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average reading time- 6mins Protein has always been a demand for people who want to work out to show up their muscles. Protein is one of the essential macronutrients needed for the body for its daily activities. Protein is known as the building block of life. Protein is present in each cell and organism in this world acquiring different structures, names, and functions. On the whole, it is one thing without which the body won’t sustain. So what is all this fuzz about the protein? What is a protein in the first place? The protein is a biomolecule that is basically chains of amino acids and has a complex polymeric structure. The amino acids are monomeric units that bind with each other to form proteins. There are about 20 basic amino acids which combine to form into proteins. The bond linking the amino acids so that they can become a protein is called a peptide bond. From the hair being strong to the healing that occurs in the damaged cells, the proteins are essential and are present i...

  average reading time- 7 mins In general, microbes are known to cause harm to plants, animals, and humans, and so on. In particular, bacteria have caused a lot of problems in humans like tuberculosis, anthrax, cholera, etc. but not all bacteria are pathogenic (disease-causing) in nature. The particular bacteria discussed here is friendly to humans and is completely trustable. The ruminococcus genus of bacteria falls under the class clostridia. These bacteria are round-shaped, anaerobic (do not need oxygen for survival), and are gram-positive. These bacteria are gut-friendly. More than one type of these bacteria is present in the human’s gut helping in the process of digestion. The gut of the human which primarily includes the intestines is known as the bacterial fermentation chamber. Most of these bacteria help the human and have a symbiotic relationship. The symbiotic relationship is a relationship between two organisms in which both of the organisms get benefitt...

  AVERAGE READING TIME-10 MINS source- NDTV foods It is around summer, and you have come home from an intense gym session/casual cricket match with your friends. You take a bottle of ice-cold water or any chilled beverage from the refrigerator and chug it at once. You can feel the immense amount of pleasure you get from this just by reading this. But what if I say that your body hates this even though you like it? This article brings upon the ill-effects of drinking ice water and a sustainable solution/alternative to that.   Ice water has some of its own benefits like ice water stimulates thirst enabling further consumption of water. Hence ice water can keep you hydrated. Also, ice water can keep one mentally active and awake. Research says that athletes who consume cold water are able to exercise or perform longer. However, the benefits of ice water are countable and limited. On the other hand, there are many ill-effects of consuming ice water. Consumption of ice water ...