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Why Women Feel Tired All the Time: The Vitamins You’re Likely Missing By Monica Saxena | Wellness Blogger | Certified in Holistic Health & Nutrition | Fully Accredited Professional Nutritionist| For generations, women have always been doing the tough job of handling family, kids, job, daily chores, which also means having a rollercoaster life, moving through many phases: study, career, marriage, motherhood, caregiving, and everything in between. Through all of this, a stage comes when their life is demanding more and more from them, but they don’t have the vigour to take up challenges. Sometimes women feel that their body is now tired, struggling and breaking down every minute, and their energy is going down. What can you do if you are a woman who is facing issues like aches and pains, low energy and fatigue and desperately wants to regain your lost energy? The solution is nutrients. Our bodies work silently, demanding the right nutrients to stay strong, energised, and ...

 The 7 Benefits of Drinking Warm Water During Winter By Monica Saxena  | Wellness Blogger | Certified in Holistic Health & Nutrition | Fully Accredited Professional Nutritionist | When winter hits hard, we love sipping warm drinks like tea, coffee, or a nice bowl of soup to keep the chill at bay. But have you ever noticed how easy it is to forget about plain old water when it is cold outside? Yes, it happens. We skip drinking water, which can leave us feeling dehydrated. But just because it is freezing doesn't mean we should skip the H2O. It is just as important in winter as it is in summer. The thought of drinking cold water when it is freezing outside might make you shiver, but that is where the good old habit of drinking warm water comes in handy. It has been around forever, and people of all ages swear by it.  Water, whether it is hot or cold, keeps us hydrated, cushions our joints and muscles, and helps with all those important things our bodies do....

Living with Insulin Resistance: Daily Struggles You Shouldn’t Ignore By Monica Saxena | Wellness Blogger | Certified in Holistic Health & Nutrition | Fully Accredited Professional Nutritionist | Strange things happen in our bodies; every organ has a specific function, and our body works according to that. When we eat food, our body breaks down the carbohydrates present in food into glucose, which enters our bloodstream, and as a result, blood sugar (glucose) rises. The rise in sugar levels in our bloodstream signals the pancreas to release insulin (a hormone produced by the pancreas). Insulin signals certain cells (muscle, fat, liver) to absorb glucose from the blood. This absorbed glucose is used for energy or stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen or converted into fat for later use. This way, insulin produced in the pancreas helps lower blood glucose and keep it at normal levels. When Your Body Stops Listening to Insulin Sometimes things in your life, especially ...

Understanding Smog and how to stay healthy during it What do you do when you wake up one day to find nothing visible from your window? People of Delhi are facing the same kind of situation. They can only see the dark haze surrounding their city. They are told not to venture outside as a health precaution. Kids are taking online classes from home, and going out has become a health risk. Delhi smog is quite infamous and a recurring issue now. Every year after Diwali, the people of the national capital experience this period when dense fog engulfs Delhi and the NCR (National Capital Region), particularly during the winter months. They have to deal with toxic air and various traffic restrictions due to a combination of human activities and environmental conditions. Who Is Most At Risk of Smog? Children, the elderly, pregnant women, and individuals with respiratory or heart conditions are the people at most risk during smog season. Children usually breathe faster tha...