Why calcium is so important? When we hear the word "Calcium deficiency" bones come to our mind. Calcium is extremely important for your bones which make up the frame, the skeleton of the body. This vital mineral is also a building block for our t...

Sun Salutations Sun salutation or Surya namaskar is a series of poses tied together as a sequence. It is a short yet the most effective and most familiar practice. There are many variations in the poses to add or reduce difficulty level. As far a...

What is the Paleo diet? Paleo diet gets its name from the paleolithic era where humans were cavemen or hunter-gatherers. The Paleo diet tries to mimic the diet our ancestors used to follow thousands of years back. Animals do adapt to changes in t...

The KETO dilemma KETO has been a buzzword in the dieting industry for the last few years. Many people are turning towards keto for weight loss, many restaurants have started offering keto options and many influencers are talking about this diet. ...

What is Anulom Vilom Anulom Vilom or Alternate nostril breathing is not just a rhythm of breathing but it is an exercise in itself. It is also known as Nadi Shodhana Pranayama, meaning it is a process of purification of energy channels in our bod...

What is The Midlife Crisis We all are born one day and are destined to die another day. In everyone’s life there are ups and downs, and different phases, some good some not so good… and we try and manage to surf on them all the time making our wa...

What Is Malaasana? Malaasana = Mal(Stools) + Aasana  The pose name suggests that it is the best pose to be in while passing stools. Maybe Malaasana became Maalaasana(Maala = garland)  and got translated as garland pose. There is no resemblance of...

About Butterfly Pea Flower Plant Butterfly pea flower which also known by local names like shankh pushpi, Gokarna in regional languages this flower holds an important position in Asian culture. With its bright royal blue color, it is used as a na...

Snacking or No Snacking? When it comes to dietitians & nutritionists, there are two different streams seen in the number of meals advised by them. One set of people believe many frequent meals distributed over the day is a good way of eating ...

Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases Medical advancements have increased the average lifespan of a human. So good news is we can live longer… we have more people living in their 80s, 90s but then bad news is this population over the age of 80 are...