Sweet (potato) for weight loss ???

Sweet potato help in weight loss

Nutrition content of 1 medium sweet potato

Nutritional facts	Serving size:224g
Calories	134 calories
PROTEIN	2g
CARBOHYDRATES	31g
FATS	0g
Dietary fiber	3g

  

Sweet potato is a seasonal now days and it play a very important role in it is good for health help in weight loss. 

1. As sweet potato is low in calorie content, so low calorie foods help in weight loss.
2. Sweet potato are rich in fibers, they basically help in improving the digestion metabolism. 
3. Water content is also high in sweet potato so fiber & water also make and keep feel fuller for longer so sweet potato help in reducing the weight by curbing appetitie and reducing the temptation to overeat.
4. Sweet potato also have low glycemic index which means they help in stabilizing the blood sugar level and prevent the accumulation of belly fat , because unstable blood sugar levels may lead to insulin resistance, which may end up being a precursor to obesity.
5. Anti-oxidant properties in sweet potato help in tackling the free radicals in our bodies and aids in weight loss

So make sweet potato a part of your regular diet.

Its nutritious and deserves to be a part of your regular diet if you want to lose weight.

With contributions from Shreya , dietian at LNF

#Winter fruits and Vegetables that help in #WeightLoss

Winter fruits and Vegetables for Weight Loss

Basically the fruits and vegetables with high fiber content, low calories, low #glycemic index help in weight loss.

Following are the winter fruits and vegetables:

·     Carrot

·     Radishes

·     Apple

·     Spinach

·     Beetroot

·     Mustard leaves

·     Fenugreek leaves

·     Orange

·     Turnips

Contributions by Shreya 

Dietitian at LNF

IS YOUR MOBILE PHONE MAKING YOU FAT, INSECURE AND DEPRESSED?

IS YOUR MOBILE PHONE MAKING YOU FAT, INSECURE AND DEPRESSED?

A panicking you at a dinner party….where is my phone? I have it, says your kid

why do you want it mom? Oh because I have to save someone’s number, click a few selfies with my friends also want to make sure they don’t post my pic when I am looking fat……and check how many likes I got for my status/pictures, who is hanging with whom….they are ingredients for making you psychotic.

Sound familiar? Do you keep looking at your phone every few minutes?

Most of us look at our own so called thin pictures and feel good, we know where that love handle is hidden, wow we say lets have burgers tonight. Nothing wrong with feeling great but don’t fool yourself that’s all.

Plus all that screen time for whatsapp messages …..so many groups and people even add you into a group without your permission, you feel obligated to check those messages increasing screen time further and further,

Your phone buzzes in the night 50 times or over even on silent mode…..there goes your sound sleep

Lack of sound sleep leads to weight gain.

You could use all that screen time to workout at least 20 minutes in a day. When I ask my patients how come you don’t workout the answer I always get is we don’t have time at all.

Will exercising 20 minutes make a difference to your weight? Yes positive thinking, insulin sensitivity, appetite suppression are know benefits of even small amount of exercise.

I am not a psychiatrist but have studied psychiatry in Medical school and its easy to pin point sad, anxious and depressed patients but in our times there were no cell phones and I am not a good judge to say that phone usage will make you insecure and depressed but numerous studies are being done, and have shown the causal relationship.

My advice: use phone since its become a necessity but to make better use of it down load health apps, meditation apps and educative apps.

I have developed an app called LiveNutriFit for android that can be your starting point for a health app…..just saying J

1.     Website Link

www.livenutrifit.com

2.     Google Play Link

http://bit.ly/1N6HArM

3.     Facebook Link for Livenutrifit Health Network

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1666082600277468/

HEALTH BENEFITS OF DARK CHOCOLATES

     HEALTH BENEFITS OF DARK CHOCOLATES

                

  

1. ·      Dark chocolates are rich in antioxidants. These include polyphenols ,       flavanols , catechins.
2. ·      They improve the blood flow in body & lower the blood pressure.
3. ·      They increase the HDL and lower the LDL in the body.
4. ·      Lowers the risk of CVD.
5. ·      Dark chocolates protect skin against sun & improve brain function.
6. ·      Dark chocolates can reduce the stress of the person.
7. ·      Dark chocolates improve the mood of the person as it brings the good feeling & pleasure.
8. ·      Dark chocolates are good for woman during menstruation.

-Contributions by Shreya Singhal, Nutritionist @Livenutrifit

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Fat Burners myths and facts

Many Fat burners are touted in the market and people waste so much money trying to get thin by using them.

I have been a victim of this bogus marketing myself so I decided to write this.

Being a doctor I researched many scientific papers articles before I wrote this.

Now to tell you the truth about fat burning:

Fat burns as the last fuel in our body. To use stored fat, as energy first thing is to cut the fat from your diet, many latest papers in journals have published that low fat diet is better than low carb diet.

Then about good fat and the bad fat: what is good fat? Any fatty acids rich in Omega 3,6,9 are good fatty acids example in Nuts, Avocados, Fish, Seeds, Extra virgin Olive Oil, and cold pressed oils.

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Bad fats are present in most fried foods, burgers, donuts, and condensed fatty sweets etc

Women accumulate fat mainly in subcutaneous tissues up to menopause and then it starts attacking arteries and in and around organs.

Men accumulate fat in Liver and around organs and arteries starting at a very young age.

Can you burn the fat in the arteries NO, can you utilize the fat from around the organs YES

Burn fat naturally with following ways:

• ·      EXERCISE PLEASE: 150 minutes per week is a good start and good enough for longevity.

• ·      Peppers, celery are thermogenic foods, after eating your body temperature goes up a little bit.

• ·      Vitamin C: According to a study people with more vitamin C oxidize 30% more fat during exercise than people deficient in vitamin C. Sources of Vitamin C are citrus fruits, green vegetables and supplements of Vitamin C.

• ·      Lean protein: also causes thermogenesis and increases satiety.

• ·      Catechines like green tea and coffee may also increase fat breakdown  (lipolysis).

• ·      Dietary calcium helps body get rid of excess fat in stool.

• ·      Carnitine an amino acid present in milk, cheese, chicken fish, helps in oxidizing fatty acids for energy.

• ·      Garcinia cambogia is not showing much promising results, you still have to use will power to suppress appetite and have low fat and low carbs.... only time will tell us how this supplement will be very useful in weight loss.

·      There are some supplements on which studies are underway I will keep you posted on the ones that really work.