Berries offer lots of benefits in their crunchy seeds, which contain healthful essential fatty acids for the heart, brain, and skin and polyphenols in their pulp to fight free radicals and protect health. Today, I shall discuss pomegranate, a berry-like fruit, which is available several months of the year.
Pomegranate (Punica Granatum) is cultivated in Mediterranean countries and California. The fruit has an attractive appearance and peel, protecting scores of beautiful crimson gem-like berries called arils. Every juicy red aril carries one single seed in its center. The juice around the …

Some medical experts in consultation with Islamic scholars have contributed to the following meal plan choices during the fasting month:

Suhur: A bowl of porridge with milk, one slice of toast and a handful of unsalted nuts.
Iftar: Pitta bread with chicken, salad and hummus and one or two Middle-Eastern sweet baklawa pieces.
Suhur: Wheat-based cereal with milk, a plain scone or crumpet and an apple or banana.
Iftar: Chicken with boiled rice, vegetable curry and mixed salad followed by fruit salad with single cream.
Suhur: A bowl of shredded wheat or muesli and a …

My great grandmother was born a peasant in Czechoslovakia, and she grew up eating super-crusty, European-style bread that had further turned to stone and was handed out for free to needy families by the local baker. As is often the case with things you experience early in life and have never known otherwise, she actually developed a fondness for stale bread.
Even once she moved to America and could afford fresh bread, she found it wholly unsatisfying. She would scour bakeries and markets for “day-old” bread, not just because it was cheap, …

Food and Drug Administration warned parents this January, not to pour hot liquids into plastic baby bottles and also to discard bottles once they get scratched. Otherwise, a potentially harmful chemical, known as bisphenol A (BPA) might leach out of the plastic.
BPA has been used since the 1960s to make disposable water, soda and juice bottles bottles, sippy cups for toddlers and the linings of food and beverage cans, including the cans used to hold infant formula and soda.
Researchers in a genetics laboratory noticed in 90’s that a control population …

Let’s not mistake the early morning for an easy task. Though there are some who manage to jump effortlessly from slumber to the bathroom sink, this particular breed hails from alien planets and possess superhuman powers to resist the all-too-common mayhem that is our morning routine. For the rest of us, who happen to stumble and scorch ourselves with hot coffee, here’s a check list of the little things.
#1 Waking Up On the Right Side Of The Bed
The first and biggest mistake most commonly made at the day’s beginning is …

1. Fruits:
Nature’s candy is so good for you; it’s kind of unbelievable. A great source of healthy carbohydrates, fruit fiber slows sugar absorption so you burn it off more efficiently. And fruit is loaded with lots of super vitamins like my favorite, vitamin C.
2. Vegetables:
There’s a reason Mom insisted you eat all those Brussel sprouts. Many

Like adults, no two children are alike. Therefore, children need to be treated as individuals. With three children in our family, it is hard to find one-on-one time to talk, listen, and nurture each child’s personal needs.
In our house, we schedule one night out of the week to spend with one child alone. On a rotating basis, each child gets one night out of the month. While siblings go to bed, the child has a special date with mom and dad. It is in these special moments between parent and …

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends weaning a child from the bottle at 15 months.  That doesn’t seem too unreasonable considering most babies are ready to eat solid foods at 4 to 6 months and most doctors recommend transitioning from a bottle to a cup at 12 months.
In fact, the AAP states that kids at 12 month don’t require nighttime feeding at all.  But, need and want are two separate things.  A lot of kids use their bottles (and the contents) for comfort.  That’s why, when weaning a baby from a …

When everything is going very well, even the hair is bright. Respect a healthy way of life, because the specialist thinks that the vitamins and the way of life are the key for beautiful, natural and healthy hair.
A healthy diet it’s very important, but you didn’t know that hair is the first which will tell that something is wrong. And this because nourishing substances will satisfy the needs of other organs, with a hair priority, like brain, not in the least for those of hair roots. The result? Your hair, …

Eid Shopping Carnival and Food Gala 2010 is aimed to cater the needs of our entire country mate (flood victims o Pakistan) at the auspicious occasions of Ramadan and Eid through one platform. The purpose of the event is to collect funds for the flood affected Pakistanis.
It will be organized at Ramada Plaza Shalimar Lawn Karachi. The availability of diversified shopping items in the heart of the city, completely safe and fascinating play area for children, well secured atmosphere will serve as the elements for the attraction of citizens and …