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INVEST THE MOST IN YOUR HEALTH WITH A SMART FOOD SHOPPING APP

Smart Food Shopping App πŸ›’πŸ›! For most of us, just the thought of entering a food store and moving around with a shopping cart is overwhelming. It’s especially difficult when we want to eat healthy but get drawn to foods that are otherwise just not a good fit for our health. So many of us […]

Myths about Diet and Dieting

Now-a-days people are getting conscious about their health, weight and lifestyle. Social media is overloaded with information on health and fitness. The most searched hash tags on social media are: easy ways to lose weight, how to lose weight in 10 days, how to get beautiful skin and the list goes on. Every other person […]

Benefits of Cardio Exercise – Zumba

If you’re looking for a power packed, energetic and lively exercise routine that helps you shed a few pounds, without getting bored there is no better activity than Zumba. Zumba is one of the best ways to burn all those extra calories while having fun and doing what you love, which is β€œDance”. It also […]

Does Low Carb Diet Help??

Carbohydrates are the major macronutrients required by our body to function properly. It's a major source of energy, uplifts our mood, regulates our sleep cycle, prevents digestive problems, and is helpful for losing weight. YES! You read it right carbohydrates intake actually helps in losing weight. But it actually depends which type of carbs you [...]

How to keep our self physically active

Usually we are capable of doing anything; but sometimes our mind acts as a barrier and becomes lazy and feels lethargic. It’s our mind we have to convince. It may be easier than you think to make exercise an enjoyable part of your everyday life. You know there are multiple reasons for exercising regularly- from […]

YOGA:- Benefits Beyond The Mat

Yoga, an ancient practice and meditation has become quite popular in today’s busy and stressful life. Yoga is known for its ability to ease stress and promote relaxation. Multiple studies have shown that regular practice of yoga actually decreases the secretion of cortisol, which is the primary stress hormone. Therefore, many people practice yoga just […]

Is a Vegan Diet Healthy?

Vegan Diet is characterized as a diet which involves consuming only plant-based foods and avoids all animal products. The aim is to eliminate all kinds of animal products like meat, dairy, eggs, some even avoid eating honey and avoid clothes and other products that use or contain animal parts. The main reason behind vegan diet [...]

How Can you Stay Active During Pandemic

One of the key ingredients to a happy and healthy life is to stay active. Nowadays we are living a sedentary lifestyle especially during a pandemic. But we are neglecting that Obesity which is a lifestyle disorder, has increased among the population in the last few decades. People nowadays have become so dependent on technologies [...]

Importance of Good Sleep Cycle

Sleep is a relaxing and essential function that allows our body and mind to recharge and refresh our body to perform the next day’s functions. Healthy sleep cycle helps the body to function properly and stave off diseases. Inadequate sleep impairs our learning, memory, and cognitive capacity. It impairs the body’s ability and in severe […]

Why is strength training important for the body?

Muscle mass is one of the most important aspects of long term health and longevity. But most of the time people do not realize the practical impact weight training has on fat loss. Cardiovascular exercises are very important for maintaining cholesterol levels, blood pressures and help in burning calories but for balance fitness program strength […]

Sweet poison – Why sugar is ruining your health?

Sugars are a type of carbohydrate and are naturally occurring in various foods. Sugar in all its forms is basically converted into glucose to provide energy to our body.  You might be wondering that the sugar coming from a bunch of grapes or apples is same as that sugar coming from your soft drinks, after […]

Food and Anixiety

Most of us wait eagerly for our next meals and are relentless especially if we know our favourite one is being made. For some individuals, however, food causes a great deal of anxiety. It might look like they are consuming the same dishes as us but soon; intrusive thoughts and worries may seize their brains. […]

Emotional eating : Good or Bad ?

