Taking Medications on a Full Stomach – Everything You Need To Know
Q. What do doctors actually mean when they tell us to take medicine ‘on a full stomach’? A senior citizen told me that she would eat as much as she could till she could eat no more, at each...
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Guidelines after Menopause
Q. Once menopause sets in the body goes through a lot of changes, as one is now on the path to old age. Keeping this in mind, what are the diet and lifestyle changes that one needs to make...
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Natural Pain Killers
Q. Which foods act as natural pain killers? Do different foods treat different kinds of pain (stomach pain, headache, body ache, foot pain, arthritis etc.) or are these items suitable for all kinds of pain? A. Pain is an...
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Eating in Moderation
Q. I am a 40-year old woman and I love food! I often end up pigging out on snacks, chocolates, butter chicken, pizza, bebinca, shawarma, cakes and anything that’s delicious. As a result, I have put on a lot...
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Oil Alternatives
Q. After years of eating oil-rich food, I’m trying to shift towards a healthy diet. I want to start by eliminating cooking oil from my meals. I am used to cooking my delicious Goan curries with generous amounts of...
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World Heart Day, 2019.
World Heart Day 2019! Messages reiterating the need for healthy eating habits and lifestyle will flood all forms of mass communication. While an emphasis on cardiovascular fitness by way of exercise and controlled eating to preempt disease has been...
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Dental Health
Q. I have a 5-year-old son and he needs to visit the dentist at least twice a year because at least one tooth ends up turning black. I brush his teeth every day after he wakes up and before...
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Connection between Body Odour & Food
Q. People sweat a lot when the weather is hot or when they indulge in a lot of activity. That is generally followed by unpleasant body odour. The problem is usually solved, at least temporarily, by a bath. However,...
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Banana Cake
Q. With healthy food alternatives being all the rage these days, people are constantly looking for ways to ditch maida, refined sugar etc. Hence we increasingly hear about cookies, cakes and other snacks, made of oats, soy flour, almond...
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Food Poisoning
Q. According to a recent news report, a Sharjah-based Indian student contracted food poisoning and died after having pani puri and sugarcane juice in Mumbai. How can these long time favourites be fatal? Are there some precautions that we...
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