Health is Wealth

Being depressed can make us inactive. But there are  lot of ways to keep ourselves active and overcome depression. Changing our lifestyle, physical activity and also the way of thinking helps us to come out of depression Here I have shared with you 6 simple steps that may help you to keep yourself active and stress free and also to overcome depression Also view: simple 5 healthy habits to be followed Positive thinking: Get up early morning and visualize in your mind how you want your life to be. Imagine the way of life you want. Think and imagine everything is good in your life. You are healthy and happy. Be thankful that you are healthy. Plan your day. List out the work you are going to do on that day. This habit will make you to do the work even though you feel lazy to do it. Later it becomes a habit and you will find it easier to do it every day. Exercise Regularly: After visualization, go for a walk. Slowly increase your walking time. Don’t go for 30 min...

We have heard experts saying that making small and healthy changes in everyday life will bring great changes in our health and quality of our life.         Lot of us believes that we have to change everything. But setting small goals and making small changes is the secret of achieving big goals in our life. We become healthier both physically and mentally. Here I have suggested 5 healthy habits to be followed that help you to lead a healthy and happy life. ·         Have a good night sleep ·         Drink jeera water early morning ·         Exercise Regularly ·         Eat healthy ·         Relax in the evening Have a good night sleep. Getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep keeps us energetic and active on the next day. Going to bed late at night and not having en...

What are anti-oxidants? Anti-oxidants are substances that protect our cells from cell damage. It neutralizes the free radicals . These free radicals destroy the body cells and cause cell damage. How is cell damaged? Cell damage is caused by oxidative stress that releases free radicals in the body. These free radicals  are unpaired electrons which scavenge the body cells to get an electron to become a pair. How do Anti-oxidants protect our body?     Anti-oxidants stabilize the free radicals by donating electrons to the free radicals and making it stable and thus it protects the cell from damage and reduces the risk of diseases. Where do we get Anti-oxidants? Our body produces some Anti-oxidants known as endogenous anti- oxidants. Also it is available in all fruits and vegetables, dairy products and egg. Anti-oxidants obtained from plants are called phytonutrients. Examples of plant based anti-oxidants are vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, polyphenols, ly...

What are free radicals? Free radicals are unpaired electrons in the body. Electrons always like to be in pair. So they scavenge the body to get an electron to become a pair. This hunt for electrons by the free radicals damages the cells, DNA and proteins in the body. How are free radicals produced? Free radicals are produced by oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is the splitting up of oxygen molecule into single atom with unpaired electrons called free radicals. When does oxidative stress occur? Oxidative stress occur during normal metabolic activities in human body and also from external exposures like smoking, alcohol consumption, air pollutants, exposure to X rays and UV rays and chemical drugs. How to stabilize free radicals? Free radicals can be stabilized by taking antioxidant rich food. These anti-oxidants donate one electron to the unpaired electron thus making it stable. There by reducing the oxidative stress.   Also view:  How to co...