My personal battle with sugar has been particularly ferocious in the past. It used to arise anytime. During an afternoon slump at work, first thing in the morning, after every meal, or, worst, just before sleeping. And in a sugar-laden world, it was always too easy for me to reach for a quick fix. Does […]
If one does a diet audit of adults, the following two statements are bound to be largely true: They significantly over-consumer Carbohydrates & Sugars They significantly under-consumer Proteins But wait, isn’t protein for buff gym-visiting bodybuilding bros? The answer is a resounding NO. Our diets need protein for many functions including but not limited to […]
So, after reading thousands of words and many articles I have figured out the answer to the billion dollar question. No, it isin’t when will covid-19 go away – that is a gazillion dollar question. It is – which is the best diet that one should follow for life. The answer is…… The one that […]
Push-ups, pull-ups, deadlifts? No problem. But downward dog, penguin pose, warrior? No way. I’ll admit it: I never took yoga seriously for a long time. It did not really fit into my health goals of building strength, increasing my squat range or working on my sprint speed! Because yoga is like stretching and I dismissed […]
Our gut is home to some 38 trillion microbes. These ‘good’ germs living in our gut are our main immunity educators with whom we form a lifelong health alliance. The food we eat not only feeds our fat cells, but also determines what kind of microbes we are growing in our guts. Unfortunately the modern big food industry, […]
The most important habit I’ve formed in the last 10 years of forming habits is meditation. Hands down, number one. But it’s not been easy especially for a Type A personality like me. Simply put it was hard spending time alone with a clutter in my head. Whilst meditation apps helped me get started, I […]
Turmeric! This Ayurvedic medicinal herb and wonder spice currently leads the top of the superfood crop, credited with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, wound-healing, anti-arthritic, and even anti-cancer properties. Growing up, whenever we were sick with a cold or fever, we could always expect our Mom’s healing elixir of warm turmeric milk laced with black pepper—the cold did not stand a […]
What’s the best part about holidays? Eating, of course. And a traditional holiday meal averages 3,000 calories, just a little short of 1 pound of weight gain . Ouch!! Can you avoid all fat gain during this time? Sure, maybe if you retreated into a cave. But for the rest of us who like to […]
If you ask anyone who knows me, I absolutely REFUSE to compromise my sleep because I know how much sleep matters for my wellbeing. It is one of those things we all know we need more of, yet continue to neglect. As a society we are simply not getting enough quality sleep which is making us […]
Cookies. That I-want-it-now sugar craving, followed by guilt trip. Sounds familiar? For decades I rode that rollercoaster ride. Constantly wrestling with what I wanted to eat with what I should eat. Which basically translated to periods of denial followed by binge eating. Until one day I asked myself a simple question. Why does being healthy […]
