Most of us get these hunger pangs at 4pm and we are often flummoxed at what to eat without piling on calories. Makhana is the answer. This is also called the fox nut or popped lotus seeds. Though it is light on the stomach it gives a feeling of satiety for a long period of time with merely a bowl. Read More
Collagen is the largest protein bank in our body. It is found in bones, tendons, muscles and skin. It is the scaffolding that holds the body together. They have the tenacity of steel and the elasticity of rubber. Though to the layman collagen is associated mainly with youth and beauty. Read More
The gluten controversy has taken the world of the health industry by storm. It has harbored a thousand questions, created a market of variant grains while constructing a million opportunities for various gluten free products. Read More
Vitamin A is the moisturizing vitamin for the mucus membranes of the eyes, nose, mouth, throat, rectum and vagina. Vitamin A deficient people are prone to suffer night blindness. Retinal which is part of the pigment that transforms the light signals to the brain by nerve impulses to interpret visual images. Read More
Vitamin B is that essential vitamin that is needed for energy production from the food we eat. Though people are aware of what one should or should not eat with… Read More
While we all have suffered muscle spasms or cramping at some point of time. Usually it’s during a workout session and we wonder why when we are supposedly eating well, doing all our exercises correctly, leading an active lifestyle. Read More
Down the centuries, Indian spices have been known to have many a medicinal value. Infact sometimes spices were even a mode of payment, such was their value. In today’s cuisine we rarely realize the importance that they have in maintaining our health. Read More
Every supermarket has a counter specifically for all these over the counter vitamins and nutrients that are supposed to give you immunity, reduce muscle fatigue, solve women’s hormonal problems, increase your libido, and boost your immunity. Read More
Ghee is the healthy fat, much needed by the body, needed to prevent brain disorders, help in memory and motor skills, maintain hormonal balance and repair and regenerate damaged cell membranes. Read More
“Falling levels of estrogen!” Women, please understand that this is not a disability nor an illness. Like rest of the hormones, this is hormone is made in your ovaries and a small amount by the adrenal glands just above your kidneys. Read More
