by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jan 18, 2021 | Food and Nutrition
What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a fatty substance that helps build cells, triglycerides are a type of fat that stores energy in your cells. LDL (low-density lipoprotein – often called ‘bad’ cholesterol) transports the cholesterol) and VLDL (very low-density...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jan 14, 2021 | Food and Nutrition
Food is regarded as medicine in Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and now even modern medicine. Let me briefly summarize some of the current thinking on the role of food in building immunity and preventing numerous diseases. Fermented and fiber-rich foods help...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jan 11, 2021 | Food and Nutrition
Fermented foods contain bacteria that will help build the gut microbiome. There are several foods and food supplements that contain probiotic bacteria. These include dietary supplements, pharmaceutical products, medical foods, infant formula; fermented foods like...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jan 6, 2021 | Food and Nutrition
Dietary fibre, found in fruits, vegetables, and other types of food, is not digested in the small intestine. These, undigested pass through the small intestine, reach the large intestine and colon. Fibre bulks up food. These facilitate the movement of waste down the...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jan 4, 2021 | Food and Nutrition
Lutein and zeaxanthin are a class of carotenoids that help protect vision and prevent cellular damage. These are one of the two subcategories of carotenoids, the other being carotenes. While carotenes are orange pigments, lutein and zeaxanthin are yellow pigments....
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jan 1, 2021 | Food and Nutrition
Let me summarize the diabetes process. This will help you understand why honey and sweet fruit should be avoided in the diet for people with diabetes. Sugar finds its way from the digestive system into the blood, where insulin released from the pancreas helps break it...