The more we learn about our bodies and health, the more we understand the value of taking care of all aspects of it. One benefits the other, and when one system isn’t doing well, it affects others. Today we’re talking about our structural integrity, which is given to us through our bones and skeletal system. Our ones hold everything together and bear the weight of our entire body. For an overall healthy body, it is very important to have strong bones.
Diwali is a time of festivities and celebrations. Every year, we anticipate the coming of this auspicious event where everybody gets to feel their own kind of happiness. One of the most common parts of festivities is socializing and visiting friends and family members. When the frequency of visits is this common, and it is a festival, you better have something to delight your guests with! Rather than buying sweets like everyone else, why not make them yourself?
In the times of the Covid-19 pandemic, people have been subjected to mass hysteria and panic that has made them super paranoid. Everyone must take care of their bodies, especially their immune systems. This body maintenance requires a strict regimen, including a correct balance of what you eat and how much you exercise. People think that a protein-loaded meal is what you need to keep optimum health. But that stands to be untrue, as the body needs more than just protein to maintain, repair, and grow itself positively.
Winter is coming! And so are the sweet delicacies along with it. If you are aware of Maharashtrian cuisine, you must know about this wonderful dessert called Dink laddu. These laddus are one of a kind! They are also called ‘gond ke laddu’ in places outside Maharashtra. To make it in a special way, there are certain ingredients you can play around with.
Coconut is an important fruit for Indian households. In a good percentage of the country, coconut is used in recipes and gravies. This version of coconut that is used in cooking is the dried fruit. Compared to other fruits, dried coconut goes much underappreciated.
A sugar rush is something all of us develop a taste for during childhood. There are very few things in the world that entice our taste buds and stimulate them to a level like sugar does. It is also because biologically, it is the easiest source of energy we can have. However, as we grow up and our bodies start to change, sugar starts having adverse effects, especially commercially sold processed sugar found in most sweet dishes these days.
Everywhere in the world, people like a hot cup of tea to start their day with. Everybody has different preferences and ways in which they like their tea. In India, for example, there has been an age-old tradition of “Masala Chai” in place, which is black tea brewed with added milk and sugar, with some fresh Indian spices and other ingredients. Other than this, people commonly choose between two common types of tea, which is black tea and green tea.
There are some signature aspects about Indian food that makes it uniquely tasty and an absolute favourite for people in foreign countries to have as an exotic cuisine. The use of clarified butter, better known as ghee, is a big reason for that. Ghee is a big part of not just Indian and middle-eastern cuisine but also culture. It is made from pure cow's milk. It is evaporated till the water is gone and only milk solids are left. The solids are then skimmed off and sieved, leaving only the fats, which is the ghee.
