by alka | Feb 27, 2019 | One Week To Your Health
What is diabetes? Diabetes Canada (the new name for Canadian Diabetes Association) defines diabetes as a chronic, often debilitating and sometimes fatal disease, in which the body either cannot produce insulin or cannot properly use the insulin it produces. Insulin is...
by alka | Feb 26, 2019 | One Week To Your Health
I found 34-Degrees Crisps in the cracker aisle at Costco. The name sounded rather interesting! I mean who names a product 34-degrees? Whatever the case, the name did attract my attention. The nutrition facts were even more attractive: 50 calories for every 9 crackers!...
by alka | Feb 26, 2019 | One Week To Your Health
Let me share a silly joke with you: A patient goes to the doctor with a stomach ache. The doctor assesses the patient and says that he needs to eat less and that the pain is due to overeating. The doc then suggests some meals that the patient should be eating. Before...
by alka | Feb 26, 2019 | One Week To Your Health
A staple in the Indian cuisine is a sauce that is made by sautéing tomatoes, onion, ginger, garlic and green chillies. The spices used are usually salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and cumin seeds and cumin powder. It is called as “Tadka” in Hindi. This sauce can...
by alka | Feb 26, 2019 | One Week To Your Health
A few years ago, when I was teaching Food Safety at a Community College, a discussion started about good old yoghurt. I went on to describe the method of making yoghurt at home and how I grew up eating yoghurt every single day. One of the student made a comment “Oh my...
