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GUT FEELING: HEALING ULCERATIVE COLITIS WITH NUTRITION

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  Ulcerative colitis is an auto-immune disease that causes chronic inflammation in the inner lining of the colon (large intestine) and rectum.   The exact cause of ulcerative colitis is unknown, but it is believed to be a combination of genetic, environmental, and immune factors. It is characterized by painful ulcers or sores that develop in the intestinal lining and can cause a range of symptoms, including diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue, and rectal bleeding.   The disease can be debilitating and can significantly impact one’s quality of life.   The symptoms of ulcerative colitis can occur in waves or flares that can last for weeks or even months. These flares can be triggered by a variety of factors including stress, lack of sleep, certain medications, and changes in diet.   According to recent studies, some dietary changes may help manage symptoms and enhance overall gut health. Here, we look at a few instances where nutrition can be used to red...

World Parkinson’s day

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  Parkinson’s disease (PD)   is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease. PD is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta, leading to a range of motor and non-motor symptoms. The pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease is complex and multifactorial. The disease is caused by the progressive loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. The exact cause of this neuronal loss is not fully understood, but it is thought to be a combination of genetic and environmental factors. There are several genetic factors that have been identified as playing a role in the development of Parkinson’s disease. Mutations in genes such as SNCA, LRRK2, Parkin, PINK1, and DJ-1 have been linked to familial cases of PD. These genes are involved in the regulation of cellular processes such as protein degradati...

FOOD ALLERGY VS FOOD SENSITIVITY

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  Food allergy and Food Sensitivity are the two things that are always confusing. In some things, they are both the same terms but in actual they both are different. Your body may react to certain types of food it could be either an upset stomach or more serious symptoms like a rash or hives development. Food allergies and food sensitivity are often misconstrued as the same thing, but in actuality, they’re very different. Millions of people have an allergy of some kind and their nutrition and diet plans have attributed to these medical conditions. A food allergy occurs when your body identifies a protein or an ingredient in foods you consume as a foreign body and reacts by producing antibodies to fight it. When you have a food allergy, the immune system gets involved even the smallest trace of the food substance can trigger a reaction .  Food allergies can be seen in hundreds of foods, and their symptoms can range from mild to life-threatening. Food sensitivity or intolerance ...

IS NUTRITION A LIFELONG HEALTH INVESTMENT AND MEDICINE A NECESSITY?

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  Globally, the rate of diseases and illnesses is on the rise, and simultaneously so is the medical expenditure due to millions of people going for treatment daily in hospitals, and spending thousands to millions of dollars to improve or manage their health and also to determine underlying health conditions through tests and diagnosis. Medical expenditures are the costs and fees paid to health care facilities to prevent or treat an injury, illness, or disease. The global health expenditure is rising so fast, in both low and middle-income countries globally. Currently, expenses spent on health have grown up to an overwhelming 6%, in low-income countries and over 3.5% in higher-income earning countries. A 6% figure may sound minimum, but this amasses trillions of dollars. Billions of people struggling with numerous health issues like heart diseases, cancer and other medical conditions constantly have to go to health care facilities to treat and manage these problems. Medicine has bee...

DIETING MYTH VS REALITY

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  What do you think dieting actually is? Is it eating less or starving? The answer is no. Dieting is not about this at all. If you’ve decided to go on a weight loss journey, you’ve probably heard from different people that dieting is very important but what is actually dieting let us know here. Your body functions according to your life habits, including what food or little snack you take daily. All the fast foods and whatever we eat added to our weight and soon we gain more weight and become obese. When obesity is there all the time people will suggest that do dieting and eating less. But here is the myth buster. Dieting is not about eating less. Many people around you think that to eat less and then we will be able to lose weight. But the truth is eating less is not the right thing. Eating a balanced meal is actually the right way to do dieting. When you do starve your body is actually in a calorie deficit which means that when you eat foods that are lesser in calories. When this...