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F ITNESS
IRST
YOUR PARTNER FOR GOOD HEALTH
Brain disease could Diet Soup by Mrs
affect more people Kanchan Savlani
(page 2) inside ( page 3)
DANGER!!!!
LOW FAT FOODS CAN MAKE YOU ACTUALLY BIGGER
-Pooja Sachdev Pastas, breads, Essential fatty acid
“reduced fat”, or fat cousins. For When selecting re-
For the past 30 “low fat” may be candies, marshmal- many this often re- depletion leadS to duced fat foods it
years or so the making you lows, and sodas are sults in eating more eventual iron and can be a great idea
Western world has bigger.Foods with a all examples of low to get the same fla- zinc deficiencies, re- to check the label to
seen a huge rise in higher fat content fat foods. However, vor kick or sense of sulting in skin, hair, ensure that they are
the popularity of low leave you feeling none of these food satisfaction. nail problems and also low in sugar.
fat foods. Yet, in the fuller and more sat- items are necessar- decreased absorp-
same time frame the isfied for longer. The ily nutritionally People who con- tion of the fat vita- People who con-
Western world has result? People who healthy and we can sume insufficient fat mins A, D, and K. sume foods labeled
also seen a huge don’t eat lowered fat all see that consum- long term end up as low fat tend to
rise in obesity rates. products tend to eat ing too much of any with lowered im- consume more calo-
If we are all eating less in one meal, of them would result mune systems. The ries and snacks
low fat diets why are and then snack less. in an increase in our reason? The cells in than those who
we all getting fatter? Their next main waistlines. the body used to don’t. Healthy fats,
There are several meal tends to be Reduced fat foods fight disease prefer in small amounts,
reasons why con- smaller as well. are often less tasty fats as their fuels. are essential for
suming foods la- than their regular good health and im-
beled “no fat’ munity.

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Yoga and Heath go hand in hand
mental health since as well as your your improved level
- Raju sachdev of mental
it works with the mental
body’s primary in- function.Yoga has health.Studies done
Yoga is a system struments and thus the most mental by psychologists
that has been built increases efficient health benefits have shown a posi-
on three main struc- and your mind’s when compared to tive connection be-
tures such as: overall health and other fitness meth- tween moderate
breathing, exercise functionality.Yoga ods. You will be able exercise and its abil-
and meditation. The students are en- to improve your ity to alleviate anxi-
types of exercises couraged to try the willpower as you ety and depression.
you will be met with different breathing learn self-discipline Yoga is a recom-
in Yoga are mainly techniques in order and restraint as well mended form of ex-
designed with the You will be able to of life in everyone’s ercise since it not
to prepare and as willpower and
purpose of placing further your mental body, with yoga, only promotes flexi-
sharpen the mind. focus. Through yoga
some pressure on health if you enable there are breathing bility and balance,
Breathing is of great you will be enabled
the body’s grandular yourself to be in a methods included but also because it
importance espe- to manage your
systems. Yoga has relaxed state of with the main pur- prepares one for
cially if you are to stress more effec-
an impact on your mind. Breathing is pose of improving physical and mental
practice yoga well. tively, thus bringing
after all the source your body’s health strength and health.
Brain disease could affect more people, Arguing may be
research finds good for your
A new form of brain disease, similar to Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease, could af-
health, says study
fect more people than previously thought, researchers in the US say.
-Sameer Lalwani
It had been thought
that only people with
one genetic profile
were vulnerable to
the prion disease
VPSPr.
But in an Annals of
Neurology study,
Case Western Re-
serve University ex-
perts found people -Dinesh Savlani
the study also
with all three possi- showed that .by-
ble gene patterns Arguing now and
then for the right passing bickering
are affected by was also associated
VPSPr.They say the reasons may be
good for your with abnormal rises
findings could help and falls of the
with the treatment of health, a new study
suggests. Study re- stress hormone cor-
prion diseases. tisol throughout the
searcher Kira Birditt,
of the Institute for day.
