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Intermittent Fasting : All That You Need to Know About It

BlogJuly 2, 20209Views 0Likes 0Comments

[trx_video url="https://youtu.be/K_0IEQzka18" ratio="16:9" autoplay="off" top="inherit" bottom="inherit" left="inherit" right="inherit"] Fasting has been practiced since ancient time and is known to offer a lot of health benefits such a better digestion, detoxification, cellular repair or autophagy, etc. This video will give you detailed view of intermittent fasting: 1. Various Ways of Intermittent Fasting 2. Pros & Cons of Intermittent Fasting 3. What…

Distancing Challenge – Episode 5: Packaged Food Distancing | Avoid Packaged Food

BlogJune 1, 202010Views 0Likes 0Comments

[trx_video url="https://youtu.be/TQmfsc6jJss" ratio="16:9" autoplay="off" top="inherit" bottom="inherit" left="inherit" right="inherit"] Packaged food is tasty, convenient and highly addictive. It contains food colours, artificial flavours and preservatives that take a toll on our health. It has no nutritional value and has negative effects on our while putting us at a risk of lifestyle diseases like diabetes, obesity & hypertension. In…

World Health Day – Let’s Pledge for a Healthier Future

BlogApril 7, 202010Views 0Likes 0Comments

Today, is the World Health Day. But what does “Good Health” really mean? For some being free from disease is healthy, for some being at the desired body weight is healthy whereas for some being active is healthy. Health actually encompasses two aspects: a) Physical Well-being b) Mental Health Let’s look at what Physical Well-being means? Maintaining a…

Gudi Padwa – Begin the New Year with Immune Boosting Foods

BlogMarch 25, 202011Views 0Likes 0Comments

Gudi Padwa known as ‘Marathi New Year’, is also celebrated as Ugadi in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh, and Cheti Chand in the Sindhi community. It marks the beginning of spring. It is believed that Lord Vishnu ordered Lord Brahma to create the cosmic universe as per Vedic literature on this day. The entire…

Indulge Smartly this Festive Season

BlogSeptember 23, 20199Views 0Likes 0Comments

Festivals & holidays are round the corner and it’s that time of the year when you meet family & friends and indulge in some of your favourite delicacies. This obviously means loading extra calories, which will stay with you. Listed are a few tips to indulge in festive eating while ensuring the weighing scale treats you…

Water- The Underestimated Essential Nutrient

BlogMarch 19, 201924Views 0Likes 0Comments

Water is defined as an “Essential Nutrient”. However, other nutrients like proteins, vitamins, minerals seem to be in lime light, while the contribution of water for our survival is not even discussed. It is very important to inculcate the habit of drinking water as water has a vast array of functions in the human body. As we…

Vegetables – The Easiest Way to Add Color, Texture & Good Health

BlogMarch 19, 201917Views 0Likes 0Comments

The tag healthy is often linked to being boring. Adding adequate vegetables & fruits to our day seems to be a challenge. Vegetables & fruits though loaded with micro-nutrients, antioxidants, phytochemicals are universally despised. Very few parents seem to be happy with the amount of veggies their kids eat. The idea is not to bar…

Breakfast – The Most Important but the Most Neglected Meal

BlogMarch 19, 201921Views 0Likes 0Comments

Breakfast is the “most important meal” of the day but is also the “highly neglected” of all the meals. Statistical studies done in metro cities of India show that 1 in 4 urban Indians skip breakfast among all age groups & about 72% ate inadequate breakfast. Only 3% regarded breakfast as essential meal. Breakfast should…

Healthy Eating in the New Academic Year

BlogJune 1, 20189Views 0Likes 0Comments

June is here… The start of a new academic year bringing with it a whole bunch of resolutions for school children. New books, uniform, school bags – everything is a fresh start. This also offers a great opportunity to adopt new healthy eating habits: 1. Get the Junk Out: With no junk at home, there will be…

Women – The Dynamic Food and Health Equation

BlogMarch 5, 201810Views 0Likes 0Comments

Women don multiple hats and hence need to be fit to fulfil all the responsibilities with zest and enthusiasm. Many times, women neglect their nutritional requirement, do not exercise or do crazy crash diets which does more damage to their health than good. Sharing health and diet tips every woman should know: Prioritise Your Health:…