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GUT HEALTH: know about Prebiotics

GUT HEALTH: know about Prebiotics

Prebiotics are basically fertilizers for the gut, taking all those healthy probiotics you’ve consumed and firing them to do their work. Prebiotics are fibres and carbohydrates found that resist digestion in the small intestine, which then reach the colon where they’re fermented by gut flora. They become fuel for probiotic compounds, aiding the diversity of intestinal bacteria. In the past…

Foods And Nutrients For A Healthy Heart

Foods And Nutrients For A Healthy Heart

What foods and nutrients are heart healthy? This World Heart Day, celebrated each year on 29th September, Dr Ritika Sammadar, Chief Dietician at Max Healthcare, tells us what foods help protect our cardiovascular system from heart attacks, coronary heart disease, stroke, etc.