HEALTH TIPS

DO YOU KNOW THAT?

• Pregnant women who eat fish once a week are not likely to give birth to premature babies.
• A child that is well breast fed has every tendency to becoming smarter and intelligent than his/her age counter parts. The breast milk contains two essential amino acids which can never be found elsewhere apart from the breast milk and they are “HISTIDINE” AND “ARGININE”.
• Hypertension during pregnancy is also a symptom of pregnancy. It is called “Pre-eclampsia” which means pregnancy induced hypertension i.e. It is the high blood pressure during pregnancy (feet and hand swells).
• You can calculate your body Mass index by yourself. Here is the formula. BMI= where W = Weight, and H = Height X Height
•  Salt is needed for the digestion of vitamin K (naptoquinone)
• Deficiency in vitamin A intake causes night blindness skin dryness and roughages.
• Chocolates don’t make your tooth brown but excessive carbohydrate does (C₆H₁₂O₆)
•  Calcium is the mineral that is most abundant in the body.  
• Selenium is a minor nutrient that is also essential for hair growth.