Quinoa – The Cereal in Disguise
Did you know that Quinoa is not really a cereal, but a “pseudo-cereal”??? It is a seed that acts as a grain substitute but is technically not a grain at all.
Sarcopenia & Our ‘Anti-Aging’ Warriors (Part-1)
All the things we value in life – looking good, feeling fit and active, staying disease-free, being productive and successful at work, enjoying leisure activities with friends and family – all have only one arch enemy: Aging!!
‘Sarcopenia’ (meaning ‘muscle loss’) is an age-related loss of skeletal muscle usually accompanied by increase in visceral fat and total body fat.
Sarcopenia & Our ‘Anti-Aging’ Warriors (Part-2)
The best way to combat sarcopenia is a combination of regular resistance training and abundant supply of essential amino acids. Our Ace weapons are the Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), which are the single-most important factor to stimulate muscle protein anabolism and fight sarcopenia.
Demystifying Fats – Our Metabolic Fat-Burners!! – Part-1
Notorious due to their high caloric value, fats are in fact the most misunderstood nutrients! Little do many realise the complexity in the quality of fats that can make or break your diet and fitness regime!!
Demystifying Fats – Our Metabolic Fat-Burners!! – Part-2
How can fat help lose fat?
The secret lies in the effect that Omega-3 fats have on our body!
Omega-3 fats actually ACTIVATE our body’s metabolism
The Stone-Age Diet Analyzed
The Stone-age diet helps in fat loss by revving up slow metabolism. However, it is an imbalanced diet as it is totally cutting out two important food groups -Cereals and Milk Products.
Soursop – a Wonder Fruit to beat Cancer!
Soursop is not only packed with flavour but will also work as your power dose to fight those nasty free radicals that create a havoc in your body making you susceptible to dreadful diseases like cancer.
AVOCADO: IT’S NOT A VEGETABLE! IT’S NOT JUST A FRUIT. IT’S A “SUPER-FRUIT”!!!
Did you know that avocado is the one and only fruit that contains good fats?
FAD DIETS
We all need to wake up to one fact – Fad diets do not work. They do not produce sustainable weight loss. They do not change our body composition to that ‘sculpted, toned’ body we all yearn for. But scientific balanced diets do. And beautifully fast!
But the common man finds it easier to believe in ‘magic’ than in science!
Gauri Murthy is one of India's leading sports and wellness nutritionists » 
