Oct 20, 2016 | Daily Living, Lifestyle |
Animals and little children – a pleasure watching them. The total abandon, no thought except for the present moment. When do we lose this trait as we grow up? Is it possible to bring some of that back into our adult lives? Can we try to live ‘in the moment’, at least for a little while each day?
Oct 19, 2016 | Daily Living, Lifestyle |
You may be eating healthy, but are you using the right cooking oil, below its smoke point? We analyze various cooking oils in this blog.
Oct 19, 2016 | Daily Living, Lifestyle |
You consider yourself a health-conscious, responsible person. You strive to take care of yourself and your family by keeping your home reasonably clean, preparing healthy meals and avoiding junk food as much as possible. You’ve heard about the dangers of BPA,...
Oct 18, 2016 | Daily Living, Lifestyle |
What does living simply exactly entail? Does it mean that I stop wanting things and strip my life of all luxuries? After much thinking and introspection, it hit me!! Simplicity transcends all material things: it is an attitude. It is a way of life. It most certainly does not mean abstinence. It stands for moderation.
So how does one go about simplifying one’s life? How am I going to teach my children to embrace this theory? If I merely went around telling them “Simple Living and Great Thinking”, I’m going to get the same eye rolls that my grandmother got from me. So here are the Rules of Simplicity I would like to impart to my children…
Sep 24, 2016 | Daily Living, Lifestyle |
We need our cookware to keep the nutrients in our food and not add any chemicals that are dangerous. We also want our cookware to give us great tasting food and be easy to clean and maintain. So, what kind of cookware should we cook in? Read our review of various types of cookware choices that are available.
Sep 6, 2016 | Ayurveda, Daily Living, Lifestyle |
A staple in traditional Indian cooking and Ayurvedic medicine, ghee is made through a simple process of boiling butter and then pouring off the butterfat, leaving behind the proteins (casein and whey) and the milk solids (which includes lactose). What’s left is also...