We all must have heard the phrase β€œeating our feelings” some time in our lives.  All of us have had a sudden craving for a tub of ice cream or a huge creamy bar of chocolate right after an emotionally draining day. We also watch movies that show the characters sitting in cosy blanket with […]

Feed Your Soul

β€˜Food is the fuel that runs our body.’ I am quite sure that all of us have heard this quote once in our life.  Have you ever wondered what can be the actual meaning of this? Imagine you’re working or studying continuously for a few hours and now you feel hungry. We have two options with […]

Alcohol and Wine

Alcohol is one of the most popular fermented beverages. Ethanol is one of the types of alcohol that is the main ingredient in alcoholic drinks. Alcohol is classed as a β€˜sedative hypnotic’ drug, meaning that it slows down vital functionsβ€”resulting in Slurred speech, euphoria, dissociation, Lowered Blood Pressure or heart rate, disturbed perceptions and an […]

Soda-addiction and Side-effects

Do you often find yourself chugging soda with any of your meals? Has it become a permanent beverage item in your refrigerator? Well this is when you should realise that you have an addiction. Soda is one such drink that is made with a potential habit-forming ingredient having strong capacity to build a dependency towards […]

Pickle: A sour relish

There can never be a time when you don’t have a jar full of pickles at home. It’s either one of your mom’s favourite recipes to make at home , or your dad’s utmost priority when he goes grocery shopping. Pickles are made by fermenting cucumbers in a brine of salt, vinegar, and sometimes seasonings […]

Happiness and Food

Remember the time when your mother treated you to her iconic dish during those stressful exam days? Or the time when you stayed over at your friend’s just to cook Noodles at 3 am? Times like these remind us that food binds us in innumerable ways. There can be moments in our lives where the […]

Titanium Dioxide In Food

Have you ever wondered how sometimes the food you are served looks lusciously flavoured with a unique sort of colour ? Well, it might not be a big deal at that moment but it is a concerning thing.Most people are unaware of the fact that dyes and artificial flavoring are consistently used to make the […]

How to overcome food addiction?

Do you always find yourself questioning about your bizarre food choices? Or why the idea of eating junk triggers you the most? Then this blog will help you overcome your food addiction.One might wonder, is food addiction really β€˜a thing’?Well it certainly is. Food addiction refers to the idea of how certain foods can trigger […]

HEALTHY SNACKING

Who doesn’t crave for some lip smacking snacks after a long and crappy day at work? We all snack, which isn’t a bad idea. But understanding its moderation and making healthy choices, is what smart decisions are all about.For many people, healthy snacking can be a really boring term. But as boring as it sounds, […]

4 Reasons for feeling hungry right after a meal

Still searching for snacks in your refrigerator even after having a full fledged dinner? Or craving a midnight burrito while worrying about your nutrition plan? Well if this isn’t the most obvious thing, then what is. It is a fact that a lot of people feel hungry even after eating. Even though the researchers believe […]

Obesity and depression: Are they related?

While eating healthy seems really easy, the process of getting overwhelmed by your daily efforts to maintain certain nutritional values is not that easy. Especially when we talk about people who are obese, they tend to feel more restricted and evaluated when it comes to choosing the right type of meal for their body.  According to […]

Is Aluminium foil harmful?

When it comes to counting down the most common household products used in our kitchens, you’ll find β€˜aluminium foil’ as a common answer. This tin foil or a shiny sheet of aluminium metal is made by rolling large slabs of aluminium until they are less than 0.2 mm thick. Widely used for packaging, transportation, also […]

How surprisingly healthy is Sweet Potato?

How intriguing is the smell of freshly cooked sweet potato? And how just thinking about it can make your mouth water. Sweet Potatoes are not only utterly delicious but they come attached with various health benefits too. It is a creamy and soft root vegetable that can be used in various healthy recipes and can […]

Is Microwave cooking harmful?

You must cherish the comfort of heating your food at 12 midnight in your microwave after coming back home from a late shift. Wasn’t it a life-changing decision to opt for this magical appliance? Microwave is obviously an innovation which made things simpler and faster, making it the most preferred choice by a large number of […]

Does green tea help in weight loss?

