Is there anything wrong with not eating sugar? From morning tea to sweets. Sugar adds sweetness not only to our food, but also to our lives. Without this sugar, we would not be able to eat foods like sweets, chocolate, cakes or soft drinks. But where did this sugar come from and how did it reach our kitchen? Sugar and then brown sugar were first made in India from sugarcane juice. Historical books and various reports from India and abroad provide evidence of this. According to a research report titled ‘A History of Sugar: The Food Nobody Needs, But Everyone Craves’ published by the British media outlet network ‘The Conversation’, sugar was made in India around 2,500 years ago, i.e. 500 BC. From here, the technology to make it spread eastwards to China and reached the Middle East via Iran. In the first century, the historian Pliny the Elder, who wrote the encyclopedia ‘Naturalis Historia’, said that Indian sugar was better than sugar made in Arabia. It is said that sugar first reac...
Pregnancy: I feel nauseous, I don't like food, what should I do? Most nausea occurs during the third month of pregnancy. For some, it takes a few days, while for others, nausea can persist for months. Nausea, indigestion, and vomiting are common during pregnancy. In some cases, it is considered as the first sign of pregnancy. The reason for nausea during pregnancy is the change in hormones. At that time, a type of hormone called human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) is needed to develop the embryo in the uterus. During pregnancy, the level of this hormone starts to increase suddenly. This hormone has a direct effect on a woman's stomach and intestines, which causes morning sickness (nausea upon waking up in the morning) or nausea upon eating. This process continues for three months and then gradually everything gets better. Because after three months, the level of this hormone in the body decreases. How to stop nausea? Sometimes nausea may occur during pregnancy due to other rea...