Simple health tips and home remedies

  Potatoes are a very common, versatile and staple root vegetable. It is used to eat in almost every house. This is a very affordable vegetable and fortunately loaded with many nutrients. Let's know about the health benefits of this versatile and popular vegetable -  1. Loaded with many nutritional elements  Potatoes contains many nutrients like Vitamins, minerals etc. An average size potato (almost 173 grams) contains these nutrients -  Carbohydrates - 36.6 grams Calories - 161  Protein - 4.3 grams Fat - 0.2  grams Fibre - 3.8 grams Vitamin C - 28% RDI Vitamin B6 - 27% RDI Potassium - 26% RDI Manganese - 19% RDI Magnesium - 12% RDI Niacin - 12% RDI Phosphorus - 12% RDI Folate - 12% RDI  The above nutritional information given may be differ by variety of potatoes. Potatoes contains many vitamins in its skin. So if it gets consumed with skin we will get more nutrients. These nutrients has many health benefits. 2. Good for digestive health Potatoes conta...

  Walnut is is one of the most healthy and nutritious nut. It provides many vitamins minerals and healthy fats. Walnut is very useful for brain health, even it is called a brain food. It's shape also looks like a brain. Today let's know about some amazing health benefits of walnut -  1. Good for brain health Walnut is very useful for brain health. This nut is also named "brain food" . Walnut's shell also looks like a tiny brain. The nutrients in walnut including polyunsaturated fat, polyphenols and vitamin E may reduce oxidative damage and  inflammation in brain and support healthy brain functions.  2. Good source of antioxidants Walnut is high in antioxidant activity than any other common nuts. This antioxidant activity is due to vitamin E, polyphenol and other plant compounds. So eating walnuts may reduce the oxidative damage in our body. 3. Good for gut health Walnut may be good for our gut health because it promotes good bacteria in our gut. Study suggests tha...

  Almost everyone of us know about tomatoes. It is a red spherical shaped fruit. It's scientific name is Solanum Lycopersicum. Botanically it is fruit but people uses it as a vegetable. Tomato has many health benefits. It contains many vitamins and  plant compounds. It contains excellent amount of lycopene which is an antioxidant. Lycopene gives tomato red colour and have many health benefits. Tomato is also a good source of Vitamins C, Potassium, Folate and Vitamin K.  Let's know about some amazing health benefits of tomato -   1. High nutritional value Tomato contains high amount (almost 95%) of water  . 100 grams tomato contains - Water - 95% , Calories - 18 , Carbohydrates - 3.9 grams , Protein - 0.9 gram , Sugar - 2.6 grams , Fibre - 1.2 grams , Fat - 0.2 grams. Tomato contains good amount of fibre almost 1.5 grams in an average size tomato. It contains many vitamins and minerals some of them are -   • Vitamin K1 - Tomato contains vitam...

  Watermelon is one of the most healthy and delicious fruit. It contains many vitamins and plant compounds but it is specially good source of Vitamin C, Vitamin A and other plant compounds which is beneficial for our health. Watermelon contains almost 92% water so it becomes very hydrating fruit. Here we will know about amazing health benefits of watermelon -  1. Loaded with many nutritional elements Watermelon has very low calorie. It contains only 46 calories in one cup serving. It contains many nutrients and plant compounds. One cup (154 gram) watermelon contains - Potassium- 5% of RDI, Vitamin A-18% of RDI , Vitamin C - 21% of RDI, Magnesium - 4% of RDI , Vitamin B1, B5, B6 - 3% of RDI. Watermelon also contains beta Carotene and Lycopene plant compounds. Lycopene gives watermelon red colour and also have many health benefits. Beta Carotene converts into vitamin A in our body. 2. May help to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress Inflammation is harmful for our health. It...

