Oil controversy got murkier over the past decade. All kinds of theories have been proposed regarding the ideal intake of oil and its quantity.  Clarify your doubts with My Health Guardian….. Oils rich in omega 3 fatty acids are crucial for optimal health and metabolism. The parent fatty acid in the omega 3 fatty acid family is alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) which is an essential fatty acid found in high concentration in certain plant oils—flax seed, mustard, canola, walnut oil and in dark leafy greens. Olive oil: It’s believed that the best oil for heart is olive oil. Olive oil is made from the flesh of olives rather than seeds. This means that it requires less pressure and lower

Monsoons are incomplete without the company of roasted corn, popularly known as bhutta.  Whatever way you decide to have corn—steamed, sautéed, roasted, flaked, popped or in soups–this much is for sure that they are going to tantalize taste buds and deliver nutritional punch too. An important food plant that is native to America, corn is thought to have originated in either Mexico or Central America. Read ahead to know more about this once upon a time wild grass—teosinite’s metamorphosis in the coveted corn of today. Trivia  Farmers grow corn on every continent except Antarctica.  One bushel of corn will sweeten more than 400 cans of Coca-Cola.  There are about 800

Arthritis is the inflammation of one or more joints. It is characterised by pain and stiffness especially in the morning or after exercise, swelling, deformity and diminished range of motion. There may be audible cracking or grating noises when the joints move. The prevalence of the disease increases with age.   Arthritis is not a modern ailment. Archaelogists have discovered evidence of the disorder in the skeletons of Neanderthals and other prehistoric mammals and even dinosaurs. Conventional medicine is confounded on why arthritis occurs. Since the most prominent feature of arthritis is pain and inflammation, it is important that food helping in alleviating the pain and inflammation

Dr Anil Arora, gastroenterologist with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital is busier than usual these days. There is an increase in the number of patients who are visiting him with gastroenteritis and viral hepatitis. Both these infections are water borne diseases. If sale of medicines are any indicator, water borne diseases affect people more during monsoon months. “Technically, water borne diseases mean any disease that spreads via contaminated water. Water can get contaminated because of many reasons and all these reasons overlap with poor hygiene,” explains Dr Arora. Diseases like typhoid, hepatitis, gastroenteritis and cholera come under waterborne diseases. Instances of water-borne diseases

Age -32 YRS. Height-5′11” Body Weight-58KG Ideal Weight-77KG BMI-18.5 Early Morning after waking up–You should have a glass of water • One tea spoon Amla powder or Amla juice • 8-10 almonds and 5 black currants Morning Tea—Have one cup of tea with two slices of bread and butter. Breakfast fit for a king• You should have stuffed paratha of potato/onion/methi/palak/radish/cauliflower with curd or butter. • Alternately, you should have paneer cutlet and chutney or bread pakoda and chutney or egg omlette. Follow the breakfast with a glass of mango shake/ banana shake. Mid Morning -One serving of 2200 Weight Gainer (2 rounded scoop) Lunch—Chappati 3-4 •

Growing children—Growing children need extra nutrition. Often, mothers worry if the child is eating right and growing properly. Guardian Pharmacy’s nutritionist prepares a diet plan for growing children that will make lives of mothers simpler. What your child should have for breakfast? Any one of the below mentioned options……  Bread preferably brown with jam and milk   Boiled egg with milk Milk with cereal Cheese sandwich with milk Poha/ upma with milk Mid morning Fruit salad Lunch Roti or rice with dal, yoghurt and any vegetable Or Stuffed parathas Evening (Any one) Sooji porridge Banana shake Milk Dinner Same as lunch Give milk to the child post dinner.

Menopause is a state, which every woman has to undergo. This hormonal transition marked by cessation of menstruation requires special care and dietary modifications. Calories consumed 1800 KCAL in a day Milk 550 ml including tea, kheer and curd Paneer/ Egg 25 gm or one egg Bread/ Daliya 2 or a bowl of daliya Chapati 175 gm= 7 Dal 50 gm = 2 bowls Seasonal veg or green vegetables 500 gm Veg roots like potatoes 100 gm Fruit 200 gm Oil 3 table spoons Foods to Avoid Fried food items: puri, pakora, paratha and samosa Cold drinks, preserved juice, sugar cane juice and alcoholic beverages Foods You can Have Raw vegetables—salad—radish, cucumber, onion, tomatoes

Often diabetics feel that the diagnosis of this health condition spells an end to all good things in life. This is not true. Nutritionists at Guardian Pharmacy bring together an easy to adhere diet plan.   On waking up—Have water and do some physical activity. Morning—Tea/ coffee (without sugar for sure) Breakfast options (only one)  Daliya with vegetables  Sprouts (Moong, lobia, chana)  Brown bread sandwich with skimmed milk  Wheat cornflakes with skimmed milk  Besan cheela Mid-morning—Fruit chat/ coconut water Lunch Dal, roti & any vegetable barring potato or sweet potato Curd made with skimmed milk and salad Evening tea options (only one)  Tea/ coffee

Legend has it Minthe, Pluto’s beloved and originally a nymph, angered his wife. In a fit of rage she turned Minthe in a lowly plant, on which people will tread. Pluto was unable to undo the spell. In an effort to soften the evil spell, he gave an aroma to mint that refreshes the surroundings, every time you bruise the leaves. Mint belongs to a large family with over 30 species. What distinguishes mint from other herbs is the characteristic cool feeling, which comes from the volatile oil menthol. Mint chutney that we all relish is a very good source of dietary fiber, folate, iron, magnesium, and calcium, vitamin B2, omega-3 fatty acids, potassium and copper. What makes mint unique is

Come summers and beer becomes the beloved beverage of boys. If you’ve been glugging way too much beer and are feeling guilty about it, My Health Guardian will help you atone your guilt. While, in modern times alcoholic drinks gained a bad reputation, this was not always the case. Traditionally, beer had been drunk because it was a hygienic drink—boiled and fermented–thus it was devoid of disease causing microbes. If you go down in history beer was the first alcoholic beverage known to the mankind. However, who was fortunate enough to drink the first beer is not known. History proves that mankind settled and began growing grains to drink beer first, bread making came later.