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….
Anyone who has acidity can agree how painful and inconvenient it is. Severe cases go to the extreme of anything eaten causes an acidic reaction as it travels down the food pipe. So the action begins right after you swallow the food. Eventually a stage comes when you are forced to have a digestive tablet…
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…
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…
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….
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….
Q. What should you break your long fast with? Ans. Any fast beyond 36 hours, the digestive system goes on a break and the size of stomach really shrinks. So breaking a fast needs to go with a plan. Straightway diving into solid foods which give a violent reaction in the form of watery bowel…
Navratri thali is the best example of how Indians avoid fasting. Since fasting is connected with divinity, no one wants to mess up the way to heaven. But still we Indians love food. Anyone who abstains from food pleasures is considered a taboo and spoil sport. In this article we shall discuss the benefits of…
Intermittent fasting and prolonged fasting are the buzz words. Fasting is a proven way to treat insulin resistance and lose weight. Combined with keto, fasting reverses metabolic syndrome. Let us examine each benefit briefly. Oxidative stress and free radicals Food we eat is used to produced energy. Each cell in our body is a power…
Women across all age and income groups in India are at risk of suffering from anemia. So one thing is certain this life threatening condition is not restricted to one group or category. Even though it is a chronic problem, not too many women are aware about it and they continue making mistakes which aggravate…
