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Barley: 10 Benefits, Side effects & Nutrition Facts

‘Hordeum vulgare’ which is commonly called Barley is a kind of cereal crop just like rice, wheat, and maize. Indians call barley by the name of ‘Jau’ and it is included in diets more often. The most likely thing about Barley cereal crop is that it is available at reasonable prices and thus can be … Read more

Is Makhana Bad for Diabetes? Benefits and Side Effects

by Dr Sharon Baisil MD

If you are from India, makhana will be a familiar term to you. There’s a popular fasting dish made from makhana on the auspicious day of ‘Navratri’. Diabetics usually try to follow a restricted diet plan omitting all the fancy high carbohydrate and fatty foods. Makhana or lotus seeds or fox nuts, here, can be … Read more