Vegetables have low caloric value and high nutritional value including vitamins and minerals. Besides, they have high fiber content and are low in carbs. This makes them perfect for low-carb diets. The best vegetables to include in the low-carb diet are bell peppers, broccoli, asparagus, mushrooms, zucchini, spinach, avocados, cauliflower, green beans, lettuce, garlic, kale, cucumbers, brussels sprouts, celery, tomatoes, radish, onions, eggplant, cabbage, and artichokes.

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Whether the fats are good or bad for your health also depends on how you like to have it. For example, sweets, desserts, and other processed foods are all unhealthy sources of fats while eggs, avocados, and dairy products are healthy sources of fats. Besides, ratios, quality and type of fat all make a difference here. Fats should always be consumed from natural sources. Butter, processed meat, olive oil, ghee, yoghurt, red meat, eggs, milk etc should be consumed on a regular basis for healthy fats.

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Ashwagandha is a great medicinal herb. It is known as an adaptogen which helps to manage stress. It has effects on insulin sensitivity and secretion which helps to reduce the blood sugar. It improves the fertility in men. Several studies have shown that ashwagandha reduces body fat, increases muscle mass and strength. It reduces cholesterol and decreases the risk of heart disease. Ashwagandha supplements have been known to improve memory, brain functions and ability to perform certain tasks. Reference ​ ​ ​   ..

If you just knew there is a great amount of wellness and enjoyment attached to dancing, wouldn’t you take it? Of course you would! Turns out depending on the type of moves you do, you can give a great deal of exercise to your heart, lungs and muscles in the body. Dancing has also known to be stress booster and with the touch of right music, you feel motivated and energetic. It helps greatly on an emotional level. Dancing also provides flexibility and balance to your body. Besides, consuming healthy juice after dancing adds greatly to the health and wellness.

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It might come as a surprise to a lot of us but it turns out that all those supermodels who were addicted to smoking were actually onto something. A research has found that self-administration of nicotine is able to suppress body weight gain irrespective of your diet. Results of the study reveal that if the nicotine dose was reduced from a high self-administered dose to a significantly low dose, it would lead to substantial weight gain.

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Exercise is not just for weight loss, it has powerful benefits for your brain and body. Weight lose ideally means losing the fat while gaining or maintaining the muscles. Which means, it is possible to lose fats without losing much weight. How exercise drives appetite and consumption is subjective from individual to individual. Some people might even start consuming more after exercising which prevents weight loss. People who have lost weight through exercising need to stick to their exercising schedule for a long time otherwise they might gain double.

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Marriage does not stop you from staying fit. You can adopt a healthy lifestyle even after tying the knot. For that, the first thing you must do is stop wearing clothes according to your size and weight for any occasion. Plan some outdoor activities with your partner like long walks and have a healthy sex life. Physical activeness is a must so keep yourself indulged in the household chores. Choose nutritional, low-calorie meals and always stock your kitchen with healthier foods.

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Here is an exciting news for all the red wine lovers, a new study by some researchers have found that there is a compound called resveratrol in the red wine which helps to counter the negative effects of high sugar/high-fat diets. This compound which is naturally present in raspberries, mulberries, grape skins, blueberries and consequently in red wine has various health benefits to offer.

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Food which is produced using natural substances while farming called organic. Organic foods do not contain artificial chemicals. Antibiotics, hormones or GMOs. Organic crops have higher nutritional value and organic dairy products have a higher content of Omega-3s. The level of toxins from the regular foods is generally below safety limits but organic foods can still help you reduce it. However, you must know that organic food which is processes can have lower nutritional value and high in fats, calories, and sugar. Organic junk food is still a junk food.

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Cravings for food increases when you avoid eating food and we all know they lead us in an unhealthy manner. You may then overeat whenever you sit to eat. Your blood sugar level gets affected with untimely meals and you may even faint when your body lacks resources to help you function normally. Your energy levels may decrease, you will lose focus on work as you might constantly think about food and your productivity gets affected. Your body tends to store excess fat it enters starvation mode. Hence, it is not advisable to stay hungry.

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