The Central Government is planning to make yoga mandatory in all schools and colleges, including private institutions. Inaugurating a seminar on “Disease Control Priorities in India,” organized by D G Vaishnav College, Chennai, Anbumani Ramadoss (Union Health Minister) said, “students should realize the importance of yoga, which had been known to prevent many health-related problems like blood pressure and heart diseases”. He also cautioned that climate change would be the Click to Read More

- Recipe by Dr. Bimal K. Chhajer Ingredients: - 1 tsp gelatin - 200 ml sweet lime juice - Salt & black pepper according to taste Method: - Add the gelatin to ¼ cup sweet limejuice and warm it a little. - When cool add the remaining juice and refrigerate it. - Take it out after 15-20 minutes or when set. Add it to grated cucumber. - Put this mixture in the empty peels of the sweet lime. - Again refrigerate it. - Serve chilled. Click to Read More

[I always used to wonder how Hinduism survived for thousands of years in spite of onslaughts by other faiths and cultures. Possibly its strength lies in its having Sanatana Dharma as its core. I tried to explore and share the information with the readers in this article. I gratefully acknowledge Bhavan’s journal, Life Positive, Yuva Bharati, Tattvaloka and other Spiritual Magazines. - Ed.] Vamadeva (Daid Frawley) writes in Bharatiya Pragna that Hinduism has the devotional theism of Click to Read More

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia defines Holistic Health as a non-medical philosophy of well being that considers the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of life as closely interconnected and balanced. Holistic Medicine takes holistic approach involving allopathic and complementary systems of medicine for treatment of patients. Interestingly ‘Holistic Living’ has not been defined either in Wikipedia or in Oxford dictionary. Possibly it has been left to Scriptures and Click to Read More

“Our knowledge of science has already outstripped our capacity to control it. We have many men of science, too few men of God… Man is stumbling blindly through spiritual darkness while toying with the precarious secrets of Life and Death. The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience.” Omar N Bradley Indians in general are spiritual and live on ‘hope for better future’ as observed by the presence of slum dwellers living in inhuman conditions for Click to Read More

Doctor: I have some bad news and some very bad news. Patient: Well, might as well give me the bad news first. Doctor: The lab called with your test results. They said you have 24 hours to live. Patient: 24 HOURS! That’s terrible!! WHAT could be WORSE? What’s the very bad news? Doctor: I’ve been trying to reach you since yesterday. Click to Read More

Ingredients: • 2 onions medium sized • 1 carrot • 1 potato • 6 to 7 French beans • 2 medium sized tomatoes • Cabbage ½ cup finely chopped • 1 tej patta • ½ cup boiled noodles • 3 tsp boiled rajma • Salt, black pepper to taste Method: • Dice the tomatoes, finely chop the cabbage, cut onion rings and cut the rest of the vegetables into slender pieces. • Dry roast the onions, French beans, carrots for at least 3 minutes. • Boil 6 cups water. Add tej patta to Click to Read More

Authored by: Dr. Swati Piramal Alcohol affects most normal people by acting as a neuromuscular poison, if imbibed in large amounts. As Homer wrote in his classic the Iliad in 850 B.C. “Inflaming wine, pernicious to mankind, unnerves the limbs, and dulls the noble mind.” Alcohol is of importance to nutrition because it provides energy and because its ingestion can affect many other nutrients. Excessive alcohol causes an evidence of nutritional deficiencies. Fermented beverages have Click to Read More

Authored by: Dr. Swati Piramal Fats are an essential part of the diet and a good source of energy. They insulate the body and are carriers of fat-soluble vitamins. The body stores all extra calories in the form of fat. Cholesterol is essential to the human body in small amounts for the manufacture of hormones. However, a high level of blood cholesterol increases the risk of heart disease. Saturated fats raise cholesterol levels in the blood while unsaturated fats help lower it. Adopt a diet Click to Read More

“What shall we have for dinner?” Come evening and you are faced with an eternal dilemma. “What shall I cook for dinner?” it goes. In such a state, if we try to tell you about cooking healthy and nutritionally balanced meals, you may dismiss the thought as too cumbersome or too time-consuming. Fact is, this is not true. Cooking healthy meals does not necessarily mean imposing a series of “don’ts” on your family. It is up to us as caring parents to Click to Read More