Want to lose fats, improve your digestive health, better your cholesterol numbers, and decrease the risk of certain types of cancer? If yes, then start following a fiber diet. In today’s world, the consumption of rich fiber diet helps in keeping one healthy.

These dietary fibers or roughages are the indigestible portion of vegetable-based food of our diet. Although the fibers do not contribute to any energy or nutrients, however, they form an important part of the human intake. Lack of dietary fibers can lead to serious health implications like constipation, diverticulitis, colon cancer etc. 

A diet rich in fibers provides several benefits such as:

• Keeping blood sugar levels in check by reducing the release of glucose into the blood stream. 
• Reducing plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels 
• Giving a filling feel by providing water holding capacity

The benefits of fibers is also supported by the 2014 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study which supports the fact that people with a higher fiber intake enjoy a longer lifespan as compared to those with a lower intake. Further, the high-fiber diet also helps in reaching one’s fitness goals.

High Fiber diet works in a two-way mechanism; Firstly, it reduces hunger, thereby helping in preventing from overeating. Secondly, it helps in improving the blood sugar control. This goes a long way in reducing fat storage.

For those interested in leading a healthy life, here are the top 5 fiber foods:

1 Lentils: fiber count-15 grams per 1/4 cup

If you want to enhance your protein level, make lentils a regular part of your diet. They have the third-highest level of protein. However, the red (or pink) lentils contain a lower concentration of fiber than green lentils.

2 Kidney beans: fiber count: 14 grams per 1 cup

If you want to save money while enjoying the benefit of high fiber diet, then kidney beans is the right choice for you. They are inexpensive, convenient, overloaded with fiber and other vital nutrients, and are extremely versatile in the kitchen.

3 Split peas: fiber count: 13 grams per 1/4-cup

Known for possessing plenty of plant protein and folate, which helps in the fight against hypertension, Split peas is a blessing for those fighting odds with the said disease.

4 Chickpeas: fiber count: 11 grams per 1 cup

The other name for Chickpeas is garbanzo beans, which have high amounts of fiber, plant protein, iron, and vitamin B6, the latter of which is necessary for a healthy nervous system. So those battling with nervous disorders should include chickpeas in their diet.

5 Black beans: fiber count: 8.5 grams per 1/2 cup

Black beans are good for your heart. So if you are weathering the odds of heart diseases, black beans is a must for you. 

It won’t be wrong to say that she has made her life more like a robot… waking up in the morning, getting kids ready for school, serving breakfast, rushing to office, meeting deadlines, commuting back to home, finishing household chores and what not! There seems to be a no end to her daily schedule.  However, in the hustle bustle, she forgets that her machine (that is our body) also requires energy and for this energy, she needs to supply it with healthy food.

A balanced and well nutritious diet is synonym to good health. Due to her busy schedule, many women, these days, frequently suffer from health problems. This is because they are not regular with their diet.

In general, women should be more careful about their diet than men. Especially, during their menopause stage, they should be far more conscious. For women who want to maintain healthy lives, here comes quick tips:

• Have more green vegetables. Add high fiber food such as legumes, beans etc to your diet. 
• Lack of Calcium leads to osteoporosis in women. So add foods like broccoli, beans, and sprouts in your diet. 
• As females lose iron content during her menstruation cycle, you should boost your food intake with spinach, almonds, red meat (limited) etc. 
• Limit the consumption of caffeine and alcohol as this results in loss of calcium. 
• Eat at frequent intervals, at least every two to three hours. Too long gaps between the meals make you feel tired 
• Completely stop junk food 
• Choose low fat dairy products
• Include healthy fats which make you feel great. Healthy fats are must for healthy brain function 

So you are all excited about becoming parents and cannot get enough of your toddlers pink feet, tiny nose and the eyes that stay shut for a greater part of the day. You are happy and ready to take on the new role as parents, but are you aware about what makes a happy baby? Read on to know:

A baby craves for different things at different levels of growth, just as we have different aspirations at different ages. At the age of 5 we wanted to be an astronaut, but as we grew older and realized life is not easy, we were happy with the prospects of a banking job. Similarly, right from birth to infanthood, things that make babies happy, keep changing

When a baby is just born and does nothing other than feed, the only thing it needs is the comforting touch of a parent. The contact of the baby’s skin with the mother’s or the father’s helps it identify its parents and the growth of the baby with this small initiative, gets extremely healthy. 
 
