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 …

The mindful pen

We live in a world in which we are spoilt for choice when it comes to methods of communication. This has made letter-writing an ancient, almost outdated phenomenon. In-fact, the whole exercise of writing anything on a piece of paper, seems so foreign nowadays. It's become so that it's difficult to find stationery sets in …

Thankfulness

Thankfulness is a powerful means for achieving inner peace and for spreading it to others too. Even simple words can make someone smile and acts of gratitude multiply that joy! Think about the last time someone's act of gratitude, or even a smile and a ''thank you' gave you a positive boost and made you …

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 …