Memory Improvement Tips for Students-Dr. Yatish AgarwalFrom kagzi badam to Memory Plus, there are tens of concoctions which promise you better memory. Alas! Only if things had been that easy! Each of us would have been a genius.Memory slips, or moments of forgetful...
Nutmeg: Tree, History and Medicinal Uses -T. V. VenkateswaranNutmeg, spice consisting of the seed of the Myristica fragrans, native to the Moluccas or Spice Islands of Indonesia was the reason for many a colonial wars. Called jathikai in Tamil, Jaiphal in Hindi, t...
Curry Leaf: An Authentic Indian Spice-T. V. VenkateswaranCalled in Tamil as Karuveppilai (or Karuvepila ), Bengali as Barsunga and in Hindi Meetha neem (or as Kari patta, Katneem), curry leaf’s botanical nomenclature is Murraya koenigii Spreng. In certain parts of...
Caraway seed nutrition facts, medicinal properties and health benefits -T. V. Venkateswaran Called Gunyan, Shia jeera, Vilayati jeera in Hindi, Perum Jerragam (or Seemai Jeeragam) in Tamil, Caraway appears like cumin but is very distinct species and...
How to Prevent Diabetes Naturally? Dr. Yatish Agarwal Over 35 million people in India suffer from diabetes today. Unless we take rearguard action and initiate prompt preventive steps both at the individual and community level, the disease is all set to sw...
Cinnamon Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits -T.V. Venkateswaran Tasting sweet and fragrant as well as, warm and aromatic, cinnamon is one of the ancient spices. Cinnamon, usually regarded as the bark of the Cinnamomum zeylanicum tree, (or ‘true cinnamon’) is...
Top 12 Ways to Beat the Heat -Dr. Yatish AgarwalWith the summer sun beating at its fiery best, life becomes insufferable. The scorching heat drives you nuts and saps you off all energy. You feel utterly exhausted and drop dead even before the sun begins to...
Nutritional and Health Benefits of Indian Bay Leaf -T V Venkateswaran Called also as Indian cassia, Indian Bay-leaf or Tejpatta is strongly aromatic, somewhat reminiscent to cinnamon or cloves. In appearance, it is similar to the other bay leaves, but is culinaril...
Natural Home Remedies for Summer Skin Problems-Dr. Yatish Agarwal Under normal conditions, your body’s natural control mechanisms—skin and perspiration—adjust to the heat. However, the Indian summer can buckle the stoutest of bodies. These systems may fail whe...
The Health Benefits of Cumin -T.V. Venkateswaran You can’t do without cumin for south Indian Sambar Podi (sambar powder) or for that matter Mexican sauces or chilli con carne, nor ‘tarka’ of Vegetables is conceivable in the North India without Cumin. As far a...
