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An indigenous diet is bound to be easier for your body to digest, easily adhere to a lot of speculation, and thus a lot of myths about what is the “best” diet during this challenging period for the world. All around the world, the pandemic has given centre stage to health care, prevention of diseases, and concurrently, to lifestyle disorders, dietary illnesses, and immunity through food.  However, despite this limelight, no one has figured out one “best” diet that holds its claims for everyone. Through this, the concept of indigenous diets gathered some attention. So what is an indigenous diet? ...

I still reminisce about that sunny winter afternoon, sitting idle on my balcony and savouring my mother’s delicious recipe of Gur Chawal Kheer. Yes, that’s right! Gur, also known as Bellam in Telugu, Vellam in Tamil, Sharkara in Malayalam, Bella in Kannada, and Gul in Marathi, is a delicacy served all over the country in different forms and recipes. Different states, different names, but its sweetness prevails in every language. And since winter is the season of fresh jaggery, it is best consumed throughout the year’s cold months. According to Ayurveda, it cleans out your gastrointestinal tract, strengthens your immunity...

Have you had any rice recently? You look a little chubby! Would you like to lose a few inches? Reduce the amount of rice in your diet! Dieting? Rice must be avoided! What is rice flour? For fitness enthusiasts, this is a no-no! You may have definitely heard one of these suggestions from a friend, a fitness specialist, or even a member of your own family at some point of time. But, have you ever analyzed how much logic these suggestions actually possess? While being calorie-cautious, cutting down on rice is the first thing that springs to mind. Consider how...

Google India released its ‘Year in Search’ List in 2020 and “How to Increase Immunity” was one of the most searched-for health topics. Looking at the interest of people in gaining immunity let’s talk about how do you build your immunity? Immunity comes from medicines, turmeric, ginger, teas, concoctions, and whatnot.However, Did you know , The grains that are included in our daily diets also improve our immunity? These are a small fraction of our diet.Grains on the other hand are far more prevalent in our diet, both in amount and frequency, and also improves our immune system.Getting to the point, the rest of...