Chew your food well Good digestion begins in the mouth. Especially for complex carbohydrates, which digest only in the mouth and the small intestine.The enzyme Amylase in the salivary glands is responsible for digestion of carbohydrates in the mouth. Without…
One teaspoon of sugar is extracted from a stalk of sugarcane one metre in length. The average person today consumes more sugar in two weeks than a person a century ago would have eaten in a whole year. That’s a…
Preferably adopt the cross-legged sitting posture, while eating food as it helps in digestion. In this position, your digestive juices are said to be more active and ready to digest your food well. When you usually sit cross-legged (in sukhasana…
MINT TEA (PUDINA CHAI) How about Pudina chai on a chilly rainy morning? Mint leaves are brewed with tea to make the famous Indian ‘Pudina Chai’ For a refreshing aromatic tea add a few leaves of pudina (mint) to your…
More Herbs, Less Salt Day 29th Aug Eating a healthy, balanced diet is often easier said than done – it takes thought, time and effort to prepare fresh and nutritious food, when less healthy options are often much easier and…
When starting a diet programme think of ways you can “add healthy options” to your diet instead of taking away. For example:- Try adding a fruit, nuts to your mid evening snack This way you’ll end up eating a healthier,…
Prepare for hectic days Sometimes after a hectic and tiring day…especially when you have a function at home or returning from a holiday…. cooking a meal is last thing on your mind all you want to do is just come…
You don’t have to be a fitness freak to get results. Follow the 80/20 plan: Eighty percent of the year, you’ll exercise regularly & eat well. Know that you’ll slip 20 percent of the time due to holidays & work.…
Wishing you all a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi Ganapati festival feast is synonymous with Modak. Lord Ganesha’s favourite food…Taste it and you know why!!! A modak is a sweet dumpling popular in Western and Southern India. It is called modak…
Panchamruth the health booster Panchamrutham is a divine prasadam made for many pujas or festive occasions. Panch meaning five and amruth meaning a nectar for immorality. It means five amruthams such as cow’s milk, curd/yogurt, honey, ghee, and sugar, mixed…