How many times have you heard about green tea is one of the best remedies to lose weight? Due to which you must have wondered considering it as a part of your diet. Green Tea is believed to be one of the best beverages when it comes to making healthy choices. It is loaded with […]

What are Superfoods?

Remember having an immense craving for your favourite dark chocolate? Or an immediate want for a soothing cup of tea in the morning? Well how would you feel if you know that the food you desire is rich in nutrition and is a good source of antioxidants? These are what the researchers name as β€œsuperfoods”. […]

Why do we feel hungry even after a meal?

“Why do I still feel hungry? I just had a meal!”; “Why am I always hungry?” – If you often feel this way, this article might be helpful for you! One of the essential functions of food is to provide satiety. Ideally, a person can go for 2 to 3 hours after having a full […]

β€œHealthy diet for Natural weight loss?”

A healthy balanced diet what helps maintain the body’s overall well being. A healthy diet provides daily essential nutrients, fluid, macronutrients and micronutrients, and sufficient calories to meet one’s daily needs.A healthy diet must include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and should not include processed/ packaged food or even better should focus on minimizing the use […]

Eat Guilt Free

Still obsessing over that delicious cheese dripping burger? Or the luscious bite of your chocolate fudge ice cream? Well how about we normalize the idea of eating our hearts out without feeling guilty? It may not seem easy to concede our choices at first, but it definitely is possible . There isn’t any way to […]

Ways to overcome food addiction

What is ‘food addiction’? Food is necessary for human survival and is a crucial aspect of our wellness, in addition to being a means of pleasure and enjoyment. However, in some individuals, food becomes something of an addiction. β€˜Food addiction’ is characterized by the compulsive consumption of foods, generally foods high in fat and sugar. […]

Iodised Salt: Why Is It Important?

Can you think of an ingredient which is the soul of every meal you eat? Well, I guess you would! No meal is complete without a little sprinkle of salt in it. While most of us prefer regular salt, the concept of using iodized salt over the years has left in a state of wonderment […]

Impact of Positive Self – Talk

“Take care when you talk to yourself because you are the one who is listening.” It is common for us to have a conversation with ourselves in our minds, conversations where we give instructions to ourselves while performing daily tasks, or conversations where we try motivating ourselves. Self-talk refers to the internal narrative one holds […]

Empty Calories

We know we get energy in the form of calories from the food we eat. Calories are an essential part of the diet. But we often hear people saying – “Don’t fill up on empty calories!”Β Have you ever wondered what that statement means? WHAT ARE EMPTY CALORIES Empty calories are present in foods that have […]

Make Healthy Lifestyle Changes

We often resort to dieting when we want to lose weight and improve our health. There are so many types of diets to follow. But, does dieting work? And is there a better option than dieting for losing and maintaining weight? Well, you will get to know by the end of this article. What is […]

Bursting Myths part 1

Trying to ‘Lose Weight‘? You have probably heard of many health myths. Maybe you have begun to believe some of them. The truth is, most of these myths aren’t true. Some areas of health and fitness are full of misinformation, where the scientific, religious, and emotional beliefs overlap, so it’s not surprising that some things […]

Caffeine: Advantages and Disadvantages

β€œCoffee makes the day better” is the belief of all the pro- caffeinators. With a fast-paced life, the slowly brewing pots of coffee filled with soothing aroma are a delight to kick-start the day. The mouth-watering tastes of cappuccino, latte, americano are the charms of many cafΓ©s all around. It is a well-known fact that […]

Dieting V/S Lifestyle Changes

Paleo, Keto, Vegan, Low carb, the list of diets is endless…. Dieting nowadays has become the trending phrase and is an essential part of getting the desired body shape. Someone once said, β€œDieting is the only game where you win when you lose.” Probably for most people this is the reason they start dieting to […]

Reasons To Quit β€˜Dieting’ For Good!

