Not a fan of yogurt or milk? Try these excellent foods to get enough bone-building, fat-burning calcium. Long touted as a bone builder, more recently calcium has been shown to help control hunger and reduce body fat, and linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, healthy blood pressure levels, and fewer PMS symptoms. While [...]

One of the major benefits in drinking lemon and cucumber water is that it aids in weight loss and gives your body natural electrolytes. It’s a great source of Vitamin C and antioxidants which helps to maintain your body’s energy while on a diet plan or when working out. A few of the many known benefits [...]

You could lose over 40 pounds per year making these simple changes to your diet. Swap your soup Instead of dishing up a cup of cream of broccoli soup, which has 180 calories and 7 grams of fat, choose a bowl of chicken vegetable soup instead. You get just 75 calories and under 3 grams of [...]

In the midst of plethora of multitude of brands such as Ayesha Hasan, SanaSafinaz, Maheen Karim, Ali Xeeshan showcasing their collection in an aura of effervescence at PFDC, one could not miss out on Magnum Bar setup, which added a jovial element to the magnificent event. Magnum’s Brand ambassador was the iconic Ayaan. Magnum introduced [...]

There’s no doubting the powerful role smell can play in stimulating a craving—freshly baked apple pie, anyone? But here’s some surprising good news: Smelling certain scents can also help you with weight loss. Extra Virgin Olive Oil A new study from the German Research Center for Food Chemistry found that even just smelling EVOO may lead [...]

Liz Vaccariello, author of The Digest Diet, explains how you can lose weight fast by eating foods you already shop for. I remember pouring over the astonishing research on MUFAs (monounsaturated fatty acids) for Flat Belly Diet! and feeling so excited that I had stumbled upon a nutrient that helped the body shed fat. I [...]

Done correctly, smoothies are nutrition powerhouses that can pump you full of healthy fruits and veggies. Done wrong, they can pad your waistline with excess sugar, fat, and artificial ingredients. The best way to enjoy a smoothie? Make it yourself. It’s refreshing, easy to sip on the go, and packed with health-boosting nutrients. Smoothies from [...]

Common Ingredients for Tempura: Shrimp / Squid / Green pepper / Eggplant / Sweet potato / Potato / Cabocha (Japanese pumpkin) /Carrot / Shiitake Mushrooms / Renkon (lotus roots) Basic Steps for Cooking Tempura:  1. Prepare the ingredients. (Cut into 3/4 inch in thickness. *See Tip 5 and 6) 2. Make tempura batter. 3. Heat [...]

Early research in the 70s already showed the benefits of shiitake mushroom in lowering cholesterol. Research conducted in Japan identified a specific amino acid in shiitake that helps speed up the processing of cholesterol in the liver. In a 1974 study (reported by Kenneth Jones in “Shiitake Medicine in a mushroom,” Herbs for Health, Jan/Feb [...]

The first step to healthy weight loss is educating yourself in the calorie counts of various foods . Few basic calorie counts of certain foods that are consumed daily are sorted out here to guide all of you how much they are contributing to your diet. Breads : 1 medium chappati…………….119 1 slice of white [...]