Although it is a prion
disease like vCJD, Social Research at
the University of They analyzed data
VPSPr is not linked from 1,842 adults
to eating infected Michigan, and col-
leagues found that ages 33 to 84 who
meat. took part in the Na-
However, like CJD, when people experi-
ence tension with- tion Study of Daily
the new condition Experiences. Each
happens sporadi- someone else,
whether their boss, day for eight days,
cally.It was first participants were
identified because spouse, or child,
asked whether they
of the fast-advanc- was a prion disease, The first clutch of -ated with dementia side-stepping con- had engaged in an
ing form of dementia but one which remain frontation could be
cases identified all argument or
seen in those af- looked very different had the VV variant. undefined."Since this bad for their whether they had
fected. They were to those already new disease shows healthAvoiding con-
However, these lat- experienced a situa-
also unable to known.The human est cases included several differences to flict was associated tion in which they
speak or move. prion protein gene people with the other prion diseases, with more symp- could have argued
comes in three vari- it is most likely that toms of physical
other variants but decided to let it
But tests for CJD ants, depending on VPSPr is caused by problems the next
too.Despite exten- pass without a fight.
proved which amino acid sive research, a rel- a mechanism that is day than was actu- The subjects also
negative.Further the prion proteins different from other ally engaging in an
atively large group gave saliva samples
molecular examina- prion diseases cur- argument, they
contain - valine (V) ofneurodegenera- for four days.
tion showed VPSPr rently known found. The results of
or methionine (M). tive diseases associ

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DIET- SOUP
low in calories and then grind the
is highly nutritional. tomatoes and strain
it using a strainer
INGREDIENTS add it to the vessel
* Tomatoes- 6 to 7 containing vegeta-
* Cabbage- 250 bles and water
grams add salt as per taste
*Capsicum- 1 keep it to boil for 15
medium sized - 20 minutes
Mrs. kanchan * Spring onions- 2 to sprinkle black per if
3 you require.
Savlani
Mrs Kanchan *1 small bunch of GENERAL MOTORS DIET
Savlani, a house- celery leaves preparation time-
wife cum a health * Salt - as needed half an hour GM ( General
freak shares an ex- * black pepper- to serves - 5 people Motor's ) Diet is a
tremely delicious sprinkle well known diet pro-
recipe of a diet gram designed to
soup, with all the detoxify body & also
readers. losing METHOD for weight reduction
weight can never be .It is a 7 days diet
more easier than take a vessel con- program & it should
this.mrs kanchan, is taining 1 1/2 litres of be followed once in
extremely concious water a month or in two
when it comes to cut all vegetables months. GM diet is
the health of her except tomatoes very effective if it is
family. This soup is and put in the ves- followed sincerely
very easy to make , sel containing water than the individual
l . No potatoes today.
but very can loose upto 2-3
glasses of water
Kgs in a week .
each day Day Four Bananas
However after fol-
lowing GM diet one and milk. Today you
Day One All fruits will eat as many as
must take care of
except bananas. eight bananas and
the diet because the
Your first day will drink three glasses
person can regain
consist of all the of milk. This will be
weight within 2-3
fruits you want. It is combined with the
days. However
strongly suggested special soup which
obese individuals
that you consume may be eaten in lim-
who are suffering
lots of melons the ited quantities.
from Diabetes , Hy-
first day. Especially
pertension or other
watermelon and a Day Five Today is
heart problems
loupe. If you limit feast day. You will
should not go for . It
your fruit consump- eat beef and toma-
will also improve
tion to melons, your toes. Eat two 10 oz.
your attitudes and
chances of losing portions of lean
emotions because
three lbs. on first beef. Hamburger is
of its cleansing sys-
day are very good. OK. Combine this
tematic effects.
The effectiveness of with six whole toma-
Day Two All vegeta- toes. On day five
this seven day plan
bles. You are en- you must increase
is that the food
couraged to eat until your water intake by
eaten burn more
you are stuffed with one quart. This is to
calories than they
all the raw or cleanse your system
give to the body in
cooked vegetables of the uric acid
caloric value.
of your choice. you will be produc-
There is no limit on ing
This plan can be
the amount or type.
used as often as
For your complex Day Six Beef and
you like without any
carbohydrate, you vegetables. Today
fear of complica-
will start day two you may eat an un-
tions. It is designed
with a large baked limited amount of
to flush your system
potato for breakfast. beef and vegeta-
of impurities and
You may top the po- bles. Eat to your
give you a feeling of
tato with one pat of hearts content.
well being. You will
butter.
have an abundance
of energy and an Day Seven Today
Day Three A mix- your food intake will
improved disposi-
ture of fruits and consist of brown
tion.During the first
vegetables of your rice, fruit juices and
seven days you
choice. Any amount, all the vegetables
must abstain from
any quantity. No ba- you care to con-
all alcohol You must
nanas yet sume.Tomorrow
drink 10
morning you will be
10-17 lbs. lighter
than one week ago.

