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
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 do get cramps during my periods, but they’re nowhere near as severe as they used to be back in college. And yes, I’ve made some deliberate changes over the years that I believe have contributed to this. These aren’t overnight fixes or dramatic lifestyle overhauls — they’re small, consistent habits that have quietly added
I’ll be honest, I have always hated cardio. Well, not all cardio. I absolutely love it when it comes disguised as fun; a game of badminton, cricket, or even table tennis. There’s something about competing or just messing around with a racket that makes you forget you’re even exercising. But standing in one spot, doing
If you’re a heavy bust girlie, chances are you’ve faced disappointment at every bra trial since puberty. I know I did. As a kid, I used to blame my own boobs for being “too big” — for never fitting into the cute bras everyone else was wearing, for making top shopping an absolute nightmare. But
When Sleep Doesn’t Feel Like Rest For the past couple of days, I had been feeling extremely sleepy, regardless of how much I slept at night. Even on days when I got a solid 8 hours (or more), my body still felt heavy, sluggish, and constantly pulled toward the bed. While going to the office,
You wake up, sit for work, sit during lunch, sit during meetings, sit while scrolling your phone, and then maybe sit again for gaming or Netflix before finally lying down in bed. Somewhere in between all of this, your body quietly starts collecting damage. Someone I know got diagnosed with an L4-L5 disc bulge. And
The only mantra I followed was simple: More Protein, Less Carbs. That doesn’t mean zero carbs. I still eat rice, roti, and even occasional sweets. The difference is that I stopped making carbs the main character of every meal. What helped me the most was calculating my protein requirement and ensuring protein made up the
Modern Burnout No Longer Looks Like Collapse Burnout used to look obvious. People would break down, quit jobs, disappear for a while, or openly admit they were exhausted. There were visible signs that something was wrong. Today, it rarely looks like that anymore. Now burnout wears headphones.It scrolls Instagram reels during lunch breaks.It binge-watches shows
