It requires no further mention here on the blog that heart health is a subject, which remains close to my heart. After losing my mom to heart disease, I decided to take on the formidable foe with the same passion and dedication with which I care for my family or work on my blog.

As women, it goes without saying that taking care of our family, home and work-life is something that tops our list of priorities. But one thing that we most women often tend to ignore or take for granted is our own health!

And even when we do take care of ourselves, we are more inclined to tending to our outward appearance or boosting our energy levels, so we can look and feel like a superwoman. We aren’t too concerned about heart disease because somewhere in our minds we nourish this false belief that heart attack is something that only happens to men or older people! Continue reading

Do you ever have trouble turning your brain off at bedtime? Do you ever lie down in bed intending to sleep but your mind is working on a zillion things – the family, future, work, and the bills! Have you ever found yourself awake at 3:00 a.m. and then finding it impossible to get back to sleep?

If your answer is yes, to any of these above scenarios, you may my dear girl, have insomnia!

But as much as it might seem to you that you’re the only one in the world not getting sound sleep, you’ll be surprised to know that more than 30% of the population suffers from some kind of insomnia or sleep disorder.

So what do you do, when the ‘zzzs’ elude you? Pop a sleeping pill?

While, sleeping pills do offer an easy and quick solution, they come with a long list of consequences or side effects. And convincing yourself that this is only a temporary phase and you’ll soon return to normal is not going to help either.

So what can you do to get better sleep? Continue reading

As women we spend a small fortune every year on anti aging creams, fairness serums, and moisturizing lotions promising us younger, fairer looking glowing skin. But do you know, there’s a whole range of oral antioxidants and dietary health supplements in the market that can do just that?

Yes, unlike topical creams and potions, these super antioxidants and health food supplements are meant to be taken orally with your meals as part of your daily diet. Thus, proving the age-old mantra that what you put on your plate is as important as what you put on your skin. Continue reading

If you’re busy putting creams and serums on your skin in a bid to look younger and fairer, here is an interesting piece of information that might change your beauty routine.

It’s glutathione, a highly powerful antioxidant naturally created and found within our body cells! Continue reading

If you’d like to get your glow ‘on’ for summer 2017, consider Zenith Nutrition Acai Fab capsules for a power packed daily antioxidant performance!

Spring is up and summer is not far behind. And with summers – come long days, late nights, bad diet and a whole host of factors that plot together to give you tired look and sluggish skin.

While, a long night’s sleep with a good cup of tea can do wonders for your mood and energy levels, you do need a little something more, especially for the health of your skin and body. And what could be a better way to get naturally glowing skin than by adding high-antioxidant foods to your daily diet. Continue reading

Thought I was a sucker for tea and coffee.

But thanks to Golden milk – I’m a convert! Continue reading

Eyes may be a window into the soul, but complexion, too, speaks volumes of your physical and emotional shape. According to Ayurveda and ancient Chinese medicine, chronic skin issues can be interpreted as a symptom of problems below deck, and modern-day interdisciplinary medical approaches such as psycho dermatology have confirmed this to be true.

A blend of old and new skin analysis methods, face mapping is a simple yet highly accurate technique that can help you identify hidden emotional storms and internal organ glitches and take care of them before it’s too late to turn back the clock. But what is face mapping exactly, and how does it work? Continue reading

Let’s hear it for the kids! I have to hand it to my mischievous princess and lazy lad for always keeping me on toes. Those two – I never know what to expect from them, especially my hyperactive electric toddler.

Like last night – last night I learned that my toddler loves to drink body lotion!

Who knew?

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A few weeks ago, I happened to see a lady with the most youthful skin I’d seen outside the world of photo-shop and movies. Lush, chocolate-brown hair that flowed till waist-line complemented her picture perfect complexion. It was difficult for anyone who passed her to turn for another glimpse of her lovely beauty. Hopeless beauty addict that I am, ached to know her secret. After a few polite exchanges and words of praise for her beauty, she finally revealed the secret to her amazing looks. She eats flaxseeds and drinks aloe vera juice every day! Continue reading

Well for any woman in her early 30s, it’s easy to look 10 years younger than her real age with the right clothes, makeup and hair-do. But fast forward a decade later things change phenomenally! You cannot imagine looking younger without help from Photoshop, plastic surgeons and dermatologists.

Why?

Because you haven’t seen the real aging until you reach your 40s. As a beauty blogger, I often get emails and comments from women in their mid 30s and early 40s, who feel they have unexpectedly aged overnight. Continue reading