by Pavani Kaushik | Jul 22, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Healthy Life
The alarm went off a little before 5am. It had been a restless night with a sick child. The first agenda item on a cold Saturday morning – a 10 mile run with my run group. An hour later, I watched a slim sliver of sunlight break through the thready fog resting...
by L Iyengar | Jul 11, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Cover Story, Health & Wellness, Healthy Life
Thinking and writing about the complexity of mental health issues has jogged several memories. When I was in graduate school a fellow student tried to take his own life. He had a brilliant academic record, was doing well at school, and was Indian. Fortunately, a...
by Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff | Jul 9, 2019 | Food, Lifestyle
Kale, an extremely nutritious leafy green vegetable, is a part of the cabbage family. The impressive profile of kale lists many important nutrients. One cup of cooked kale contains over 300% Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of vitamin A, almost 100% RDA of vitamin...
by Mukund Acharya | Jun 25, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Healthy Life
I typed the word – nutrition – in the Google search bar. About 1,480,000,000 results (0.63 seconds) appeared with a display of the first 11 links. Whoa! I paused, then I typed – Nutrition for South Asians. About 97,700,000 results (0.60 seconds) was...
by Ashok Jethanandani | Jun 18, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Health & Wellness
The period of transition of seasons is challenging for our health. Weather conditions may fluctuate a lot before settling down. During this time we are most susceptible to illness, so it is important to negotiate the seasonal transition carefully. Early summer...
by Praba Iyer | Jun 10, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Food, Recipes, Uncategorized
My initiation into baking was in the 70s, growing up in India. There were no electric or gas ovens and my mom made butter biscuits on a stove top. She used a heavy deep pan with sand at the bottom and a lid with a vent. A thin, greased aluminum plate held small rounds...
