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Rita Daté
Nutritionist, Food Writer and Yoga Advocate
Healthy Weight Loss for College Students
Eating healthy isn’t easy for college students these days. With so many fast food stalls at every corner and the your gang of friends...
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Feb 22, 20152 min read
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The Bridal Bible
Getting In Shape Being fit is by far the most significant part of looking good. And if you’ve been feeling a little out of shape, it’s...
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Nov 18, 20142 min read
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Bone of Contention
Early detection and care is the only way to combat osteoporosis. A test conducted last year by a team of doctors on 150 police personnel...
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Oct 20, 20144 min read
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Child Obesity Month
Do you remember your school days when the fat kids in class were made fun of? Usually there were one or two overweight kids in the class...
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Sep 26, 20125 min read
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Don’t Don’t Just Sit There
Have you thought about how many hours of the day are you sitting? Sleep has gotten quite a bit of attention in health circles (and...
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Jul 28, 20123 min read
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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is perhaps one of the only American holidays with no commercial angle. It is a holiday where all you have to think about is...
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Nov 24, 20116 min read
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Friends and Fau
It is that time of year again — thousands of people from all over the country will be flocking to Goa. Great weather, lovely beaches,...
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Nov 15, 20115 min read
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Healthy Cooking Technique – Stir-Frying
Stir-frying is a simple Chinese ancient cooking technique. It was developed from the ingenuity of common Chinese people who had to be...
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Oct 2, 20115 min read
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Festival Fat
It’s that time of year again. The rains subside and the festivities begin. In the next few months Ganesh Chathurti, Gauri Pooja, Dassera,...
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Aug 29, 20114 min read
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15 Ways to Reward Yourself without Food
It’s you birthday – eat cake, lost 2 kilos – pani puri treat , anniversary – have dinner out, rejoice – have a drink. The message is...
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Aug 22, 20112 min read
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United We Eat
Punjabi, Gujrati, Goan, North, South – we are always demarcated by area, even caste and religion but one thing that brings us all...
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Aug 15, 20114 min read
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The Anatomy of a Biscuit
Tea and biscuits is more than a favourite Indian snack, it is one of our cultural traditions. Whether they are taken out and kept neatly...
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Aug 8, 20113 min read
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The Healthy Vegetarian
Vegetarianism is nothing new to India but since the rest of the world has recently begun embracing it, there has been a lot of concern...
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Aug 1, 20115 min read
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Cooking to Go Abroad
Mrs. Prabhu is worried. Her daughter Jyoti is going to study abroad, and although Jyothi likes continental food, she prefers good old...
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Jul 18, 20113 min read
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Simple Food Truths
We all have misconceptions about food, whether it be from old wives’ tales or from a chain email that continues to make rounds on the...
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Jul 11, 20114 min read
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Healthy Cooking Technique – Poaching
When you hear the term poaching you may think of companies unscrupulously luring away employees from their current place of work....
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Jul 11, 20114 min read
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No Fries Please
I hate to always be the bearer of bad news but this was something you already knew. Now it is solidified with scientific backing –stay...
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Jul 4, 20113 min read
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Healthy Cooking Techniques – Baking/Roasting
Baking is usually synonymous with rich cakes and chocolaty cookies, good only as occasional treats. However, your oven can be your...
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Jun 20, 20114 min read
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Emotional Eating – How to Stop it!
Do you turn to food when you fight with your boss, eat a few extra rotis after an uncomfortable situation with your mother-in-law, or...
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Jun 13, 20113 min read
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The Real Life Workout
Many clients complain to me that they exercise vigorously with a trainer for an hour, do not indulge in sweets or fried foods and are...
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May 31, 20114 min read
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