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Prevention from Lifestyle Diseases through Yoga Asana (Part-8 Thyroid)

Introduction Yoga is one of the best thing that, India gifted to the humanity. Yoga have so many benefits that we have discussed in our previous articles. Yoga balances your energy level, helpful in your mental tension and increases your flexibility. Now, we will talk about how you can prevent yourself or cure your thyroid disease with the help of yoga. Several studies have shown that yoga is helpful in improving your thyroid disease (weather it is a Hypothyroidism or Hyperthyroidism). Some Information on Thyroid disease Well, now-a-days, thyroid is very common in people across the world. The thyroid is a small gland in the body, specifically in throat which secrets hormones, these hormones help in maintaining metabolism, temperature and growth of the body. These hormones are also important for a child's brain development. Thyroid disease affect the patient's physical and mental health. This disease is more common in women than men.  Mainly thyroid disease are of two types: Hyp...

What are the values of Nutrition in your life?

  Nutrition It is the process by which in organism uses nutrients rich food to maintain and to support it's life. Nutrients provide energy and helps in maintaining healthy body. Consumption of insufficient nutritional diet can causes malnutrition problem. Nutrition plays an crucial role in the growth of mind and body. We can full fill our nutrition requirement by two types of nutrients. 1) Macronutrients 2) Micronutrients Macronutrients Nutrition which consist of major part of your diet is known as macronutrients. It only include Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats as macronutrients. The main function of macronutrients are to provide energy, maintain growth and repairing of tissues and cell in the body. A) Carbohydrates : It is the most important nutritional component of the food that helps us to provide energy. Carbohydrates are the sugar molecules which provide you sufficient amount of energy by breaking down carbohydrates into glucose or blood sugar. Sources: Starch, rice, wheat, p...

Nutrition: Nutritive and Non-Nutritive Components of your Diet.

  Nutrition is the most important part of your health and development. A nutrition rich diet is also responsible for the good mental health. Nutrition rich diet keeps you away from Lifestyle diseases. If you get enough nutrition, it will also help you to live longer, happy and healthy. So, nutrition is important in all aspects, for your body. Nutritive and Non-Nutritive component of your diet Nutritive components of diet  Nutritive components of diet are those which provide you considerable amount of energy and calories such as proteins, fats, vitamins, carbohydrates and minerals. All those nutrients constitutes your balance diet. They are also known as primary component of your diet. 1) Protein : Protein is found in muscles, hair, skin, bones and each and every other body parts or tissue. In other words, protein is found throughout your body. It is considered as a base of life. Protein is made from 20 + basic building blocks called amino acids and create base of formation of...

It's all about Nutrition

  Nutrition Nutrition is a biological process by which an individual used food to utilise the different essential nutrition and fulfill the requirement of physical needs and necessities. Types of Nutrition A) Macro Nutrients B) Micro Nutrients A) Macro Nutrients : Macronutrients are the nutrients your body needs in larger amount and consists of major parts of your diet.The main work of these nutrients is to provide energy, growth and repairing of the tissues. Carbohydrate, Protein and Fats are the macronutrients. 1) Carbohydrates : Carbohydrates or carbs are sugar molecules. It is most essential nutritive component of food along with proteins and fats. It's chemical composition consists of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in ratio 1:2:1. Carbohydrates acts like a fuel for your body. Sugar is the main unit of carbohydrate. The carbohydrates breaks down into glucose. Glucose is the main source of energy for your bodies cells, tissues and organs. It provide instant energy. Lack of Carboh...