10 foods rich in antioxidants you need to have in your diet HealthifyMe Blog HealthifyMe Blog – The definitive guide to weightloss, fitness and living a healthier life. Antioxidants are compounds that are found in one’s body as well as in many fruits and vegetables. Their chief functions include protecting our body’s cells from free …
Spinach Benefits and Recipes: Why and what you need to be eating! HealthifyMe Blog HealthifyMe Blog – The definitive guide to weightloss, fitness and living a healthier life. Spinach is a leafy green vegetable that can significantly reduce oxidative stress. Known as palak in India, it can also fight cancer growth, regulate blood pressure levels …
Jaggery: 15 Health Benefits that you should know about! HealthifyMe Blog HealthifyMe Blog – The definitive guide to weightloss, fitness and living a healthier life. Elders often end their meals with Jaggery. One might assume that its sweet, heavenly taste is what makes it popular. However, this naturally sweetening food has enormous health benefits. Made …
Vitamin C rich foods and their 15 proven benefits! HealthifyMe Blog HealthifyMe Blog – The definitive guide to weightloss, fitness and living a healthier life. Vitamin C, also known as ‘Ascorbic Acid’ is a water-soluble vitamin and a highly powerful antioxidant. It protects one’s body from free radicals which play an important role in the …
12 Proven Avocado Benefits and Healthy Recipes HealthifyMe Blog HealthifyMe Blog – The definitive guide to weightloss, fitness and living a healthier life. Avocados are grown primarily in equatorial, tropical and subtropical areas. The most sought out variety of the avocado fruit is the creamy Hass Avocado. Evidence dating back to 10,000 B.C. suggests that …
The rigorous and disciplined practice of Ashtanga yoga was first developed in Mysore, India and introduced to the west in the 1970’s by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. The practice consists of six series of Ashtanga yoga poses: Primary: known as yoga chikitsa, or yoga therapy, this series of Ashtanga yoga poses centers around forward bends. …
While the passive nature and slow pace of yin yoga might seem like beginner territory, the practice provides many opportunities to challenge even an advanced yogi. The long holds of yin yoga poses require stamina, endurance, and mental focus, while some of the poses themselves open the body to new limits. Below are several advanced …
More and more, conversation around optimal diets pushes toward a vegetarian or vegan approach. There are some powerful benefits associated with eating more plants, so the trend is largely a beneficial one. However – does this mean that we have to eat plant-based, or else? Some resources out there are alarmist, using dramatic over-interpretations of …
When “the falling leaves drift by the window, the autumn leaves of red and gold,” many begin incorporating a fall-winter fitness plan. But now that it’s late January, “walking in a winter wonderland” may not be so easy, especially if you are among the estimated 14 percent of the population that suffers with Seasonal Affective Disorder …
Play Video It’s football season and we all love to gather with friends and family to watch the big game. With that comes the unhealthy snacks. Everyone loves their Buffalo chicken wings, their nachos, and of course their pizza!!! After eating all of that heavy food I just want to take a big ‘ole nap! …