Naina Singhania- Nutritionist

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Indian Kitchen Nuskhas: Part 1

Our Grandmas will always have an answer to every problem we experience in our day to day lives. And the solution almost always comes from the kitchen. Here are few of spices that always work like a charm: Turmeric: Cut yourself, under the weather, fractured/injured any body part or just wanting to brighten the skin up? […]

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Detox Program

The mind needs to be free from any baggage to reach greater heights. Just like the mind, the body functions in the same way, lesser the baggage (toxins), the better it functions. Due to extreme saturation, the body is unable to process the food and other by products leading to piling up of toxins. These Toxins

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Jay and Veeru of Food Nutrition

There are many known food combinations that make the mouth go watering. There are however, certain foods that have a super nutritional power  in the company of another food. Here are some classical duos: 1. Ajwain and pink salt: If you stay with your grandparents, you will identify this combo instantaneously. This combo is famous when you

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Box Breathing

Breath is the existence of living. It depicts your exact state of mind. Hence, if you notice anger will fasten the pace of your breath while sleep and relaxation will ease and prolong the breath. Infact, research has shown that meditation (that involves breathwork) can have a major effect in relaxing the nervous system.  So here is

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Do Nuts Add to Your Cholesterol??

Let me start with a few MYTHS and FACTS in the area of cholesterol  Myth: In order to reduce cholesterol, avoid nutsFact: Nuts are cholesterol free Myth: Cholesterol is bad for your healthFacts: Cholesterol helps in digesting fat, synthesizing Vitamin D and various hormones Cholesterol is majorly synthesized within the body to carry out the

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Is Sugar the only Culprit to Diabetes?

Every Individual suffering from Diabetes will work on the following aspect of food “Avoiding sugar completely” thinking that this alone will be effective in controlling Diabetes. Today’s wisdom is to clear this common misconception.. Sugar alone is not the culprit. It takes more than just this small white entity to regulate your sugar levels.. The very first

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The Do’s of this Diwali!!

Wishing you a very Happy Diwali!! Being a festive season, the food that comes with it cannot be avoided..Rather than mentioning the healthy swaps, here are some even more important things that you will want to keep in mind..Hydration: The weather, the deep fried foods and sweets often leaves us dehydrated wanting us to eat more.

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Winter Foods

One of the most important cue as a buyer to buying fresh, seasonal food is whether the food item is easily available at your “local sabjiwala” and the price at which it is available to you is super reasonable. Most of these foods are available by nature for the following two reasons To Boost Immunity

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Garden Cress Seeds Ladoos

Makes: 20 laddoos Ingredients: 3/4 cup garden cress seeds 1/4 cup semolina 1/4 cup of jaggery (or to taste) 3-4 tbsp dessicated coconut 1 tbsp coarsely chopped almonds 1 tbsp ghee Method: Soak garden cress seeds (halim) in water for 2 hours. Heat ghee in a kadhai/pan and add semolina to it. Roast till it

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