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Category: Healthy Life
In my last article (IC, Dec. 2011), I explained why many of us felt ghee was bad and why we were probably wrong. For decades we were told to avoid foods full of saturated fats including ghee because they would cause heart attacks. But the evidence from several studies ...
On a warm summer night in 2008, I nearly lost my husband of 20 years, and my children then seven and six nearly lost their father.
On the night of July 26, my husband, Murali Dharan (46) complained of chest pain. He had a very full day that day ...
Did you sleep well last night? If you say no, who is responsible for it? Nothing is more frustrating than not being able to sleep. Tossing and turning. Your mind is racing, going over everything that happened today. Night noises keep you awake. What can you do? Read on ...
The home mandir
Growing up, I thought ghee was dangerous. Aunties would say, “We don’t use ghee anymore, it’s bad for you.” Soon I learned doctors had been urging everybody to drop ghee because something in it, called saturated fats, was causing heart attacks. And desis were vulnerable to heart ...
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For most women suffer from migraines with no history in the family, the learning curve begins slowly and usually after a couple of years have been spent grappling with the horrors of repetitive episodes. My learning began four years after I started having migraines. Today, seven years on, I ...
Brain-based therapies are getting increasingly popular.
What are the consequences of the modern practice of fighting illnesses with broad-spectrum antibiotics? Exploring homeopathy as an alternative.
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