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A Healthy Life
Starts With a
Happy Life
- Gayatri .R you feel happy and
relaxed is a crucial
A healthy life does part to a healthy life.
start with a happy
life. Let’s face it In a healthy life, re-
when one is happy laxing and medita-
there is no stress tion can be a part of
and better yet no you day, even at
complications to our work. You can sit
lives.Having a back in your chair
happy life starts with and think of your re-
making your sur- laxing place. At
roundings enjoyable times doing this
How to Start Workout Jogging and your abode a
pleasant place to
technique several
times a day you will
-Shruti Kelkar live in. When we find you are able to
This is the first thing changing attire come home from deal with the work
Everybody is ad-
anyone should do wouldn’t be an op- Follow the same work we want to stresses in a better
vised to have some
before starting on tion. The most im- routine for cooling kick off our shoes manner. Becoming
form of physical ac-
any kind of physical portant part of your down. Reduce your and place ourselves irate toward others
tivity at least once a
activity. Your doctor attire is your jogging jog from into a stroll, in a relaxing state. If just makes your day
week. This will make
will know whether shoes. Find a pair and then do some your surroundings bad as well as
sure your body
your body can take that has ample breathing exercises. are messy then it is theirs.In conclusion
keeps in shape and
jogging and other al- padding so that you Cooling down is im- hard to relax. A it does not cost you
will add greatly to
ternates if the sport won’t put much portant since it lets clean quiet room is anything to relax
your overall health.
isn’t for you.Obtain pressure on your your body know that the place to start to and think of a calm
Going to the gym
the right jogging at- joints.Do warm-ups it can stop its work- relaxAfter you sit place to be. Just
may seem a too
tire and cool-downs out and return to its back and are relax- take a bit of time in
drastic measure and
normal rate of heart- ing and feeling your busy schedule
would cost some
Assuming your doc- This is something beat and breathing. calmed from the to do this and soon
money. For this rea-
tor says it’s ok to try even pro athletes days work or activi- your days will be
son, many prefer
jogging, make sure aren’t exempted to. These are just a few ties it is time to think more at an even
workout jogging.
you have the right Start off by taking a tips in getting of a place that keel. You will find
This form of exer-
outfit. This should stroll. After that, do started on your makes you happy. that you are calmer
cise can be done in
be something com- a few minutes of workout jogging. Be it a field of when you are faced
the park, on a run-
fortable. Imagine stretching. Once Once you get a daisies or a swim- with hectic problems
ning track or simply
how you would like your muscles are hang of the basics, ming pool floating
in your neighbor-
to feel after a couple warm, start slow you can increase .on a raft. Making
hood. How though
of miles and remem- jogging and gradu- your speed and dis-
should you go about
ber you would be far ally increase your tance for a more
this exercise?Con-
away from home so speed. challenging workout.
sult your doctor
Health insurance companies invest bil-
lions in fast food chains
- Priyanka Bangera
reveals that U.S. model for an indus-
and Canadian try that seems fo-
health insurance gi- cused on the
ants own nearly $2 almighty dollar and
billion worth of stock obviously has no
in fast food giants concern whatso-
like McDonald's, ever for the actual
Burger King, KFC, health status of its
Taco Bell and oth- customers. If any-
Did you ever won- ers. thing, these health
care needs and
der how health in- So profits made by insurance compa-
therefore more
surance companies health insurance nies hope you get
health
drum up future busi- companies are rein- sicker
insurance.And that's
ness? It's easy: Just vested in industries
exactly what the
invest in companies that make people
health insurance in-
whose products sick and diseased,
dustry is doing. A
cause chronic de- bringing them back
new article pub-
generative disease, to buy more health
lished in the Ameri-
driving people to- insurance down the
can Journal of
wards more health road. It's a pretty
Public Health
clever business !