Mind & Body

The word “HOT” is so hot these days that everybody wants to look “hot” and be happening! Don’t you find it surprising that people today want to be “hot” as well as “cool”? Amusing, Right?

It’s International Women’s Day today and world over discussions are being held on how to improve our lot. Most articles on women deal with the depressing part of being a woman. They talk of the pain, the sacrifices, the wounds and the violence that being a woman entails, at times. But what about the fun part of being a woman?

So, what the heck! We should be looking at the positives today. There are numerous advantages to being a woman. Find that hard to believe? Read on and you’ll find yourself cheerfully nodding away…

Being a women, we all love colours… bright colours, light colours, deep shades, pastel shades… but do you know that god created colours not just to please our eyes, but to revive our entire body and soul!

Colour Therapy uses the seven colours of a spectrum to balance and enhance our body's energy centres (or Charkas), which can help to stimulate our bodies' own healing process.

Each of the seven colours resonates with one of the main seven Chakras.

VIBGYOR for CURE!

Winters are that time of the year when people gorge on sweets and desserts. This is the time for garam gulab jamuns and the gaajar ka halwa. Most people end up having bigger appetites and bigger meals during these slow months. Add to this the all those yummy dry fruits available in the markets etc. And before you know it, you have gained a few extra kilos before the summer arrives.

So how can you avoid overeating at home, at a friend’s place or at a restaurant? Here are some tips that you may find helpful:

Most people believe that New Year Resolutions are meant to be broken. This belief comes from past experience and is not entirely a myth. Usually people give up on their resolutions after a few weeks at best, and a few hours at the worst! The simple reason is that we are too lazy most of the time. Why else would we need a New Year Resolution to get something done?

Leela, the fitness instructor at 'Shape Up' has had to refuse business for the first time in her career.
Reason: There are so many clients that her gym just cannot accomodate any more.

That is a strange one to write isn’t it? I mean don’t we have this cracked already? After all to be happy, all one needs is Money. This has been drilled into our heads that having more money means having more to eat, more to drink and more to make merry. We seem to make even more friends when we have money. After all it is said that ‘Money attracts Money’. So then, how does one explain suicides of the rich and the famous, the cases of these ‘successful people’ going into depression?

At Memsaab we have tried to understand what it takes to be ‘truly happy’ then.

If you thought good health could only be maintained by ‘Not Eating’ certain foods, you’ve got to think again. God (Mother Nature for atheists) has also made many foods that are yummy and health-promoting. Fe people know this, but there are many wonder Foods available that will guard you against diseases like cancers and even ageing. In this series of articles on wonder foods, we bring you a list of foods that you can safely gorge on, without having to feel any guilt.