A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Making the choice to grow your family with adoption is a big deal and a reason to rejoice. What many families don’t realize is how much goes into the decision of how or through what organization their new son or daughter will enter their lives. There are so many aspects to consider before making a…
A few months ago, just before the Covid-19 pandemic took a turn for the worse, which led our country into a partial lockdown, I went for a deep-tissue massage. I was suffering from painful stiff shoulders for several weeks and needed a good masseuse to ease the pain. The massage that I booked in is…
Most of my home-cooked dishes are flavored with freshly ground black pepper. I love adding lots of black pepper into my egg dishes and porridge. Often called the king of spices, black pepper is more than just a terrific flavor enhancer. It’s known to offer a wealth of health benefits while imparting an excellent depth…
With the coming of the warm months and some more free time on your hands, the summer is a great time to embrace some personal changes. This summer can be the one where you adopt new habits and come out of it feeling like a new and improved person. Why not? Here are a few…
For someone who is severely sleep deprived, I am often put in a tight spot where I have to ask myself this question “should I sleep in to get the 7 or 8 hours of sleep tomorrow or should I get up early to exercise?” That’s a terrible decision for me to make. Both sleep…
With the Covid-19 Coronavirus epidemic turning into a global emergency, causing fear and panic in almost everyone in countries affected by this invisible killer, people are taking precautionary measures and boosting up their immune system to fight this menace. From face mask to hand sanitizer to vitamins and eating healthy foods, everyone surrounding me from…
What do you do with your unfinished takeout rice? Or if you have just a few tablespoons of unfinished rice from dinner and do not feel like keeping it in the fridge? Most people would just bin the unfinished rice. But wait, don’t throw the unfinished rice just yet! You can squeeze out a lot…
Fans of green tea, black tea, or oolong tea can now rejoice and enjoy their cuppa tea more. Besides the various health benefits that one can reap from drinking this aromatic beverage, a new study conducted by the National University of Singapore (NUS) along with the University of Essex and University of Cambridge, UK, showed…
I developed a liking for cardamom when I tasted it in a Punjabi tea / Indian Masala Chai at a North India cuisine restaurant recently. The aroma of this spice is complex and hard to describe. It’s citrusy, almost menthol-like, spicy, and herbal all at the same time, and it’s highly fragrant, too. The flavor…
Some time back, I was on a low calorie diet to shed off the remaining post-baby fat I’d gained after 3 kids. While I felt very much lighter and fitter and had to send all my skirts and pants to the tailor to have the waist part tightened, something else also happened. My hormones were…