health
Tales posts tagged health.
One Year Later: A Journey of Strength, Survival, and Starting Anew
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a year. A year of unexpected turns, silent battles, loud breakdowns, and quiet resilience. A year of digging deep into corners of myself…
When Life Gets Tough: Tapping Your Inner Reservoir of Willpower
Life as an adult: it comes with independence, yes, but also its fair share of challenges. From career hurdles to relationship struggles, there are times when the going gets tough.
The Ripple Effect: How Childhood Trauma Shapes Us
Mental health. It’s a term we hear thrown around a lot these days, but its importance can’t be overstated. Our mental well-being affects everything from our relationships to our physical…
Nobody Tells You This: A Woman’s Life in Stages
Life throws a lot at us, but for women, it feels like we get a whole different game. Periods, cramps, sex (good, bad, and confusing!), and then, on the horizon…
Step Away From Work
Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment, and to either of these ends, there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence…
Battle with the body – XVI — Compliments and reactions…
Incident 1 You are waiting for your friends, walking up & down the mall…. They message saying 5mins… And then you see them walking towards you, you proceed to walk…
Battle with the body – XVI — The Age..
We are all different.. This extends to physical, emotional and mental frameworks! The sooner we accept this the happier we will be.. I get that we are all in some…
Battle with the body – XV – Unsolicited advice..
A person I knew from donkey’s years ago _ “Hi, You should wear full sleeves, it will thin you down” A friend’s aunt in the elevator – ” hi beta…
Battle with the body – XIV – Conditioning of the mind!
Few weeks back, a post by a lady I follow caught my eye and had my attention as well. It is something that I have been talking about on the…
Battle with the body – XIII
So, couple of days back while sitting at a coffee shop, I observed two people talking in the table nearby. There was quite a bit of animated head nodding and…
Battle with the body – XII getting published!
If you have been following my posts on “Body Shaming“, you will know that I have grown up facing the wrath of many, smirks of too many to remember and…
Battle with the body- XI
So, I was away for a good two weeks enjoying myself.. This was a sort of Birthday gift to myself, I had planned this trip June – July and was…
Battle with the body- X
Right from my childhood days, I have noticed that kids were/are the cruelest. No, I am not saying kids are evil or any such unforgivable thing… Am referring to how…
Battle with the body – IX
1) Few weeks ago, while on Twitter, I stumbled upon an article that led to some snooping around till i finally found the profile connected to it..
Battle with the body – VIII
Sorry, it has been a while since I wrote the next post in this series… Just been busy with life- aka no internet or mobile connectivity..
Battle with the body – VII
So am on a holiday in a different city now. A city that has a reputation of being ultra cool and the place to be in if you wanna have…
Battle with the body – VI
Imagine the worst thing you have gone through in life and then in the same breathe read this… A girl [of about 16 yrs of age] is walking on the…
The drama around emergency contraception….
About a fortnight ago, a friend [someone I have met a couple of times] messaged me in the morning asking if I could get a “morning after” pill.
Battle with the body – V
Everyday is a new day, and every new day brings with it few interesting experiences… Right? Well, what can I say.. This post is gonna be a bit of a…
Battle with the body – IV
From the minute you wake up in the morning till you call it a night, there are people telling you what to do, what to eat, what to wear, what…
Battle with the body – III
Well, I have received quite a few emails on this topic. Quite surprised, but am glad I have been able to give them all a platform to share on.
Battle with the body – II
It has been a few days since I started this series on Body Shaming, and I got an email last evening from a person[What a surprise, I dint think anyone…
Battle with the body – I
Scene 1 A little girl is tugging at her mom’s saree and points to a GIRL afar. The mother also looks, they share a chuckle, nudge the others in their…
Death and moving on
Dear Diary Everytime I open a new page, my mind is in a muddle. I am going through something big, something drastic and it has me thinking..
2013, the year that was
Luckily, I have been blessed with an amazing understanding set of friends who have been my rock, pillar and much more.. They are always there, to pat me on my…
Food storage in refrigerator…
Came upon this on the net and thought it was worthy of share… Here goes– How long everything stays good in your fridge AFTER the expiration date.. Source: http://visual.ly/
Adios 2012 Hola 2013
Yet another year has gone by, flown by, but then it dint really fly by. I sat back and watched the days fly, and the months roll out.
