Food Guide and Recipes

One of the latest crazes to hit the weight loss market is Everyday Detox Tea. So what exactly is it? Here is a brief overview of this revolutionary product.

Everyday Detox Tea is a natural herbal supplement manufactured by Traditional Medicinals. It is based on a formula used in traditional Chinese medicines. What makes Everyday Detox Tea different from other organic teas is that it contains a special combination of natural ingredients, such as schisandra extract, lycium extract, gynostemma herb, ginger rhizome, kukicha twig, licorice root and Chinese star anise fruit. Continue reading ‘Everyday Detox Tea’ »

We are what we eat! Why not eat healthy wholesome foods? Let us reinvent ourselves by eating good nutritious foods that have a positive effect on us. Our forefathers believed that food could be broadly categorised into three types – Sattvic – Pure foods, Rajasic – Pleasing or stimulating foods, Tamasic – The base foods.

The type of food we eat affects our mind and body. Sattvic foods or the pure foods create positive vibrations. Indian women will greatly benefit from Sattvic foods. Before we go into the type of pure foods to be consumed, it is essential to know that fasting or starving oneself is not good for the mind and body. Continue reading ‘8 Sattvic Foods to Re-energise yourself’ »

For years we have been told that chocolate is bad for our children! It rots their teeth, disrupts the levels of sugar in their bodies and makes them hyper, and generally does them no good at all! In fact many schools ban it from lunch boxes and dinning halls!

And yet, chocolate was once considered to be the “Food of the Gods”! In its healthy form it can be one of the best natural foods that you can give your child. This article explores why chocolate has received such a bad press and what we, as parents, can do about it. Continue reading ‘Is Healthy Chocolate Really A Nutritious Food For Children?’ »

The world of dieting and diets is full of some really strange and wacky ideas! It seems that almost every month some celebrity or another is coming out endorsing yet another spin on the diet theme! Well, I’m no celebrity, but here is one you might not expect – The Chocolate Diet!

I can almost see you falling off your chair in fits of giggles – here comes another of those wacky fad diets from yet another self-proclaimed expert! I’m always very aware of that old definition of an “expert” – “X” is an unknown quantity, and a “spurt” is a drip under pressure! Continue reading ‘How To Lose Weight By Eating Chocolate!’ »