Golden milk is a bright yellow drink. It is also called turmeric milk. It is very famous in india and often used as a remedy of common cold. Because it has anti inflammatory properties and it also boosts immunity. Below we will know about some amazing health benefits of golden milk. 1. Helps to reduce inflammation Inflammation may harm our health. Chronic inflammation may be responsible for many diseases like heart diseases, Alzheimer's etc. Golden milk's ingredients has powerful anti inflammatory properties. So the food which has anti inflammatory properties may help to reduce these conditions. 2. Rich in antioxidants One of major ingredient of this drink is turmeric. Turmeric contains 'Curcumin'. Which is a Powerful antioxidant. Antioxidants preventing our cell damage caused by free radicals. The foods which is rich in antioxidants may reduce the risk of oxidative stress and infections. 3. Antibacterial, Antiviral and Antifungal properties. Study shows that curcumin h...

  Apple  is very delicious, nutritious and one of the most popular fruit in the world. It has many health benefits. Probably you also have heard this famous quote about apple -          "An apple a day, Keeps doctor away" Let us know some health benefits of apple -  1. Good for digestion Apple contains a type of fibre which has probiotic effects. It means this fibre promotes good bacterias in our gut. So apple improves our digestion. 2. May be good for heart health Apple contains soluble fibre which helps to lower blood cholesterol. High cholesterol level is harmful for heart health. Apple supporting our heart health by reducing this bad cholesterol. 3. Apples are a nutritional fruit Apples are very nutritious fruit. It is a good source of soluble fibres and vitamin C . Apple contains potassium, vitamin K, fibre, vitamin C and carbohydrates. It also contains little amount of manganese, copper, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B1, B2, B6 . Apple also ...

        As we know dry skin is a common problem specially in winter. In winter almost everyone have faced this problem. Dry skin have many causes some are environmental causes and sometimes it occurs due to lack of nutrients. So below we will see some tips to treat dry skin -  1 - Eat foods enriched with antioxidant The foods which is high in antioxidants can prevent damage of cells from toxins and help our body to make our cells healthier. These are some foods for a healthy skin -  Tomatoes , Carrots , Beans , Peas etc. 2 - Use coconut oil Coconut has a powerful property to hydrate our skin and make smooth. So you can massage your skin with coconut oil everyday. It will turn your dry skin into a smooth and moisturized skin. 3  - Use petroleum jelly We can use petroleum jelly also. When we applies petroleum jelly to our skin this jelly makes a layer between environment and skin and reduces the losses of moisture. So skin remains hydrated. 4 - Avoid yo...

 The digestive system is a very important part of our body. Many diseases in the body are also caused by disturbances in the digestive system. Our health depends to a great extent on the digestive system. When we eat food, the vitamin mineral fiber and other nutrients from the food absorbs in our body, which keeps our body healthy and makes us healthy and strong. We get energy for work and our cells gets repair. The work of digestive system starts as soon as you add food to your mouth. Its main function is to divide your food into small parts in the gastrointestinal tract, obtaining all the nutrients from them. The nutrients received are then sent to the essential parts of the body. The large intestine absorbs all the liquid of the food and excretes the remaining part as feces.  Your routine affects your digestive system. What you eat, how much you eat, the amount of water you drink, the fiber-rich foods in the diet and the regular exercise all have a direct effect on y...

 Sprains in the joints are very common. In our daily life, during daily work or during sports, we often get sprain into the joints or knees. Knee is the biggest joint of our body. It consists of bones, ligament, cartilage and tendon. There are four ligaments inside the knee, which are a type of flexible and strong tissue that connects the upper leg bone to the lower leg bone. These ligaments stabilize the joint while a person is walking, sitting, or jumping. And it also carries the full weight of our body. Any joint in the body has ligaments between two or more bones that keep the two bones connected together.  When these ligaments get hurt due to any reason or there is excessive stretching due to which joint pain starts, then this condition is called sprain. There are generally three types of sprains - 1. Light sprain   2. Medium sprain  3. Severe sprain  There can be various reasons for sprains such as injury while playing football, twitching with ...