Tuesday 20 November 2018

Don't break the habit

Are you still in the festive🎉 and vacation mood.... Come back... Now
Don’t Break the Habit ! Start....
The easiest way to keep things going is simply not to stop.

Avoid long breaks in exercising 🏃or rebuilding the habit will take some effort. For example diwali has just gone. ..if you haven't started yet. ...start now🏋🏌🍎🍆🍄🍅

Even people who consistently stick to an effective health and fitness routine can sometimes fall out of the exercise habit from time to time. Getting back on track can be challenging so, don’t drop it at the first sign of trouble.

If you need help please connect with us at www.shilpsnutrilife.com or call us at 9870404042

#eathealthy #dontbreakthehabit #habit #exercise #healthylifestyle #shilpsnutrilife

Monday 19 November 2018

International men's day

International Men's 👨Day

It's that time of the year to recognize and honour the contribution and sacrifices they make for their families and societies.

Nutrition is a vital foundation for good health overall and a healthy diet can help to reduce your disease risk.

Did you know men’s nutrition needs change at different times of the lifespan👨‍👨‍👦‍👦?

However here are 4 Must have essential Nutrients 🍅🍎🍊🍄🍆

🍉Fibre:- is good for your heart and digestio, research reveals fiber may help slow the progression of prostate cancer.

🍋Vitamin D -Promotes muscle strength and integrity, also improves testosterone levels.

🧀Protein - building muscles💪 , immunity, regulations of various enzymes and hormones.

🍐Calcium- optimum bone health, also for muscle contraction and nerve function.

Along with this Men's please take a note📋 of the following
✔️Watch your waist size
✔️Limit alcohol
✔️Reduce smoking
✔️Share your stress
✔️Be physically active

Wishing you a happy and a healthy Men's👨day
#november #menshealth  #mensnutrition #shilpsnutrilife

Saturday 17 November 2018

Sprouting Methi seeds

Sprouting methi seeds

As requested by many here is the procedure to sprout methi seed…..

Sprouting the methi seeds is simple.

🍀Take half a cup of dry methi/fenugreek seeds.
🍁Wash well and soak in water for at least 24 to 36 hours.
🌼Drain water completely and transfer the content to a colander.
🍀Cover with wet cloth or you can tie them in a thin muslin cloth and hang  in the kitchen.
🍁I used a wet kitchen towel. Keep it aside undisturbed. Make sure you keep the cover moist at all times.
🌼Within a day or two, you will notice small sprouts shooting out. I left it for two days until the sprouts were 1 cm long.

Remember to  wash them and drain water completely daily else they can become slimy and give a foul smell.

Keep the sprouts in a airtight box in the refrigerator,easily stays well for a week.

Half cup of dry methi will yield approximately two cups of sprouted methi.

#diabetes #methi #fenugreek #winters #shilpsnutrilife #methisprouts

All about Methi sprouts

Eat methi seeds sprouts specially in winters

🏵Fenugreek seeds, specially sprouts are very good for health, not only for diabetics but also for digestive problems including stomach and mouth ulcers.They are good for healthy hair due to the presence of Lecithin.

🍁A rich source of antioxidants, fenugreek counters free radicals damage hence also delays early signs of aging. They are specially good for winters, provide warmth.

🍀Fenugreek seeds are used as spice and also as herb.

🌼Eat fenugreek sprouts as
🔸a snack, fresh-in-hand,
🔸added to sandwiches, salads,
🔸juiced with vegetables,
🔸mixed with potato salad and other root vegetables;
🔸use as a garnish, added to soups, dals, rice and pasta dishes and stir-fries, just before serving.

Fenugreek sprouts are quick and easy to grow, sprouting also reduce its bitterness. Do not cook sprouts as they go mushy.

#diabetes #methi #fenugreek #winters #shilpsnutrilife #methisprouts

Wednesday 14 November 2018

Eating too much sugar and diabetes

#worlddiabetesday

Does eating too much sweets🍬🍰 cause diabetes.

Research has found that a high-sugar📈 diet certainly increases diabetes risk — adding just one serving of a sweetened beverage 🍸each day to your diet ups risk by 15 percent, a study at the Harvard School 🏥of Public Health found — but sugar alone isn’t necessarily enough to cause the disease on its own. Excess calories that come from both carbohydrates and fats also contribute to the development of diabetes.

Eating too much sugar (or foods with sugar, like candy or regular soda) can cause weight gain, and weight gain can increase a person’s risk for developing the disease.

Also People who exercise🏋 fewer than three times a week are at risk.

The bottom is when assessing our risk for diabetes don’t avoid any food groups but yes limit the source of simple sugars and fats.

#diabetes #diabesity #eathealthy #exercise #obesity #shilpsnutrilife

Monday 12 November 2018

Karela and diabetes

Karela (Bitter gourd) and diabetes

Karela or Bitter gourd or bitter melon is a vegetable that is hated by most of us because of its bitter taste, right. ..the bitter taste is generally attributed to the quinine it contains.