As the baby starts to look around and explores surroundings, it looks for dynamic things. Things that move or flutter, like a ceiling fan or just a fluttering sheet of paper, are the things that it will notice and smile at and make friends with. 
 
Finally, the crawling months bring more diverse kind of happiness for the baby and sleepless nights for the parents. The baby will want to crawl to a secluded corner and find the best piece of dirt to savour. Though this is just out of curiosity, the best a parent can do is keep the baby crawling, let it pick up the dirt and dive just in time to save the baby from eating it.
 
These are some of the ways in which a baby feels happy and the parents feel happier!

A balanced and well nutritious diet is the cornerstone of a good health. In today’s situation women are frequently suffering from various health problems. This is because they are not conscious about their diet because of busy schedules. Especially they should more careful while menopause stage. In general women should take more care about their diet than men. Here are some of the tips to follow for a healthy living. Have more food and green vegetables. Add high fiber food like legumes, beans to your diet. Women are suffering a major health problem like osteoporosis. This happens because of lack of calcium. So include the foods like broccoli, beans, and sprouts. Women loose lot of iron while their menstruation cycle. Boost your intake with iron rich foods such as spinach, almonds, red meat (limited) etc. It is better to limit the consumption of caffeine and alcohol because this results in loss of calcium and they are at high risk of osteoporosis. Though very known tip most of women does not follow this. Eat regularly at frequent intervals at least every two to three hours. Going too long between the meals makes you very tired. Completely stop the consumption of junk food. It is very difficult to most of you but don’t get tempted by their taste. Always choose for the low fat dairy products. Instead of cutting fats completely from your diet make a choice between good and bad fats. Saturated and trans fats are the bad fats which increases the risk of certain diseases. Polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats are the good fats which contribute for your good health. Include healthy fats to your diet which makes you feel great. Healthy fats are essential for a healthy brain function. The put you in the good mood and make you mentally sharp. Healthy fats are very good for the pregnant ladies. They help in developing the nervous system of the baby. Lack of healthy fats cause dull skin, brittle nails, dry and damaged hair. Foods that include healthy fats are olive oil, olives, nuts, seafood, avocados, seeds like sesame and pumpkin, peanut butter, salmon fish, Walnuts, sunflower seeds and flax seeds. Eat organic foods because pesticides affect the fertility. The role of calcium, magnesium, vitamins play an important role in women’s health. Pregnant women should be more conscious about their diet. Foods like soft cheeses, sushi, raw sprouts, and fish such as tuna contain high levels of mercury which is very harmful