If you have ever followed a diet, you surely must have felt stuck at some point while counting the macronutrient intake of your food. You must have also felt the guilty, especially when you wanted to eat that wasn’t a part of your diet but which was something you absolutely loved. This probably made you […]

Easy Ways to Lose Weight Naturally

How do you lose weight naturally? Wanna know the secret formula? A lot of people think that the formula to losing those extra pounds is an elusive one. They think it involves:β€”-Step 1- Quitting all your favorite food.Step 2- Hours and hours of exercise and sweating out extra calories. But here’s the thing. The formula […]

Fad diets : Ins and Outs

Let’s imagine it’s January, you ate a lot over the holidays and now you are looking for a way to drop the extra pounds, or perhaps you’ve been wanting to fit into those old jeans for a while now. What are you going to do? Option 1: You can make small changes. However, you will [...]

Demystifying Fad Diets

Diet is anything that you eat. But for some reason, today, the word β€˜diet’ has become synonymous with trying to lose weight, through either reducing or cutting down the amount of food one eats. People are often heard saying β€œI will be going on a diet for a few days”. But, the truth is that […]

Ghee (Clarified Butter) and Coconut Oil

If you think all fat is bad for you, you might need to re-think that! Just like proteins and carbohydrates, fat is a macronutrient, our bodies need for energy, to absorb vitamins, and to protect one’s heart and support brain health. How healthy is ghee for you? Ayurveda, India’s 5,000-year-old traditional β€œscience of life,” recognizes […]

6 EXCELLENT PLANT-BASED PROTEIN SOURCES

Proteins, a macronutrient made up of amino acids, play a crucial role in growth and repair of the body. Proteins have a wide variety of functions in our body. Some act as enzymes that catalyze chemical reactions inside our body, others like collagen provide structural support for connective tissues and some others act as hormones, […]

Tips to lose weight naturally

We at Health Click Away believe that Health is the ultimate treasure for well-being. Getting in proper shape and fitting in your old clothes is the fervent desire for most of us. But our sedentary lifestyle has become an obstacle in the way of our health.  So, to guide us and to lead the way […]

Foods that can improve your Mental Wellness.

We all know that physical health is essential for well-being. But very often we forget that mental health too is equally important. In today’s fast-paced life it’s difficult to take time out for ourselves. So it’s essential that we do whatever is within our control whenever we can do it. One good way to start […]

5 Reasons Why Sleep Is Important?

The hectic and stressful work schedule; has affected our sleeping pattern. The current mindset of people β€œyou snooze, you lose” has contributed significantly to the rise in sleep deprivation. Like the food we eat, the air we breathe, sleep is an essential part of our lives, and this is something most people fail to realize. […]

The Incredible Benefits of Exercise!

Everyone knows that physical activity and exercise are essentials for our health and well-being. If exercise could be given to people as a pill, it would be the most prescribed medicine. Studies suggest that exercise it improves not just physical health but mental health too. In this article we discuss the health benefits of regular […]

Benefits of Walking and Role in Weight Loss

β€œWalking is man’s best medicine. ”― Hippocrates In 300 BC, the father of modern medicine spoke these words. It is just as true and valid today as it was then. Unfortunately, the harsh reality is that for most of us we have become used to a sedentary lifestyle. Some of us believe that a good […]

Sugar Consumption and Metabolism

Obesity is a health disease that poses a major threat to the health and quality of life. It is generally accepted that it results from an imbalance between Energy (food) intake and Energy output (i.e. daily physical activity). Sugar is a major culprit for weight gain. According to the U.K. guidelines, adults should have a […]

Mindful Eating vs Mindless Eating!

