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Sugar is the most common component in many of today’s diets. It the building block of carbohydrates and is found in a variety of food and drinks. Found in fruit juices, aerated drinks, honey, jams, biscuits, desserts and other sweet treats, is an unavoidable component in our daily food. While moderation is the key to keep ourselves safe from this sweet pill of illness, know why your body needs sugar and how to use it to the advantage of your health.... Sugar is brought you by nature. Known by the chemical name Sucrose, it is found in fruits and plants. Sugar beets and sugar cane have the greatest quantities of sugar in them. The chemical structure of sugar is quite simple and it contains just two molecules. One glucose and one fructose molecule. These two molecules along with galactose make up all types of carbohydrates. Glucose is the fuel for your brain, organs and muscles. In other words, sugar provides the energy your body needs. Therefore, sugar is a need.
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That small crackling or popping sound in your Knee today could be an early sign of osteoarthritis. Affecting millions of people worldwide, it is the most painful form of arthritis and ignoring it can really have you begging the orthopaedic specialist for a knee replacement....... Osteoarthritis usually affects the hip and the knee joints although it can cause damage to any joint. If diagnosed early the disease can be managed through lifestyle changes and other non –surgical treatments. But what exactly is osteoarthritis?The condition occurs when the soft tissue between the joints (cartilage) wears down over time. Osteoarthritis also leads to the reduction of the synovium liquid increasing friction between the bones. The loss of bone structure at the joints is one key reason for a knee osteoarthritis surgery. Keeping the Knee healthy only happens when you know what can help it..
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Does that signal something like overeating? .... No eating and drinking can always be done the healthy way and to your heart’s content if you know what affects and benefits the health of your heart. Satiety is such a key factor that puts all of us on the risk to lifestyle disorders like obesity and high cholesterol in-turn leading to cardiovascular diseases. However, you can still eat and drink your way to a healthy heart if you are mindful of all the things that help and harm your heart. This World Heart Day, understand what hails and heals the heart and what keeps it strong and going so that the rest of your organs get the blood supply and oxygen they need to help your body perform.
Work,stress has increased our screening time and decreassed our sleeping time.... Sleeplessness can play havoc on our physical and mental health and it is needless to say that tiredness, fatigue, irritability and mood swings follow the day after a sleepless night.Sleep is the very foundation of good health: It more than just resting time for your body and mind. Your body works hard when you sleep, it cleans away harmful waste produced by the brain and rebuilding worn out muscle. While your body is busy doing this during sleep, your mind processes important information and events that occurred during the day and commits them to your memory. Sleep most importantly regulates your emotions. One sleepless night, and there is a 60% increase in your emotions towards negative feelings.
Triglycerides are a type of fat found in the body ... Although necessary, high levels are harmful and are the reason for an increased risk of heart disease. Understanding triglycerides is simple. Excess calories in your body are stored as triglycerides which are later used by the body for energy. In other words, if we eat more calories than we burn, the body turns them into triglycerides.