Author: Dr.Poonam Sharma

  • Height Weight Chart – Ideal Weight for Men and Women

    Height Weight Chart – Ideal Weight for Men and Women

    Sound health is a prerequisite for happiness. While for adults, it is vital for defining your quality of life, for children, it is essential for proper growth, both physically and mentally. In other words, an indicative measure of good health in adults is manifest in the height weight chart. Since childhood, you are accustomed to…

  • Calorie Calculator – Way to Focus on Your Weight Maintenance

    Calorie Calculator – Way to Focus on Your Weight Maintenance

    We keep hearing people around us talking about counting calories and wanting to cut down on calories, but what exactly is this term called ‘calorie’, and why is it so important to us?  To explain it simply, our bodies need the energy or calories to perform their vital functions like respiration, digestion, circulation etc. and…

  • Blood Glucose Level and Ways to Maintain it

    Blood Glucose Level and Ways to Maintain it

    Blood glucose, or simply glucose, is the sugar that our bloodstream carries to all the cells in the body to supply energy making it the primary source.  One must maintain blood glucose levels at an optimal level to reduce health risks and avoid any critical medical conditions. Each food item that we consume contributes to…

  • What is a Continuous Glucose Monitor?

    What is a Continuous Glucose Monitor?

    A continuous glucose monitor, what is it? How does it work? Is it necessary to get one? Should you rely on one? There are dozens of questions that might pop into your head when you hear the word, continuous glucose monitor.  A continuous glucose monitor is more of a fitness buddy than a glucose monitoring…

  • What is Post Prandial Blood Sugar, and Why Does it Matter?

    What is Post Prandial Blood Sugar, and Why Does it Matter?

    To be more specific, sugar or glucose is an essential component of all the content that flows through your bloodstream. These glucose molecules fuel your body and generate energy as and when needed.  Keeping a check on the blood sugar levels helps you know more about your body’s internal health. But, it also guides you…