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Alcohol: Drug or Poison? Can alcohol consumption prevent corona?

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Is alcohol consumption safe and healthy? To most of us, it is obvious that alcohol beverages are not healthy drinks. But an occasional drink is just fine who live a healthy lifestyle only if it’s known that what is in the bottle, glass or can. Not all selling alcohol beverages are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the Food and Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Getting Hangover headache around 12 hours after alcohol consumption? Well, it’s because when you consume alcohol, it goes into your bloodstream which increases the Blood-Alcohol Concentration (BAC). The higher the BAC level, the more you get intoxicated, and when you stop drinking, not always the BAC level drops. When the BAC level drops the minimum, the hangover symptoms are at their worst. This might cause headaches, dizziness, dry mouth, thirsty, shaky, nausea, and feel tired or sensitive to light and sound. How is Alcohol responsible for Headache? The chemicals Tyramine and

Are you immune to cancer? Are food colors really safe?

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  Artificial food colors are accountable for the bright and attractive colors of toffees, candies, sports drinks, and other baked foods . They are also used in life-saving drugs . According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), children are the biggest consumers of food colors. There are claims of serious side effects of allergies and cancer due to the usage of artificial food colors but a substance is safe until proven harmful . The safety of using artificial food color has many conflicting options and the topic is highly controversial . This article is not only about separating the fact from fiction but the main motto is ‘ Eat Healthy Stay Healthy ’. To understand the effect of food colors on health, we need to know what food color is. They are chemical substances that were developed to enhance the appearance of food and make them more tempting. The first artificial food colors were made from coal tars but nowadays they are made from petroleum .  Hundreds of artific

Are onions and garlic veg or non-veg items?

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  Onions and garlic are not exactly to be non-veg in India but are the main ingredient of most of the non-veg dishes. They are a kind of forbidden vegetable because food is considered to influence one's mood and behavior. Based on the three basic traits of human beings foods are also divided into three types namely, Sattvik, Rajasic, and Tamasic foods where Sattvik is pure veg food items . They come under the category of Rajasic food items which is known to affect concentration and meditation. People also believed that onions and garlic grow in impure places and are the main flavoring ingredients used in non-veg foods which are also the reasons to have certain aversion using them though they are veg food items in any way. Though they have nutrition values, according to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse , onions may cause gas, bloating , and if consumed raw one might suffer from heartburn . It might become highly poisonous to cut an onion and try to cook