Had any patient , of heart disease or diabetes or for that matter any other disease experienced this , ‘ a unknown ( or known ) person comes to you and explains the benefits of using the pills as a remedy for their ailments’. I firmly believe the answer would be a big ‘NO’. Then why on earth people just pop those magic pills when it comes to obesity ( weight loss ) , when it is an established disease . Had it been a rational treatment , will they not be marketed in the similar fashion as all other drugs are .
Now it is far from a mystery that these magic pills are just high protein , high fibre pills to be taken as meal replacement formula . You may lose weight considerably , but are you really losing fat ? Then what good it is if you are not losing fat .
And the million dollar question , “ will I regain my weight after I stop taking these magic pills?” I believe I don’t require to answer this question , number of people have experienced it . For those who wish to experience , beware , You do regain your weight after stopping the pills .
Anything that is herbal or natural doesn’t have a side effects . How unscientific , if something has some effects it has to have some side effects . People on these magic pills do experience kidney and liver problems .
Finally , the cost , these pills drain your wallet first and then , if it all , your weight , latter .
When diet is wrong , medicine is of no use . When diet is correct , medicine is of no need .
Monday, November 26, 2007
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Diwali , Festival of lights - Eat light
This DIWALI take charge of keeping , yourself and your family , in shape and health . Loads and loads of sweets and namkeens and packaged foods are waiting to lure you.. Your nearby halwai has made good arrangements to display them in a manner to keep you gazing hungrily .
Visit any hospital , after Diwali and you will find Post-Diwali syndrome . All those diabetics and heart diseased admitted in hospitals for uncontrolled sugars and cholesterol . Increased weight can’t be sidelined .
With both partners working , there is greater dependence on packaged sweets ( mithaies ) , frieds , namkeens and other diwali savouries , since you don’t have time to make it on your own . This means that your health is at the mercy of the unregulated corner shop that sells these stuffs . “ They use vanaspati as an alternative to healthier oil to fry their stuff .” To add to grave , they may use the same oil number of times .
Now that is one side of the story . Probably , if you are weight conscious then you will be interested more in the other side . The chart mentions how much calories these stuff are loaded with .
ITEM WEIGHT ( GRAMS ) CALORIES
1. CHIVADA 100 420
2. CHAKALI 100 798
3. KARANJI 100 692
4. RAVA LADDU 100 464
5. BOONDI LADDU 1 PEACE 160
6. BADAM ( ALMONDS ) HALWA 100 570
7. GULAB JAMUN 100 412
8. RASUGULLA 1 PC 100
9. COOKIES 1 PC 340
10. PLAIN CAKE 100 350
11. CHOCOLATE CAKE 100 492
12. KACHORI 100 500
13. SAMOSA 100 417
14. NANKAT 100 584
1 chapatti ( 30 gms wheat flour ) gives approximately 105 calories . If you consume 100 gms of chakali it is equivalent to around 7 ½ chapatti . To consume 100 gms of chakali you require very less time . But to utilize that much amount of energy you require to walk more than 3 hours continuosly , which I believe is next to impossible in the busy schedule or even if you have time I bet you won’t do it . Accordingly see the chart for your favorite food . See how much you consume . More you know about what you are eating and doing to your body , the more you succeed in keeping healthy weight , body and mind .
This is an era of diet conscious people . Pronto , food industry is ready to serve you according to your demand . You ask for ‘ fat free’ ,here it is !Ask for ‘ sugar free’ , of course we serve . All those bakers and confectioners have kept a separate counter for diet conscious people . Beware. Some products imply that they are diet products but are far from it . Food labeled ‘80% fat free’ may sound healthy , but what if they had labeled the product with ‘ contains 20% fat’?. That doesn’t sound quite so virtuous . Things that have a diet label on them are not necessarily good for you . If they are low in sugar they may be high in fat or artificial sweetners . If they are low in fat they may be high in sugars or salt or monosodium glutamate . And any case they are going to increase your weight .
“ The road to prevention must begin with an increased awareness of even small weight gains”.
Try the following tips to eliminate the temptation to eat when you really don’t want to:
· Try to eat regular meals while eating diwali snacks , instead of skipping them, thereby reducing the likelihood of becoming uncomfortably hungry and then overeating later . Reduce your meal quantity by atleast 25% of regular meals .
· Ask your family and friends to encourage you to eat a healthful diet and not to force them to eat more diwali mithai and snacks .Make sure you also don’t force them to eat more .
· Home made sweets and savouries , namkeens ,etc can be very well made in low oil and low sugar. Use dry fruits ( including coconut and groundnut ) sparingly .
· Keep a variety of nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables readily available.
