Tech '&' Nutrition

India is a land of diverse cultures and religious beliefs. According to the ancient and medieval Hinduism texts, the consumption of meat is not prohibited, but it is strongly recommends ahimsa - non-violence against all life forms including animals. This is the reason why a major part of India’s population follows vegetarian diet. A strict vegetarian can consume everything except for animal meat and eggs. Wait! Then who are Vegans? A vegan is someone who is associated with philosophy that rejects the ‘commodity status’ of animals. The Vegans refrain from using animal products, particularly in their diet. Now you must be thinking that Vegetarians and Vegan are the same, right? The answer is absolutely NO. The Vegans do not use anything that contains animal meat or their by-products. They don’t even use diary products like milk, cheese, yogurt and cottage cheese and products made up of animal skin and even medicines, cosmetics, soaps (that contains animal by-produc...

White Rice. The most "controversial" form of rice known for it's bad nutritional value. If you are a beginner to weight training and looking to gain muscle, I'm sure the first thing your trainer or nutritionist has advised you is to give up White rice. They might be right because they don't know how to utilise the carbohydrates you get from the White rice for your benefit.  In some cases, I have seen coaches advising White rice but their client end up gaining fat instead of muscles. There is always a strategy when you are dealing with something so complex in nature and simple in carbs . Here are some tips and benefits of using White rice, but before we get there let us have a look at its nutritional value. White Rice- Nutrition Facts Looking to pack-on some muscles, try White Rice :   White rice can help you gain muscle faster, but only if you use it properly. The white rice consists of only simple carbohydrate which is the reason why peop...