Category Archives: Wellness and health

Recipes for my granddaughters, grandnephews and grandnieces

Posted on October 16, 2020 by padmum

Food always tastes better when you recollect childhood tastes. That is because food is inextricably linked with love, security and familial feeling. When you look back and remember the dishes cooked by your grandmom or if you have eaten meals … Continue reading →

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Saying it With Sweets at Deepavali/Diwali Time

Posted on November 9, 2015 by padmum

In India no meal starts without a token piece of a sweet served on the plate or banana leaf. On any given occasion—engagements and weddings, birth and birthdays, festivals and religious occasions, house warming and new office opening—the Indian tradition … Continue reading →

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Keeping Dementia at Bay

Posted on July 7, 2015 by padmum

This was an article that I wrote in October 2010 for my regular column Last Word for Eves Touch. Dementia is characterized by loss in memory, attention, language, comprehension and judgement due to disease of the brain. The problem is … Continue reading →

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Vegetarianism

Posted on March 18, 2015 by padmum

When I was growing up, I really did not think a great deal about being a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian. I was brought up in a household where everybody was welcome. So we too visited homes of friends from various … Continue reading →

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CHILD ABUSE

Posted on February 21, 2015 by padmum

Stress is one of the most important causes of child abuse and neglect. Unrealistic expectations on the part of parents and the pressure they put on kids leads to abuse. Abuse need not be beating up or physically assaulting children … Continue reading →

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SLEEP

Posted on February 7, 2015 by padmum

When you think of sleep, the word association is automatically lullabies. The lullaby has existed since ancient times and is a soothing song played or sung to young children to help them sleep. Lullabies are used to pass down cultural … Continue reading →

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Kanjivaram Idli

Posted on January 21, 2015 by padmum

Kanjivaram Idli is a spiced up version of the plain idli. While the ordinary idli needs accompaniments to add to its inherent taste…some may say its bland avatar..Kanjivaram Idli has enough zing in it to make it a tasty bite … Continue reading →

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Deepavali–Then and Now

Posted on November 1, 2013 by padmum

    It is the eve of Deepavali—Dhanteras for the business community. I sit here at my keyboard and think of all the Deepavalis that have gone by. I am in my son’s home and this year my husband and … Continue reading →

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Do you need this diversion?

Posted on September 2, 2013 by padmum

  Every man knows that whenever he feels nervous, he starts smoking. Now, smoking cannot help in any way, but it diverts your mind from nervousness. Only nervous people smoke.  And you can watch… some days you smoke more, some … Continue reading →

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CUCUMBER

Posted on July 20, 2013 by padmum

Botanical name: Cucumis sativus; Ayurvedakoshatakikul Vellarikkai (Tamizh); karkati , trapush (Sanskrit); kheera (Hindi); kaakadi (Marathi); tansali (Gujrathi): teoh (Assamese); taushe(Konkani); southekayi (Kannada); keerakai (Telugu). In Ayurveda, the tender cucumber balances all the three doshas of vata, pitha and kapha. Cucumbers are considered … Continue reading →

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