Food log There are days when I reflect on my 13-year journey in holistic nutrition and integrative and lifestyle medicine. During one such musing, I went back to roughly 10 years ago. At the time, we did not use social media extensively. We did not have WhatsApp, Facetime, Zoom, or other fancy chatting or international...
Everybody is chasing probiotics today. What is the hype surrounding it? Let us decode. Think of your gut microbiome as an intelligent and diverse colony of trillions of strains of bacteria, fungi, bacteria, and viruses - both good and bad. When the bad gut bugs overnumber the good bugs, you have an imbalanced gut. It...
What if I told you chocolate is good for you? Not just any chocolate, but good quality dark chocolate in the right quantity at the right time. Do you like dark chocolate? Photo Credits: Freepik Most of us grew up villainizing foods and tagging them as good or bad. Yes, much of it can be attributed to...
Let us talk about a simple drink you can make to stimulate the health of your liver. There is too much information about how one can undergo liver detox. But let me tell you, not everything you read is true because you need to understand how toxins accumulate in the human body and what...
Raw apple cider vinegar (ACV) has been gaining popularity as a natural remedy for various health conditions, including diabetes. One of the claimed benefits of raw ACV is its ability to reduce blood sugar spikes in people with diabetes. What does science say about this? Let's explore this. Diabetes is a chronic lifestyle condition characterized...
A dried flower that is also a wonder spice, did you know that clove, also known as laung or lavang, can be powerful for cancer, immunity, gut issues, candida overgrowth, bacterial infections, oral, skin, hair, bone health, and more? Clove has been used in different forms of medicine and nutrition for years. The dried flowers...
The mango season is almost here. And it is about that time when my inbox is overflowing with questions like: I am diabetic. Should I eat mangoes? Will mangoes make me fat? Will mangoes shoot my sugar levels high? Will mangoes worsen my acne? The questions are many, but the answer is simple. It certainly will if you are...
Do you find it hard to digest legumes (rajma, chana, beans), lentils (dal), and cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower)? Do these foods cause a lot of gas and discomfort? Before you start calling out to the Google gods for an answer to your embarrassing problem of expelling gas around the clock or villainizing these foods,...
If India were to name a national dish, it would be the classic khichdi. This blend of rice and lentils has been a staple for Indians for centuries. From the travels of Jean Baptiste Tavernier in the 1600s to the kitchens of the Mughal era that gave the humble dish an imperial twist, khichdi has...
Are you reaching out for that bag of chips late at night? Or is stress leading you to consume chocolate bars one after the other? Ever wondered why you feel like eating at odd hours? And have you noticed that you usually start craving something salty, fattening, or sweet? Our health goals are deeply affected by what we...
Remember how at the peak of summer, most of us would run to carts that sold cucumbers and relish them with a sprinkle of chili powder and salt? Even at home growing up, washed, peeled and neatly sliced cucumbers were a common sight at our family dining table. But did you know that cucumber...
It is scientifically claimed that good quality food, in the right quantity and at the right time can be beneficial and medicinal for your system. I am going to introduce you to a way of adding better nutrition to your diet, wherever you are in the world, by making a few additions to your...
