Dietary guidelines suggest half of children’s plates should be filled with fruits and vegetables. But many children dislike vegetables. Here are some interesting ways to get kids eat more veggi...Read More Posted by Trupti Shirole on Sun, Dec 4, 2011(5694)
Childhood obesity is increasing at alarming rates and junk food is one of the major reasons for this unhealthy trend. Children these days enjoy eating at fast food joints like McDonald’s, Burge...Read More Posted by Trupti Shirole on Fri, Dec 2, 2011(5996)
Salt should not be added to a baby's food until she is 1-year old as this may damage her kidneys.
A baby requires less than 1gm salt which is easily obtained from breast milk and/or form...Read More Posted by Trupti Shirole on Tue, Nov 15, 2011(6435)
What is a Meditteranean diet?
The Meditteranean diet is one of the healthiest ways of eating. A Meditteranean cuisine comprises of 50% carbohydrates, 30% proteins and 20% fats. One has to eat 5-...Read More Posted by Trupti Shirole on Mon, Nov 14, 2011(5682)
We all are aware about the rising number of teenagers engaging in risky behavior like alcoholism.
The worst mistake parents can do is assuming that my child is too small to be exposed to...Read More Posted by Trupti Shirole on Wed, Apr 27, 2011(5531)
Stress levels are bound to rise when your work life and personal life are out of balance.
Earlier people were fairly clear about the boundaries between their work and home. But in th...Read More Posted by Trupti Shirole on Wed, Apr 27, 2011(6919)
With news of Health Departments raiding various places in Delhi and Chennai on two consecutive days it is quite evident that we are facing the danger of food adulteration on a large scale. Though i...Read More Posted by Trupti Shirole on Thu, Apr 21, 2011(27449)
Many of us might have read the shocking news about the removal of uterus of 226 women in Rajasthan. But this is not all. This is only one of the many cases that have surfaced. Many gynecologists carr...Read More Posted by Trupti Shirole on Thu, Apr 21, 2011(7248)
Common salt or table salt is essential for the body. Our kidneys regulate the amount of salt in our bodies and excrete the excess salt via urine. However in case of very high salt intake even the kid...Read More Posted by Trupti Shirole on Mon, Apr 18, 2011(6227)