Have you ever felt a swelling in your throat or in your armpit at the onset of infection or the flu? That is actually inflammation of your lymph nodes and while thats not necessarily a bad thing, it can point out other issues like lymphadenopathy or cancer. Well, the lymphatic system is an intricate network […]
So September is my birthday month and I decided to escape the madness and celebrate it in a quiet way by myself without having to have a rager that would end at 5 am. It’s not like I don’t enjoy a night out with friends. I just feel like I needed this time to pause, […]
“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” ― Amy Bloom I spent the last few months asking women from different walks of life to describe their relationships with food and their bodies and to talk about how they look after themselves. Here are some of the responses below. I personally define […]
This post was originally published in To Be Healthy here Our bodies are subjected to a whole heap of pesticides and preservatives in our food, chemicals from household items and cosmetics and stress from our crazy, hectic lifestyles. We drink way too much coffee in the day to stay awake at work and naturally find […]
If you, like me, are always pressed for time, running from meeting to meeting and often don’t have enough time for a coffee break let alone a sit down breakfast- you know just how important it is to wind down and look after our bodies. Crazy deadlines, erratic work and sleep schedules and not eating […]
This article was edited and originally published in Vogue India (digital). Read the full piece here Imagine waking up at 6 am to go to an arena and dance for 3 whole hours to Beyonce while sipping on apple cider vinegar and knocking back spirulina shots. Or better still, you are hungover on a Saturday […]
Dessert for breakfast? Don’t mind if I do. In collaboration with Gayatri Sakhuja from ‘The Dessert Project’. I have loved smoothie bowls since I was introduced to them at a cafe in Ubud a few years ago. Impeccably presented, decadent, healthy and delicious- smoothie bowls have become a huge health food trend. Put simply, its […]
Guest post by Ketaki Parasher Oil pulling is an ancient Ayurvedic practice that has a lot of benefits, when done regularly. I’m not very fond of fried food and have oily, sensitive, acne prone skin. Honestly, The mere thought of swishing oil in my mouth for 20 minutes everyday repulsed me. Jia and I had […]
I know a lot of us are often curious about the diet, beauty and workout habits of fitness trainers and professionals.Contrary to popular belief, they have cheat days, drink wine on the weekends and have rest days by the telly as well. Ever wondered what a day is like in the life of a pilates […]
Originally published in The Huffingtonpost India and Scribbler. Lead Image Credit – Dhruv Sethi Can eating too clean or exercising too much actually be a bad thing? I didn’t think so either. But, as I discovered, pounding your feet on the pavement, cycling 50 miles a day and swimming 10 miles a week has a […]
