Vidya Sury

Salt is an important item on your kitchen shelf, right? Did you know that it has almost fourteen thousand uses besides adding flavor to food? No? Neither did I, until I did the research. I already knew that salt repels bacteria – this is why it is used as a preservative on most food....
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Do you have the power combo? In this case the power of calcium and vitamin D – the duo that guards your bone health. What you know: you need enough calcium in your diet so that you can prevent bone loss and protect yourself against osteoporosis, which is a condition where bones become weak...
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That is the truth. I started 2012 with the ‘flu and can’t tell you how irritating that is. I am usually not prone to the usual cold and stuff (touch wood, ha ha) so imagine my shock to find I actually developed the ‘flu! Must have been the weather combination of three different cities...
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Happy New Year, folks! As the title of this post says, here are some tips to get you on your way to look better, feel better and live longer. (See how quickly I got to the point?) Here we go! Adopt healthy habits I know your Mom has told you this a billion times....
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When life gives you lemons… Whatchoo gonna do? Besides make lemonade, you can do lots more with lemons – lemon juice and peels included. The next time you make lemonade, don’t throw away the peels.  Just thinking about a lemon brings the word “Fresh” to mind, doesn’t it? I love the smell of lemons....
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Great! Because I am about to tell you twenty ways you can use the tea bag. I believe if you can recycle something, you’re doing yourself a favor. So you could have literally knocked my skin-colored toe socks off when I read a longish list of fifty plus uses for tea bags.  I don’t...
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With herbs and spices! Besides great flavor, herbs and spices also bring along plenty of health benefits because you can avoid extra salt, calories, sugar and fat. How ideal is that! Salt is one of the main culprits when it comes to health problems. While it is used to flavor food, too much can...
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I seem to have developed a fetish for “question” type titles and they seem appropriate most of the time. Today, let’s talk about healthy feet. Your feet can be fairly accurate indicators of an underlying health problem.  Being alert and taking timely action can save you a lot of hassle, pain and stress, not...
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I am talking about vitamins and minerals. (Oye! what did you think?) You may be a health freak or a fast food junkie or yo-yo-ing between the two states (as I often tend to do). And am sure you sometimes worry about whether your food is supplying you with all the vitamins and minerals...
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I hope so. My household cannot survive without it. Fenugreek or “Methi”, I was surprised to find out, is also called “Greek Hay”.  This power-packed herb is on most of our kitchen shelves as seeds.  If you’re thinking methi-parathas, paneer-methi-aaloo, a bowl of creamy yogurt and a dash of pickle, you’re forgiven. Methi seeds...
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