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Lactose Intolerance: In and around!!

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Let’s talk about a very ongoing issue these days LACTOSE INTOLERANCE. I assure, you must know at least one person who told you that they are LI. Okay so what it means? Being a Lactose Intolerant is your body not being able to digest the carbohydrate (Lactose) present in the dairy products. Also, FIY there are other products also, other than dairy that may contain lactose: bread, baked foods, salad dressings, candies etc (They contain a little amount of Lactose which might affect you if you are the one having severe symptoms). It usually occurs in adulthood and is very rare in babies and small kids. Fact: Around 75% people in this world are Lactose Intolerant. What happens if you have it and still consume a dairy product? Well, you might experience indigestion, abdominal cramps, bloating, diarrhea etc. These symptoms might be mild or serious depending person to person, some people might be able to digest lactose in small quantities even if they are Lactose Intolerant and have issues o...

Major Health Trend: Seeds

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So you must have been reading in newspapers or seeing on the internet, all the hype about the seeds that we usually don’t have in our diets but must include. Especially when it comes to the health freaks out there. People often choose to take the habit of consuming these on their own. The seeds we are talking about are mainly Flax seeds (I know you must have heard this name a lot of times!), Chia Seeds (Another famous one!), Hemp seeds, Sesame Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds and the list goes on. This blog might give you reasons why you should be adding them in your diet. Maintaining a balanced diet these days  is a very difficult task. Whole of our young generation is mostly divided into two types of ‘food trend followers’, one are the foodies that love to go out, try every new product that comes into the market and keep on exploring places for their food, the other ones are those who are complete health freaks, keep a complete control over their nutrients intake, swi...