Why do dogs leave the earth first
I read this on Facebook, and thought it was well worth sharing…. At my grandparents’ house, they’ve always had a dog- it could be a German Shepherd or a Boxer…
Date with the sun….
When i think of Sun, i instantly start playing Baz Luhrmann’s Sunscreen’s song out loud.. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.
Stop, take notice…
This is yet another forward, that i got via Facebook… It is so true, we move through life like a pizza through the oven, almost like a robot..
Mentor Your Mind, Tested Mantras For the Busy Woman by Mamta Singh
The book i received had a very interesting title, albeit long, it had me curious to see what the pages held within… It was- Mentor Your Mind, Tested Mantras For…
Vipassana – Sound of silence!
It was the last day and we were finally allowed to talk! Yes, allowed to talk. My friend and I had just spent 10, waiting, it was almost 11 days…
The Fig
One bite and the little crunchy seeds start playing around in the mouth, the sweetness fills our senses and that is exactly why i love this fruit… The Fig!!
I Am
I had been listening to I Am’s OST for a few months and finally i found the movie, it was one movie i was looking forward to watching…!!
Siya Seth Decides to Die by Sneha Mehta
Siya Seth has committed suicide. After her death, she decides to bare it all, telling the world her story. Siya, a school girl [17 years of age] was a victim…
Age with grace
Age is just a number- I agree to this statement whole heartedly, but i also believe you need to accept your age and help your body cope with the changes……
Mahamudra, Isha way of eating
The orange sign board was hidden amidst the branches of the tree.. As i entered the gate, the stone and glass building caught my attention… I was wondering where the…
Rules Kidaiyathu… 180.. Nootri Enbathu
Couple of days back, 25th June to be exact saw 3 good friends, bloggers march into Escape Cinemas in Express Avenue and get all set to watch the movie 180-…
Speak up!
Years ago, when we were living in a smaller town, one day on my way back from school, I spotted Latha [ who was our maid Pattamma’s daughter] sitting near…
Peek a boo
Dear Days Flying by, Wonder why you are passing by so fast. Why dont you stop and catch your breath?! I would so love to cherish a few moments here…
Stark Contrasts
The past few weeks, i’ve been meeting friends morning noon and evening… College friends, Ex colleagues, and friends i know via Social networking websites.. Each one has a story to…
Fishes and Fun
Felt like we were on a treasure hunt, no clues or no directions either.. We kept walking up and down the aisles, crowded with people, and noise filling our ears…
Day 16- Celebration
Its amazing… mind boggling actually!! The day i decided to join Prats, Monika and Neha on this NaBloPoMo adventure, i wondered “will i be able to do it, and will…
[Movie] The Soloist -“Based on a True Story.”
Director: John Wright Cast: Jamie Foxx (Nathaniel Anthony Ayers) Robert Downey Jr. (Steve Lopez) Catherine Keener (Mary Weston) Tom Hollander (Graham Claydon) Rating: ****3/4 The Soloist opens with Los Angeles…
Hop on the bandwagon or
do i continue remaining as cool as i’ve been??? i remain cool and happy!! Where is this coming from? well, blame it on the latest rage in town, or rather…
Read and help if you can or spread the word
Read this post on a fellow blogger’s blog… Touched me deep within and that is why am posting it here for all my friends/ readers!!!
Feb 13 – 16…
13th the Friday – be wary all say!!! Dint care much for it… but that morning dint really start off well…saw granpa on the bed sleeping [ it was around…
Brain drain
its been 3 days…. and i feel like NOT doing anything, but just laying on the bed… everything else seems like an effort… but i cant..
Sanjeevanam – healthy eating…
My friend and i had decided to go out for lunch and we zeroed in on this place, cos we’d both heard abt it but not been there..
Frustration… helplessness
All of us at home are going thru a very stressful period now.. an aunt,gramma’s sis is very ill,she has breast cancer, and she kept it from all of us…
Lance Armstrong – Its not about the bike
After reading the book,“Its not About the bike by Lance Armstrong” , I am just totally amazed at Lance Armstrong’s personality,his courage, determination and strength in fighting testicular cancer, which…