The potent question to raise and understand here is whether the various sources of what our modern diet consists of today is beneficial for us or harmful.
Our dietary patterns have been evolving over time, but the most significant and drastic changes have happened in the last fifty years. Instead of making our diet more nutritious as one would imagine that progress means positive and meaningful growth, rather it has become further devoid of nutrition since the 1900s and that too in a furiously exacerbating pace compared to the past 5000 years.
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Benefits of Gymnema Sylvestre
Nature's Digest Admin
Posted on June 12 2020
Benefits of the herb Gymnema Sylvestre. This is a herb native to India and parts of Africa wherein it is used to manage blood sugar levels in the body. Due to its extremely bitter taste in Ayurveda, it is also known as "Gurmar" as in sweetness destroyer. It helps to keep our blood and pancreas healthy!
Constant Movement For Healthy Metabolism
Nature's Digest Admin
Posted on June 11 2020
Movement is key in everyday life. A study shows that 80% of our metabolism slows down if we are sedentary for over 30 minutes. Constant movement of our body every brief interval of time or continuously as in the case of Christina in this Youtube video example not only stimulates our metabolism but also builds strength depending on our activity and maintains a good calorie burn throughout the day.
To live over a 100 years, one of the secrets is to include constant movement throughout the day, be it gardening, cleaning, yoga or simplywalking and performing chores.
To live over a 100 years, one of the secrets is to include constant movement throughout the day, be it gardening, cleaning, yoga or simplywalking and performing chores.
Understanding Omega 3 and Omega 6
Nature's Digest Admin
Posted on April 23 2020
Fats are of three main varieties: Saturated Fats, Unsaturated Fats and Trans Fats. Within the Unsaturated fats there are monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids known as PUFAs are essential fatty acids that are required for many functions and organs’ health in the body when within their healthy ratios as some of these are beneficial and some if overdosed are harmful. These cannot be biologically produced by our body. They are obtained externally either from the diet or nutraceutical intake.Within PUFAs, there are Omega 3s which are highly beneficial and Omega 6s which in excess are inflammatory.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids known as PUFAs are essential fatty acids that are required for many functions and organs’ health in the body when within their healthy ratios as some of these are beneficial and some if overdosed are harmful. These cannot be biologically produced by our body. They are obtained externally either from the diet or nutraceutical intake.Within PUFAs, there are Omega 3s which are highly beneficial and Omega 6s which in excess are inflammatory.
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