Belly fat refers to the accumulation of fat around your midsection. It is unappealing, undesirable and could also be a sign of obesity. However, adding the right foods to your diet might help. Here are 5 foods which help burn away belly fat.
Ginger
Ginger root can be an excellent weight loss aid and is in fact found in many weight loss supplements. Ginger root has appetite suppressing qualities, and it has been shown to rev up the metabolism. Fresh ginger, which is said to be the most effective form of ginger, is available all year round in the supermarkets.
Oatmeal
Regularly eating a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast is a great way to start a day off right. Research shows that oats are among the most filling foods, and eating them early in the day can reduce the number of calories consumed throughout the rest of the day.
This is not surprising as oats are an excellent source of protein and fiber that are well known to enhance the feeling of satiety. In addition, oats are an excellent source of B vitamins and zinc.
Apples
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, goes the age old saying. But did you know that apples can also keep excess pounds away? Apples contain pectin, a type of dietary fiber that limits the amount of fat our cells absorb. Pectin is also known to make you feel fuller and for a longer time, so you will eat less during the day. On top of that, apples have a low calorie count compared to many other foods.
Eggs
Egg whites are a favorite of most celebrities & fashion models. They are an excellent source of dietary protein but very low in calories and fat, which makes them an excellent weight loss food.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon has extraordinary properties that can help some people lose weight. If your expanding waistline is linked to insulin resistance, then cinnamon may be the key to a slimmer physique. A mere half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to significantly improve the body’s ability to respond to insulin and to normalize blood sugar l
June 10, 2017





Pregnancy is one of the most important phases of every women’s life. You would have taken very good care to ensure that you get the right food with right nutrients while you were pregnant. You would have taken on a lot of baby weight during your pregnancy. After your child’s delivery, it is time for you to regain your old body and lose the excess baby weight that you’ve gained during pregnancy.
Although, losing weight after pregnancy isn’t easy, it is crucial to lose those kilos before its too late. Once too much weight is accumulated, the route to weight loss becomes more complex.
One of the proven ways of healthy weight loss after pregnancy is to eat a lot of super foods, which are rich in nutrients and minerals.

Here is a list of foods to help Weight Loss post pregnancy:

  • Chia seeds
  • Fish
  • Curd
  • Beans
  • Eggs
  • Chicken
  • Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Dried Nuts
  • Fruits
  • Black Pepper
  • Coconut oil
  • Cruciferous vegetables
  • Leafy Greens
  • Lemons
  • Ginger

Chia Seeds

They have moderate calories and are high in omega 3 fatty acids. Their high fiber diet makes them a great addition to any weight loss diet

Fish

It is an excellent source of lean protein as well as omega 3 fatty acids. They both not only contribute to weight loss but also aid in increasing energy levels.

Curd

Curd is an excellent super foods mainly due to the fact that they are high in calcium, which you will need to keep your bones strong in addition to assisting you in healthy weight loss. Further, protein is a good energy source, which could help you in weight loss. It also promote digestion by providing it with healthy bacteria.

Beans

It is loaded with protein and is a good energy source. This help you lose weight naturally.

Eggs

They’re high in protein, healthy fats, and have the ability to make you feel full with a very low amount of calories.

Chicken

This is one of those super foods on which most health conscious individuals rely heavily for weight loss. It is a very good source of protein, B vitamins, and many amino acids. It helps bring satiety post meals and reduces hunger pangs.

Apple Cider Vinegar

It is one the oldest remedies to help shed those extra kilos. Vinegar has also been shown to regulate blood sugar spikes after meals, which may lead to all sorts of beneficial effects on health in the long term.

Dried Nuts

They are an excellent way to aid your in between snacking needs. They contain balanced amounts of protein, fiber and healthy fats. Just make sure to have just a handful of them everyday, instead of going overboard.

Fruits

Do not completely ditch fruits just because they are high in fructose. They’re also high in fiber, antioxidants and vitamins. If you like fruits, eat them, but avoid overtly sweet fruits like sapota, bananas, mangoes etc. Try having watermelon, apples, papayas.

Black Pepper

Other than being a part of any extremely tasty spice mix, Black pepper is an excellent aid to lose weight.

Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is loaded with MCTs ( Medium chain triglycerides)which boost satiety during meals as compared to other fats, as well as increase the amount of calories burned. You can also replace your regular cooking oil with coconut oil.

Cruciferous Vegetables

Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and brussels sprouts are loaded with Fiber, Vitamins and tend to be incredibly fulfilling. They help you stay full for a longer time and are perfect addition to your weight loss regime.

Leafy Greens

Leafy greens are an excellent source of all round nutrition since they have very high amounts of all sorts of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. This includes calcium, which has been shown to aid fat burning in certain studies.

Lemons

Lemons are not only an excellent weight loss aid but are also good for our overall health. They’re rich in vitamin C as well as many antioxidants. They promote good digestion and help protect the liver. They have diuretic properties, which help the process of detoxification and in turn help promote the burning of fat.

