Category: WELLNESS

15 Medicinal Herbs You Can Grow in Your Garden to Cure Anything From Cold to Sleeplessness

Looking for a home remedy (concoction) to cure that nagging running nose or cold? I’ve compiled a list of 15 easy to grow medicinal herbs in pots in your kitchen garden. A home that smells as heavenly as a spa. Some aromatic herbs to garnish your dinner – freshly picked from the garden. A herb infused flavorful water to quench the thirst during summer. A heady aroma filling your bedroom that will gradually lull you to sleep. Or, a natural sweetener for your diabetic mom? What if I told you I have more than 15 fascinating herbs growing in all corners of my house from windowsills to terrace and balcony that do all of the above, and more. …

WELLNESS

In pursuit of clean air? Here’s how you can protect your family from smog and air pollution

The basics of one’s existence is roti, kapda, aur makaan, all of which one needs to earn a living. As we became economically progressive, who would have thought until a decade ago that a free commodity, such as air, will get dearer. The air in Delhi and other metros, or the lack of one, has grabbed grave attention and mind space this past month. The dark overcast looming over our heads has become a topic for whatsapp memes and statistics comparing the air quality to smoking 45 cigarettes a day. Even for a non-smoker, it’s a slow death waiting on the anvil as your lungs take a toll from continuously inhaling the pollutants. It’s no better in my home. For the past four months, I have been on tenterhooks every…

LIFESTYLE

In Pursuit of Wellness: a 4 part series

Your wellness and your illness, your joy and your misery, all come from within. If you want well being, it is time to turn inward – Sadhguru WE hit an all-time low this past year in terms of my family’s health. From mid-August until December, I could count with my fingers the number of days my 11-year-old was well. One bout of wheezing, and a cycle of cold, cough, breathing issues, and sleepless nights played on loop with no end in sight. What remedy were we not willing to try to get a respite from this. It broke our hearts to see the child suffer, wake up with a bad throat, not have an appetite, face stuffed with mucus, and a general lack of energy…