If you could illustrate your health and wellness score on a pie chart, nutrition and exercise only make half of your entire health game. The quality of your sleep and emotional wellness play equally bigger roles and deserve the same attention. This is why you always hear us talking about giving equal importance and...
A deep and fulfilled sleep is one of the most important aspects of holistic well-being. Having a good sleep is not just about how many hours you sleep. It is also about how well you sleep. Remember, quality over quantity. One could sleep for nine to ten hours and still wake up feeling unrested...
More often than not, when the topic of preventive healthcare arises, it is uncommon for people to say, “But I am a healthy individual. Why must I invest in preventive wellness? It is redundant to spend money on tests when I am asymptomatic! It is like wasting resources in preparation for calamities that are...
Do you remember as children, when someone asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up, we would never bat an eyelid before revealing the most ambitious dreams? No matter how unrealistic or far-fetched they seemed. Our imagination ran wild, and we were uninhibited. We were astronauts on one day, billionaires on...
Metabolism has become a buzzword, and everyone seems to be talking about it for all the right reasons. Though what most people don't understand is that metabolism is beyond obesity, digestion, and fat gain. Even people who appear healthy on the outside can have a metabolic dysfunction brewing on the inside. So, there is...
While I’m blessed with health, family, and a life I make the most of, it doesn’t matter how much or how little you have. What matters is what you do with what you have. This is the way I see it and live my life. There were times in my life I had very...
As the cyclone passed along the coast of Goa, we lost all electricity and Wi-Fi for over 2 days. Whist falling trees around us, dark clouds, gusts of powerful wind howled around us, rains lashed every side of our home, water seeped in through the windows, under the doors, it was beautiful sitting in...
We have been dealing with the Covid pandemic for over a year now, and in the current conditions, we are repeating the past year in a worse state. However, the next pandemic scare seems to be the after-effects of the current one on our kids' mental health. When the pandemic began, we were all caught...
Snacks are small portions of food that people have between meals. They are usually a way to bridge long gaps between meals or fill in any gaps in nutrition. Earlier, snacks were fresh, prepared at home, and the portion size was controlled. Today, with the advancement of technology, busier lifestyles, less time to cook,...
Do your ears ring without a sound? Here’s why and what to do What is Tinnitus, and what are its Statistics? The meaning of the word tinnire is “to ring”. It is the condition that causes ringing in the ears, or abnormal sounds and sensations. The definition of tinnitus is “the perception of noise or ringing in the...
With our fast-paced lives, we keep jumping from one task to another, one deadline to another, one meeting to another, one party to another, and so on and so forth. We seem to be in a constant rat race and all this running around and juggling various activities causes us to be constantly stimulated....
Do you know your teeth and smile are the first things people notice about you, when they first meet you? A great smile can be the right measurement of overall hygiene and general lifestyle, demonstrating someone's cleanliness, while revealing what they eat and drink, as well as if they smoke or not. While a...
