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We have compiled a list of simple doable things you could do every day to kick-start your New Year resolutions and begin your journey towards a healthy and happy 2020…  💫 1. Choose to eat  home cooked or healthy snacks everyday over junk food. Simple Bhel, cooked sprouts chat, Chana-singdana, homemade Chivda (Mixture), Thepla, Popped Jawar/Bajra can be the best go to snack options. 2. Consume one seasonal fruit every day. 3. Eat slowly, chew properly. Basically try enjoying meals. 4. Whether or not you are regularly working out, try including 10 minutes of stretching exercises in your daily routine. 5. Spare 10 minutes for yourself every day. Be it for meditation, reading your favorite book, praying, writing a gratitude journal or just sitting quietly. 6. Try spending time with nature at least once a week. A walk at a nearby hill or a garden, a small trek, going to a waterfall would energize not just your body but also your soul. 7. Appreciate at least one person everyd...

This Diwali.. Eat healthy, Be Healthy  🌅 Hi everyone! The festive season is just around the corner and we just can't control our excitement to gorge ourselves with endless amount of festive delicacies and satiate our taste buds. However we invite trouble after mindlessly eating these sweets and delicacies. Therefore, TGP has brought to you a few tips that you need to follow and implement for a healthy lifestyle. Diwali tip #1 Increase water intake Water detoxifies our system naturally. During the festive season we tend to consume a lot of salty and sugary food as a result of which our body needs more water to flush out this excess load of sugar and salt. We also tend to lose a lot of fluids through sweat during the household chores like cooking diwali delicacies, cleaning and other activities. Hence, increasing water intake during Diwali is a must. Sipping extra fluids also helps in fighting sweet cravings. You can also drink lemon water, jeera water, and sabja ...

TGP is providing you a few tips in order to avoid health problems while travelling, to prevent altitude sickness and to help you acclimatize better on high altitudes Travelling Tip #1 Hydration At high altitudes, it is easier to get dehydrated because the urinary and respiratory process is higher than usual. This causes a reduced overall blood volume and an elevated heart rate. Hence, one should keep sipping on water continuously. Do not rely on your thirst. You can also consume locally available drinks like this sea buckthorn juice (seen in the picture) which is widely available in the Northern parts of India. It is a juice made up of local berries found in the Himalayas. This juice also helps in acclimatization. Sea buckthorn juice is a rich source of anti oxidant vitamins like C and E. It actually is a herbal juice which helps stimulate digestive system and enhance the health of heart and liver. It can be consumed in the form of tea, juice or oil.  However, always re...

Is your exercise coming to a halt because it's raining outside? Or has healthy eating gone for a toss because it's pouring? Are you unable to maintain health because of the climate change?? Here is how you can keep yourself on track during monsoon. Do not keep yourself away from activity just because it is raining. If you cannot run walk or jog. You can always opt to workout at home too. HIIT, functional trainings, walk aerobic, aqua aerobics, yoga, etc are excellent workout alternatives. Indulge yourself in eating seasonal fruits like plums, cherries, pears as a go-to snack. They are full of antioxidant vitamins. Fibers in them also keep you full for a longer duration. Consume a decoction made of cloves, cardamom, Tulsi and ginger. It boosts your immunity and therefore does not make you fall sick. As falling sick every now and then disturbs your exercise and diet regimen. Whenever you crave for something hot, savouring vegetable soups or chick...

Monsoon has arrived here in India. I'm sure it sparks glee, joy and happiness in everyone's lives. However, the rainy season also brings along with it, a series of health concerns. Digestive health is affected to a great extent in the rainy season. Here are a few tips to cope with this: First and the foremost, avoid eating uncovered food. Always make it a point to consume hot and freshly cooked food. Drink boiled water whenever possible. Avoid eating cut fruits, drinking fruit juices and milkshakes as they are not cooked and can spread infections faster. Consume freshly made curd, buttermilk or Yakult. These are probiotics and help in maintaining the health of the gut flora. Add ginger in your everyday tea and in soups. It boosts digestion. If at all your digestion is affected, just a cup of warm water with a pinch of Ajwain seeds (Ova) will works wonders in reducing the stomach cramps. -Nutritionist Anuja Dharap 7900005296

NAVARATRI A festival full of enthusiasm, devotion and happiness. It is said that Goddess Durga fought a war against the demon Mahishasur for 9 days and became victorious. Due to this glorious victory, Goddess Durga is looked upon as a symbol of power. To celebrate this triumphant spirit, people all over India celebrate this festival of nav(nine) ratri(nights). We Indians are endowed with a number of festivals and we celebrate each one of them in different ways.Navaratri  has its own unique style of celebration as well. This festival is popular for fasting for 9 days and the traditional ‘Dandiya/ Garba’ dance. It is surprising to know that both of them have several health benefits.  1.Fasting: In Sanskrit, fasting is called ‘UPVAS’ ( उपवास )  meaning ‘Staying close to the God’. And what we interpret from the word fasting is not eating food or eating only certain kinds of food. Now, this misunderstanding has really created nu...