Health Fitness Food

Are you eating fiber? What type of fiber? Your body does not digest or absorb fiber, unlike sugar, fats, carbs, and proteins that are broken down by the body. So why do you need fiber? One most important reason is for a proper bowel movement. In simple words, you need dietary fiber to keep your digestive system clean. Now how does fiber help with a proper excretory system? Well, there are two types of fiber - soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber, including oat, bran, barley, absorbs water while passing through your digestive system. In doing so, it turns into a gel-like mush and easily slips out of your body. This means if you are suffering from frequent constipation, your body lacks adequate dietary fiber. So the first thing you need to do is - opt for the recommended intake of dietary fiber and include whole grains that are rich in fber in your diet. Insoluble fiber, on the other hand, does not dissolve in water and passes out of your syste

detox drink There is so much of buzz about detoxification and detox drinks these days. I often make lime water as a detox drink, without adding sugar. Yes, this is how I go about it. This is the best thing to do to cut down your sugar intake. Of course, there are days in a year when you cannot follow your healthy regimen. These are the days when you are holidaying. I am in my sasural (in-law's place) and have had an overload of unhealthy stuff, since there was a big family function here that continued for days and days. Then we got feast invitations from relatives. We have had so many feasts that the word feast now sounds like beast  to me ! Fortunately, feasts are over now and we are getting to eat healthy home-made stuff by my dearest MIL, who is a bundle of talent and has some amazing culinary skills. Now let's come back to my detox drink, because if I start talking about my sasu ma, I will forget the recipe. We have been using fennel or saunf since childhood