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Top Antioxidant-Rich Foods and Their Health Benefits By Monica Saxena | Wellness Blogger| Certified in Holistic Health & Nutrition | Fully Accredited Professional Nutritionist | What Are Antioxidants? If you want to know about plant-based chemicals that act as nutrients and also as natural protectors of our body, the answer is antioxidants. They help keep our cells healthy, boost our immunity, and slow down signs of ageing. The best part? You don’t need pills or powders. Eating a variety of colourful, fresh foods can provide your body with the antioxidants it needs. Every day, our body produces free radicals , the tiny, unstable molecules. These free radicals enter our body through pollution, unhealthy food, stress, or even normal body processes. Too many free radicals can harm the cells of our body and may lead to early ageing or diseases like cancer and heart problems.   Antioxidants act like "bodyguards" for our body  cells,  providing immunity and helping ...

Top 7 Unhealthy Foods Lurking in Your Kitchen By Monica Saxena Certified in Holistic Health & Nutrition | Fully Accredited Professional Nutritionist | Wellness Blogger | The kitchen is the heart of a healthy home and the centre of nutrition, as it is a place to nurture the family. However, after a day of grocery shopping, if you take the time to read the packages, you may find it confusing at times, as it can be hard to distinguish between unhealthy and healthy ingredients in the list. If you take a closer look at your kitchen pantry and shelves, you are likely to find a few ingredients that silently sabotage your and your loved ones' health goals. While many items like cereal, noodles, pasta, juices, and ketchups may be staples in many households but looking into their ingredient chart, you will find that they are quite unhealthy.  These items can contribute to weight gain, fatigue, blood sugar issues,  and more, especially when consumed regularly. Let’s uncover the...

Emotional Eating: Why We Do It and How to Stop the Cycle Most of us eat according to the emotions we are having. Sometimes, a change in season or rain decides what we want to eat. The arrival of the festive season usually prompts us to find an excuse to eat sweet and savoury goodies. The arrival of guests sometimes triggers us to make and eat special food. All these factors contribute to overeating beyond our daily calorie requirement. On those occasions, we usually indulge in food that cannot be described as a balanced meal but rather something full of carbs and fats. Because for some people, eating is an emotion. But have you heard of emotional eating? Remember eating a cookie after a cookie while preparing for some big event or finishing a whole bucket of butter popcorn while watching a movie? This happens with almost everyone when you don’t know how to deal with the emotions you are having. You might have countless instances in your life of your emotional indulgences. Have you ever...

What Is Muscle Degeneration and How to Fight It Naturally Muscles are not something to flaunt and get appreciated for, as advised by some bodybuilding enthusiasts, who ask you to switch to bodybuilding to improve your physique. This line of thinking inspires the young generation but at the same time makes middle-to-senior-age category people uneasy, as they treat it as something they think is unachievable for them.  However, muscles are more about the power or strength that helps you endure hardship on your body. It helps you get the physical task done and fills you with confidence after a round of strenuous physical exercise or work. The muscles don't just power your arms and legs—they're vital for strength, balance, movement, and even metabolism . But as we age or if we lead a sedentary lifestyle, we often begin to experience something called muscle degeneration , or gradual muscle loss. This post will help you understand what muscle degeneration is , why it happens, what e...

A Guide to Natural Vitamin D and How to Get It Safely By Monica Saxena  Certified in Holistic Health & Nutrition |Fully Accredited Professional Nutritionist | Wellness Blogger | Sunshine Vitamin Vitamin D, often called the "sunshine vitamin," is essential for healthy bones, immunity, mood, and overall well-being. Unlike other vitamins, your body can produce vitamin D naturally when your skin is exposed to sunlight. But in our indoor, sunscreen-protected lives, many of us are falling short. In an earlier blog on healthtimber.com, vitamin D, its importance, benefits, reasons for and symptoms of vitamin D deficiency, and also how to replenish it were mentioned.   Read about  vitamin D for vibrant health. So, the focus now is natural vitamin D, and how can you get natural vitamin D safely and effectively? Let’s find out how to get vitamin D naturally.  Why Is Vitamin D So Important? First of all, it is essential to figure out the positi...