What Eating Disorders?
Eating disorders are the serious conditions related to persistent eating behaviors that negatively impact your health, your emotions and your ability to function in important areas of life. Eating disorders often develop in the teen age and young adult years most commonly. With treatment, you can return to normal eating habits. Mostly adolescent girls perceived their […]
What is PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)?
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a problem with hormones that happens during the reproductive years. If you have PCOS, you may not have periods very often. Or you may have periods that last many days. You may also have too much of a hormone called androgen in your body. This is a link for exercises, […]
What Functional Food?
Introduction Functional food refers to food products that offer health benefits beyond their basic nutritional value. These foods are intentionally enriched or fortified with bioactive compounds, vitamins, minerals, or other beneficial components that can have a positive impact on health. Functional foods are designed to promote well-being, reduce the risk of diseases, or address specific […]
What is Gluten?
Introduction A gluten-free diet (GFD) is a nutritional plan that strictly excludes gluten from your daily life. It is a mixture of proteins found in wheat, and other species like barley, rye, and oats. The allowance of oats in a gluten-free diet is still controversial and depends on oat cultivation and frequent cross-contamination with […]