· Don’t leave large amounts of food within easy reach, keep serving dishes off the table, for instance, and put the sweets and diwali savouries jar out of sight.
· Make small portions of food look large by spreading food out and putting it on smaller plates . Garnish empty space with low - calories vegetables .
· Don’t buy hard-to-resist food such as cakes, cookies and ice cream.
· Don’t shop when you are hungry and thereby more likely to buy tempting foods .
Your better half can say , “ Hey you can eat more and be merry , about gaining weight why think now , you can very well lose , if at all after diwali ?” . But , remember ‘ HEALTH IS THE ONLY CAPITAL THAT IS DIFFICULT TO REGAIN .’ And as the popular quote goes , “ An ounce of prevention is indeed worth pounds of cure.”
Visit any hospital , after Diwali and you will find Post-Diwali syndrome . All those diabetics and heart diseased admitted in hospitals for uncontrolled sugars and cholesterol . Increased weight can’t be sidelined .
With both partners working , there is greater dependence on packaged sweets ( mithaies ) , frieds , namkeens and other diwali savouries , since you don’t have time to make it on your own . This means that your health is at the mercy of the unregulated corner shop that sells these stuffs . “ They use vanaspati as an alternative to healthier oil to fry their stuff .” To add to grave , they may use the same oil number of times .
Now that is one side of the story . Probably , if you are weight conscious then you will be interested more in the other side . The chart mentions how much calories these stuff are loaded with .
ITEM WEIGHT ( GRAMS ) CALORIES
1. CHIVADA 100 420
2. CHAKALI 100 798
3. KARANJI 100 692
4. RAVA LADDU 100 464
5. BOONDI LADDU 1 PEACE 160
6. BADAM ( ALMONDS ) HALWA 100 570
7. GULAB JAMUN 100 412
8. RASUGULLA 1 PC 100
9. COOKIES 1 PC 340
10. PLAIN CAKE 100 350
11. CHOCOLATE CAKE 100 492
12. KACHORI 100 500
13. SAMOSA 100 417
14. NANKAT 100 584
1 chapatti ( 30 gms wheat flour ) gives approximately 105 calories . If you consume 100 gms of chakali it is equivalent to around 7 ½ chapatti . To consume 100 gms of chakali you require very less time . But to utilize that much amount of energy you require to walk more than 3 hours continuosly , which I believe is next to impossible in the busy schedule or even if you have time I bet you won’t do it . Accordingly see the chart for your favorite food . See how much you consume . More you know about what you are eating and doing to your body , the more you succeed in keeping healthy weight , body and mind .
This is an era of diet conscious people . Pronto , food industry is ready to serve you according to your demand . You ask for ‘ fat free’ ,here it is !Ask for ‘ sugar free’ , of course we serve . All those bakers and confectioners have kept a separate counter for diet conscious people . Beware. Some products imply that they are diet products but are far from it . Food labeled ‘80% fat free’ may sound healthy , but what if they had labeled the product with ‘ contains 20% fat’?. That doesn’t sound quite so virtuous . Things that have a diet label on them are not necessarily good for you . If they are low in sugar they may be high in fat or artificial sweetners . If they are low in fat they may be high in sugars or salt or monosodium glutamate . And any case they are going to increase your weight .
“ The road to prevention must begin with an increased awareness of even small weight gains”.
Try the following tips to eliminate the temptation to eat when you really don’t want to:
· Try to eat regular meals while eating diwali snacks , instead of skipping them, thereby reducing the likelihood of becoming uncomfortably hungry and then overeating later . Reduce your meal quantity by atleast 25% of regular meals .
· Ask your family and friends to encourage you to eat a healthful diet and not to force them to eat more diwali mithai and snacks .Make sure you also don’t force them to eat more .
· Home made sweets and savouries , namkeens ,etc can be very well made in low oil and low sugar. Use dry fruits ( including coconut and groundnut ) sparingly .
· Keep a variety of nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables readily available.
· Don’t leave large amounts of food within easy reach, keep serving dishes off the table, for instance, and put the sweets and diwali savouries jar out of sight.
· Make small portions of food look large by spreading food out and putting it on smaller plates . Garnish empty space with low - calories vegetables .
· Don’t buy hard-to-resist food such as cakes, cookies and ice cream.
· Don’t shop when you are hungry and thereby more likely to buy tempting foods .
Your better half can say , “ Hey you can eat more and be merry , about gaining weight why think now , you can very well lose , if at all after diwali ?” . But , remember ‘ HEALTH IS THE ONLY CAPITAL THAT IS DIFFICULT TO REGAIN .’ And as the popular quote goes , “ An ounce of prevention is indeed worth pounds of cure.”
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