In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic the role of a healthier diet is one component that can impact our overall health status. The role that increasing our consumption of so-called “comfort” foods may play during these unprecedented times is understandable but not a recommended course of action as many of these foods are often … Read more
A symposium on traditional food and health will be organised by Semparuthi Nature Health Group at Madras Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology, Kumanan Chavady (Near Savitha Medical College, Poonamallee High Road) on 26 January, from 10 am to 4 pm. At the symposium, the participants can get insights from experts on subjects like Ayurveda, … Read more
In India, you can buy saffron that is “useful in asthma, indigestion, body pain, fever, dry skin diseases and pregnancy”, ghee that increases “memory power”, intellect and digestion, and lemon pickle that “improves your immunity level and helps the human body develop resistance against infectious agents”. Such claims rely not on the credulity of Indian consumers but on deep and widespread … Read more