Speedy Home Remedies to Naturally Improve Your Appetite

Loss of appetite? Read this post...

I am sharing some of the best home remedies which can help in improving our appetite. There are products readily available in the market, but it is always better to start from home. Below are some remedies with some really easy to find ingredients. Please note that not every remedy works for everyone. If you do not notice a change in continuous three days, give the next remedy a try. My sister used to say me that eating pineapple helps to improve appetite. I tried it for a few days and it didn't help me much.

So do not get disappointed with one remedy that fails to impress you.

One home remedy that has ACTUALLY worked for me is to have some sour curd daily. I used to take around 1/3 cup of curd, pour water into it and drink it with some salt. I used to have it like daily for a minimum of two times.

Home Remedies to Boost Appetite:

1) Roast some asafoetida and powder into a fine one. Now, have it mixed with curd or lukewarm water.

2) Take some fresh tulsi leaves and take its extract. Have it with some salt.

3) Take some dry ginger powder and have it in the early morning in lukewarm water.

4) If you can some fresh sugarcane, take its juice and add lemon juice or ginger extract. Have it daily.

5) Pomegranate seeds work really well for improving the appetite. Have it with some sugar.

6) Grind nutmeg against honey or a grinding stone. You can also try nutmeg powder with some honey.

7) Fruits like pineapple and papaya also help to improve your appetite when consumed daily.

N.B: Lose of appetite can be a symptom of another illness as well. So do not hesitate to check with your doctor if there is no change in your appetite.

So, what are you waiting for? Go grab the ingredients and try it for yourself. Do get back to me in the comments to pour in your feedback. If you like my blog, do not forget to subscribe as well.

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Is Banana a Weight Gain Fruit or a Weight Lose Fruit - My thoughts!

Banana is one of the popular fruits someone’s favorite as well! When you search for weight gain, you will have tons of results which shows banana can help you gain weight. At the same time, when you are searching for weight loss, you can find bananas on their list as well! Isn’t it confusing? It was pretty confusing for me to decide if it was a weight gain/weight loss fruit at the beginning. If you're thinking about the same, here is the comprehensive post which will be all that you need.

I've read it in both the weight gain and the weight loss blogs about how effectively does the bananas has helped them in their goals. Let us know a few facts about the banana. Bananas are rich in protein and are great for digestion. A Bananas also has a fair amount of fiber plus several antioxidants in it. Banana of 100 grams has a calorie count of 89. So basically if you know the amount of kcal you need to gulp down (in the case of a weight gainer) or you need to get rid of (in the case of a weight loser) add it in or getting it out helps you in your journey.

Suppose for a weight loser,
if you know how much of calories will you actually need for a day (read more about it here), you can easily manage your excess weight by bringing changes to your diet accordingly. So if a person decides to replace banana for a calorie-rich snack or dessert or even a meal of the day, you know, he will most probably lose weight (again if the number of banana are in moderation: P) you know you can’t lose weight when you are having 100 of them a day!

For a weight gainer,

If a person is eating his/her (calorie rich) meals along with an additional number of bananas during a day, there is no doubt he/she will gain weight. It is because the addition of banana in the diet helps a weight gainer to gain additional amount of calories into his or her diet thus making the target achievement easier.

If he or she does not take it as an addition to the meal and instead replaces a meal(breakfast, lunch, dinner) with a banana that will help him lose weight!

So, no matter it is a banana or any other fruits if it's beyond your daily calorie requirements then obviously you are going to gain weight!  Banana is NOT a magic fruit for both the weight gainer and the weight loser. Your BMR and the fruit does work the trick.

Now you need not ask whether a banana is a weight gain/weight loss aid, right?

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Amla/Gooseberry Squash Drink Recipe for the Anemic:-

Here I am with the recipe of a drink which can really be helpful to someone who has a low tolerance to the taste of water, especially in the mornings! There is nothing that can replace the power of plain pure water, and I can't disagree as well. This post is not regarding any of that matter. So don't worry and keep reading, I am nowhere in an argument with you :)

As you might know already, I am anemic and thus I keep losing the vibes of life every now and then. According to me, it is one of the silliest ( and common) illness that we usually consider it to be, but is potential to badly affect your day especially if you are women! Amla or gooseberries are one of the super fruits and are often used in plenty of ayurvedic medicines. 

Recently, I felt week and fatigue that I felt too bad about my health conditions and decided to check my hemoglobin levels. I was too reluctant to use my scooter ever since I started feeling unhealthy. The results were pretty expected. Low HB with a point of 10.8 mg. That was little close to 11 - I sighed! But then I realized a thing. 

Before I plan a weight gain journey I have to get back my HB levels to normal. Thus I am putting a pause to my weight gain journey for this month. February is going to be a healthy month for sure.

Well, I was about to talk about my tonic/homemade squash for boosting immunity and to be healthy. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:-

1. Amla/Indian Gooseberry- 1/2 kg
2. Turmeric- a generous pinch (optional, but recommended)
3. Lemon juice- 2 no’s
4. Ginger- an inch
5. Water- as required to blend + additional 3  cups
6. Whole black pepper- 5-6no.s
7. Sugar-2 or 2 1/2 cups 

Procedure:-

• Wash, drain and deseed the gooseberries.

• I used my heavy black stone pestle to pressurize each of them separately to reveal its seed.

• Move its flesh to a blender. Add just enough water to blend it smoothly and sieve the juice to a heavy bottom saucepan. I blended them twice to ensure that there's no juice left in the residue.

• Add the sugar, pepper, turmeric, grated ginger and let it boil for a few minutes on high flame.

• Cover with a lid and allow boiling and reducing over a medium-low flame for 15-20 minutes. By this time, it should have a got the texture of a syrup. If not, leave it to boil for a few more minutes again. Lastly, add the lemon juice and leave it to cool at the room temperature.

• Move this syrup to a moisture free bottle and store this in the fridge to use it as required.

To make your own instant, preservative free gooseberry drink,Simply add 2-3 tablespoons of the bottled syrup into a tall glass and add water to fill the rest of the glass. ( You can use the syrup as little- as more as your taste buds willingness :))

Here are a few reasons if you are wondering- why Amla/ Indian Gooseberry in a drink? (Yes, there are plenty other benefits)

It is a natural immunity builder, blood purifier, helps to treat many diseases, can improve your appetite and much more including raising your hemoglobin levels.

I got a kilogram of gooseberries from my local market the next day and prepared a squash and kept it ready in the refrigerator. I have at least a glass of it daily and can already sense the difference. Do try it and let me know your results in the comments :)

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