Heart Disease

Do you think heart disease is an illness for old people? The mean age for Indians for the first heart attack is 53 years, which is 10 years earlier compared to other ethnic groups. Not only this, 25% of people who die of heart disease in India are <40 years of age. And it’s the …

Sedentary Exercise

Sedentary exerciser: One who exercises regularly, but otherwise has a sedentary lifestyle.🌸 A sedentary lifestyle is one of the biggest risk factors for lifestyle diseases and the risk is not fully offset by regular exercise.🌸 You might think that there is no solution to this then but it really is quite simple: move as much …

Fiber

Lets talk about fiber today! 🌼 Fiber is a type of complex carbohydrate that cannot be digested by our body. Fiber is basically of two types. Insoluble fiber helps in smooth bowel movements, which is the more commonly known function of fiber.🌼 Soluble fiber (which dissolves in water), is digested by bacteria in the large …

Scroll-hole

SCROLL HOLE: The uncontrollable act of endlessly and mindlessly scrolling through social media feeds. 🌸 The similarity to "down the rabbit hole dis not escape me! Our brain likes to finish acts and uses that as a sign to stop. We finish the food on our plate, we finish our working hours, we finish our …

Turmeric

Turmeric. Turmeric (haldi) has been a component of the average Indian diet for thousands of years. We have all heard our grandmothers say how good it is for our health. Modern science can now back that up with studies showing the many benefits of including turmeric in our diet. Curcumin, the most active of the …

Gratitude

Gratitude is defined as (yes, there is a clinical definition!): The appreciation of what is valuable and meaningful to oneself; a general state of thankfulness and/or appreciation. The definition is beautiful, isn’t it?🦋 The majority of available research indicates that gratitude is associated with an enhanced sense of personal well-being. This well-being translates to both …

Stressed:Destress

Just a reminder to take better care of our minds, so that chronic stress doesn’t grow and evolve into a chronic disease 🌼🌼. I know I've said this before but this bears repeating: More than anything else, stress has evolved into the greatest contributory factor to lifestyle disorders. There are so many ways that stress …

Oils

There are so many theories and literature around seed oils vs saturated fat oils, each theory sprouting conflicting views like plants on steroids: Its truly confusing! Without going into too much depth at the moment, let us just focus on two very basic points: 🌺 The word “refined” in the world of food is not …

Mindfulness

 Mindfulness is a word that gets thrown about a lot, but what exactly is it? #jonkabatzinn , the founder of mindfulness based stress-reduction (MBSR) program, defines it as “The awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally”.🦋 Purposely directing our attention to the present moment, again and again, is the …

Potatoes

Potatoes have the ability to transform any food preparation into a mouth-watering delicacy, be it curry, parathas, salads... 😋 In fact, it's hard to believe that potatoes were not a part of Indian cuisine till about a few centuries ago when we were introduced to them courtesy the Portuguese in the early 17th century. However, …