Health And Nutrition

By  Khan Ahsan Imam h ealth Watermelon is an amazing summer fruit that has some powerful health benefits and is ideal for the fasting period. You! takes a look... Summer brings with it our favourite fruit, watermelons, which is refreshing and juicy. During Ramazan it becomes a challenge to drink plenty of water in short periods. Not consum..

Have you been told that a lack of exercise and poor eating habits are putting you at risk for cardiovascular disease? Looking for ways to lose weight, lower cholesterol and take some pressure off of your hard-working heart? A new study out of Purdue University recently found that watermelon juice could hold the key to tackling all of these health issues at once. Published in the Journal of Nutr..

      A DAILY slice of watermelon could help prevent heart disease by halting the build-up of harmful cholesterol, new research shows.   Scientists who carried out studies on mice fed a high-fat diet found the fruit halved the rate at which ‘bad’ low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, accumulated. LDL is a form of cholesterol that leads to clog..

A golden monkey eats a piece of watermelon at a zoo in Jinan, Shandong province on June 13, 2012. The local temperature hit a scorching 37.5 C and the zoo handed out the cooling treats for the animals. A golden monkey eats a piece of watermelon at a zoo in Jinan, Shandong province on June 13, 2012. The local temperature hit a scorching 37.5 C..

  (Recipe: Watermelon salad…) This light yet filling salad can go well with grilled meat or fish! Ingredients Watermelon - 1/2, cubed Onion - half, sliced thinly Black olives - 1 1/2 cups, chopped Feta cheese (optional) - 1/2 cup Mint - 1 bunch Lime - 1 Olive oil - a little Salt and pepper - to taste ..

A disturbing analysis of mortality and morbidity was recently published in the Journal of Gerontology . Americans are living longer but sicker lives. We’re now living fewer healthy years. Compared to a decade ago, we live about a year longer, but come down with a serious disease like a stroke, cancer, or diabetes two years earlier. It’s like one step forward, two steps back. The UCLA..