What’s Your Heart Age? Your heart may be older than you are! Here’s how you can find out! As part of the Framingham Heart Study, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Boston University have come up with a calculator that uses your actual age, systolic blood pressure, body-mass index (BMI), and other factors to […]
Encouraging News about Americans’ Triglyceride Levels – According to a new federal study, the number of people with high triglyceride levels dropped considerably in the past ten years. Triglycerides are a type of fat (lipid) in your blood, and high levels can put your heart health at risk, and may also cause type 2 diabetes […]
Campaigns Challenge Myth That Women Don’t Get Heart Disease – Many women still view heart disease as a men’s problem, but years of campaigning are getting the word out that it’s the number one killer of women. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, causing more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. […]
Your waist size can tell you a lot about your health. Check out this video to learn exactly why your waist size is such an important fitness measurement. Expert: Elevate Fitness Circle Transcript When it comes to measuring fitness, one of the most important measurements is your waist size. It can tell you MUCH more […]
Consequences Of High Blood Pressure – Kidney damage, stroke and heart disease are some of the consequences of high blood pressure. But they can often be prevented. Find out more in this video. Expert: Brian P. Kessler, M.D. Private Orthopedic Practice Transcript Among people who have high blood pressure, thirty percent don’t even know about it! […]
Stress and Your Diet – What you eat affects everything from your waistline to heart health to even your stress levels. Check out this video to learn the connection between stress and your diet. Expert: Matthew Erdelyi, Ph.D. Brooklyn College CUNY Transcript Making dietary changes can help keep stress levels low. Reducing consumption of stimulants like […]
Avocados – Yum, avocados! Although they contain fat, it’s all healthy fat! Watch this to learn about all the fun ways you can eat this fruit. Transcript There are so many reasons to eat avocados! Besides being delicious, they are rich in vitamins, minerals and protein. Combine them with the carotenoids found in carrots, dark leafy […]
Learn vegetarian cooking, the easy way. Here’s a wonderful collection of vegetarian and vegan recipes to help you make delicious, healthy meals, fast. These recipes are tasty and healthy, yet
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Use these sample menus to make your vegetarian meal-planning a little easier. Traditional Indian vegetarian meals are delicious and nutritious and usually consist of roti (Indian flatbread) and/or rice with an array of vegetable curries, lentils soups, raitas/salads. These are served with a variety of condiments such as pickles, chutneys, and pappadums and other […]
You can find these ingredients for Indian cooking in any Indian grocery store. If you have trouble finding any of these in your area, try the spice shop. You can also order these from an online grocery store. Spices and Herbs English Hindi Telugu Tamil Kannada Aniseed/Fennel Saunf Sopu/Pedda Jeelakarra Sombu Saunf Asafoetida Hing Inguva […]
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