The Ash gourd also known as white gourd or wax gourd is a single species of tender annual vine believed to have originated in Java. The Chinese have been cultivating it for over 2000 years. It’s medicinal uses first appeared in 659 A.D in the Tang Materia Medica. I don’t know when it arrived in [...]

Indian homes use mustard  as a green leafy vegetable as well as mustard seed in dry, powder or paste forms. Mustard is considered to stimulate appetite and have digestive, laxative, antiseptic, and circulate stimulant properties. In moderation, mustard neutralizes toxins and help ward off an upset stomach. Mustard has unique healing properties; it remidies winter [...]

Ginger is a potent flavor  in most Indian dishes — even tea. Primarily, ginger aids digestion. Ginger stimulates appetite, relieves nausea, limits flatulence, and reduces acidity. To aid digestion, sprinkle a thin slice of fresh ginger with lemon juice and salt, and eat one half an hour before a meal. It also combats nausea and [...]

A full course meal is what we all would love to eat and enjoy. But there are a few who feel if they need to eat healthy or cut down calories they would need to eat very less and leave the table feeling really hungry. So when I tell my clients they need to cut [...]