Health and Nutrition

The day is still remembered when I have to chop garlic while learning how to cook. The sticky cloves stuck to my fingers and their pungent smell is carried for the whole day. Hands have been scrubbed multiple times but all in vain. Those were the days when I considered garlic as a flavorful addition to pasta sauces and stir-fries—something that made food taste better but left my hands smelling for hours. Recently, I have started searching for foods that can be used for the cure of high blood pressure and recurrent winter colds. I'm surprised to see garlic showing up again and again. It is present in Italian cooking, Korean side dishes, the Indian remedies and in the Mediterranean diet. What I discovered changed how I view that little bulb forever. More than just a flavor bomb: Walking through the grocery stores, it's very easy to overlook garlic but it is incredibly filled with not only natural flavor but also with its wonderful impact on our health.  The magic of garli...

While managing the blood sugar through diet seems to be a culinary strait-jacket. When we receive a pre-diabetes or Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, we have to first scarify our comfort foods i.e. the pastas, the breads , the sugary sauces and the sodas . It’s easy for us to feel that the future of ours is filled with vegetables and plain grilled chicken without any additional cheeses or butter with them. Thus, we start feeling quite shocked and alien in the world we are now a victim of diabetes. But eating for controlling the blood sugar does not mean to sacrifice the flavor and taste of our own choice. In fact, some of the most powerful tools for our health are present right in our spice rack . Here, we have a wonderful and amazing but a very miraculous super-food named as ‘ GARLIC .’ It is one of the secret weapons for those who are willing to stabilize and monitor the intake of carbohydrates and glucose levels.  It adds immense depth and savory punch to meals without add...