Health & Happiness Insight

Today I want to share my own experience as why chewing food is extremely important. It is the easiest way to reduce your food intake by 25-30% and loose those extra pounds. Dieting was very difficult option for me, because I feel it is important to satisfy both physical hunger and mental hunger. Due to our hectic schedule and childhood habit of finishing the meal early and on time, we have the tendency of eating food very fast. So when I first came to know about this concept I thought that I should give it a try. Initially I felt irritated but it really worked for me. I have reduced my food intake without sacrificing my mental hunger. However if we eat slowly we can enjoy the taste of food and we will be conscious of what we are eating. So I simply follow the mantra The slower you eat the lesser you eat. Later I read more about this, and realized that there are various health benefits linked to this technique. So without going into more technicalities I want to share the...

Human body has 70-80% of water, it still needs lot of water to stay fit. So the best thing which we should do right after we wake up in the morning is to drink water, at least 4-5 glasses of water.It is the best way to purify our internal system. There are multiple benefits of drinking water in the morning. Purifies internal system: Intake of water in the morning helps you flush out all the toxins and increases the production of new blood and muscle cells. Keeps you hydrated: After 7-8 hours of sleep our body gets dehydrated and intake of water keeps your body hydrated. Boosts your metabolism: Warm water enhances digestive power of the body and helps in burning more calories You may eat less: If you consume enough amount of water (which has zero calories) then it makes your stomach full and you tend to eat less. Helps in reducing extra pounds: Warm water intake increases your body temperature which increases the metabolism rate as well. This helps in burning more...

health-science “It is health that is real wealth not pieces of gold and silver” correctly said by Mahatma Gandhi. As we all know that our body is a temple of God, so it is very essential to take care of our body. It completely depends on us how we take care of the body. Every action either physical action or mental action performed by us affects our body. Physical actions: Eating unhealthy food, lack of exercise and activeness, wrong posture of sitting, standing, walking etc are the physical actions which has negative impacts on our body. In this case symptoms can be recognized and cured if proper and timely measures are taken. Mental Actions: Anxiety, depression, stress, unhappiness etc are the actions which are signs of mental illness. This often goes unrecognized and untreated. Health providers focus more on physical health that they often miss mental illness. Well taking care of the body is not a one day job, consistent efforts are required to maintain a heal...