Beat the heat with these summer coolers

May 21, 2018June 2, 2018Leave a comment

The scorching summer season is here. And to beat the heat, you’re always looking for a cool drink to hang out with. Now, you know that colas are not cool – they’re loaded with sugar, preservatives, pesticides, and what not.

Fortunately, you’ve got an array of natural drinks to choose.

From the luscious aamras to the refreshing kokum sherbet, nimbu pani, and sugarcane juice, these summer beverages hydrate and energize you. What’s more, these drinks offer an array of amazing health benefits.

So let’s get started on why you must sip on these cool beverages: Continue reading →

Fasting for Navratri this year? Turn it into a detoxification of your inner self

September 21, 2017March 1, 2018Leave a comment

The fun-filled festival of Navratri is here! And for those who struggle to lose some rigid flab, this is an excellent opportunity. With endless nights of swaying to soul stirring music dancing the ‘garba’, Navaratri is also the time when many of us fast (Navratri vrat) for 9 days. While some of us eat only once, there are those who survive the entire period fasting on fruits and liquids.

In spite of fasting on such strict terms, many of us hardly manage to shed a few pounds which we tend to quickly gain back within a week. While fasting is all about worshipping our deity, we can also use it for the benefit of our bodies. In ancient practices and in many countries, fasting is done as a way of detoxifying the body. You can pick a day every week or fortnight and survive only on liquids or fruits the entire day to detoxify your body. Continue reading →

Why some people never fall sick

June 20, 2017March 1, 2018Leave a comment

I often wondered how all my life, I had never seen my grandmother spend a single day in bed or experience a bout of cold, cough or fever. So, one day I asked her “What is the secret to your good health?” She replied, “I sleep by 9 pm, wake up by 5, eat fruits daily, eat only home-cooked food and go for a walk every day for 40 minutes.” Evidently, her disciplined lifestyle is the secret to her strong immunity.

As like any other system of our body, a strong immune system calls for a healthy lifestyle which comprises of adequate nourishment, sleeps and exercise to function to its optimum capacity.

Now, we are aware that habits inculcated during childhood stay with us throughout life. Hence, it is important to ingrain healthy habits at a tender age.

While I have briefly touched upon the factors that are essential for staying away from ailments, let’s look at what factors should you look at for ensuring you stay as healthy as my grandma: Continue reading →

Handy Guide To Portion control

May 25, 2017March 1, 20181 Comment

We know what to eat and when to eat but do we understand the importance of portion control? Yes, portion control is an important ingredient of a balanced meal. The typical servings in today’s time have increased drastically. When you go out to restaurants, one dish doesn’t serve just one person, it’s ideally meant for more. Yet, more often than not we end up eating it all.

We may be eating all the right things but sometimes forget to consider its quantity. Continue reading →

6 reasons to enjoy mangoes guilt-free this summer

May 4, 2017May 18, 20184 Comments

Children love summers for two specific reasons – summer vacations and mangoes.

As grown-ups, stepping into the humdrum of professional lives, while we can kiss the 2-month summer break goodbye, there is no need for us to give up on our favourite fruit – Mangoes. Beneath their sweet luscious taste, mangoes contain an abundance of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that assure your optimum health thus rightfully earning the title of ‘King of Fruits’. Continue reading →

EAT A RAINBOW – THE SMART WAY OF EATING!

February 14, 2017August 24, 20182 Comments

Imagine eating only dal-rice for several days! The thought itself is horrifying, isn’t it?

Just like our tongue, our eyes, nose etc. also participate actively when we eat our food. Hence, it is highly important that the food should appeal to all our senses, especially eyes! Because, according to a popular adage, ‘We eat with our eyes first’! Our meal should be enticing enough for our eyes to feel hungry. And the easiest way to do it is by making our plate look colourful. Different colours have different effects on our eyes and soon enough, we will be relishing our food. However, the effect of colourful food items is not only limited to our eyes!

When I was a kid, my mom always ensured that my platter was colourful and her reason was completely different from the one stated above! Eating different colours of food is not only a treat to our eyes but also to our body!

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11 Amusing Weight Loss Tricks You Wish You Had Known Earlier

September 26, 2016February 23, 2018Leave a comment

Hello fellow foodies, we hope you have been doing well, and have now started to get in shape with all the goody-foodie advice that we keep giving you. After having told you to always wake up early, brush your teeth after dinner, to never skip a meal, and even telling you various ways to lose kilos in a few months … today, we are bringing you a few, rather funny diet tricks, that may help you keep off that bulge. Continue reading →

How to stay food safe this monsoon

August 23, 2016February 23, 2018Leave a comment

Monsoon, without doubt, is the most favourite season! It relieves everyone from the scorching heat of the ruthless summer. Monsoon is also the season of food lovers! All the food items taste 100 times more delicious while it pours outside. Enjoying palatable snacks while it’s raining is a pure bliss. Isn’t it?

Garam kanda bhajias, adrakwali chai and bhunna butta are on everyone’s list. Not just food, monsoon makes you fall in love with nature as well! Puddles, drenching in the rain, paper boats, long drives to promenade and beaches, mini vacations or treks are activities everyone looks forward to.

But monsoon also has its share of problems, sadly. It is also considered by many as the season of sneezes, flu and virals. Therefore, apart from enjoying this season, you need to also take care of your immunity levels. One can catch cold, viral or flu due to body’s low immunity levels during monsoon. And hence one needs to be extra careful during this season.

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Weight loss – Where to start ?

June 7, 2016February 23, 20183 Comments

Your google search bar stands testimonial to your frantic efforts. Your family and friends have seen it all and they keep bombarding you with advice, your gym instructor makes you toil very hard, your nutritionist has chalked out all your favorite delicacies and now you are surviving only on bland food. And all these ardent efforts are being put by you only for one goal- WEIGHT LOSS! You had inspired yourself enough to go to any extent to attain it. But as the saying goes, “Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration”, your body and mind are already weary of such strenuous efforts and they are no longer co-operating with you. And hence your dream of achieving that desired body shape has gone beyond the black stump. Right? But fret not! Because we have come here with a GOOD NEWS! You don’t really have to exert so much, If you just put in some psychological efforts you can fulfill your dreams. Research shows that taking baby steps –not giant leaps-is the best way to get lasting results.

Follow these magical small steps which can take you a long way:- Continue reading →

Fruit or fruit juice? The healthier option

October 27, 2015February 23, 20181 Comment

Fruits are healthy, but that doesn’t mean we just pop them into our mouths however and whenever we feel like. It’s not as easy as we think. It’s important to know how and when to eat them! Yes, there is a limit on how much fruit to eat and when to eat them.

Here are some Myths about eating fruits: Continue reading →

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