To Be Honest

You will not disagree if I say presentation skills have a significant role in your professional growth. Effective presentation skills can be quite challenging to master. They do not just involve your communication skills but also critical thinking and non-verbal communication. You are basically trying to communicate a message to an audience. For people, not born with natural eloquence, the idea of presentation or public speaking can be nerve-racking! However, no one is born with exemplary presentation skills. You can always master this with a little dedication and practice. Here are a few tips that could help you eliminate your fear and connect with your audience more naturally.

Are you allergic to gluten or any other food item? Are you dealing with lactose intolerance? Are you trying to lose weight? Are you gripped by a medical condition? If you answered YES to any of the questions above, you most likely eat a RESTRICTIVE DIET.

The main objectives that I am going to cover in this blog are:

• How and why restrictive diets can lead to significant nutrient gaps and reduce compliance
• What is Food Phobia and how it relates to restrictive diets
• How various milk sensitivities differ from each other and what dietary recommendations can be followed
• How consumers can reduce their fear and incorporate a more diverse meal plan to tackle their food sensitivities

While restrictive diets are necessary in certain conditions such as in food allergies, lactose intolerance, weight loss plans and some medical conditions like diabetes and kidney disease, they do not come without their own health risks.

Restrictive diets can cause nutritional imbalance and deficiencies, especially in those who are not closely monitoring their eating patterns with a health care professional or a nutritionist. Secondly, eating a restricted diet over long term generates fear, or is called ‘FOOD PHOBIA’, where a consumer is cautious and very fearful of eating something they have eliminated from their diet with the assumption that it will affect their health negatively. Food phobias very often lead to disordered eating pattern where a consumer will binge eat all the foods they ignored, followed by a strong guilt and reintroduction of the old restrictive diet. The more restricted a diet is the lesser the chances are of sticking with it. Consumers can become very resentful of eating, in general, which leads to poor health outcomes.

Children are at the greatest risk of developing nutritional deficiencies due to restrictive diets because they tend to have more allergies and food sensitivities. For example, if a child is experiencing abdominal discomfort, reflux or eczema, parents begin self-treatment at home by eliminating cow’s milk entirely from the diet. Another common example is the weight loss diets that restrict calorie intake along with which many nutrients are excluded as well.

In a study that looked at various restrictive diets, like DASH diet and weight loss diets, where participants followed a 1500-2000 calorie diet, it was concluded that they were falling short on 15+ micronutrients like Vitamin E, Vitamin D, Iodine, Chromium etc.

Parenting and Its Fears: When we are bringing up a child, we are nurturing a soul with an ensemble of flesh and bones who is going to create his/her own little world centered on his/her happiness and desires. The child will eventually spawn his/her own blueprint of life. Is it not a fascinating role to play? But the awareness of the fact that you will have an unparalleled power to influence a human being can be quite intimidating. Parenting is probably the toughest responsibility on this planet. It is quite a challenge to wade through this journey full of various stumbling blocks.

Parenting is a learned skill. Most of us learn it on the job. As a parent, one always tries to provide the perfect environment without making many mistakes. But if the mistake has already happened and you realize the same, it becomes all the more important to accept and rectify it even if it means apologizing to your three-year-old toddler.

It is often said that parenting is fulfilling but it does come with its own set of conflicts. It is an exhausting role to play. At times, the challenges become so overwhelming that you feel like saying “I am done” or “I need to walk away from all of this”. But, the very next moment, you find yourself swooning over your cute little dumpling snuggled up in bed. The next thing that happens to you is the guilt – how could you even think of it? Many in our society romanticize the idea of having a child but it is not a smooth sail. One moment is all sunshine, and the other moment is embedded with the darkness of self-doubt and intolerance.

Being a parent, we may have to fill in for many roles in our children’s lives. Many times, we are caught up in the dilemma of playing the role of a friend or a disciplinarian. All of us face it at some point in time. With increasing awareness among parents, one knows to switch roles as per situational requirements. The challenge here is to be able to judge the situation rightly. It is significant to have a deeper bond with your child. A bond that is deep allows the child to have his/her own voice and choices while acquainting with boundaries and understanding the reasons for these boundaries.

How do you take time out to disconnect from the outside world and indulge in self-care? A pandemic is a global crisis that has the potential to drastically change our lifestyles – sometimes permanently. Before COVID-19, how many of us knew about PPE kits? Or were habitual to using hand sanitizers? We crowded every space regardless of how large or small. Even when COVID-19 will become a phenomenon of the past, a great majority of us will adhere to the importance of physical sanitation. Do I even need to mention the stress, the anxiety, the palpable fears, the hopelessness that has become rooted in our minds during these times? Do you know that stress drastically compromises our immune system to fight off infections? Is it then not necessary to “sanitize” our thoughts as well? Here’s how you can start today.Read more

re you planning to lose weight or start eating healthy? Ketogenic diet has gained popularity in recent times as it aims at rapid weight loss. There are many fad diets out there that help in weight management – some for shorter term than others.

However, like many other diets, a ketogenic diet has its positives and negatives. There is still a lot of heated debate on whether it is a healthy way towards sustained weight loss. Nevertheless, it has gained the attention of popular figures and common people alike. read more

It is especially useful for diabetic patients and those fighting with other metabolic conditions like high cholesterol, high blood pressure and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). 

Below we shed some light on what actually is a ketogenic diet and how it functions in losing weight. We also mention the foods you must eat and avoid on this diet. Lastly, we attempt to raise awareness of some of the side effects of a ketogenic diet. read more

here are a lot of factors on which it depends whether a person will get cancer. Some cancer can be prevented by maintaining healthy habits.

But some cancer occurs which can’t be helped due to old age or due to family history. But by maintaining a healthy lifestyle we may prevent cancer. Here are 10 ways to prevent cancer risk or how to Prevent cancer risk...read more

John was well aware of the risks when he set out on his journey to meet the mysterious tribe residing on an island untrodden for more than 60,000 years. But he was ready to risk anything for his mission. He knew he could be dead for meeting the Sentinelese, the world’s most isolated tribe for they had the history of attacking anybody who had tried to come close to them- even accidentally. John Allen Chau, an American missionary, was last seen alive by a group of fishermen who dropped him at North Sentinel Island, in a remote corner of the Indian Ocean. What followed next was very unfortunate. He was killed by the tribe using arrows on 17th November 2018 read more

The virtual world is full of tips and suggestions on why and how you should be yourself. However, things are easier said than done. The journey to discover one’s own reality can always be overwhelming. It can be challenging to be yourself in a world that has imposed a standard materialistic pattern on all of us to be able to lead a decent life. Read More

Welcome to the To Be Honest podcast! Here at TBH, we will be talking about unheard stories, news and events with pure, unbiased facts that are directly beneficial to you. You can also read our articles on our websites, watch related videos on our YouTube channel, and listen to our podcasts available on all major platforms. 

That wraps up our episode for today's podcast. We hope you found it valuable. Please connect with us to stay updated. You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We are regularly posting new content. As we are embarking on a completely new endeavour, we need your valuable feedback and support to grow. See you in the next episode of TBH. Read more

Welcome to the To Be Honest podcast! Here at TBH, we will be talking about unheard stories, news and events with pure, unbiased facts that are directly beneficial to you. You can also read our articles on our websites, watch related videos on our YouTube channel, and listen to our podcasts available on all major platforms. 

That wraps up our episode for today's podcast. We hope you found it valuable. Please connect with us to stay updated. You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We are regularly posting new content. As we are embarking on a completely new endeavour, we need your valuable feedback and support to grow. See you in the next episode of TBH.