Ayurveda suggests you include all tastes — sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent — in at least one meal each day, to help balance unnatural cravings. Here are 12 foods that can help you lose weight and gain health:
Turmeric; Cardamom; Chillies; Curry leaves; Garlic; Mustard oil; Cabbage; Moong dal; Honey; Buttermilk; Millets; and Cinnamon & cloves.
A-Z of superfoods for weight loss
According to the British Nutrition Foundation, eating fruits and vegetables, which are low in energy density (i.e they provide fewer calories per gram) has been shown not to just help lose weight but also to keep it off long term.
Know the A-Z of Fruits & Vegitables
How to lose weight without dieting
While there are plenty of fad diets that may help you lose weight, they also leave you feeling hungry and food-deprived. For all those who don't have the time or inclination to undertake a crash diet or even hit the gym, we've got some great news. If you want to slim down the healthy and painless way, try the following strategies. After all, it's not what you eat but how you eat.
CHEW MORE, EAT LESS
DON'T SKIP BREAKFAST
CONCENTRATE ON YOUR FOOD
DON'T OVERCOOK YOUR MEALS
FRUITS BEFORE MEALS
HAVE SMALLER MEALS, MORE OFTEN
AVOID EATING AFTER 8 PM
THINK AND DRINK
