An estimated 1 in 5 young Indian women live with PCOS/PCOD, yet neither my sister nor I have it, despite coming from the same household. That got me thinking about the childhood we didn’t think twice about at the time — no money for snacks, evenings spent outdoors instead of indoors, and simple food we ate by preference rather than design. Looking back, I think those quiet, unremarkable habits shaped our health more than we ever realized
We had one job: visit the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest. Instead, we spent our morning jumping on glowing bulbs and painting sea creatures that swam across a digital wall — and it turned out to be one of the best decisions of our Kyoto trip. From the surprising fun of teamLab Biovortex to a golden-hour walk past torii gates and a bamboo forest that got dark faster than we planned for, here’s how our Day 2 in Kyoto actually went.
DIY Trip vs. All-Inclusive Package: How to Pick? Isn’t it tempting to hand over your documents to a travel agent and get everything planned for you, down to the last detail? They’ll get the visa done, book the flights, even book hotels with breakfast included. You’ll have chauffeurs picking you up from the airport and
On day 2 of our Japan trip, we took a local train to Kyoto — one of the most beautiful places in the country, or so everyone had told us. We were there for three whole days. The list of places to visit was long enough to make us wonder if three days would even
My husband and I have a bit of a tradition. Instead of spending extravagantly on birthday parties, we travel somewhere new. We do celebrate with friends too, of course — usually a close-knit gathering at home, our favorite food, a few card games, some good memories. Each kind of celebration has its own fun, I
Why Do Indian Parents Hate Protein Supplements? Is it just me, or do all parents hate protein supplements? I’ve tried asking mine to add more protein to their diet — at least equal to their body weight in grams. But all I get to hear is, “We already have dal, milk, and curd.” How do
If you’re someone who likes having ABC juice every now and then, and then feels guilty about throwing away the pulp, you’re at the right place. Here I’m sharing 3 recipes you can make using your leftover ABC juice pulp so nothing goes to waste. Well, in my case, the A stands for Amla (Indian
TL;DR: I added one simple treadmill hack for belly fat, an incline walk right after my workouts (and even on lazy days), and saw visibly toned results within 10 days. No sprinting, no crazy cardio, just 30-60 minutes at an 11% incline, 3-4 kmph. Adding a treadmill session right after my workout, or even on
I feel sorry for all the Japanese people who have visited India, or will do so in the future. Japan didn’t just give me a good holiday during a shoulder season. It gave me a mirror. Every day I spent there, I kept comparing Japan vs India infrastructure, almost involuntarily. And by the end of
