Category: Health
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Cleaners – Clean as they claim?
One of the oldest proverbs that I have heard is ‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’. It is so old and so clichéd that it has become really uncool to say something even remotely close to that. However, the onus that that proverb places on cleanliness is definitely questionable. There are a zillion ads on T.Vs…
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Herbs for health
Asthma, Cancer, diabetes, heart diseases, and obesity. Look around and ask. How many people have at least one of the above listed chronic health conditions? Too many to count, I bet. With the ever increasing rate in chronic health conditions worldwide, the need for a healthy living becomes top priority. But, what does one do?…
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Go green the older way – GARDENING
Gardening is one such recreational activity that gives delight and helps passing of leisure time. It is often adopted as a hobby by many and some take it up as a passion. Gardening gives pleasure to the aching soul and refreshes one after a hard day’s work. Early in the morning a walk in the…
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Weight loss – the green way
Nowadays, almost everything that we eat is processed in some kind of factory or the other. Nothing that we consume is natural anymore. All the nutrients that are available in the natural food are lost and what we finally consume as the end product is but a shadow of what the original was. Without exception,…
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Food waste generation; Why should we care?
The world population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2030 and this large population will require food to eat, to survive. This means that in the coming years we need to produce more food to feed this extra 2 billion, while ensuring that we also produce and provide enough to feed the millions in…
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A greener way to make cheese
We often don’t realize the amount of environmental damage that we are causing whenever we place a fresh cut of cheddar on the plate or wedge a slice of cheese in between our sandwich. Cheese though vegetarian in nature and seemingly harmless to the environment is actually causing severe pollution to the land and the…
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Organic cleaners
In a previous article, I had listed out some of the harmful effects of using chemical cleaners in our homes. I had also specified an alternate called organic cleaning in order to overcome the disadvantages of chemical cleaning methods. In this one, I shall give a few more technical and rather terrifying points on why…
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The World of Chemicals !!!
The journey of development from the early man to the twenty first century has been a very happening one. The advancements in Science and Technology have changed our life style completely. The focus from physical work has shifted to mental work. The large investments done by the nations in technological researches speak of their motives…
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The Monsoon Mantra 2k14: Catch water drops
The Mantra Edition is again here. Let’s talk about the kid’s favorite season, the tip top season, Monsoon. Ah! Monsoon reminds me of the “chapak dance” and for those who don’t know, “the water splashing dance”, hot pakodas or French fries, a cup of coffee and you are set for the most heavenly trip. But…
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The Vacation Mantra: Cob Building
Oh yes! The “Mantra Edition” is here. Today we have the mantra concerning the hot topic Vacations. Vacations, a boon for the kiddies group while a tough time for the parents and THE EARTH as well. C’mon lets accept the fact, vacations get with them the real time fun, the time for some trips and…