Category: Healthy Living

Chair yoga is do-able, fun and vigorous and best of all, it meets fitness goals for seniors.

Sugary desserts and colas can give us a high and make us feel good, but its effects on our organs and bodies is deadly.

Head outdoors to get your daily dose of Vitamin D to prevent depression, osteoporosis and bone pain.

REENA SINGH on why a teaspoon of ghee should be incorporated into each of our three daily meals Ghee was completely taboo in our household. My father was hit by a major heart attack when he was barely 38 back...

BRAHMA KUMARIS chart out some essential tips to recoup the mind when you suddenly fall ill When you suddenly fall ill, life suddenly slows down. Actions become slower, and the mind stops running; life moves into the slow lane and...

From Ikigai to Wabi-sabi, Kaizen to Power of Chowa, KonMari to Ichigo Ichie, Japanese wellness concepts are re-teaching skills to the world on how to live well, says NONA WALIA  In the world of wellness, Japanese secrets of well-being are...

This is the best time to start working on your winter spirit. Nourish it now to help it radiate and glow through the darkness of winter, says NONA WALIA Winter slows down our energy. The dark, cold months bring sadness...

Your spiritual diet is crucial to your well-being, says NONA WALIA A wave of new spirituality trends have emerged in the post pandemic period this year. Full moon meditations, astrology diets, kirtan chants, chakra bathing, manifestation parties and crystal baths,...

We must believe in positive ageing and accepting the challenge head on, feel good about ourselves, keep fit, active and healthy, and engage fully in life as we grow older. It’s then that we will love getting older. Getting older doesn’t mean...

Want to bring about a change in your lifestyle and habits? Try some tried and tested Ayurveda remedies, writes REENA SINGH A family member was attending an Ayurveda workshop online for five hours, an hour a day over five days....

On International Day of Yoga today, MANAS DAS pays tribute to Swami Vivekananda and Paramhansa Yogananda, who popularised yoga in the West more than a century ago A couple of years ago, I met a young Spaniard, Bernardino, in one...

Ayurveda believes that if you clean up your gut, you will soon be on your way to a new you, writes REENA SINGH When I got acquainted with Ayurveda principles some 12 years ago, I began to understand the connection...

When you make a food or diet choice, go not only by your gut feeling but also by your soul-feeling. After all, God doesn’t judge you by the food you eat, but by the company you keep and the life...

Is eating three meals a day a healthy or a dangerous habit? OSWALD PEREIRA analyses the issue Do we need three meals a day to live a healthy life? For the vast majority of people, the answer would be an...

Follow these simple principles to put you on the road to health and happiness, say the BRAHMA KUMARIS Happiness, as defined by many, is to have something to do, someone to love and something to look forward to. All of...

SHAKTI DURGA gives you practical tips on cleansing your negative energy and a simple meditation to get you back on track You usually only learn about the results of your daily low points when it begins to show up in...

While we create societies focused on well-being, as recommended by WHO, let’s first build our own health fortress that can’t be attacked by disease and the unhealthy environment around us, says OSWALD PEREIRA On World Health Day 2022, today, WHO...

According to Jnanavatar Swami Sri Yukteswar  Giri, consumption of fruits and vegetables is natural and healthy for man, against meat and fish, which goes against his senses of smell, sound and sight. OSWALD PEREIRA writes about the Jnanavatar’s views on...