Bengali cuisine is unique due to the aroma and flavor of the blend of spices known as "panch phoran". "Panch" means "five" and "phoran" is "flavor" or "spice", hence the common translation Bengali Five-Spice. Read More...
Jaundice is the most common of all liver disorders. It is a condition in which yellow discoloration of skin and mucous membrane occurs. The yellow color is a result of the increase in the level of bilirubin (a bile pigment) in the blood. This pigment Read More...
Bronchitis
Bronchitis refers to the inflammation of the mucous membrane, lining the bronchial tubes within the lungs. Bronchitis is the next step that cough and cold may well descend to, if they have not been treated in the first place. It is caused due to vira Read More...
Coronary Heart Disease
Heart is one of the most important parts of our body as it controls the blood flow. The term coronary heart disease covers a group of clinical syndromes arising particularly from failure of the coronary arteries to supply sufficient blood to the hear Read More...
Know Your Sweeteners This Diwali
Every Diwali, I am hounded by a series of queries by weight watchers regarding a good sugar substitute. After a bit of research, these are few facts I like to share with you about artificial sweeteners. You can thus decide, whether they are beneficia Read More...
Mango Idly
Mangoes are in season. Children love them and these are very nutritious too. Packed with vitamin A and various antioxidants, mangoes make a very healthy fruit for children. Mango is the only fruit that contains Iron. This makes it an important fruit Read More...