Like most grandmothers, mine too had an immense influence on my life in many ways. Of late, amongst all her influences, the one I remember most is her views on food. I realize that many years before I studied nutrition or even thought about it in the way I do today, she lived and embodied […]
Come September, every Indian home gets ready to start a long season of both feasting and fasting. From Ganesh Chaturthi to Durga Puja to Diwali, it’s a really long stretch filled with sweets, samosas, and carb-heavy meals. Through all this joyful eating and overeating, I’ve noticed we Indians tend to fall into two camps, and […]
The Protein Confusion Recently, I was at dinner with my son and some of his friends, all of whom are studying at universities in various parts of the world. All the young men gathered around my dining table, talking about gaining muscle in the gym. Most of them were between the ages of 18 and […]
No one tells you how expensive it is to be in your 50s. Between protein shakes, omega-3s, vitamin D, magnesium, kettlebells, and my black weighted vest, I sometimes feel like I’m completely overwhelmed and swamped with too many things! My neighbors have, of course, told me in many polite ways how crazy I am, but […]
It was around 1957 that Dr. Mildred Seelig quietly started a revolution. I highlight her name here because she is one of the many medical pioneers forgotten with time. A brilliant American physician and researcher, Dr. Seelig, warned the medical community about something we’re still catching up to today, the fact that we are overdosing […]
If there were a film I could watch innumerable times and still learn something new from it, it’s Kung Fu Panda. Not only is the story about an overweight dumpling-loving panda learning Kung Fu endearing to one and all, but the movie manages to navigate the viewer through surprisingly deep insights about nutrition, childhood trauma, […]
The Italians swear by their Olive oil, the French are unapologetic about using butter, for us Assamese, the unmistakable aroma of mustard oil is the heart and soul of every traditional meal. In my grandmother’s kitchen in Guwahati, mustard oil was not just cooking oil; it was about flavor, memory, and medicine, all in one. […]
From seed cycling to paleo diets to master cleanses, almost every scroll on social media promises a new superfood or a miracle diet. With so much contradictory information, it’s easy to forget that nutrition is not about trends or about losing weight. One of the first things I learnt in Nutrition school was that the […]
I’m embarrassed to say I own a pair of pastel green dumbbells. In fact, I would have bought a matching set of baby pink ones as well for my beautiful Instagram shot of a color co-ordinated, interior-designed workout space. Fortunately, I refrained. I was lucky enough to be educated in three of the foremost “all […]
