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Bitter gourd is also known as karela in India. A lot of tasty recipes are made from it. It is known for maintaining blood sugar in normal range in diabetes patient. Along with that it has lot of health benefits. What are they? What is right amount of bitter gourd to eat? What side effects, it can cause, if you eat in wrong amount or wrong way? Let’s discuss all of that in today’s article.  Image Source - uploaded by author  Bitter gourd is a vegetable, which is antioxidants and fiber rich. It is very nutritious vegetable containing lot of vitamins and minerals. It helps in maintaining blood sugar in normal range.  Along with that it has lot of other  health benefits. Let’s discuss all of them in detail. Health benefits of bitter gourd – There are lot of health benefits of bitter gourd. They are as follow – Helps in preventing major chronic diseases – That it do through anti-oxidants present in it. Free radicals are formed on catabolism of food. When they keep on col...

Lemon water is very popular in summer, due to its refreshing effect. But, along with that it has lot of health benefits too. But, if you drink it in over quantity, then it has side effects too. What are health benefits of lemon water? What side effects lemon water cause? What is right amount to drink of lemon water? Let’s discuss all of that in today’s article. Image Source - uploaded by author  As, said above, lemon water has lot of health benefits. But, remember to have these health benefits of lemon water, drink it in right amount. If you drink it in wrong amount, then that can cause harm too . Health benefits of lemon water – Boost immunity – Lemon contains good amount of vitamin C. So, do the lemon water, made from lemon. Vitamin C is very essential vitamin, which repairs up and strengthen your immune system. That ultimately, boost immunity power of your immune system. Prevent degenerative diseases – Lemon water contains good amount of B vitamins, for example, vitami...

Strawberry is a nutrient dense fruit, with yummy taste. But, along with that yummy taste, what health benefits starwbeery has? What is right amount to eat of strawberries🍓 ? Who should not eat strawberries? What sidefffects strawberries can cause? What is right way to eat strawbeeries? Let’s disccuss all of that in today’s article. Image Source - uploaded by author  Strawbeeries is very nutrients rich fruit. Due to that it has lot of health benefits. But, to have these health benefits of strawberry, you need to eat them in right amount and right way.  HEALTH BENEFITS of strawberry 🍓  – So, here comes those health benefits of strawberry –  Boost immunity –  Vitamin C is present in good amount in strawberry. This Vitamin C helps in boosting immunity of body. That it do by strengthening immune system of body. Prevents anaemia –   Anaemia is caused due to deficiency of iron in body. Strawbeeries contain iron in good amount. By eating them, you can reple...

Grapes is such a fruit, which is almost loved by everybody, due to its unique taste. But, along with that, what health benefits grapes have? What is right amount to eat them? What harms or sideeffects they cause, if you eat them in excess amount? Let’s discuss all of that in today’s article. Image Source - uploaded by author  Grapes, if eaten in right amount and right way, then it has lot of health benefits. But, if grapes are eaten in excess amount and wrong way, then it causes harms (sideeffects) too. First, we will discuss, what health benefits it has? Here comes, those health benefits- Health benefits of grapes – Grapes contain a lot of health nutrients. Based on that, they have following health benefits – Prevent anaemia  – Grapes contain iron in good amount along with folic acid combination, which helps in preventing iron deficiency anameia. Prevents constipation – through fiber present in it. Fiber present in grapes plays a role of roughage, which helps in easy p...

Influenza is a kind of flu like illness. It mostly affects respiratory tract. It is a kind of contagious respiratory disease, caused by influenza virus, which infects nose, throat and lungs of a person. Image Source - uploaded by author  How influenza spreads? It spreads through droplets, from cough or sneeze of influenza infected patient. When you touch those surfaces, where these droplets of influenza infected patient are present, and then touch your mouth, nose and eyes, you also get infected.  When do influenza infected person, most infectious?   That means, at what stage of influenza, patient’s droplet are most infectious ? Patient is most infectious (contagious) during the first 3 days of illness.  If a patient is presently not showing symptoms of influenza , but infected with influenza virus, still that patient can infect another healthy person. That means,  influenza virus infected asymptomatic patient, can infect another healthy person.  It is...

Banana is very delicious fruit. What are health benefits of eating banana? What is right amount to eat banana? Which is right type of banana to eat? What are harms of eating banana in excess amount? Let’s discuss all of these in detail in today’s article. Image Source - uploaded by author  Banana, if eaten in right way and right amount, then it has lot of health benefits. But, if banana is eaten in wrong way and wrong amount, then it causes harms. Health benefits of eating banana – Banana, has following health benefits, if eaten in right amount and right way – Helps in formation and strengthening of bones – That it do by supplying good amount of calcium, phosphorus and potassium. All these three minerals, play a vital role in formation of healthy and strong bones. Prevent muscle cramps – That it do by supplying good amount of magnesium. Leg cramps occur due to, lack of magnesium in our body. Banana supplies magnesium in good amount. Prevent neural tube defe...

Constipation is most common these days. What is called constipation? What are its symptoms? What are its causes? Can this problem be cured or not? What are its treatment options? How to prevent it? Let's discuss all of that in detail in today's article.   Image Source - uploaded by author  Constipation is diseased condition, in which a person has passed dry, hard, lumpy stool for less than three times a week. But, this is not the only symptom, on basis of which constipation can be said to be present. Alongwith that few other symptoms need to be present with this main symptom. What are those other symptoms?  Symptoms of constipation -  Those other symptoms of are -  Patient has passed dry, hard, lumpy stool for less than three times in a week. Patient has to strain a lot to pass stool.  Pain while passing stool.  Pain in abdomen or gas in abdomen. Causes of constipation - Lack of fiber rich foods in diet.  Not doing exercise in daily ro...