food affects mood
by Lavleen Kaur
If you think about it, our brain works day and night, even when we are sleeping! It’s like an engine which requires continuous fuel in order to function properly. This fuel is nothing but food that you consume. For a car, it's not important how much petrol or diesel you put in it, but rather what you put. If you put diesel in a petrol car, you will end up spoiling the entire car system. Similarly, it's important to focus on what you eat. Because not only does it ensure proper functioning of your bodies, but it is also responsible for affecting your mood. Did you know? Our brain is about 2% of our total body weight. Studies show that if we extract all the water from our brain now,…...
Butter vs Ghee by dietitian Lavleen Kaur
by Lavleen Kaur
Are you also a fan of the incredibly smooth melty golden goodness of butter which has some magical power, making our body crave more and more? As a part of a Punjabi household, we have spent most of our childhood with makkhan and ghee, whether it is on parathas or rotis. Not only does it make our food more delicious, but it also provides rich nutrients. While some people fear oils and fats found in butter thinking it increases cholesterol and fats, others love the divine taste of it. We fear eating butter or ghee, but unknowingly consume biscuits and bakery items which are even more processed and contain harmful oils than butter. However, recently butter has been a hot topic of controversy - whether butter is really good for…...