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Watch Aditi Saraf talk about her journey to weight loss and fitness. Once struggling with PCOD, she showed immense courage in giving lifestyle a fair chance instead of popping pills prescribed by her doctors. The result of her consistent efforts is a much confident Aditi who has lost 10 inches, is free from menstrual pains,...Read More

This picture is not from any shopping mall. This is from a renowned, multi-speciality hospital in Mumbai. Yes, hospitals in big cities, trying to be in sync with the global culture of coffee houses and its chains, have become a replica of food courts in malls housing big, domestic and international, fast food chains serving...Read More

  MYTHS WE GENERALLY HEAR – “Avoid it if you have high blood pressure because there’s too much salt” OR “Avoid it if you have cholesterol, there’s so much oil” OR “Too many spices in it, not good if you have IBS, acidity or allergies, avoid it!” WHAT THE FACTS ARE – Not long ago,...Read More

  SEHRI/ SUHOOR   Things you SHOULD DO : The Prophet has said, ‘Take Suhoor as there is a blessing in it.'” Having the Suhoor meal before the Fajr prayer is so important that in old days, a mesaharati (public waker) was appointed during the month of Ramadhan only to wake people up so that...Read More

Freshly churned this morning, a dollop of this white makkhan just made its way to the top of my morning paratha. Feeling full with just one of it; instead of my usual two parathas, I thought to myself that the good fatty acids in butter are at work here, stabilising my blood sugar. When our...Read More

TADGOLA- the neglected local fruit While coming back from my workout today morning, saw these juicy and fleshy TADGOLAS. Carried on a cart by a farmer from Dahanu (Konkan coastal belt), these small ice apples wait to be noticed by people rushing into the gym but all in vain. The more popular red apples coming...Read More

English vocabulary has a term for people who lack strength and courage. They are referred to as SPINE-LESS. When you have someone who supports you always, you say he/ she is watching your BACK. The first thing that is formed in a mother’s womb: The Spine is the source of all our energy. On a...Read More

MYTH 3- They say that drinking green tea is a healthier choice FACT 3- “Seeing is believing” but not always. One such example is Green tea and it’s health claims. For we only see commercials on TV, tabloids, digital platforms screaming about the goodness of green tea over black, but the facts are often ‘boring’...Read More

MYTH 2- Unlike the regular Black tea, Green tea has Antioxidants with ‘detox’ properties. FACT 2- If Green tea has Antioxidants, so does Black. In each case, oxidation or non oxidation gives the tea a different set of Antioxidant compounds. Research says that if Catechin and Kaempferol are Antioxidants in Green tea then Quercetin and...Read More