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It is really tough to control our hunger especially during the late nights. There are many who try hard to keep their blood sugar levels stable and for these persons snacking late night would be a difficult task. Bitter fact is that by eating too little they would wake up feeling hungry by around 2 am. If they eat too much, they would be spiking their blood sugar levels. How would you feel if you came to know that there are some foods that would not spike the blood sugar levels even if you consume them before bed time. Sound’s incredible isn’t it!! These foods are Plain Greek yoghurt intake: It must be noted that Greek yoghurt is rich in proteins with little sugar. Point is that eating this food would keep us feeling full. Moreover, this food would slow down digestion and prevent a spike in blood sugar levels in us. Our gut health would get boosted by eating Greek yoghurt and that is due to the presence of probiotics in it. The presence of calcium in this food would help us to sleep well. Almonds intake: It was confirmed by a research study in 2002 that intake of almonds would help us to control our blood sugar levels. That is due to the presence of fibres etc in them. Our sleep quality would get better by the presence of magnesium in this food. Intake of almonds at night would prevent our stomach from getting empty and would provide healthy fats and proteins for us. Intake of almonds would not spike our blood sugar levels. Boiled eggs intake: Our blood sugar levels would be managed well if we eat boiled eggs at night. The reason is that eggs are low in calories but high in healthy fats, proteins etc. Tryptophan that is present in the eggs would help the body to produce melatonin or sleep hormone. This would help us to have sound sleep in the nights without any spike in the blood sugar levels. Moong dal soup intake: Another food that would not mess up with our blood sugar levels when we consume in the nights is moong dal soup. It must be noted that the complex carbohydrates in this soup would break down slowly providing energy but without spiking the blood sugar levels in us. By adding ghee, cumin to moong dal soup, there would be better digestion for us. Paneer cube intake: For night time hunger, it is good to eat paneer cubes. Truth is that this slow digesting protein rich food would not cause any spike in the blood sugar levels in the night. We would be able to sleep well. Chia pudding (without sugar etc): When we eat chia pudding at night then we would not get any spike in the blood sugar levels. It is believed t that the chia seeds in this pudding are full of fibres and healthy fats etc and these would slow down digestion in us plus promote stable blood sugar levels in us.

It is natural that we all enjoy the monsoon because of the fact that it provides huge relief from hot scorching weather. Bitter fact is that if you think monsoon weather provides only happiness for us then you might be wrong. More humidity in the monsoon would result in the growth of bacteria and mosquitoes etc. This would further lead to bacterial infections and diseases etc. Pregnant mothers would have poor immunity levels in them and due to that they would get affected with illness easily in the monsoon weather. There are few monsoon infections and every pregnant mother must know about these without fail. Dengue: When a pregnant mother gets dengue fever( caused due to a bite of Aedes Aegypti mosquito) then her platelet count would decrease and she could get dehydration and early labour etc. Malaria: Pregnant women could get issues like severe anaemia and low birth weight etc due to malaria.  Bite of female anopheles mosquito would cause malaria. Leptospirosis: Organ related complications and miscarriage etc would occur when a pregnant mother gets affected by leptospirosis. It is due to the bacteria leptospira. Typhoid: Salmonella typhi is the cause for typhoid fever in us. Truth is that especially in the monsoon only typhoid spread occurs more. Pregnant mothers could get high fever and pregnancy complications due to typhoid.  Hepatitis A.E: Unfiltered water or faulty cooking methods etc could transmit these viruses. When a pregnant woman gets affected by Hepatitis E then foetal loss and liver failure etc would occur. Gastroenteritis: Pregnant mothers` overall health would get affected by gastroenteritis or stomach flu. Fungal, parasitic and bacterial infections could lead to gastroenteritis. Dehydration and nutrient loss could take place. Fungal infections: Hormonal changes in the pregnancy time could lead to skin infections especially during monsoons. How can a pregnant woman protect herself from these infections? Pregnant women could avoid monsoon illnesses like flu, cold and respiratory issues etc by following personal hygiene practices. Pregnant women must eat only washed fruits and vegetables etc. They could get food borne diseases like diarrhoea and food popoisoning etc by intake of unhygienic foods and unwashed fruits and veggies etc. It is necessary to consume immune boosting foods like fruits that are rich in vitamin C and green vegetables. It is possible to boost immunity during an emergency when a pregnant mother drinks water and stays hydrated.

Many of us would feel totally surprised if we come to know that there is a direct relation between poor kidney health and our eyes!! Yes, it`s true!! For our lives to be healthy and normal, it is a must that we must have good kidney health. Just like our heart, lungs, liver etc, kidneys are also vital organs in us. Various factors for kidney damage or kidney failure in us could be due to high blood pressure, uncontrolled diabetes,  presence of autoimmune diseases, infections etc. The windows to our overall health are our eyes. Point is that certain symptoms in our eyes would indicate damage to our vital organs. The fact is that symptoms that occur in the eyes or ocular symptoms would appear early in us and they would be the first external signs associated with our kidney damage. Especially in those with chronic conditions like high BP and diabetes etc, eye symptoms would be related to underlying kidney issues. That our kidneys are not functioning well would be shown by these eye based symptoms. Please take care. Puffy eyes in the morning: When kidneys don`t function properly or kidney dysfunction, then protein would leak into the urine. This condition is termed as proteinuria. It is an indication of damaged kidney filters or glomeruli. Truth is this is common in early kidney disease. Blurred vision: Persons with diabetes or high BP would have blurred vision if they have kidney disease in them. The blood vessels present in our retina would get damaged due to high blood sugar level leading to diabetic retinopathy and high BP would result in hypertensive retinopathy. By these, we could get vision based issues in us. Dry or itchy eyes: Waste products would get built up in the blood and this is termed as uremia. Tear production would get reduced due to this build up and would lead to inflammation of conjunctiva. The eyes would become dry and itchy. Dryness would become more severe in more advanced stages. Reddish or bloodshot eyes: Tiny blood vessels present in the eyes would get inflamed because of the uremia condition. This would make the eyes appear reddish or bloodshot. It is worthy to note here that some kidney conditions are associated with auto-immmmune issues like vasculitis etc resulting in redness in the eyes, pain in the eyes etc. Vision loss or changes in vision etc: We must never ignore our sudden loss of vision or changes in our vision. The vision issues in kidney patients can be because of artery occlusion or hypertensive crisis etc. There are also possibilities of vision issues due to dialysis complications also.