Tea and Coffee is BAD for you: Myth or Fact? Find Out!
Luke Coutinho Blog » Nutrition
by Team Luke
2M ago
Here is a truth bomb for you. There is nothing wrong with coffee or tea. It has been a beverage of choice for centuries. The problem is not having it the right way and at the right time or chugging cup after cup. Do you tend to wake up and have coffee on an empty stomach? Think before you do that! Use Vitamin C – Common sense.   Why would you put something acidic and a stimulant in an empty clean system? From acidity to destroying the stomach lining and creating gut issues, many of your gut issues are connected to your seemingly harmless habit of overdoing coffee, doing it empty stomach ..read more
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How A Blob Of Jaggery Can Help Your Lungs: A Time-Tested and Scientifically-Proven Remedy
Luke Coutinho Blog » Nutrition
by Team Luke
5M ago
The main issue with the current rise in air pollution is that dust particles and harmful pollutants (carbon) get trapped in the lung alveoli and cause inflammation.   The fantastic research on jaggery shows how it can help this issue by:   Trapping the pollutants from the lungs Translocating the pollutants from the lungs to lymph nodes Activating defense mechanisms in the body   Jaggery works as a lung cleanser, research finds     Industrial workers who work in dusty and smoky environments (like coal mines) are handed out jaggery to eat after they are done with the da ..read more
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THIS Simple Activity Did Wonders for My Clients Trying to Achieve Fat Loss
Luke Coutinho Blog » Nutrition
by Team Luke
8M ago
Food log There are days when I reflect on my 13-year journey in holistic nutrition and integrative and lifestyle medicine. During one such musing, I went back to roughly 10 years ago. At the time, we did not use social media extensively. We did not have WhatsApp, Facetime, Zoom, or other fancy chatting or international calling apps. I remember using BlackBerry Messenger where you could message one another. Mostly, we used SMS and email. Why am I speaking about this? Read on to find out. It is no news that fat loss continues to be one of the most googled health trends. How do you burn fat? How ..read more
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From Kanji to Kimchi: 4 Easy Recipes To Make Your Own Probiotic At Home
Luke Coutinho Blog » Nutrition
by Team Luke
9M ago
Everybody is chasing probiotics today. What is the hype surrounding it? Let us decode. Think of your gut microbiome as an intelligent and diverse colony of trillions of strains of bacteria, fungi, bacteria, and viruses – both good and bad. When the bad gut bugs overnumber the good bugs, you have an imbalanced gut. It can become a pathway for several health issues. It makes it crucial to populate good bacteria to maintain harmony and balance in your gut. One beautiful way to do this (among several other lifestyle changes) is incorporating probiotics in your meals. What are probiotics? Probiotic ..read more
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Unlock the Sweet Secret: Why You Should Add Dark Chocolate To Your Routine
Luke Coutinho Blog » Nutrition
by Team Luke
9M ago
What if I told you chocolate is good for you? Not just any chocolate, but good quality dark chocolate in the right quantity at the right time. Do you like dark chocolate? Photo Credits: Freepik Most of us grew up villainizing foods and tagging them as good or bad. Yes, much of it can be attributed to the marketing gimmicks, poor nutritional profiles, and deteriorating quality of their ingredients. But a large chunk of it is also due to our greed and tendency to overindulge, overeat, inability to read food labels and lack of attention to other aspects of our lifestyle. Many of us look up h ..read more
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Want to Stimulate Your Liver Function? This Homemade Beverage Can Help!
Luke Coutinho Blog » Nutrition
by Team Luke
10M ago
Let us talk about a simple drink you can make to stimulate the health of your liver. There is too much information about how one can undergo liver detox. But let me tell you, not everything you read is true because you need to understand how toxins accumulate in the human body and what a cleanse or detox is. The drink that I teach you to make – some of you may already be doing it in your little ways. But there is a science and reason why we do it. Why does the health of your liver matter? The liver is one of the most crucial organs in the human body. Many people do not realize its importance f ..read more
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Decoding the Power of Raw Apple Cider Vinegar on Sugar Spikes and Type 2 Diabetes
Luke Coutinho Blog | Nutrition
by Team Luke
11M ago
Raw apple cider vinegar (ACV) has been gaining popularity as a natural remedy for various health conditions, including diabetes. One of the claimed benefits of raw ACV is its ability to reduce blood sugar spikes in people with diabetes. What does science say about this? Let’s explore this. Diabetes is a chronic lifestyle condition characterized by high blood sugar levels, which can lead to various complications such as cardiovascular disease, nerve damage, and kidney damage. One of the key strategies for managing diabetes is to control blood sugar levels through diet, exercise, and lifestyle c ..read more
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8 Unmissable Health Benefits of Cloves or Laung and How to Use It
Luke Coutinho Blog » Nutrition
by Team Luke
1y ago
A dried flower that is also a wonder spice, did you know that clove, also known as laung or lavang, can be powerful for cancer, immunity, gut issues, candida overgrowth, bacterial infections, oral, skin, hair, bone health, and more? Clove has been used in different forms of medicine and nutrition for years. The dried flowers of the clove tree find their origin in Indonesia. Over the years, the fragrance and fair healing properties of cloves have made them a popular culinary spice across the globe. Need more reasons to stock up on your spice rack and crown the clove? Here are a few of them. The ..read more
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Your 101 Guide to Relish Mangoes This Season: Dos, Don’ts, Benefits, and More
Luke Coutinho Blog | Nutrition
by Team Luke
1y ago
The mango season is almost here. And it is about that time when my inbox is overflowing with questions like: I am diabetic. Should I eat mangoes? Will mangoes make me fat? Will mangoes shoot my sugar levels high? Will mangoes worsen my acne? The questions are many, but the answer is simple. It certainly will if you are not eating mangoes the right way. But if you relish quality seasonal mangoes in moderation, you do not have to worry about these issues. What makes the nutritional profile of mangoes so rich? The king of fruits, mango is a summer fruit that has a cooling impact on the body. The ..read more
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Add a Pinch of This Pungent Spice for Better Gut, Skin, Hair, and More
Luke Coutinho Blog | Nutrition
by Team Luke
1y ago
Do you find it hard to digest legumes (rajma, chana, beans), lentils (dal), and cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower)? Do these foods cause a lot of gas and discomfort? Before you start calling out to the Google gods for an answer to your embarrassing problem of expelling gas around the clock or villainizing these foods, here is one lifestyle change you can make to ease your discomfort. Add asafoetida (hing) to your lifestyle. Did you know? Asafoetida has been traditionally used in the Indian household for a range of issues from gas, bloating, indigestion, constipation, irr ..read more
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