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Obstacles to Weight loss

I always tell my clients that weight loss is like a trekking trip. The right gear and the correct trail can help you through the trip. But a lot of pitfalls can hinder your weight loss trip. So lets have a look at the pitfalls we can avoid to successfully lose weight, even if you [...]

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Multigrain: Real or fake

Eating whole grains is necessary to get our much needed carbohydrates, the major source of fuel for our body. If you drop into a supermarket, it gets very confusing to chose the right grains. The latest trend seen is “multigrain“. Now is it for real? Do not confuse this term for whole grain. Let me [...]

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Benefits of Tulsi Tea

Tulsi or holy basil is common at every Hindu home and are known for its therapeutic benefits. Tulsi tea, basically made from Tulsi leaves, now promoted by various brands, has gained popularity of its health benefits. Lets have a look at few of the benefits of drinking Tusli tea.. It is devoid of caffeine and [...]

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Celebrate Holi Organically

The colorful festival of Holi is celebrated on Phalgun Purnima which comes in February end or early March. Holi festival has an ancient origin and celebrates the triumph of ‘good’ over ‘bad’. The colorful festival bridges the social gap and renews sweet relationships. On this day, people hug and wish each other ‘Happy Holi’. But [...]

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Healthy Nutribar Recipe

Commercially available Nutribars are bad for your health. Here is a quick and healthy recipe to make your own healthy nutribar Ingredients Nuts like groundnuts(peanuts), crushed almonds and walnuts-1 cup Seeds like sesame seeds, watermelon seeds, toasted flaxseeds- 1 tbsp each Ground cardamom- 1/2 tsp Jaggery- 1/2 cup Method Melt jaggery in a pan. Mix [...]

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Goodness of Cheese

My clients give me surprised looks when I tell them that cheese is allowed in their diets. Cheese has been in the news for causing weight gain, acne, heart disease etc. All this is not true. If you have read the book by Dr. Spencer Johnson “who moved my cheese”, which is a book on [...]

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The Truth about Nutribars and why we should avoid them.

Latest addition to “health foods” are energy bars. Commonly called as nutri bars, I see many eating them as snacks on the move. We love to eat anything which has terms such as nutrition, healthy, low fat etc. Nutri bars and energy bars are nothing but junk food in a healthy disguise (companies keep getting [...]

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Facts and Consequences of not having Breakfast

Breakfast tends to have the least priority these days in the daily chores of a family. Missing out of this essential morning meal will certainly hinder the growth of children in the family as also other elder members of their health gradually. Skipping breakfast is becoming a common trait among modern urban families everywhere. Why is [...]

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Plants, People and Medicines

Now-a-days people have started realizing that they are drifting away from nature and are leading a hectic life full of tension , inhaling polluted air, drinking polluted water, eating all types of junk food available in the market and indulging in all sorts of excesses. No wonder ill health is on the rise. Diseases come [...]

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