Food and Alcohol triggers – Social, Cultural and Emotional triggers and how to avoid them

Food and Alcohol triggers – Social, Cultural and Emotional triggers and how to avoid them

Food and Drink have been part of the human progress from our journey from caves to capsule hotels. Eat, drink and make merry after a hard days work. We follow this norm even today. Weekends are reserved to let our hair down or a quiet get together with friends. Either way, all these activities have…

How does gym remove stress – Rest & Digest

How does gym remove stress – Rest & Digest

People visit the gym for various reasons. Weight loss, better posture, healthy lifestyle or even winning over the fair maiden. However there is one reason which nobody talks about, de-stress. It might be initially hard to believe that how come lifting weights or resistance training will de-stress. By the time you finish reading this rather…

Subcutaneous fat, visceral fat and intramuscular fat – understanding their difference
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Subcutaneous fat, visceral fat and intramuscular fat – understanding their difference

Each cell in our body is capable of generating it energy like a tiny powerhouse. Raw material for energy production is glucose and fat. Glucose is always available in the blood for regular as well as emergency energy requirement. Fat is more denser and more efficient source of energy. Too much glucose in the blood…

If you are eating & drinking for pleasure, then you are borrowing happiness from tomorrow
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If you are eating & drinking for pleasure, then you are borrowing happiness from tomorrow

There was a time not so long age when no food was stored in the house. Children of 70s & 80s remember that if they were hungry at night, mothers simply told them, you should have eaten during dinner. Now wait till breakfast. Food was cooked fresh and households took time to prepare a meal….

Sane Guruji fasted to eradicate social evils

Sane Guruji fasted to eradicate social evils

Like all regions of India, even Maharashtra suffered from social evils due to misinterpretation of the religious scriptures by their custodians, the Brahmins. Activists, authors and even ordinary citizen became social reformers to create awareness and enforce changes. Today on the last day of 2023 we shall explore the life and times of Sane Guruji…

A detailed guide to kidneys – what exactly is the cause of damage and how it occurs
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A detailed guide to kidneys – what exactly is the cause of damage and how it occurs

We have been born and brought up among Hindi movies which have a certain elder father of the bride or hero dying of kidney failure or heart attack. While the percentage of onscreen death due to heart attacks are much higher, kidney failure is not far behind. But the sad part is that 75 years…

Prabodhini Ekadashi – Are you ready for the most important ekadashi of the year

Prabodhini Ekadashi – Are you ready for the most important ekadashi of the year

Ekadashi which falls on the Shukla Paksha of Kartik month as per the Hindu calendar is called Prabodhini Ekadashi. It marks the beginning of marriage season in India. Tulsi Vivaha is also celebrated on the same day. On this day, Varkaris in Maharashtra come to Pandharpur for a celebration of five days till Kartik Purnima….

Understanding fasting Part 1 – Why it reduces anxiety and stress

Understanding fasting Part 1 – Why it reduces anxiety and stress

Topic of the article might surprise you. Only if you are interested, go on reading. It will require some amount of will power to being with fasting. Definition of anxiety Anxiety is a feeling of worry and fear about every day situations. It is condition of fear or dread as to what will happen next….