Written by Dr. Swati Tiwari, Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition Cholesterol often gets a bad rap, but the truth is, your body needs it. It’s essential for building cell…
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Brain 2.0: Meet Your Second Brain
Surprised? Yes, you have got two brains, one in your skull and another in your tummy, That’s Enteric Nervous System (ENS) by our scientists. But we call it second brain because it contains about more than 100 million neurons. Ah! More than the spinal cord and brain. You might be even more surprised to know that it can work independently of your brain and spinal cord. It performs its duties well like controlling digestion, secreting enzymes, blood flow and many more.
Antioxidants: The peacemakers that protects your cell and body
Antioxidants are the molecules which neutralizes free radicals in your body. Free radicals? They are basically the mischievous and most desperate thieves who have a missing electron which they try to steal from anything -your cells, your DNA, and even mess with your proteins. What do they leave behind? Oxidative stress, a scientific term for early aging, inflammation, and that puts you in lot of bodily chaos.
The Color War: Synthetic vs. Natural Food Colors
You might be fascinated by the red-orange glow of chili potatoes or Manchurian gravies. Very often, in packaged foods, you might have noticed a list of ingredients indicating E numbers or INS numbers (like INS 102 or E102). Let me tell you that the bright, fiery red color of street foods doesn’t come from chilies but from added synthetic food colors. These are the artificial colors that make your food look appealing. But watch out, those fake colors might be the troublemakers that can mess with your health later on!
Junk Food: The Franchise of Diseases
’m Junk Food but I like to call myself Junkiee. Sounds cooler, right? You know! We are tricking the entire world with two of our special weapons. Of course!!! I’ll tell you about these weapons in a while
This Gut Army Fights Disease, Boosts Mood, and Helps You Stay Fit – Meet Probiotics!
Probiotics are live microorganisms—usually bacteria or yeast. “Pro” means for and “biotic” means life, so, literally for life. Probiotics are microscopic and not so visible friend of ours, present in delicious dairy, cereal or pulses-based fermented foods. For all that an army is to a country, probiotics are to the gut. Believe it or not, they actually protect the human gut against harmful invaders who, if given a chance, may attack our system.