Tag: weight loss
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Can the Dukan Diet help you drop those extra kilos?
Diets are a dime a dozen but the Dukan Diet promises to be different. Created by French general practitioner and nutritionist Pierre Dukan in 2000, the diet may help you drop 10 pounds in a week. That’s a lot! And that’s not all. The inventor claims that following the diet rules will ensure that you […]
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Overweight? The extra kilos may affect your memory
Obesity doesn’t come calling alone; it brings physical health problems in tow. Research has shown that weighing about 20 per cent more than the normal weight for your height makes you more prone to heart disease and stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, gallbladder disease and gallstones, osteoarthritis, gout, some cancers, and breathing problems such as […]
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13 reasons to add curry leaves to your diet
Sambar. Upma. Dal. Poha. What do they all have in common? A tempering rich in curry leaves. But curry leaves – or kadi patta, as they are commonly known in India – do more good than simply seasoning your food. In The Ayurvedic Cookbook, Gita Ramesh says the many curry power benefits include weight loss […]
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Why weightlifting is good for women
If you are a woman, you have probably heard countless horror stories about weight training. Lifting weights will make you muscular like a man; the muscles will turn to fat when you discontinue; it will put pressure on your uterus and so on. Talk to any sports medicine specialist or qualified fitness instructor and you […]
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Suhel Mukherjee lost 21 kg in 7 months
Name Suhel Mukherjee Age 29 years Weight now 84 kg Weight then 105 kg Lost 21 kg in 7 months My weight has been yo-yo-ing for the last 10 years. I would gain weight and then lose it,” says Suhel Mukherjee, a Kolkata-based business consultant. “Things got scary when it hit the 105-kg mark. That’s […]