Bitter gourd has phenolic compounds that reduce glucose release during carbohydrate digestion. Thus, it has a hypoglycemic effect and is good for diabetes.

It is also known that bitter melon contains a lectin that reduces blood glucose concentrations by acting on peripheral tissues and suppressing appetite - similar to the effects of insulin in the brain.

This lectin is thought to be a major factor behind the hypoglycemic effect that develops after eating bitter melon.

It also contains a chemical called Charantin, which is known to reduce high blood glucose levels.

#karela #bittergourd #diabetes #shilpsnutrilife #fooducated

Monday 5 November 2018

Happy Dhanteras

Dhanteras festival is closely associated with wealth 💰

While people flock to buy precious metals on Dhanvantari Trayodashi, the first day of Diwali festivities, popularly known as Dhanteras, not many remember that Dhanvantari is the originator of Ayurveda and blesses people with good health rather than wealth....this day is also celebrated as AYURVEDA DAY

Also during churning of milk ocean (Kshirsagar Manthan), Lord Dhanvantri emerged out, carrying a jar of Amrita along with Goddess Lakshmi. That’s why, worshipping Dhanvantri and Lakshmi on Diwali guarantees health, longevity and prosperity.

The idea that health is the true wealth 💰 is forgotten. Health features low in the priority list". People are searching for shortcuts and are in a rush to have everything and this harms their health in such a way that they can enjoy nothing.”

Also Certain communities eat legumes on Dhanteras to ensure easy digestion for the feast that follows. But it’s better not to overeat.

So this Diwali pledge for good health too.

#Dhanteras #Diwali #eatright #eathealthy #wealth #shilpsnutrilife

Dhanteras special Moong rice

Dhanteras💰is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm throughout India, two days before Diwali🎉

A lot of delectable food is prepared which is considered to bring in good luck.

On Dhanteras, special offering called Naivedya is prepared for Goddess Lakshmi and an elaborate meal is cooked at home as part of the beginning of Diwali festivities.

Some dishes/foods are typical of Dhanteras that are prepared to bring in good fortune.

Here is what we make - Whole boiled moong and rice,  eaten mixed with ghee and sugar.

Some other delicacies which I found through google

Eastern and parts of North India, whole wheat or atte ka halwa

Long-grain cracked wheat sauteed with ghee and sugar known as "lapsi" is very popular in several parts of the country, and may be accompanied by a curry of yard-long beans, that symbolize longevity.

In Maharashtra, dry coriander seeds are mixed with jaggery and offered as prasad to Goddess Lakshmi.

Panchamrit, Boondi Laddoo, Kheer or rice pudding made with jaggery, milk and rice is considered auspicious and is a must have during the Dhanteras Puja.

What do you prepare as Naivedya today🎆🎊🎉🎇

#naivedya
#Dhanteras #Diwali #eatright #eathealthy #wealth #shilpsnutrilife

Sunday 4 November 2018

Dates dryfruits sweet

An easy and healthy sweet dish for Diwali🎆🎇🎊🎉
 
🎇Ingredients:-
½cup roasted oats
1cup roasted n finely crushed dryfruits
2 (500gm) cups dates paste
1tbsp ghee

🎇Method
Add one tablespoon of ghee to half kg of dates. Then, stir it continuously till the dates get softer. Once it reaches a thick paste-like consistency, add finely crushed dryfruits, oats and a few handful of grated almonds on top, spread it in a dish and cut it into pieces.

🎊A healthy, home-made date dry fruit sweet is ready. (you can also try adding other dry fruits, anjir to it)

🎇It is much healthier than the so called fat free and sugar free sweets available this days.

#healthysweet #festiveseason #diwali #eathealthy #celebrations

Friday 2 November 2018

Vitamin D day

November 2nd is Vitamin D ☀️Day!

Vitamin D Day is a day to recognize vitamin D☀️ deficiency as a world problem.

Researchers agree that at least one third of the world is deficient in vitamin D 🌞and some scientists even think a greater percent of people are deficient in vitamin D 🌞

Why are so many people deficient, you might ask? It’s simple really. We get vitamin D from sun ☀️exposure. And now, more than ever, the world’s population lives an indoor lifestyle, avoiding the sun daily. Doctors are beginning to discover that vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for many diseases, including heart disease and cancer.

“Vitamin D 🌞deficiency is a global pandemic that has serious health consequences for children and adults. Improvement in the world’s vitamin D status could significantly reduce risk of many chronic illnesses including cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes and many deadly cancers as well as infectious diseases including upper respiratory tract infections, influenza and tuberculosis.”

If you expect sunshine 🌞 to provide you with vitamin D, then you’d better make sure that the sun is high enough in the sky, because when the sun is low on the horizon it cannot help skin make vitamin D.

Learn, educate and participate; let’s get the word out!

So go grab the sunshine vitamin and up your vitamin D levels.

#vitaminsd #sunlight #sunshinevitamin #shilpsnutrilife