Shakehand india: Global online magazine

Diet therapy is the vein of maintaining a healthy life.  Individuals spend a good time consuming sufficient amounts of food containing vitamins, minerals, calories and electrolytes . Some essential vitamins play a vital role in preventing life threatening diseases. Among them, Vitamin D , also known as the sunshine vitamin , is essential to stay healthy. Vitamin D is responsible for human health, increased immunity, and mood regulation. If it is deficit in the body, it may lead to several health issues.  It is well observed that vitamin D deficiency is progressively raising concern among the world populace.   In the digital age, people are more addicted to electronic gadgets and spend less time in the natural environment. Due to poor lifestyle and decreased exposure to sunlight and working in strange conditions may lead to vitamin D deficiency. People may show range symptoms when they face vitamin D deficiency such as muscle cramps and spasms , numbness and tingli...

Healthy foods add nutrition to the body to fight with environmental invaders and pandemics that may have life threat for humans. Buckwheat is a popular breed of traditional pseudo cereals and a multipurpose crop in the list of superfoods that helps humans in dealing with several serious diseases that degrade quality of life and increase life expectancy. Buckwheat is extensively grown in the hilly provinces of East Asia, East Europe and the Himalayan region. Buckwheat, nutritious seed rich in fiber and has excellent antioxidant properties which may lessen the chances of heart disease and lower the blood sugar. People who consume different meals prepared from buckwheat are able to maintain heart parameters such as reducing bad cholesterol. Buckwheat is the best option for breakfast such as noodles and muffins. Buckwheat can also be used by Agriculturalists for livestock feed. Buckwheat is health friendly food and provides highly nourishment when used in cooking or baking food stu...

Waffles are a delightful breakfast sweet for Americans but it is not considered as healthy food. Ingredients used in waffles are all-purpose flour, sugar, butter, egg which may disturb health parameters but this dessert is rich in important minerals such as iron, calcium, and phosphorus in addition to essential vitamins A and vitamin B. From a psychological perspective, people who choose waffles   as a breakfast meal are more contented, successful in their task and feel joyous. Waffles may be a good choice when dining out at some occasion. Waffles are nutritious desserts and regular eating may lead to some health issues such as it may elevate blood sugar level, increase blood pressure or cause gastric problems. Waffles are best fit for an occasional meal because it can be easily cooked and sweeter than other dessert as extra syrup is poured on the top to make it lip smacking. To bring wonderful taste, people can use the toppings of powdered sugar, fruit, syrups, honey, Nute...

Family relishes eating together nutritious and flavorsome meals in sophisticated crockery, silverware or steel dinner sets.  Silverware has been used by individuals since primeval times to reflect the image of royalty. Though eating in silverware is approachable to affluent groups, it has huge health benefits for kids and grownups for smooth living.   In Indian tradition, generally parents and grandparents offer gift silver bowls, spoons, plates and glass to their children and grandchildren on special occasions as indication of their love and blessings. Silverware hugely enhances mental power and physical wellbeing of kids in terms of strengthening their immune system to fight against bacteria and viruses when they consume contaminated eatables or drinks. Eating in silverware is helpful in maintaining the metabolic system and averting severe illness. Silver is nontoxic metal as it is available in natural form around earth. People can keep many food items in silver utensils...

People breathing in a polluted environment are more health conscious as compared to older generations. Presently, people are fond of super foods to gain full vigor and conduct daily activities smoothly. Super foods have nourishment property to enhance metabolic health and perform multiple body functions. In simple term, super foods are booster for mental and physical growth of individuals. Superfoods can be eaten to maintain good health, there are varieties of beans such as kidney beans, black beans and soybeans, blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, blackberries, cocoa, eggs, apple, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kiwi, different breeds of fishes like salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring and sardines and green leafy vegetables like kale, collard greens, spinach, cabbage, green mustard, pumpkin, Swiss chard, wheat grass, sea weed, and tomatoes. Other nuts, seeds and grains like chia seeds, cinnamon, almonds, flax seeds, coconut, hemp seeds, quinoa, walnuts and oats can add nutritive value i...

