World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is celebrated every year from August 1-7 in more than 120 countries to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates policies by the World Health Organization and the United Natio Read More...
Breast Feeding - Awareness and Importance
Breastfeeding is the finest gift any mother can give her infant. However there are millions of infants dispossessed of this advantage. This is because of many factors (physical, social or economical) which force mothers to use formula milk. Read More...
Tips for Nursing Mother
Breast milk is the only nourishment for a new born. Exclusive breast feeding is advised in initial months of new born. WHO has defined "Exclusive breast feeding" as giving no other food or drink not even water except breast milk to infant. Read More...
World Cuisine - Italian Watermelon Granita
Beat the HEAT with Granita
Granita is a kind of semi-frozen Italian dessert more like a grainy slushie or sorbet. It is a simple, refreshing and exotic sounding dessert which is bound to impress everyone. Simple, as it usually consists of not more t Read More...
Baba Ramdev Survives Nine Days Without Food
With all the ‘politics-ism’ and ‘swami-ism’ happening on Indian television, the only thing that caught my attention was the frail looking man dressed in vibrant orange, going headstrong without a morsel.
He did survive (only Read More...
I Know - I Should Quit Smoking
I know Smoking Kills!
This is a fact but the road downhill can be very treacherous is a recent realisation.
I remind myself everyday that one day I will get rid of this habit, sooner the better; because:
Psoriasis is a skin condit Read More...
Heart Trouble: Get Ready for the Fight
Everyday googling through the Health and Wellness news you come across some really shocking headlines. One such shocking headline that appeared yesterday was “India to become the Heart Disease Capital by 2010”, what that means is that we Read More...