The King Of Fruits: To Eat or Not to Eat?
With mango season around, it becomes hard to resist a slice. We recommend a low carb lifestyle and if you still are largely on a carbohydrate dominant diet, then let’s understand the pros and cons of doing so! Mango maybe high on the micronutrient quotient eg., fibre, betacarotene, vitamin C, iron to name a few. […]
Managing diabetes during Ramadan
1. Risk quantification: Ideally, all patients should attend a pre-Ramadan assessment (6–8 weeks prior) with their doctor. Patients who fall in the ‘very high’ and ‘high’ risk categories should not fast. 2. Glucose monitoring: Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is an essential component of diabetes care, this allows patients to better identify and prevent episodes […]
Staying Fit During Ramadan
Fasting during Ramzan and trying to adhere to your fitness regime can be challenging. The first few days will be marked by changes in sleep patterns that affect hunger/satiety and circardian rhythm. Follow these tips to stay on track:From Iftar to Suhoor Stay strong! Shweta Bhatia, Registered Dieteitan, Mind Your Fitness!
Lifestyle and Immunity
Immunity refers to the body’s innate ability to protect itself from foreign particles. These essentially include allergens, virus and bacteria. When the immune system encounters a foreign particle it produces antibodies that fight the particle. Antibodies linger in the system for variable durations and protect the body from being re infected. Eg, in the case […]
Treatment of knee pain.
Treatment of Knee Pain Treating knee pain consists of two main components: Flexibility: Flexibility is the ability of muscles to lengthen sufficiently. It involves stretching the large muscle groups called the Hamstring and Quadriceps which control the knee joint. Stretches of lower limb muscles is a must. Strength: Strength is the ability of muscles and […]
Slipped Disc : Is it okay to lift weights?
What is PIVD? -It is known as the prolapse of the intervertebral disc and is commonly known as “slipped disc” or “herniated disc”. Discs are cushion-like structures between the vertebrae of the spine which help in shock absorption, in absorbing the shear forces placed on the spine in antigravity movements like standing, sitting, walking or […]
Lower Limb Length Discrepancy and Associated Musculoskeletal Problems
What is Limb Length Discrepancy? A visible notable difference in the length of the lower or upper limbs is called Limb length discrepancy (LLD). Within the physiological limits, a very minor difference in limb lengths does not affect lifestyle but difference more than the physiological limit can affect gait, posture and cause associated musculoskeletal anomalies. […]
Understanding Diabetes – On World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day (WDD) was created in 1991 by International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes. It is marked every year on 14 November, the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin. Objective- The WDD 2019 has three main focus areas: […]
Physiology of Endurance Training Part 1: Energy Systems
Understanding how our bodies work will be quite helpful in our pursuit to optimise Endurance performance. A person training for competing in endurance-based events requires a significant amount of energy. In this part, we will learn about energy and the various pathways through which our body derives it from. What is Energy? To begin, Energy […]
Physiology Of Endurance Training Part 1 : Cardiopulmonary System
In our earlier blog we have seen that endurance based activities primarily depend on Oxidative Phosphorylation (Oxygen) energy system, hence it is beneficial for an athlete or coach to understand the fundamentals of cardiopulmonary system, which is responsible for transporting oxygen throughout the body. The word cardiopulmonary stands for heart and lungs and the mechanism […]