a woman is on high risk pregnancy or pre term labor then only she is recommended to avoid sex during pregnancy.

    If a pregnant woman takes some analgesic then it will affect her baby is another myth believed by some people. It is necessary that you consult your doctor before taking any medicines but occasional medicine intake will not harm the baby. Another myth is that if a pregnant woman bumped on road then her baby got hurt. The baby is always safe in uterus and is well supported by minor bumps. If she is suffering from vaginal bleeding or cramps then it is necessary to contact doctor.

    Feb
    8

    Nowadays people are becoming more diet conscious but not all are aware of the truth of diet management. As soon as they find that they are gaining weight or losing weight, they immediately start crash dieting. Crash dieting is not at all good for health because it brings sudden reduction in the amount of nutrients, vitamins and proteins in the body. Once you are back on normal diet, there is again increase in weight. Due to this the body falls prey to various diseases and medical conditions which are difficult to treat.

    According to diet management rule, regular and normal exercise is best way to keep the body fit and bring control on diet. Even if you are compromising on the amount of food intake, then make sure that the reduction must be slowly. Fresh fruits and vegetables must be consumed on daily basis to supplement the loss of vitamins and proteins in body by not consuming food.

    Mar
    24

    Breast Cancer Myths

    Posted In: Health Myths by Nutritionist

    Myths are believes that people have on something. Here we discuss the myths that people have on breast cancer. The first myth is that only women with a family history get the breast cancer. This is not true because a majority of the women who get the disease have no family history in fact 90 % of them.

    Another myth is that no smoking and drinking, eating high fat diet and using caffeine will always make the chances of contracting this disease to zero, but these things have not been scientifically proven to work. Some situation the breast cancer cannot be prevented. Another myth is that only women in fifties get breast cancer, this is not true because it can affect a person at any age. The only thing is that it affects mostly women of that age. An injury to the breast does not necessarily cause breast cancer but a trauma to the breast may lead to detection of the breast cancer.