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Scam 1992 & Diet connection

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has been in existence since 1875 in India, by the time of 1992 huge population of India were investing into it. However, diet and healthy lifestyle is in culture since 1962 when IDA i.e. Indian Dietetic Association was formed for maintenance of health, prevention and treatment of disease. Since there after there has been always a trend of following diet for health so if u don’t take care in 2020 your lifestyle probably is older than 1962.    The one who did the scam in 1992 not only he invested in stock market but also channelized funds into market from whatever sources he could find, this made him rich. Similarly, you need to start following good diet also channelize your time, energy, money and mind (all the sources) into developing your fitness and thereby you will enjoy health. Diet was something known and practiced during that time; ignoring diet and health in 2020 means you are lagging behind. “ Investment of money gives you liberty of expen...

Benefits of chilies

  Chili is used in most of Indian gravies and vegetable dishes. It is used in making chutney, sauces, pickles, dehydrated chilies and in day to day preparations.    Dry chilies are used in seasoning. In Chinese cookery chili and vinegar are used as a side dish. Chili chicken, chili fish, chili mutton and chili sauce are also used in cookery.    They occur in different sizes, shapes and color shades. The red coloring matter of chilies is due to capsanthin. Chili adds taste to recipe, makes food palatable. Instead of taking plain salads, one can add some chili to salads, which increases the taste and makes it easy to consume.  Different types of chili  Chili can be used in form of powder or as a fresh. Because of its pungent taste, chili can increase the acidity in some group of people. If acidity arise due to chili left untreated or prolonged acidity due to chili, will result in destruction of mucosal cells (burning and dying of cells of stomach); thi...

Should you eat Chinese foods?

  After the un-lock 4 from this October government has released guidelines for un-lock 5, wherein restaurants and other food stalls have got permission to open along with parlor, cinemas and other public entertainment places. Foodies have therefore got good news  with relaxation to restaurants and other food shops (subway, pizza, Chinese foods etc.)   Mouthwatering preparations like pizza, burger, sandwiches, noodles and Chinese soups are some dishes which are liked by everyone; and there comes the flavoring agent added to these preparations to make them delicious and palatable.    Flavor enhancer is substance added to foods to enhance the flavor beyond the flavor of the enhancer added into it. These enhancers are called potentiators. These potentiators, unlike typical spices exert their action by enhancing the quality of other flavoring substances already present rather than adding their own distinctive flavor. Mono-Sodium Glutamate is perhaps the best known...

Choose your favorite Mushroom & start eating today

  Mushroom belong to the kingdom fungi, it has around 1,00,000 species. Mushrooms are made of 90 per cent water. A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, which grows above the ground on soil or its food source. Some mushrooms are umbrella shaped with a central stalk and a cap called pileus. The paddy straw mushrooms and a white button mushrooms are example of this type.      However the oyster mushroom does not have a central stalk as it arise laterally with a very short stalk. Unlike other plants, mushrooms are devoid of green pigment chlorophyll and hence have to depend on other living organism or imbibe nutrients from dead organic matter. Mushrooms are rich source of proteins therefore good for weight gain and it is high in quality protein. On dry weight basis protein content is 20-30 %. Mushroom contains disaccharides of glucose, called trehalose. Carbs account for only 15% of dry weight of mushrooms. Due to its calorific value, ...