exercise

Why eating less and exercising more can never work? Part 2 – You cannot exercise to lose weight

If you are exercising for building up muscles or toning up your body or enhancing endurance, you are on the right path. People even exercise as a stress buster and are pretty successful at it. But if you are exercising to lose weight, then you need to read this article, carefully. We shall first see…

set point

Why eating less and exercising more can never work? Part 1 – The concept of set point

The moment we put on weight, we start eating less and exercising more. This drastic step is more out of guilt than any other scientific logic and reasoning. To make matters worse almost all diet plans out there work on the principle of calorie restrict. Starving is almost definitely on the table. Here is what…

nirjala ekadashi

Nirjala Ekadashi is coming up – will you successfully complete a dry fast or succumb to the temptation of sabudana khichdi

Like every year, Nirjala Ekadashi is falling on 31 May 2023 during the peak of the summer season. Like each year, this year too there is a heat wave gripping north India with a dash of rains. A waterless dry fast and that too in peak summers will put in a spear of fear in…

dangerous foods

A list of most dangerous foods that you are eating and why has your govt approved it

Are you thinking that the title of this article is meant to scare you? We shall answer this question at the conclusion. Maltodextrin The most common item in our kitchen is table sugar which we use in everyday cooking. Though sugar is seemingly inexpensive for us, the food industry does not think so. They found…