Health tips

As the year comes to an end, we may feel pulled to decide to start over next year.  Instead of gathering debt, weight and negative feelings, celebrate the joy of the season and end this year with a sense of true fulfillment. To fully enjoy the holidays, we have to stay true to what we care about in the face of intense temptations. Here are some tips to enhance your joy: 1. Accept! Temptation and difficult feelings can creep up anytime. Sales and sweets understandably lure you. Neither fantasizing nor cringing when you face peppermint mochas, fruitcake, and gingerbread cookies will make them disappear.  If you feel sad or anxious, fighting the feelings will only make you feel more, not less. We only have so much willpower and can only fight for so long before we give in to our urges. Here�s the great news, we don�t have to fight and exhaust our willpower. We can practice acceptance.   Cravings exist, they rise and fall, and difficulty sitting with craving is one ...

The holidays: that time of year when gravy and cookies are in a race to see which can reach your gut the fastest. With parties, friends and relatives in town for big, festive meals, it can be tough to eat well and still have fun. But Stuart Phillips, a professor in the department of kinesiology at McMaster University says it's possible to get through the holidays mostly unscathed. Here are his tips for eating (relatively) healthy through the holiday season. Moderation Easier said than done � but Phillips says moderation is the key to keeping yourself from packing on some extra pounds through the season of Yule. �Just practice moderation,� Phillips said. �Now is the wrong time to diet.� The temptation to indulge will no doubt present itself � so completely avoiding all fatty or sugary foods will be almost impossible, he says. Just avoid extremes. �I'd never begrudge anyone a good time.� Limit Alcohol Sharing a drink or two with friends and family is another holid...

As soon as a woman gets pregnant, she is bombarded with advice; granted that most of this advice comes from good intentions, it's still riddled with myths and half-truths. So the question arises, would all these tips work? Today, we ask Dr. Shilpa Mittal - Nutritionist, Diet Consultant and Founder of Nutrilife Health Management and Ms. Sunita Pathania - Sr. Registered Dietician and Diabetes Educator, Healthy Living Diet Clinic , Mumbai, to share some healthy and best tips for the moms-to-be. Pregnancy Health Tips: Check your thyroid According to Dr. Shilpa, now-a-days there are several cases of underactive metabolism commonly known as hypothyroidism reported all over the country. This problem often goes undiagnosed. This problem can cause miscarriage or learning disabilities in the baby. Be safe, check for thyroid as soon as you know that you are pregnant, because treating a low thyroid is safe and easy during pregnancy. Pregnancy Health Tips: Hydration is impo...