Ginger

It has thermogenic properties, which means it actually raises your body temperature to help you burn more fat.
Try having some above listed foods in your daily diet. Combine yoga and light exercises everyday increase your circulation. Be patient with yourself since weight loss post pregnancy can be difficult. However, if you keep up with your healthier lifestyle, you will soon see the excellent weight loss results.
June 09, 2017



Festivals are loaded with joy and fun. However, they have a tendency of disturbing your diet schedules. Don’t have to worry. Here are few tips to enjoy the festivities without gaining much weight.
Low Fat, Low Sugar Products
Make use of ingredients such as low fat milk, low sugar products, and other dairy products to make sweets and snacks. They help control the excess weight gain.
Natural Nutrients
Festivals are full of fresh fruits and yogurt. Load up your plates to get your daily share of vitamins. This helps detoxify your body while also helping you is losing the extra weight.
Good Breakfast
Women tend to get busier as each day progresses. Take care of festival days especially by including a nutrient-rich heavy breakfast. This keeps you energetic and active all through the day.
Less Oil
Cook your food using limited quantity of oil. When you eat oily foods occasionally, you tend to consume more than what you normally consume. Hence, eat less even when you eat oily foods occasionally. This helps reduce the chances of taking in excess fat into your body.
Drink Water
When it is snack time during festivals, drink a glass of water for sure. A glass of water will make your stomach partially full. Thus, it helps control weight gain better.
Be Conscious
Try to be conscious of what you eat to the best possible extent. This is largely because it is better to decide in advance how much you will consume during a particular period and stick to it. This way you will not only enjoy your festival foods, but will also keep a check on the extra kilos that you could put on if you are not careful
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June 05, 2017








Weight loss goes beyond dieting and working out. Many factors could either aid or hamper weight loss. Here are 5 factors that could affect your weight.
It’s in your genes
Your genes are the answer to all your weight loss woes. Your genes can tell you if you are prone to weight gain or not, and what type of diet and exercise will best suit you.
Lose weight, boost memory
It is seen that people who are on a weight loss program are able to improve on their memory also. The entire procedure of losing weight alters your brain activity since obesity is closely connected to poor memory.
Reach out to peppermint
Peppermint is like a magic wand if you really want to lose weight. Smelling peppermint curbs your hunger and makes you less prone to binge on calorie laden food items.
Bye-bye stress
Stress is a big NO if you want to shrink your waistline. Stress makes you crave for rich foods, especially those with high sugar content. So the foremost thing that you need to do is get yourself rid of stress.
More sleep, less weight
If you are looking out for the cheapest treatment for weight loss then sleep is your answer. With more or adequate amount of sleeping hours, people tend to feel fresh and spontaneously lose weight.


June 04, 2017




Excess weight is one of the biggest nightmares for one and all in the modern world. Extra weight manifests itself largely in and around your waist and hip area. Worried about your bulging belly? You’re not alone. Excess weight is the first indication of high visceral fat percentage. Visceral fat releases harmful chemicals into our body, which makes you highly vulnerable to dangerous health issues such as:
  •  Heart Disease
  •  High Blood Pressure
  •  High Cholesterol
  •  Diabetes
  •  Fatty liver
  •  Arthritis
Just because someone is obese it does not mean they will have all the above listed problems. However, if you have a family history of any of the above mentioned conditions, you are definately at a risk of getting one of those.
Individuals having belly fat are considered to be at a higher risk of having diseases than those having fat around hips or other body parts.

Here’s an insight on the above listed health conditions that are linked to being overweight:

Heart Disease
Extra weight increases your chances of having high blood pressure as well as high cholesterol. Both of those conditions increase possibilities of having heart disease.
However, it can be managed easily by reducing some of weight, even five to 10 percent reduction in weight can improve your conditions.
High Blood Pressure
Being obese causes increased blood pressure because increased weight requires more blood to supply oxygen and nutrients to your body. Being overweight and/or obese can cause high blood pressure in a variety of ways. Also, whenever there is increased weight it takes more pressure to move the blood around the body.
High Cholesterol
In the bodies of obese individuals triglycerides and LDL or bad Cholesterol tends to be high. On the other hand, the good cholesterol or HDL is too low. This is in turn increases your chances of heart diseases.
Diabetes
Most people who have type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese. Individuals who are overweight or have obesity have added pressure on their body’s ability to utilize insulin to properly control blood sugar levels, and are therefore more likely to develop diabetes.
Fatty Liver
As opposed to our earlier knowledge, drinking alcohol is not the only reason for Fatty Liver. In fact, it has become a growing menace with people suffering from metabolic syndrome (pre diabetic) and obesity. Non-alcoholic fatty liver is generally observed in obese people, it is caused by a build-up of fat within liver cells.
Arthritis
Obesity tends to affect the body in various ways, both in how it functions and how it feels. Over a period of time, the strain that extra weight places on the body can result in problems like joint pain and arthritis.
While some people may require medication to keep their health issues under control, most of them can control it with diet, weight loss, correct intake of vitamin supplements and proper stress management.
If you are overweight, begin a gradual weight loss program. As you begin to shed off pounds you will lower chances to getting long term disease. If you are stressed out, set some of your time aside for yoga and meditation. Along with this you need to follow a nutritious diet and supplement it with vitamins & minerals.
June 03, 2017



