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Food companies and their misleading labels

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Food is for nutrition and to provide the body with energy and vital nutrients. Names of foods help us to know what the likely ingredients might be in it. But often, we notice that food names are misleading. They can fool a person into buying only to realize that it did not meet their expectations and imagination. For instance, take the example of samosa. An ideal samosa is refined wheat flour (maida) wrap with mashed potatoes and boiled peas inside. And when we say paneer samosa (cottage cheese stuffed fried dumplings), the picture that comes to our mind is of a wrap of refined wheat flour dough with paneer inside. But to your disappointment, you will find that these samosas are nothing but the normal samosas with mashed potatoes with or without boiled peas and just 1 small piece of cottage cheese at one corner!!! If we talk about rusks, most of these are made of refined wheat flour or maida which is not healthy. Maida is stripped of all the vital nutrients such as fiber, vitamins,

Common causes of fatigue and how to combat it?

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 Most common causes of extreme fatigue (bone-tired) 1. Stress, depression 2. Inadequate or restless sleep 3. Unhealthy diet 4. Less or excessive exercise. It should just be enough exercise, not more not less.  5. Other medical conditions such as sleep apnoea, hypothyroidism, prediabetes,diabetes, anemia, urinary tract infection, heart ailment, dehydration, food allergies, fibromyalgia.  Origin of coronavirus: China or before China? Remedies 1. Eat frequently and healthy instead of eating a large meal less number of times in a day. Less of sugars and refined carbohydrates. Eat high fiber foods and drink high potassium drinks. Spinach also has a lot of potassium in it and is good. Reduce fatty food intake.  2. Exercise, even if you do not feel like. A 15 minute walk will also do wonders. Increase gradually the duration time of exercise 3. Sleep adequately and properly. Change bed directions and your sleeping positions to get a restful nap. 4. Cut down on weight. BMI should be less than

Coronavirus traces found in Europe, USA, Brazil, and Japan much before their respective first covid-19 case reporting

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 China is being blamed for the current coronavirus pandemic that hit the world so badly. But there are some findings to the contrary. New data reveals that cases were present in smaller numbers in Europe, USA, Brazil, and Japan even before each of these countries reported them after China first reported it.  Retro testing of blood samples Some countries such as Italy, Spain, France, USA, Brazil, and Japan did testing for covid-19 on stored or fresh blood samples collected before January 2020 or in between January 2020 and March 2020 respectively. And there were positive results for covid-19 in some of these blood samples of individuals who were either sick or died due to the infection.  In the USA, as early as December 2019 blood tested had antibodies for the novel virus. And these antibodies take 14 days to develop. This implies that even before their first reported case of covid on 21 January 2020, there were cases already on the American soil. Natalie Thornburg, principal investigat