3 Day Wellness Program
There is no perfect way to live or eat. The only perfect lifestyle is the one that suits you and your health. However if you have been struggling to kickstart a healthy lifestyle or confused about where to begin with or feel like you need a change from your already healthy lifestyle, here’s what...
Probiotics are a Must if You are on Antibiotics
Your gut requires both good and bad bacteria. But what's more important is the ratio. You need a ratio of more of the good bacteria and less of the bad bacteria. Antibiotics can wipe out your entire gut bacteria or your micro biome and that in turn impacts your immunity. 75 to 80 percent...
How hormone Somatostatin makes you put on Weight
Somatostatin, which is a growth hormone affects several areas of the body by hindering the secretion of other hormones. Weight loss is not just about diet and exercise it's about hormonal balance and imbalance. When you have an imbalance of hormones in your body you create an environment which helps your body to lose weight...
Understanding & Healing Diabetes – The Global Killer
Luke Coutinho2018-09-24T12:53:23+05:30Diabetes is a disease that plagues millions of people around the world and not just adults anymore. Teenagers, middle aged people, the elderly and even children. I want to explain how exactly diabetes works, how we can reverse it, how we can prevent it, how we can improve our condition. What comes along with...
Precautions while taking Antibiotics
I see patients every single day and almost 90-95% of them are taking antibiotics the wrong way. I’m not against antibiotics. Sometimes they can save you from a life-threatening disease and in most cases it can add to the quality of our life, but only when it's not used the wrong way. (more…)
Pre and Post Workout Snacking
A lot of people today just jump into workouts munching on a banana because of lack of time. This may not be good for your body or your health goal. We need really good energy in our bodies if we want to have a productive work out. If we have the right amount of...
An Important Trace mineral: Magnesium
We all know that there are 3 macro nutrients; carbohydrates, proteins and fat. But there are also micronutrients which consist of several trace minerals that the body requires in minute amounts. Deficiency of any such trace mineral can lead to innumerable health problems. Lets learn about one such trace mineral, what health issues ...
Fermented Foods
There are a lot of myths around fermented foods like dosas, idlis, dhoklas on whether they are good or bad for you. A lot of people complain of bloating and flatulence, indigestion and acidity post eating fermented foods. I know south Indians whose staple diet used to be fermented foods or comprised mainly of ...
Health Benefits of Ancient Ayurveda Medicine Oil Pulling
Luke Coutinho2018-09-24T12:53:24+05:30Oil Pulling is an age old Indian practice which originates from Ayurveda and which is about 3,000 years old. The process involves using a tablespoon of a good quality cold pressed or wet coconut oil. Many people also use sesame oil or olive oil. You put this oil on your mouth first thing in the morning before...
How to Beat Smoking ill Effects
Luke Coutinho2024-08-29T18:56:48+05:30It's easy for us to keep telling people to stop smoking, which is the right thing to do because we all know smoking leads to a number of diseases. Ailments are caused by free radicals in the human body. It is said that one puff of a cigarette contains up to a million different...
Inflammation is the Cause of Many Diseases
Inflammation is the body's natural response to injury, viruses, pathogens, bacteria’s. We need inflammation to kick protectors into doing their job and then switch off. The problem with inflammation is when it doesn't switch off and when it becomes chronic. (more…)
Power in Simple Carrot Juice
Luke Coutinho2018-09-24T12:53:25+05:30Carrot is one of the most nutritious vegetable available on this planet. We use carrot or carrot juice in the treatment of almost every disease ranging from cancer to even obesity. Carrots are rich in vitamin A and beta-carotene. It is one of the simplest juices to make. (more…)
Stop Thinking and Start Living
Luke Coutinho2018-09-24T12:53:25+05:30As human beings we are thinking all the time. From the time we wake up to the time we sleep. And that's a good thing because as a human being if we were unable to think our life wouldn't be that significant. Just like breathing, thinking is also an unconscious action which is constantly happening...
The Art Of Drinking Water
There’s art of eating and there’s also the art of drinking water. Human bodies are built up of 70 to 80 billion cells and 75 to 80 percent of these cells live are made up of water. They require water for metabolic activity, for a strong immunity, for weight loss, for cellular function. And...
Hormonal Imbalance and How to Balance Them Naturally
Almost every disease and every medical condition including weight gain or weight loss and a whole number of other complications and ailments in the human body has a connection with hormones.Hormonal balance is the right way to maintain health in the body and an imbalance of the same creates (more…)
7 Things To Know About Managing Chemotherapy Hair Loss
Luke Coutinho2024-08-29T18:54:57+05:30Hair loss during chemotherapy and radiation can be depressing and upsetting especially for women. But if we handle it the right way there is a possibility that your hair will grow back for sure and in a way better than your previous hair growth. (more…)
The Big Protein Myth
Luke Coutinho2018-09-24T12:53:27+05:30Protein as a subject as been discussed over the last ten years and its become a billion dollar industry. There are so many myths around protein. Its not only prevents us from reaching our health goals but it also causes more disease and health related problems. Today I want to discuss about this protein....
Don’t Feed Your Kids THIS!
At this very moment tens and thousands of studies around obesity and weight loss happen in labs across the world searching for that one weight loss pill or that one treatment or that one product that one food that can help millions of people all over the world loses weight, the most sought-after goal...