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Garden Cress, also called Pepper Wort, is an herb that is botanically known as Lepidium Sativum. It is referred to as ‘Aliv’ in Marathi and ‘Halim’ in Hindi. Belonging to the family Cruciferae, it is grown in all parts of India and is often used in the Indian cuisine. The leaves, roots, as well as [...]
Not many people know that cloves are actually flower buds of the clove tree. The tree (botanically called Eugenia caryophyllus) being evergreen in nature, this spice is available throughout the year. What we buy from the grocer and use for cooking are dried buds, which is why they are brown in color instead of pink. [...]
The alignment of the head, neck, shoulders, trunk, pelvis, and limbs is what constitutes a person’s posture. Our body’s line of gravity passes vertically downward from the vertex of the head through the center of the body to a point exactly in between the two feet. Our body weight is symmetrically distributed on both sides [...]
 Every month, the sun transits from one constellation to another. However, when it traverses Sagittarius and enters Capricorn, the day is celebrated as Makar Sankranti. The festival is celebrated to mark the end of the cold season. This day, which heralds the advent of spring, is considered to be the starting point of an [...]
 Utter the word ‘pasta’ and your mouth begins to water. With the world becoming a global village, practically everyone now has access to various cuisines, Indian, Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Thai, and so on and so forth. The list is never ending. With Indian’s middle class becoming more affluent, their spending on eating outside has [...]
 Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones that affects one out of every three women and one out of every five men all across the globe. The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that is trying to create more awareness about osteoporosis amongst the masses. This year’s theme for World Osteoporosis [...]
 Bananas have always had a special place in our hearts as well as in our lives. While it is one of the fruits that are offered alongside a coconut, betel leaves, and betel nuts in temples, it is also relished ripe and also cooked raw to make delicious recipes. Most people do not know [...]
 There has always been a raging controversy about which is better: vegetarianism or non-vegetarianism. While Vedic texts and many other spiritual scriptures advocate being vegetarian, this is based on certain principles such as the laws of karma and the modes of living. People who do not believe in these obviously do not follow any [...]
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