  Tagline:  Food choices for health restricted masses: enjoy the natural charm of tourism Traveling is more overjoyed with yummy and quality food choices. Busy schedule of life needs a break and travelling to interesting places is a fun and mind soothing. We can interact with people of diverse culture, enjoy lovely sight-seeing, and spend time in eating appetizing dishes. Among numerous pleasurable events, tourists fully enjoy the taste of delicious, ethnic and blended food. Eating with family and friends while traveling to other city or different parts of world leave a memorable experience for people that can be a valuable asset for whole life. It is stirring experience to taste new flavors, innovative recipes of particular region or in foreign countries. Exploring lip-smacking snacks, sweets or meals during long distance travel pose intense challenge for people who have some health restrictions such as low fat or low cholesterol food or sugar free diets. Another catego...

Laddu is an Indian traditional sweet, which is offered to God in puja ceremony. It is liked by most of the Indians and people of other countries. Many Indian women make these laddus delicious and amaze their beloved ones by sending it as gift pack who reside at distant.   Laddu is main sweet in Indian marriages and it is offered to God and distributed as Prasad during ceremony.   Different types are laddus are made in India such as:   Besan laddus are very tasty. Ingredients used to prepare these laddus are basen(gram flour), ghee, cardamom, cashews, and almonds. In basen laddus, the calcium and potassium make bones strong and prevent osteoporosis. Cashews are rich in fats, protein and calcium which are responsible for improving brain and bone health. These laddus are consumed by majority of people in India. But basen laddu is high in calorie that’s why only one laddu a day is recommended. These laddus are high in protein, carbohydrates and low in glycaemic index. B...

Organic foods are gaining huge popularity due to high level adulteration in food materials. Today people are health conscious and prefer quality food instead of consuming foods unsafe additives, preservatives, flavour and colouring. The phrase “organic” denotes to the way agricultural products are grown and processed. Organic food is produced without using most conventional pesticides; fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge; bioengineering; or ionizing radiation, therefore it promotes the healthy food characteristics. In simple term, organic foods are grown with natural fertilizers (manure, compost). Abundant of research found positive value of organic foods and consumers are increasingly inclined towards these food items. The only downside of organic food is it high cost.  While cultivating, pests are controlled using natural methods (birds, insects, traps) and naturally-derived pesticides. Weeds are controlled naturally through crop rotation, han...

Frozen foods are new trend in contemporary society especially in western countries. These are reflected as less healthy and low nutritive value when compared to fresh foods. This is due to the heavy processing, use of artificial ingredients and flavours used for frozen foods. In reality, buying frozen foods are highly advantageous to people in terms of quality, nutrition, cost and safety. There are several advantages of consuming frozen foods . Frozen foods are superior of quality as these maintain all the flavour and nutrients. According to frozen food foundation, Frozen foods have more nutritive value than fresh produce because fresh products are harvested long before coming to store. Fresh produce may deteriorate fast if not consumed early. Another key benefit is that Frozen foods are cost effective. These can be refrigerated for several weeks but we cannot preserve fresh produce for long time without losing its nutritive value. Frozen foods can be served i...

Bread slices are basic breakfast meal for majority of people in the world. We all buy different types of bread from bakery. Wondering if you get good recipe for bread and you can bake it at home which is pure and delicious.   In this article, I have tried to mention white bread recipe which bakes up deliciously golden brown. Hope everyone will enjoy the taste of healthy bread and make yummy sandwiches from this homemade bread.   Recipe for white bread : Ingredients : ·         1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast ·         2-1/4 cups warm water (110°F to 115°F) ·         3 tablespoons sugar ·         1 tablespoon salt ·         2 tablespoons cooking oil ·         6-1/4 to 6-3/4 cups all-purpose flour Procedure of baking bread : 1. T...

When we thought of cake or sweet baked dishes, automatically comes into mind that egg is the main ingredient in cake recipe. But today due to blend of many yummy ingredients and research of food professionals, it is possible to bake lip smacking cake for vegetarians. This mouth-watering cake can be enjoyed by vegetarian people in the occasions like birthdays, marriage anniversaries, and kitty parties. This eggless cake recipe is very simple to bake and at the same time yummy for vegies as well as others. To prepare cake, following ingredients are required : All purpose flour:   2 cups Powdered Sugar: 1 cup Cream or malai: 1 cup Ghee or oil: ½ cup Baking powder: ¾ tea spoon Baking Soda: ¼ teaspoon Vanilla essence: 4-5 drops Milk: 1 cup Salt: a pinch Dry fruits (Badam, Kaju) as desired: Finely chopped Direction for preparing cake batter : First step is to mix cream or malai and powdered sugar and beat it till it is fluf...