Innated from the South and Southeast Asian countries, kalonji seeds or nigella seeds are considered as the ‘seed of blessing’. They are a spice which have always been used by our ancestors and is found right next to our kitchen shelves. They add a unique flavor and aroma to various...
We all know that eating green vegetables is good for health. They are full of nutrients, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and all other ingredients that are necessary for the body. Still, the one vegetable that stands out among them is a green leafy cabbage look-a-like Kale. Whenever we discuss...
Kidney stones are not an uncommon disease now. There are approximately 1 million cases of kidney every year in India. But what exactly are the kidney stones? Let us find out. Kidney stones are small blocks or masses of salts and minerals. These masses are called stones for their appearance and...
Milk, for a really long time, has been known to be very healthy and nutritious. It contains a number of important nutrients required by the body, like calcium, vitamin D, proteins, fats, carbohydrates etc. Mothers and doctors constantly advice to have milk every day, even though many people...
Has the baking bug bitten you yet? No? Or maybe the hunger pangs have been at your stomach to feed them the unusually awesome cake flavours your taste buds have not yet had their luck upon. Do you know that cakes are much beyond the conventional vanilla, pineapple, chocolate and date flavours? In...
Uses of peppermint oil date back to 1000 B.C. There has been evidence of it being used early by Egyptians as well as by Chinese, Japanese and also Greek people in ancient times. The reason being its effects on body, mind and health issues. Although peppermint is a herb its most essential uses come...
Is not food the second best thing in the world? If you’re sure it’s the first, let me remind you there is something called eating it too. Delicacies from around the world are bliss, and made by the craftiest hand of the best chefs from around the world, they are nothing short of ecstasy. When...
Talking about the benefits of drinking milk is a common ground discourse that people have in their everyday lives. Numerous advantages have been stated by quite a few people with the help of various research and a lot of study on the same. By now, people are mostly aware of the benefaction of...
An old adage states: “Take time to smell the roses.” It propagates the idea of enjoying the various aspects of life, especially when a person is overly stressed or overburdened. Roses are believed to possess a variety of properties ranging from various health benefits to mental...
If you get to know what that burger does to your body, you would never touch it again. But then, habits die hard. If you do a Google search, it defines ‘junk food’ as ‘pre-prepared or packaged food that has low nutritional value.’ It is known to have low nutritional value because junk food...
