Carrots To Spinach; 5 Vitamin A-Rich Foods To Include In Your Regular Diet Plan

VITAMIN A is a fat-soluble vitamin, which plays an integral role in maintaining normal vision, body growth, immune system, and reproductive health. Our body needs adequate amounts of essential vitamins to help in proper body functioning and maintaining good health. Adequate amounts of vitamin A in your diet can help prevent symptoms of deficiency, including hair loss, dry eyes, skin problems, night blindness and increased susceptibility to infections.

Benefits Of Vitamin A

Vitamin A is essential for many processes in your body, including maintaining healthy vision, ensuring the normal function of your organs and immune system, and aiding the proper development of babies in the womb, states Healthline. It protects your eyes from night blindness and age-related decline, lowers the risk of certain cancers, supports a healthy immune system, reduces the risk of acne, supports bone health and promotes healthy growth and reproduction.

How Much Vitamin A Is Adequate?

According

Read the rest

Does your diet have enough healthy fat? Here’s how to make sure

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Fat and food: When we hear those words together, we typically think bad things.

However, Sentara Healthcare Registered Dietitian Ashley Moody says eating fat can be good for us.

“When we think about good fats, we often think about monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids,” said Ashley. “All you need to know is that these are fatty acids. When we ingest them, when we eat them, they’re so essential! We need them, that’s why they’re called ‘essential fatty acids.'”

To show our options and see how easy it is to add healthy fats into our routine, Ashley and I worked on making a good, fat-friendly salad. We started off with some spinach and included the basics: carrots, broccoli and tomatoes.

Then, we added the good fat ingredients. Ashley gave me kudos for selecting unsalted almonds.

“You’ve made the healthiest choice,” she said.

Ashley said another

Read the rest

Meals on Me: Dubai’s best lunch and dinner meal plan

Are you tired of spending hours meal prepping and cooking every week? Look no further than Meals on Me, Dubai’s best lunch and dinner meal plan service. In today’s busy world, people often struggle to maintain a healthy and balanced diet. With work schedules, household responsibilities, and social commitments, finding the time and energy to plan and prepare nutritious meals can be challenging. That’s where Meals on Me comes in — a meal plan service in Dubai that offers convenient and healthy lunch and dinner options.

Meals on Me provides a meal plan that caters to individuals’ diverse preferences and requirements. Customers can choose from a variety of options, including International, Wholesome, Keto, Arabian, Indian and Vegetarian/Vegan.

Not only are their meals delicious and convenient but they are also designed with your health in mind. All the meal plans provide balanced and nutritious options that will fuel your body and

Read the rest

Effective meal planning in the age of healthy eating

By IANSlife

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS): Healthy eating has evolved from being a compromise to a lifestyle that many people strive to achieve. With an abundance of food options available, it’s important to approach meal planning with a strategy that aligns with your health goals. Whether you’re looking to lose weight, manage a medical condition, or simply try out a new diet, effective meal planning is crucial. Mahek Mody, Co-founder and CEO of Up shares three steps to help you get started:

Find Your Health Goal

The first step to effective meal planning is to identify your health goal. This could be based on your weight, medical check-up reports, or a personal decision to try out a new diet. It’s important to consult a professional to help you set this up, as they can guide you towards a realistic and sustainable goal. Once you have identified

Read the rest

Flagler County Health Department observes National Women’s Health Week | Observer Local News

The Florida Department of Health-Flagler observed National Women’s Health Week, May 14-25, with a panel discussion on the Flagler Health Matters radio show, which aired May 20 on WNZF 94.9 FM.

A recording of the show is available at flaglerbroadcasting.com/podcasts.

The panel included Jeannette Simmons of Flagler Cares, Carmel Frawley, a nurse practitioner with the health department and the department’s Mary Kauffman, who spoke about the department’s Women, Infants and Children program.

Jaffy Lee, the DOH-Flagler’s public information officer and preparedness planner and the host of Flagler Health Matters, said women are often caught in the demands of work and family and forego a healthy lifestyle.

The health department team said women should get active, get a regular checkup, eat a healthy diet, prioritize mental health and make daily decisions that make yourself a priority and influence overall health.

“Women’s Health Care Month (in May) is about raising awareness

Read the rest

Try these tips for effective meal planning in the age of healthy eating

Healthy eating has evolved from being a compromise to a lifestyle that many people strive to achieve. With an abundance of food options available, it’s important to approach meal planning with a strategy that aligns with your health goals. Whether you’re looking to lose weight, manage a medical condition, or simply try out a new diet, effective meal planning is crucial. Mahek Mody, Co-founder and CEO of Up shares three steps to help you get started:

Also read: Here’s what you should keep in mind before consuming sodium-rich food

Find Your Health Goal

The first step to effective meal planning is to identify your health goal. This could be based on your weight, medical check-up reports, or a personal decision to try out a new diet. It’s important to consult a professional to help you set this up, as they can guide you towards a realistic and sustainable goal. Once

Read the rest