The Bridal Bible
Getting In Shape Being fit is by far the most significant part of looking good. And if you’ve been feeling a little out of shape, it’s...
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Rita Daté
Nutritionist, Food Writer and Yoga Advocate
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Oct 20, 20144 min read
Bone of Contention
Early detection and care is the only way to combat osteoporosis. A test conducted last year by a team of doctors on 150 police personnel...
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Sep 26, 20125 min read
Child Obesity Month
Do you remember your school days when the fat kids in class were made fun of? Usually there were one or two overweight kids in the class...
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Jul 28, 20123 min read
Don’t Don’t Just Sit There
Have you thought about how many hours of the day are you sitting? Sleep has gotten quite a bit of attention in health circles (and...
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Apr 30, 20126 min read
Cheat Sheet to Eating Healthy
Too busy to plan a “complete meal?” Worried you’re not following all the advice that doctors and the media is dispensing? Don’t fret. You...
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Feb 21, 20125 min read
Hampi…The Story of An Amazing Era
The road into Hampi sets the scene for what is to come. With its large boulders precariously sitting on one another, it emulates a Disney...
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Nov 24, 20116 min read
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is perhaps one of the only American holidays with no commercial angle. It is a holiday where all you have to think about is...
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Nov 15, 20115 min read
Friends and Fau
It is that time of year again — thousands of people from all over the country will be flocking to Goa. Great weather, lovely beaches,...
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Oct 15, 20114 min read
India On My Thali
While the dosa may be our national dish and chicken tikka our most famous edible export, it is the humble thali which is the mainstay...
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Oct 2, 20115 min read
Healthy Cooking Technique – Stir-Frying
Stir-frying is a simple Chinese ancient cooking technique. It was developed from the ingenuity of common Chinese people who had to be...
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Aug 29, 20114 min read
Festival Fat
It’s that time of year again. The rains subside and the festivities begin. In the next few months Ganesh Chathurti, Gauri Pooja, Dassera,...
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Aug 22, 20112 min read
15 Ways to Reward Yourself without Food
It’s you birthday – eat cake, lost 2 kilos – pani puri treat , anniversary – have dinner out, rejoice – have a drink. The message is...
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Aug 15, 20114 min read
United We Eat
Punjabi, Gujrati, Goan, North, South – we are always demarcated by area, even caste and religion but one thing that brings us all...
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Aug 8, 20113 min read
The Anatomy of a Biscuit
Tea and biscuits is more than a favourite Indian snack, it is one of our cultural traditions. Whether they are taken out and kept neatly...
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Aug 1, 20115 min read
The Healthy Vegetarian
Vegetarianism is nothing new to India but since the rest of the world has recently begun embracing it, there has been a lot of concern...
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Jul 18, 20113 min read
Cooking to Go Abroad
Mrs. Prabhu is worried. Her daughter Jyoti is going to study abroad, and although Jyothi likes continental food, she prefers good old...
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Jul 11, 20114 min read
Simple Food Truths
We all have misconceptions about food, whether it be from old wives’ tales or from a chain email that continues to make rounds on the...
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Jul 11, 20114 min read
Healthy Cooking Technique – Poaching
When you hear the term poaching you may think of companies unscrupulously luring away employees from their current place of work....
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Jul 4, 20113 min read
No Fries Please
I hate to always be the bearer of bad news but this was something you already knew. Now it is solidified with scientific backing –stay...
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Jun 20, 20114 min read
Healthy Cooking Techniques – Baking/Roasting
Baking is usually synonymous with rich cakes and chocolaty cookies, good only as occasional treats. However, your oven can be your...
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