LIFESTYLE

Experience a Whole New World by Living in the Moment

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?

Are You Using the Right Cooking Oil?

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.

How Hidden BPA Is Wreaking Havoc in Our Daily Lives

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, and you...

Rules Of Simple Living

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…

What Type of Cookware to Use? A Brief Review

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.

4 Unexpected Benefits of Ghee (Clarified Butter)

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...

Is there a ‘best’ way to cook food?

It’s true that cooking methods alter the nutritional composition of fruits and vegetables, but that’s not always a bad thing. Several studies have shown that while cooking can degrade some nutrients, it can enhance the availability of others. As a result, no single cooking or preparation method is best, and that includes eating vegetables raw. Read more…

I Have a Bone to Pick!!

If you get a tooth infection, most likely you would be in pain and then see a dentist. Contrary to this, osteoporosis presents no sudden symptoms that suggest something is not right with your bones. It often gets diagnosed after a person breaks a bone as a result of a fall. Osteoporotic bones have lost density or mass. As bones become more porous, they become weaker and cannot take the load that they once could and are more likely to break. In some cases, people would notice they are getting shorter or are developing a curvature in the upper back. Read on to see how you can prevent bone loss.

Stress – The Good, the Bad and What to DO About it

Stress is a tiny word for what can become a very big problem. Here we talk about how stress can be good for you, why it’s important to keep it under control, and what we can do to lead a more balanced life.