Words: Dr Chaithra S RAO “Amma, my hair lacks lustre and volume.” “Amma, my face feels dry and dull.” “Amma, I’m in my periods and cramping.” “Maa, I am lactating scantily.” “Mom, I’m severely constipated.” “Ma, how is it that you are able to have good blood sugar control without medicines?” My battery of questions

Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 You’ve often been lured to go on a diet ‘plan’ with grapefruit, or cabbage soup — to lose weight quickly. The motto is: eat grapefruit for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner. Grape fruit has a measly 80 calories per cup — small wonder, you’ll lose weight in a jiffy. Remember, the pitfalls

Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Oats have a certain magic, especially with people who love them for their morning fill. They are low in calories, high in fibre and protein. They’re a rich source of magnesium, potassium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, thiamine, and pantothenic acid. You name it. They also contain phytonutrients, or nutraceuticals, such as polyphenols,

Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Ginseng is one of the most widely recognised and used plants in traditional medicine. There are several forms of the herb; they have been used in medicine for over 5,000 years. In other words, there are as many species of ginseng as there are uses. The herb is cultivated all around the

Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Garlic is a strong and bitter herb. It adds an unbelievable flavour to cuisine. It is packed with several health benefits. The miracle herb has, for ages, being used as medicine to prevent, or treat, various medical conditions. Allicin, a compound in garlic, is known to have great antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and

Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Indian gooseberry has a host health-enhancing and therapeutic benefits; so also papaya, which tastes like a cross between melon and peach. Indian gooseberry, or amla [Emblica officinalis], is an ancient fruit. It is native to India, although it is cultivated in several Asian countries and the Middle East. Uttar Pradesh is the

Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Celery is a vegetable loved for its crisp texture and distinctive flavour. A bunch of celery is a single stalk comprising of separate ribs, and the most tender, inner ribs — called the hearts. The crispness of celery comes from the firmness of its cell walls and its high water content. In

Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 The jackfruit is a major tree-centric fruit in the world. It reaches 80lb in weight, close to 36 inch in length, and 20 inch in diameter. This oval fruit has a pale-green to dark-yellow rind when ripe. It is encased with short, sharp, hexagonal, fleshy spines. The interior consists of large, soft,

Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360  Never mind the tears they bring on — besides adding oodles of taste to your food — onions provide incredible health benefits.  Onion is found in almost every kitchen, everywhere, thanks to the delectable taste it brings to food. Onions also form the basis of several dishes — be it raw, cooked,

Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Spinach, a nutrient powerhouse, can be consumed raw, or cooked. It, however, provides more nutrients when cooked. Do you know that cooking spinach actually increases its health benefits? Just half a cup of cooked spinach will give you thrice the amount of nutrition as one cup of raw spinach. This is because