Rice is one of the most misunderstood food in India. It is assumed that you will gain weight if you eat rice. Rice is healthy and contains nutrients. It is considered fine to eat maida, white sugar in a weight loss diet by many of my clients, but if I tell them to eat rice, they think I am misguiding them. Although white rice is not healthy, brown rice is the healthiest. Rice is rich in vitamin Bs which help...

Pistachios have always been a tasty nut but have always been blamed for the wrong reasons. In India, they have been spotted in the wrong places or rather we can say in the wrong foods. They are in our burfis and many other high calorie sweets. They take the main place on the tables while drinking alcohol at parties. Poor pistachios, they are blamed for heart disease and obesity while the fats in the sweets and...

Exercising in the morning does have its benefits. Although you can exercise any time in the day, but there are few reasons  why you should work out in the morning. You have lesser distractions. Keeps you focused and declutters your mind without any unpleasant thoughts. I know how difficult it is to keep your mind clear when you work out any other time as you may be worrying about unwashed dishes or what your...

You are eating healthy, exercising daily and following a healthy lifestyle. But when you are doing really good, you may feel you can do better. The answer lies in a multivitamin supplement. But why do you need a multivitamin supplement? This can help you to fill up the lacuna if you are not eating a variety of foods to avail the various nutrients. A multivitamin is not a solution to all problems. It is just...

We are all familiar with “fat”. It is one term who all are fixated about. But the latest is “stress fat”. It is known that even if you eat healthy and exercise regularly, chronic stress can make you gain weight. How does this happen? Your body has various responses to stress. If you have had a stressful day, Your brain instructs your body to release adrenaline hormones which brings out...