Apart from making you one happy mommy, pregnancy is also going to make you plumpy! So make sure you lose that pregnancy fat now; before it’s too late.
In this Article i am talk about some simple precautions to "lose your weight after pregnancy."
Plan your diet
Once you decide to start the fitness regime, make sure you plan everything. Ideally you should first check with your doctor and then get on your weight loss routine. Your body needs time to recover from labour and other health changes that happen during the pregnancy.
Exercise is a must
New moms find it very difficult to take out some time for exercise. This is because they are sleep-deprived and the baby occupies most of their time. However, it is important for them to take walks and move around in order to lose weight.
The power of breastfeeding
Study suggests that new moms who breastfeed their children have the ability to lose weight faster than those who don’t. However, this observation depends upon a lot of variables, one of them being the calorie-intake by new moms.
Eat more, weight less
It is very important for new moms to eat meals at regular intervals accompanied by healthy snacks options. Skipping a meal might affect their overall health, and might also slow down their process of losing weight.
Stay hydrated
Drinking water helps you stay hydrated and also flush out unnecessary fats. Keep yourself away from aerated drinks, soda and extra sugary liquids. Increase the amount of fruit and vegetable juices that not only help you lose weight faster, but also provide you with other health benefits.
so i think these simple 5 tips to help to lose weight after pregnancy.
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June 02, 2017







As much as every female loves the prospect of becoming a ‘Mother’ it also brings about concerns on the upcoming body changes. However, once the baby is born your body automatically starts to regain its form after some time.
Be easy on yourself initially. Enjoy your motherhood and take the below mentioned steps to gradually allow your body to get used to its old ways naturally:
1.Get up and start moving
2.Continue to Breastfeed
3.Take Rest
Get up and start moving
New moms are often sleep deprived and find it very difficult to even think about a simple yogasanas let alone fast paced exercises.
A point to be noted is that a woman’s body is not ready for any kind of serious exercise within the first 2-3 months of delivery.
In the meanwhile if it feels comfortable, then you can start walking. Walk a little more distance everyday till a point you feel your body can take it without getting overworked.
Keep on doing this for atleast 3 months after which you be ready for a 15-20 minutes light cardio 3 -4 times week.
Continue to Breastfeed
Those women who breastfeed need eat some extra food since breastfeeding can burn around 600 to 800 calories per day, whether you are exercising or not.
In fact there are some females to tend to shed all their post delivery fat by breastfeeding alone. However, once you stop breatsfeeding you may start gaining pounds, unless you stick to your exercising routine along with healthy, nutritious diet.
Take Rest
In order to let your body heal take sufficient rest. Also, those who get plenty of sleep tend to lose more weight they are not compelled to binge on high-calorie, sugar laden foods for energy.
Here are some important diet changes that you need to make to lose weight fast post delivery:
·          High Protein
·          Healthy Snacks
·          Nutrient dense low GI meals
·          Avoid Junk
·          Manage Stress
·          Try a Belly Wrap
High Protein
Eat a high-protein breakfast. Eating a high-protein breakfast has been shown to reduce cravings and calorie intake throughout the day. Going on a high-protein diet may help you tame your hunger, which could help you lose weight.
You can try it by adding some extra protein to each of your meals
Healthy snacks
The preferred strategy to keep weight in check would be to eat healthy and fibre dense snacks after every 3-4 hours. Try to keep healthy snacks like fruits, nuts (almonds), roasted chana, khakhras, idlis, dhoklas, sprouts, peanuts, wheat and soy biscuits, whole wheat sandwiches, clear soups, etc handy.
Nutrient dense low GI meals
Your meals can comprise of jowar chapattis with soy nuggets or paneer with vegetables and salads or brown rice or wheat breads with sprouts, greens and soup.
Avoid Junk
Stay away from the fat laden and low fiber like pizzas, burgers, pav bhaji, pulav khadi, white bread sandwiches, idlis, dosas, pastries, cakes, chocolates, parathas, theplas, khichdi etc. Avoiding such foods will make you less hungry and will help to keep your stomach full and your tummy flat.
Manage Stress
Cortisol is a hormone that can lead to weight gain. Stress can lead to increase in the amount of cortisol in your blood. This in turn can lead to weight gain, irritability, fatigue etc.
Hence its best to learn to manage stress and help the weight loss process.
Try a Belly Wrap
Post-delivery abdominal wraps have been used around the world for centuries. Some specialists still recommend that newly made mums should wear one to help with posture and to provide abdominal support for the first 6-8 weeks after birth.
Enjoy your motherhood but also start taking care of yourself. Take steady and simple steps and you will soon reach your desired weight. In case you need any help, our experience doctors and nutritionists are just a call away.


June 01, 2017
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