You are on a diet, and you are craving for something sweet, you open your refrigerator to find a cake, you decide to eat 3-4 bites of it, and before you know it, you’ve eaten far beyond what you were initially planning, and now you feel guilty. This may have happened to you several times. […]

A COMPLETE GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING YOUR METABOLISM

What is metabolism? Metabolism is the term used to describe all the chemical reactions happening in our body that help keep us alive. Metabolism can be broadly classified into two categories: Catabolism and Anabolism. Catabolism breaks larger molecules into simpler ones, whereas anabolism does the opposite i.e. it builds complex molecules from simpler ones. These […]

Wonders Of Water

Water, a calorie-free nutrient, is often forgotten in weight loss programs. Water composes about 60% of our body weight. The most abundant nutrient is also the most underrated one. Water does not have any weight loss properties, but replacing high-calorie beverages with it, can do wonders to your body.  Why water? The human body needs […]

Scientific Way To Lose Weight For A Healthy Life

In some ways, in today’s life, everyone faces some health challenge. It could be some kind of chronic health issue, body pain, or stress or maybe it’s the struggle to maintain a healthy lifestyle and give up those unhealthy eating habits, or maybe it’s having that excess body weight. With the hustle and bustle of […]

Mindful Eating

Ever since the beginning of life form, food has been a significant part of development. Besides being a source of energy, it also has emotional values attached to it. Every celebration, every gathering is incomplete without food. Food plays such an important part in our lives, yet at times we are unaware of the food […]

Little Changes in Lifestyle = Healthier You!

Reviewed by: Most people who start their weight loss journey believe that making drastic changes is the best way to lose weight. However, research suggests small lifestyle changes, such as mindful eating and increasing physical activity, can lead to sustained long-term benefits. As we know, change is hard! When we make too many big changes […]

Good Food Bad Food

Reviewed by “Don’t eat sugary foods.” “Don’t eat food cooked with fat or oil.” “Start eating salads.” “Stop eating meat.” “Stop eating dairy products.” “Limit your carbs intake.” Have you heard of these before? Due to lack of proper knowledge, these phrases have been prevalent for a long time; phrases that we now know are […]

Quick Tips To Lose Weight Naturally

Being β€˜Overweight’ is one of the main culprits of most of our health issues. Therefore, it’s necessary to maintain a healthy weight. Losing weight is not as difficult as it seems. There are many myths about losing weight like starving yourself or going on crash diets or eating only salads, but one can lose weight […]

Prevention is better than cure!

The famous saying β€œprevention is better than cure” urges us to focus more on our overall health, in order for us to increase our immunity. Your immune system is the army that protects your body from all diseases and infections. To strengthen it, you need to adopt healthy eating habits and a healthy lifestyle. Excerpt […]

What is the energy balance?

We have all heard of the phrase β€˜energy can neither be created nor destroyed.’ So how does food provide energy? In this short article, let’s explore what energy is, in relation to food, its measurement in joules to calories, and finally, what is weight gain or weight loss, which is the theory of energy balance. […]

How to boost your immunity?

The famous saying β€œprevention is better than cure” is now more relevant than ever in this time of COVID-19. These challenging times demand that we focus more on our overall health and boost our immunity. Your overall health comprises of three states,1. Physical state2. Mental state3. Spiritual state To boost your immunity, you have to […]

Smart Eating over Less Eating

For generations, we have reinforced the notion of losing weight by eating less and exercising more. Is that even correct? According to researchers, most people who start their weight loss journey are misled by the myths of society. Some of them being try eating less, others starve themselves, and still others work out excessively. All […]

Planning Makes Life Easy

Don’t let your mornings be hay-wired, rushed, and taxing. Most of us are in a hurry every morning that we forget to give some thought to fueling our bodies with nutritious food. So we end up reaching for packaged food that’s readily available or opt for a handy snack like a cookie or a fruit. […]

Why Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day!

For generations, we have heard that, we have heard this since for generations: our breakfast should be large, and we should never skip it. But, frankly speaking, how many of us actually understand why breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Besides the age-old experiences and stories, there’s also scientific logic behind it, […]

Path to health Journey

Why is body weight such an important aspect of one’s health? Optimum β€˜Body weight’ contributes to a sense of self-worth; making one feel good about himself, it makes you feel energetic and if it is taken care of, can significantly lower the risk of health diseases. Maintaining healthy weight has become a challenging task for […]