Lack of sleep, unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity and a stressful daily schedule stemming from demanding career paths to juggling multiple hats on the personal front are some factors that increase health challenges, especially in young Indians, notes dietician Sheryl Salis.
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Care for a hot broth to welcome Father Christmas?
Mother's Day reminded me of how my mom learned to cook Indian food.
Quiet vacationing is a valuable tool to manage stress and maintain well-being during busy periods. It's not a replacement for a full vacation but a way to cope with breaks.
Adopting a healthy lifestyle as a family or even with friends will go a long way in curbing the dangers of midnight cravings.
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Spicy, crunchy, crispy and tangy, this chaat hits all the right spots.
Jazz up your dinner menu with Kerala-style nethili or anchovies fish fry which goes well with steamed rice and a comforting bowl of dal.
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'If we can't celebrate life itself, it is not a festival anymore, but one's ignorance of what's happening around us.'
If you consume enough water in a day, you'll notice a 14 percent increase in productivity at work, says Dr Siddhant Bhargava, nutritional scientist and co-founder, Food Darzee.
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'I always say you really cannot own a recipe.' 'In India, where, we have been cooking for thousands of years, how can you put a finger and say, 'This is mine'?'
When you heart would like to throw health to the winds and craves for bite-sized treats that are packed with in unhealthy calories.
Bethica Das shares her special recipe for US Vice President Kamala Harris.
Green Tomato Days are here. Make the most of them.
The two obvious best choices are to combine OTT viewing time with some good eating, because Joe, Rishi and Co don't have to be the only ones dining well.
Never reheat fats and oils. Add less salt while cooking.
Dry fruits are healthy, but not all of them have the same benefits for your heart.
Offer your child raw vegetables and fresh fruit as snacks instead of foods high in sugars, fats, or salts.
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It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film criticism, and film critics turned into psychiatrists, says Sreehari Nair.
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Bethica Das shares her healthy version of the recipe.
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'The main meal consisted of one soup, a salad, 2 or 3 vegetarian dishes (including at least 1 green vegetable), a variety of rice, freshly prepared Rotis or Phulkas, Dal, and yogurt.'
Aarti Sondhi from Dubai tells us how she fought cancer and got back in shape during the pandemic.
Make sure you do not use more than 2 teaspoons of sugar in a day.
'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen.'
'I'd define my personal style as comfy, timeless and easy going.'
Rediff reader Larry Rub, 40 from Dubai tells us how he adopted simple habits, changed his lifestyle and lost weight.
"Since some of them are in a critical condition, the death toll may go up," Jalpaiguri DM Moumita Godara Basu said, adding rescuers thoroughly searched each coach for survivors and bodies through darkness and thick fog.
Some food historians believe idli was derived from some steamed rice preparations from Indonesia.
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