In today’s economy each and every person takes medicines in the form of tablets, syrups etc. But most of the people don’t take care or follow any methods while disposing the medicines. If you are really concerned about the environment it is better to follow few methods while disposing medicines. If your medicines are either expired or not used by any person in the family it is better to discard the medicines as soon as possible. In few cases the expired medicines become toxic. Taking an expired antibiotic Tetracycline causes serious kidney problems. Few steps to follow while disposing medicines are don’t flush the expired or unused medicines. Earlier the consumers were advised to flush the medicines. But according to today’s environmental studies few medicines should not be flushed because the medicines that contain certain antibiotics and hormones pollute the ground water. Here are the few medicines which can be flushed are as follows Abstral (tablets-sublingual), Actiq (oral transmucosal lozenge), Avinza (Capsules), Buprenorphine Hydrochloride (tablets-sublingual), Buprenorphine Hydrochloride; Naloxone Hydrochloride (tablets-sublingual), Butrans (transdermal patch system), Daytrana (transdermal patch system), Demerol (tablets, oral solution), Dolophine hydrochloride (tablets), Duragesic, Embeda (capsules), Exalgo (tablets), Fentora (tablets), Kadian (Capsules), Methadone Hydrochloride (oral solution), Methadose (oral solution, tablets), Morphine Sulfate (tablets, oral solution), MS Contin (tablets), Nucynta ER (tablets), Onsolis (soluble film), Opana (tablets), Opana ER (tablets), Oxecta (tablets), Oxycodone Hydrochloride (capsules, oral solution), Oxycontin (tablets), Percocet (tablets), Percodan (tablets), Suboxone (film), Xyrem (oral solution), Zubsolv (tablets-sublingual). The medicines which can’t be flushed before throwing them in to the trash mix the pills with the undesirable substances like used coffee grounds. This will cause less harm. If the pills are large crush them and the mix with the other substances. After this add place the mixture in the plastic bag and throw into the trash which is an extra level of protection. Before throwing the medicine container, remove the label on it so that no one can read it. Read the instruction on the inhalers before throwing them because inhalers are generally used by people who have asthma and other breathing problems. These inhalers have chlorofluorocarbons which damages the ozone layer. So while purchasing the inhalers check whether they are environmentally friendly inhalers or not. There are few organizations which can be found online. They help you to donate your unused medicines which are not expired to the third world countries. Proper disposal of drugs prevents poisoning of children and pets.

You might have been given innumerable suggestions regarding health maintenance. However, all individuals have their own viewpoints on it. Now, check out some quick tips on daily health maintenance based on the advice of some health experts. These ready-to-use tips not only offer nutrition to your body, but also make it fit enough for leading a healthy life in the long term.

• In your balanced diet, you may include more of fresh fruits and vegetables, along with nuts, salads, sprouts, etc. If you are a non-vegetarian, you may prefer to include slim meats. Opt for a fresh produce instead of going for packages junkies.
  

• Drink water frequently, as it would nourish your skin and remove toxins from your body. Water is the best drink to keep you healthy in all ways. To know your daily requirements of water, there is a simple rule that you may follow. Just calculate half of your body weight in ounces and that is the amount of water you should consume every day.
  

• While consuming more water, also avoid aerated and caffeinated drinks that may harm your body rather than doing any good to it. The same is true about alcoholic drinks and tobacco. Cut them totally out of your routine.
  

• Do not feed yourself on junk and fried foods, as well as sugary products. These only contain bad carbohydrates that can badly harm your body. You should instead focus on managing a healthy body weight.
  

• Within a week, you should exercise at least 4 days with 20 to 30 minutes of workout each day. You can also exercise during daily work breaks you take. If you do not get much time to spend on daily workout, then you can bring a few changes in your small habits. For example, use a staircase instead of going through an elevator or walk to a nearby point instead of riding on a vehicle. When you are watching television, you may get up and take a round of your rooms during ad breaks. Such small habits can bring a big change in your health maintenance efforts.
  

• Health is the complete synchronization of your mind, body and soul. To remain refreshed the whole day, you may practice early morning meditation.
  

• Take part in household chores and you may do sufficient exercise. Any kind of workout for the body can also help you relieve stress and remain mentally healthy.
  

• Do not remain deprived of sleep. Take 7-8 hours of sound sleep every night to stay fit.
  

• Additionally, get health checkup done regularly and remain surrounded by positive energy.
  

Junk foods are high in fat, sugar, sodium which leads to various health diseases like diabetes, heart disease, joint related problems, and obesity. A healthy body needs proteins, vitamins. But junk foods contain high amount of sugar which puts you under stress. Junk food contains lot of fat. When more fat accumulates in the body and you will gain more weight. This causes over weight which leads to obesity, diabetes. High levels of sodium in the food cause hypertension. Excessive sodium intake will have a negative effect on renal function which will finally lead to kidney disease. Packed junk food which contains carcinogenic substances shows a negative effect on cardio vascular system. Some of the junk foods also show quick effect of aging.  It cause lack of concentration, poor concentration, poor digestive system, high cholesterol and heart diseases.