Category: Wellness
The 72 hour pause
The Swedes have given us Strindberg and Nordic noir ( Wallander and Lisbeth Sander for a start ) and Ikea but they have also given us fika (the little social break) and lagom (a balanced life) so this experiment with a 72-hour pause caught my attention . In 2107 Visit Sweden http://www.visitsweden.com invited seven people…
Farm to Face with Ras Luxury Oils
Many years ago I interviewed the late Horst Rechelbacher the founder of Aveda. By then he had sold Aveda and moved on to his pet passion Intelligent Nutrients . Based out of his own farm it was an early farm to face experiment with a line of products that you could use on your face,…
Postcards from Shillim
I spent three days at Hilton Shillim, three hours from Mumbai to experience their detoxifying, decompressing Dharana way of life . Three days is too short for real detoxing but it was a wonderful introduction to a brand of eco wellness, truly in the middle of nature. (It’s in a UNESCO designated biosphere in the…
14 Greens For Ghosts & A super green mix for the Health Brigade
Leaf greens and vegetable greens represent an entire food sub- culture in India. There are new ones to be discovered everyday. Saag/shaak/hakk are generic names for greens so you will find them tagged on to many dishes. Radish greens make a delicious stir fry in North India in winter, methi greens or fenugreek are popular…
Flower Power with Jhelum Biswas Bose
Jhelum Biswas Bose is the founder of the much awarded and successful beauty brand Jhelum Loves, inspired by and based on Bach Flower Remedies. Emotional balancing and wellbeing are the cornerstones of her approach to beauty. “Just the process of recognizing your feelings can be extremely healing” she says. From dealing with negativity and stress to…
Kansa – Ayurvedic, ‘Vedic’ or just hyped?
Kansa is as old as the hills or as old as the Bronze Age. It is a kind of bronze, an alloy of copper and tin and has been used for centuries in India for cooking and serving food. Kansa is recognized by its clear sound and temple bells are usually made of kansa which…
Can local seaweed and algae be a multi million dollar opportunity for India’s beauty&health industry ?
I recently posted my breakfast of boiled egg and vinegared indrayani rice rolled and wrapped in a nori sheet on Instagram and a friend commented “Too fancy!” Blame it on fancy Japanese restaurants but her comment got me thinking. Why aren’t we more sold on seaweed and sea vegetables and why should it be just expensive…
My A2K salad : for all the vitamins you need
I am not a believer in vitamin supplements and when I saw a documentary on vitamins and where synthetic vitamins that are in our supplements came from, this reinforced my view. The reality is that we don’t need massive amounts of vitamins in our system (unless you are massively deficient in one or the other…
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